Jad Allam

About Jad Allam

Thank you for taking an interest in my profile!At Applied Medical, we are committed to improve the accessibility and affordability of high-quality healthcare globally. We follow a vertical integration business model with on-site design, development and manufacturing. This allows us to efficiently develop new technologies and implement the next generation of medical devices based on customer feedback in record time.I am a creative and result-oriented Group Vice President with over 16 years of progressive leadership experience in growing and leading high-performing teams and managing large operating budgets. Leading with a hands-on approach, I have demonstrated success in introducing new products to the market, scaling up operations, and successfully increasing yields and doubling gross profit margins. I build a deep understanding of technical requirements and my commitment to creating efficiencies within operations has consistently led to high team member engagement and growth, and to surpassing set financial goals.Below are my specialty domains:Leadership & Team Building | Product Development Lifecycle | Digital Transformation | Strategic Planning & Execution | KPIs & Process Optimization | Regulatory Compliance | Financial & P&L Accountability | Personnel Policy Development | Engineering & Growth-focused InitiativesBeing a lifelong learner, especially to strengthen skills in a new passion like sailing, is very rewarding and makes me discover new applications for engineering. I\'m always open to collaborations, or simply discussing industry trends and innovative ideas. Let’s connect!

Experience

1. Group Vice President

   Applied Medical

   Oct 2019 — Present · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

   In my current role, I set and manage annual budgets, ensuring fiscal responsibility and resource optimization. I am responsible for safety stock targets for finished devices, metal components, and subassemblies, ensuring uninterrupted supply chain operations. Also, I oversee and enable efficient recruitment, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention strategies to build high-performing and engaged teams.Key Accomplishments:• Achieved remarkable increase in yield, elevating from 20% at launch of product family to outstanding 96%, ensuring product excellence and reliability.• Doubled gross profit margin by implementing targeted cost-of-goods-sold (COGS) reduction initiatives, resulting in substantial financial gains.• Established and optimized scalable production and distribution capacity, achieving monthly output of 80K devices with aim of capturing commanding 30% share of global market.• Integrated strategic expansion of manufacturing plants in new facilities, both locally and out of state, resulting in boosted capacity.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Engineering - MEng

• Emory University

  Continuing Education

• American University of Beirut

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

Skills

• Multilingual
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Process Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• Fluent in French
• Iso 13485
• Sap
• Six Sigma
• Management
• Conversational in German
• Quality Assurance
• Arabic
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Process Improvement
• R&D
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Software Validation
• Lean Manufacturing
• Matlab
• Medical Devices
• Program Management
• Validation
• Electronics
• Fmea
• Quality System
• V&V
• Engineering Management
• Process Simulation
• Software Documentation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Project Planning
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Testing
• Minitab
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering