Badr Bakhat

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

Experiences

Develop tailored ESG reporting frameworks and guide clients towards responsible business practices
Ensure compliance with leading ESG standards and facilitates stakeholder engagement

Optimized manufacturing in US & South Korea by transferring technology and implementing Lean Six Sigma for regulatory compliance and continuous improvement

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.

Collect data, analyze it, and provide exploitable studies for decision-makers
Redefine complex problems and generate business leads in several African and European countries

Clean and consolidate data, define KPIs, design reporting tools, and build models to optimize lead time and ensure safety in COVID-19 testing sites
Provided insights helping to slash lead time by 80% while complying with HIPAA

Co-founded the cabinet and fulfilled >250% income growth by implementing Six Sigma tools for cost reduction, organizational (re)structuring, and project management

Audited clients in France, Spain, and Portugal, and generated more than $15 million 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

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Certifications

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

01/2024

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Specialization

08/2023

(View certification)

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (ICBB)

03/2021

ICS-400: Advanced ICS Command and General Staff - Complex Incidents

04/2022

Intermediate ICS-300 for Expanding Incidents

03/2020

Skills

Areas of Expertise

Forecasting Studies

Expert
Economic Impact Studies

Expert
Allocations Planning

Expert
Process Engineering

Expert
Management Consulting

Expert

Market Studies

Expert
Economic Development Planning

Expert
Feasibility Studies

Expert
Risk Management

Expert
Project Management

Expert

Languages

English

Expert
Arabic (MSA & several dialects)

Expert
Portuguese

Advanced
Mandarin

Intermediate

Spanish (Spain & Latin America)

Expert
French

Expert
Italian

Advanced
Russian

Intermediate

Software / Tools

MS Office, MS Project, GANTT Project

Expert
Python

Good
Tableau, Microsoft Power BI

Advanced
Salesforce.com, Sharepoint

Good

Minitab, SPSS

Advanced
Solidworks, AutoCAD

Good
Maltego, Gephi, Cmap, Draw.io

Advanced

Clients Served (Selected)

Office of the Governor of California
Team Rubicon
AGYP / MEDEF - France, Kenya, Tunisia
L'Oréal - France
Kraft Foods - France
Tanger Automotive City - Morocco

Verily Life Sciences
La Tribune Afrique - France, Mali, Morocco
Banque Populaire - France
Toys'R'Us Iberia - Portugal and Spain
Tanger Med Special Agency - Morocco

Interests

Lived in Morocco (24yrs), Spain (2yrs), France (10yrs), Poland (1y), Tunisia (1y), and the US (5yrs)

Team Rubicon (2019 - Present)
- Deputy Lead Liaison (2023 - Present):
  *Liaison Coordinator, International Team, Egypt/Gaza Mission, Medical Capability Decompression, January to April 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.
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.

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

ESG and Net-Zero Leader

Sr. Global Process Engineer - Firing SME

Sr. Sales Engineer / Consulting and Service Manager

Strategic Planning and Technology Transfer Consultant

Process & Data Specialist - Project Baseline

Founding Partner - CEO

Analytics Consultant

Client Sales Executive

Marketing Analyst

Process Development Engineer

Certification-Cybersecurity Risk Management

Harvard University

MBA: Specialized in Strategy and Corporate Intelligence

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

Specialized Masters: Marketing and Communication

ESCP EUROPE Business School, Paris, France

Masters Degree in Materials Engineering

ENSCI School of Engineers, Limoges, France