Joseph Abboud

25 years of experience in Lean management, project portfolio management (PPM), and project management, leveraging these forces to create cultures of collaboration and innovation in multinational companies to attain strategic objectives.

• Directed multimillion-dollar projects in Kuwait, Boston, Milano, and Sultanate of Oman, with key emphasis on Lean management, portfolio and project management, aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom-line gains.

• Conducted project management training (PMP® and PMI-ACP®) at Lebanese American University, Haigazian University (Continuing Education Programs); to multinational companies (Changi Consulting), banks (BLOM bank), and to the Lebanese Army ( Command and Staff - Barrack of Fouad Chehab).

• Coached managers (CYC, Kuwait) on two Lean construction principles: 5S and Kaizen events with successful results that yielded an increase of 25% in sales.

Developed a Lean business model to 'Abboud Optical' - Canada, with clear KPIs and metrics. By implementing a PULL system with a well-defined supply-chain process, the business succeeded to reduce waste and save costs related to inventory by 20%.

• Conducted training on Lean Management (5S Workplace Productivity, 7 types of waste, Hoshin planning, JIT and KANBAN).

• Guest speaker at several conferences, inclusive of PMI LEBANON.

• Part-Time University instructor in Strategic management, Operations Management, and Project Management at the University of Balamand (UOB), LAU, MEU, NDU, and Haigazian University.

• Author of 'What Does It Take To Be a Project Manager?'

ISBN: 9781386176893