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Badr Bakhat

Badr Bakhat

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Process Engineer | Sustainability Leader | Humanitarian| Polyglot

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I'm a passionate leader with a diverse skillset spanning sustainability, process optimization, and international business development. I drive positive change by guiding clients towards responsible practices and implementing innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing, logistics, and marketing strategies. Throughout my over-15-years career, I've always succeeded in delivering impactful results, from generating substantial cost savings to exceeding sales targets without ever compromising the quality of delivered goods and/or services. I'm a data-driven problem solver with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver measurable results across a range of industries and countries
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Experiences
  • Leveraging Lean Six Sigma and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), I’ve led major projects and cross-functional teams to eliminate waste, optimize processes, and successfully transition new technologies from concept to full-scale production, driving significant improvements in manufacturing profitability and environmental compliance.
  • Partnering with clients, I developed and implemented tailored ESG reporting frameworks and strategies to ensure compliance with leading standards and facilitate stakeholder engagement.
  • Tackled complex logistics and production challenges across the Americas, implementing innovative solutions to guarantee on-time delivery, secure positive cash flow, and drive ongoing process improvements.
  • By redefining complex problems and analyzing data, I have created exploitable studies that led to business leads and informed decision-making across several African and European countries.
  • Leveraged data analysis to define key performance indicators (KPIs), design reporting tools, and build predictive models that optimized operations and slashed lead times by 80% at COVID-19 testing sites while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
  • Audited clients in France, Spain, and Portugal, and generated more than $15 million yearly savings in operational costs
  • Managed a highly complex account, helping clients structure databases, prescribing marketing tools, and generating additional revenue for both Nielsen and the client
  • Over 300k€ incremental sales when the objective was 200k€
  • Drove SMB lead generation campaigns (Google Adword/Adsense, Excel, Sharepoint) and ensured automatic tracking and ROI measurement on Salesforce.com
  • 37% closing rate and 66% of roadshow costs financed via sponsoring
  • Devised applied statistical models (GLS, DOE, sequential analysis, and polynomial regression) for innovation, process optimization, and sourcing improvement
  • Reduced materials cost by 20% ($2.3 million) and slashed R&D cost by more than 90%
Education

Certification-Cybersecurity Risk Management

Harvard University

February 2019 to May 2019
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MBA: Specialized in Strategy and Corporate Intelligence

ESLSCA Business School - School of Economic Warfare, Paris, France

September 2016 to June 2017
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Specialized Masters: Marketing and Communication

ESCP EUROPE Business School, Paris, France

September 2009 to March 2011
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Masters Degree in Materials Engineering

ENSCI School of Engineers, Limoges, France

September 2004 to October 2008
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Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (ICBB)

03/2021

Risk-informed Governance and Innovative Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

01/2024

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Specialization

08/2023
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ICS-400: Advanced ICS Command and General Staff - Complex Incidents

04/2022

Intermediate ICS-300 for Expanding Incidents

03/2020
Skills

Areas of Expertise

  • Process Design
    Expert
  • Continuous Improvement
    Expert
  • Structured Problem Solving
    Expert
  • Statistical Process Control
    Expert
  • Advanced Materials
    Expert
  • Project Management
    Expert
  • Negotiation
    Expert
  • Risk Management
    Expert
  • Feasibility Studies
    Expert
  • Sintering/firing
    Expert

Languages

  • English
    Expert
  • Spanish
    Expert
  • Català
    Intermediate
  • French
    Expert
  • Arabic (MSA & several dialects)
    Expert
  • Portuguese
    Advanced
  • Italian
    Advanced
  • Russian
    Intermediate
  • Mandarin
    Intermediate

Software / Tools

  • MS Project, GANTT Project
    Expert
  • Python, MATLAB
    Good
  • Tableau, Microsoft Power BI
    Advanced
  • Salesforce.com, SAP
    Good
  • Minitab, SPSS
    Advanced
  • Solidworks, AutoCAD
    Good
  • Maltego, Gephi, Cmap, Draw.io
    Advanced
Interests

International

  • Lived in Morocco (24yrs), Spain (2yrs), France (10yrs), Poland (1y), Tunisia (1y), and the US (6yrs)

Pro-Bono

  • Team Rubicon (2019 - 2025)
    • Deputy Lead Liaison (2023 - 2025):
      *Liaison Coordinator, International Team, Egypt/Gaza Mission, Medical Capability Decompression, November 2023 to March 2024
      *Liaison Officer, International Team, Morocco, Earthquake Response, September 2023
    • South Los Angeles City Administrator (2019-2021):
      Grew a local leadership team capable of executing functional activities in the efforts to increase readiness and response to incidents, including managing the leadership team and 1.300 local volunteers. Oversaw team efforts to plan and executed projects and field ops.
  • MEDEF/AGYP (Active Growth & Youth Programs) (2017-2019) - Sustainable start-up Lead / EMEA Liaison:
    Managed projects on behalf of the office of the President of the MEDEF Mr. Pierre Gattaz, led by the Head of Cabinet of President Emmanuel Macron in charge of globalization:
    • Participated in the shaping of the Stars in Africa Forum that took place in Nairobi, with the biggest French delegation to Africa in history: over 120 personalities (government officials, industry leaders, CEOs, and banking sector representatives).
    • Led the MENA Partnership Coordination section: was in charge of establishing contacts, overseeing the partnership agreement drafting, and raising funds from international partners from the region
    • Ensured the liaison between all stakeholders (NGOs, Global and European institutions, as well as the involved government branches and officials)
  • ANSI (2020 - 2021) - Innovation Consultant :
    As part of a group of experts, I help shaping the standard around innovation idea management ISO 56007. We interact with international pairs discussing and sharing the latest in innovation management.
  • Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall (2020 - 2022) - Young Professionals Program: We connect with globally-minded people and engage in international affairs and current events in Los Angeles. Bringing together a diverse group of young professionals with a shared passion for the world, the YP Program hosts a wide range of social and networking events, discussions, and intimate receptions.