Kiarash Karimi
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Persian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Luis D.
I met Kiarash when I was a Maintenance Engineer and he was responsible for the Maintenance processes and business systems at the Product Line HQ. I had the privilege of working with Kiarash in several high-profile process improvement initiatives counting with his support and guidance. In terms of change management, innovation, and continuous improvement, Kiarash is a strong leader extremely intelligent and charismatic to exercise lateral leadership, always focused on conquering cross-functional objectives. Kiarash’s leadership style is a hard to find blend between pace-setter and affiliative as he succeeds in achieving higher levels of performance imprinting a sense of urgency through a sound criteria to focus and prioritize whatever impacts both the business and customer delivery path, and at the same time he is able to harmonize conflicting or competing objectives across various teams, building trust and camaraderie wherever he goes. Kiarash is pragmatic and rigorous to diagnose complex problems holistically, addressing root causes effectively, and taking every opportunity to improve processes and systems with scalable solutions. Kiarash is an awesome mentor, and firm believer of Diversity in the workplace, as he encourages people to think out of the box through their personal contributions, and relentlessly pushes the boundaries towards systematic performance improvement. He is also an excellent communicator, able to navigate the organizational hierarchy from top to bottom, making a positive impact at every level in the organization and building long-lasting relationships for the benefit of the sustainability of projects and business continuity. I would strongly recommend Kiarash to any organization striving to achieve Transformation and take performance to the next level. You will find in Kiarash a reliable and thoughtful Leader, able to inspire teams to deliver above targets and to relentless pursue waste elimination and efficiency.
Matt Bible
I worked with Kiarash for most of the last 5 years. During that time, I held a global technical position related to managing and maintaining SLB assets. Kiarash led the global effort for asset management of a specific product line. Managing assets for operations at a global level is no small task. Interacting, mostly remotely, with people at all levels in a large corporation and it requires more influencing then organizational authority. It requires a clear vision and good communication skills. The results of his tenure show he was able to perform well at an international level. Kiarash was well respected within his organization and by the technical maintenance community. His personal characteristics include self-motivation and direction, honesty, a strong work ethic, a positive, can-do attitude. Always respectful and professional in his interactions with customers and everyone in the organization. Kiarash demonstrated a collaborative teamwork approach focused on delivering measurable results and a strong commitment to continuous improvement. He showed he was consistently willingly to challenge the status quo in an effort to improve productivity and quality for better customer experience and business results. Kiarash is a good leader. He is inclusive, fosters creativity and communicates clearly to his team and provides coaching and mentorship and ensures their personal development. He is an active listener, takes constructive criticism and can deliver the same to motivate his team and peers. Kiarash has good project management skills. He can shape a vision and then create a roadmap of the tasks required, along with the resources, roles and responsibilities to arrive at the goal. He can identify the risks and plan to minimize them and has demonstrated flexibility and problem solving when unforeseen changes occur. It was a pleasure to work with Kiarash and I know he will be an asset to any team and excel in most any situation.
Luis D.
I met Kiarash when I was a Maintenance Engineer and he was responsible for the Maintenance processes and business systems at the Product Line HQ. I had the privilege of working with Kiarash in several high-profile process improvement initiatives counting with his support and guidance. In terms of change management, innovation, and continuous improvement, Kiarash is a strong leader extremely intelligent and charismatic to exercise lateral leadership, always focused on conquering cross-functional objectives. Kiarash’s leadership style is a hard to find blend between pace-setter and affiliative as he succeeds in achieving higher levels of performance imprinting a sense of urgency through a sound criteria to focus and prioritize whatever impacts both the business and customer delivery path, and at the same time he is able to harmonize conflicting or competing objectives across various teams, building trust and camaraderie wherever he goes. Kiarash is pragmatic and rigorous to diagnose complex problems holistically, addressing root causes effectively, and taking every opportunity to improve processes and systems with scalable solutions. Kiarash is an awesome mentor, and firm believer of Diversity in the workplace, as he encourages people to think out of the box through their personal contributions, and relentlessly pushes the boundaries towards systematic performance improvement. He is also an excellent communicator, able to navigate the organizational hierarchy from top to bottom, making a positive impact at every level in the organization and building long-lasting relationships for the benefit of the sustainability of projects and business continuity. I would strongly recommend Kiarash to any organization striving to achieve Transformation and take performance to the next level. You will find in Kiarash a reliable and thoughtful Leader, able to inspire teams to deliver above targets and to relentless pursue waste elimination and efficiency.
Matt Bible
I worked with Kiarash for most of the last 5 years. During that time, I held a global technical position related to managing and maintaining SLB assets. Kiarash led the global effort for asset management of a specific product line. Managing assets for operations at a global level is no small task. Interacting, mostly remotely, with people at all levels in a large corporation and it requires more influencing then organizational authority. It requires a clear vision and good communication skills. The results of his tenure show he was able to perform well at an international level. Kiarash was well respected within his organization and by the technical maintenance community. His personal characteristics include self-motivation and direction, honesty, a strong work ethic, a positive, can-do attitude. Always respectful and professional in his interactions with customers and everyone in the organization. Kiarash demonstrated a collaborative teamwork approach focused on delivering measurable results and a strong commitment to continuous improvement. He showed he was consistently willingly to challenge the status quo in an effort to improve productivity and quality for better customer experience and business results. Kiarash is a good leader. He is inclusive, fosters creativity and communicates clearly to his team and provides coaching and mentorship and ensures their personal development. He is an active listener, takes constructive criticism and can deliver the same to motivate his team and peers. Kiarash has good project management skills. He can shape a vision and then create a roadmap of the tasks required, along with the resources, roles and responsibilities to arrive at the goal. He can identify the risks and plan to minimize them and has demonstrated flexibility and problem solving when unforeseen changes occur. It was a pleasure to work with Kiarash and I know he will be an asset to any team and excel in most any situation.
Luis D.
I met Kiarash when I was a Maintenance Engineer and he was responsible for the Maintenance processes and business systems at the Product Line HQ. I had the privilege of working with Kiarash in several high-profile process improvement initiatives counting with his support and guidance. In terms of change management, innovation, and continuous improvement, Kiarash is a strong leader extremely intelligent and charismatic to exercise lateral leadership, always focused on conquering cross-functional objectives. Kiarash’s leadership style is a hard to find blend between pace-setter and affiliative as he succeeds in achieving higher levels of performance imprinting a sense of urgency through a sound criteria to focus and prioritize whatever impacts both the business and customer delivery path, and at the same time he is able to harmonize conflicting or competing objectives across various teams, building trust and camaraderie wherever he goes. Kiarash is pragmatic and rigorous to diagnose complex problems holistically, addressing root causes effectively, and taking every opportunity to improve processes and systems with scalable solutions. Kiarash is an awesome mentor, and firm believer of Diversity in the workplace, as he encourages people to think out of the box through their personal contributions, and relentlessly pushes the boundaries towards systematic performance improvement. He is also an excellent communicator, able to navigate the organizational hierarchy from top to bottom, making a positive impact at every level in the organization and building long-lasting relationships for the benefit of the sustainability of projects and business continuity. I would strongly recommend Kiarash to any organization striving to achieve Transformation and take performance to the next level. You will find in Kiarash a reliable and thoughtful Leader, able to inspire teams to deliver above targets and to relentless pursue waste elimination and efficiency.
Matt Bible
I worked with Kiarash for most of the last 5 years. During that time, I held a global technical position related to managing and maintaining SLB assets. Kiarash led the global effort for asset management of a specific product line. Managing assets for operations at a global level is no small task. Interacting, mostly remotely, with people at all levels in a large corporation and it requires more influencing then organizational authority. It requires a clear vision and good communication skills. The results of his tenure show he was able to perform well at an international level. Kiarash was well respected within his organization and by the technical maintenance community. His personal characteristics include self-motivation and direction, honesty, a strong work ethic, a positive, can-do attitude. Always respectful and professional in his interactions with customers and everyone in the organization. Kiarash demonstrated a collaborative teamwork approach focused on delivering measurable results and a strong commitment to continuous improvement. He showed he was consistently willingly to challenge the status quo in an effort to improve productivity and quality for better customer experience and business results. Kiarash is a good leader. He is inclusive, fosters creativity and communicates clearly to his team and provides coaching and mentorship and ensures their personal development. He is an active listener, takes constructive criticism and can deliver the same to motivate his team and peers. Kiarash has good project management skills. He can shape a vision and then create a roadmap of the tasks required, along with the resources, roles and responsibilities to arrive at the goal. He can identify the risks and plan to minimize them and has demonstrated flexibility and problem solving when unforeseen changes occur. It was a pleasure to work with Kiarash and I know he will be an asset to any team and excel in most any situation.
Luis D.
I met Kiarash when I was a Maintenance Engineer and he was responsible for the Maintenance processes and business systems at the Product Line HQ. I had the privilege of working with Kiarash in several high-profile process improvement initiatives counting with his support and guidance. In terms of change management, innovation, and continuous improvement, Kiarash is a strong leader extremely intelligent and charismatic to exercise lateral leadership, always focused on conquering cross-functional objectives. Kiarash’s leadership style is a hard to find blend between pace-setter and affiliative as he succeeds in achieving higher levels of performance imprinting a sense of urgency through a sound criteria to focus and prioritize whatever impacts both the business and customer delivery path, and at the same time he is able to harmonize conflicting or competing objectives across various teams, building trust and camaraderie wherever he goes. Kiarash is pragmatic and rigorous to diagnose complex problems holistically, addressing root causes effectively, and taking every opportunity to improve processes and systems with scalable solutions. Kiarash is an awesome mentor, and firm believer of Diversity in the workplace, as he encourages people to think out of the box through their personal contributions, and relentlessly pushes the boundaries towards systematic performance improvement. He is also an excellent communicator, able to navigate the organizational hierarchy from top to bottom, making a positive impact at every level in the organization and building long-lasting relationships for the benefit of the sustainability of projects and business continuity. I would strongly recommend Kiarash to any organization striving to achieve Transformation and take performance to the next level. You will find in Kiarash a reliable and thoughtful Leader, able to inspire teams to deliver above targets and to relentless pursue waste elimination and efficiency.
Matt Bible
I worked with Kiarash for most of the last 5 years. During that time, I held a global technical position related to managing and maintaining SLB assets. Kiarash led the global effort for asset management of a specific product line. Managing assets for operations at a global level is no small task. Interacting, mostly remotely, with people at all levels in a large corporation and it requires more influencing then organizational authority. It requires a clear vision and good communication skills. The results of his tenure show he was able to perform well at an international level. Kiarash was well respected within his organization and by the technical maintenance community. His personal characteristics include self-motivation and direction, honesty, a strong work ethic, a positive, can-do attitude. Always respectful and professional in his interactions with customers and everyone in the organization. Kiarash demonstrated a collaborative teamwork approach focused on delivering measurable results and a strong commitment to continuous improvement. He showed he was consistently willingly to challenge the status quo in an effort to improve productivity and quality for better customer experience and business results. Kiarash is a good leader. He is inclusive, fosters creativity and communicates clearly to his team and provides coaching and mentorship and ensures their personal development. He is an active listener, takes constructive criticism and can deliver the same to motivate his team and peers. Kiarash has good project management skills. He can shape a vision and then create a roadmap of the tasks required, along with the resources, roles and responsibilities to arrive at the goal. He can identify the risks and plan to minimize them and has demonstrated flexibility and problem solving when unforeseen changes occur. It was a pleasure to work with Kiarash and I know he will be an asset to any team and excel in most any situation.
Credentials
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Design Thinking
IDEO.orgOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essential
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Aug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Artificial inteligence & Machine Learning for Business
UdemyAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Leading Change
SchlumbergerMay, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
CAPM
Project Management InstituteNov, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management
NExT SchlumbergerApr, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
SchlumbergerNov, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
Operations Management
SchlumbergerMay, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
Directional Drilling for Managers
SchlumbergerMar, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
Log Analysis Training
NExT SchlumbergerNov, 2007- Nov, 2024 -
Talent Management
Management Centre Europe (MCE)May, 2007- Nov, 2024 -
Financial Statement Analyis
Management Centre Europe (MCE)Aug, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
RIlability-Centered Maintenance
Accenture France
Experience
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Colas Canada Inc.
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Canada
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Construction
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100 - 200 Employee
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Deputy Equipment Director
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Jul 2023 - Present
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COLAS
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France
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Equipment and Workshop Performance
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2023
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SLB
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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GENERAL MANAGER OPERATIONS
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Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
Leading and managing the ramp up of operations for 6 business lines in a complex and regulated environment and concentrated on customer satisfaction, process and occupational safety and business profitability. Recruiting, developing, and leading supply chain, facility, HSE and maintenance functions.• Leading supplier portfolio rationalization and contract negotiation to drive profitability and service quality. • Development of the investment plan and delivery of infrastructure expansion aligned with business growth• Defining and implementing action plans to improve process and occupational safety and raise operating margins.-> Ukraine operations became profitable for the first time yielded a year with no safety incident, despite of recruiting 300 new employees in 2019. Show less
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DIRECTOR OF TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM – TECHNOLOGY LIFECYCLE, RESOURCE PLANNING, QUALITY SYSTEM
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Aug 2011 - Jun 2019
Designing and executing a global innovations and data strategy in upturn and downturn business environment (5 continents – Engineering and Technology Centers, Maintenance, Resource Planning and Quality System); Creating a whitepaper outlining long term organizational structure, financial model, operating processes and digitization for resource planning and manitenance valuestreams to reduce costs of service delivery and improve service quality for global clients.• Development and Piloting Centers for reliability and efficiency in Saudi, Malaysia, and UK to double resource utilization efficiency and provide greater service quality to global clients.• Development of the CAPEX planning methodology and execution of the CAPEX envelope for global operations.• Market research and selection of technology solutions and digital products for resource planning and technology lifecycle processes optimization.• Ideation pipeline management and escalation of local best practices to drive change management process across the global organization.• Planning and management of resources, activities, quality, and risk for global transformation projects.(Examples; Standard Work (aeronautics/ medical industry methodology), Lean operations facilities, Compliance with API Q2, Digital Maintenance Competency Platform, Global Resource Planning and Maintenance database migration to SAP) Show less
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SLB
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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COUNTRY HR MANAGER
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Jun 2009 - Jun 2011
• Leading, managing and optimizing HR services, processes, and operating model in the country to serve 500+ national and international employees.• Designing and implementation of corporate policies & standards related to career development, succession planning, compensation and benefit strategies, employee recruiting and retention.• Development of strategic talent acquisition and retention plan in a complex and competitive market.-> Reduction of compensation cost by 10% despite of 10% revenue growth YOY, reduced the attrition rate from 28% to below 3%, Doubled the gender diversity in the country, Awarded Schlumberger Best function across MEA in 2010 Show less
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OPERATIONS MANAGER
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Jun 2007 - Jun 2009
• Management and execution of Drilling and Measurement operations i, Scope: Operations crew; 70 engineers, Drilling rigs; 14, Third party suppliers; 15 leading local and international suppliers, Annual revenue; 30M$, Clients; leading International Oil Companies.• Identified upsell opportunities and applied technological solutions to reduce client operational risks, operating costs, and boost reservoir production rate. • Piloted the concept of remote drilling operation project in the country to save drilling costs for customers.• Monthly P&L analysis, Quarterly revenue, and profit forecasting, actual versus forecast variance analysis Show less
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Country SERVICE QUALITY MANAGER
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Jun 2005 - Jun 2007
• Operational risk analyses and financial modeling to support service quality incidents recovery and key strategic questions. • Engaged with clients, senior leadership, operations managers, and operations team to resolve job execution challenges and operational risks. • Designed and implemented the “Operation Support Center” to provide 27/7 real time technical support and reduced job design/execution non-productive time and reversed the two-year service quality deterioration trend. • Analyzed maintenance quality performance and value stream. Developed and executed yearly quality plan objectives and indicators. Show less
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DRILLING SERVICE ENGINEER
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Apr 2001 - Jun 2005
• Drilling and offshore exploration aiming at confirming reserves in the Persian Gulf and Java SeaTechnical skills development in a dynamic work environment (offshore - office - workshop) with an international crew. • Hands-on work combined with job planning and client interface tasks.Leadership role under job design, client engagement, crew management (3-4 plp) and offshore supervisor (within ten months extremely fast progression).-> Awarded by TOTAL E&P Indonesia as “Engineer of the year”– Balikpapan: 2004 Show less
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Education
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International School of Management, France
INTERNATIONAL M.B.A, International Business -
Isfahan University of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Metallurgical Engineering -
ESSEC Business School
Finance and Financial Management Services