Zaid A. Hussain is a senior management professional with over 28 years of experience in quality assurance and control, auditing, production management, and project management. He has worked in management roles for companies in Iraq, Azerbaijan, the UAE, and the UK, leading quality assurance and production operations. Currently, he works as a consulting engineer and auditor for BM TRADA Certification in Dubai, where he performs audits, provides technical support and training, and coordinates product certification programs.

1. ZAID A. HUSSAIN
Contact: 050-5498237, 06-5530685 ~ E-Mail: zaidhuseyin@hotmail.com
Address: Dubai, UAE
Senior Management Professional
Consulting Assignments/Quality Assurance & Control / Auditing /Production Management / Project Management
PROFILE SNAPSHOT
A competent professional with 28.6 years of experience in:
-Quality Assurance & Control -Auditing -Production Management
-Logistics Management -Project Management -Technical Support
 Gained hands-on experience of auditing in GCC & overseas countries; expertise in supervising the entire technical
project related to testing, inspection & certification
 Proficient in conducting process audits & quality audits as well as controlling and overall monitoring of different
functional areas
 Skilled in developing quality assurance plans & inspection plans for various components & line assembly systems
 Adept in handling process improvements, quality related activities involving resource planning, in-process
inspection and co-ordination with internal departments, with clear focus on bottom line improvement
 A dynamic professional with experience in providing Quality Management System Consultancy and auditing ISO
9001:2008, Q-Mark and FSC
 A thorough professional capable of imparting quality training to team members in order to improve safety and
quality of their work
SKILL SET
 Auditing for fire rated building materials with good knowledge in fire test following international standards
 Providing technical support in fire resistance door set construction
 Carrying out third party product inspection and assessing following international norms
 Skilled in mechanical and machine mechanics
 Responsible for industrial production management and optimization as per PFD & PID
 Looking after the safety planning and implementation
 Taking stringent quality measures including preparation / maintenance of necessary documents to ensure
compliance with ISO standards & customer requirements
 Periodically conducting internal audits to assess the status of deployment of systems and taking corrective
measures for achieving organizational objectives
 Assessing the process and product quality developed in compliance with pre-set technical specifications; detecting
defects / faults and initiating corrective actions
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Since Sep’09 BM TRADA Certification, Dubai-UAE as Consulting Engineer and Auditor
Certification body for Quality Management Systems in Middle East and Asia
Key Result Areas:
 Acting as Q-Mark Auditor, which is a product certificate of “BM TRADA certification” for fire rated door (timber & steel)
 Functioning as Auditor of ISO 9001:2008 to different codes of industries
 Responsible for witnessing fire tests held in UKAS or international accredited labs
 Rendering technical support for fire rated door construction to high value projects
 Performing as:
o Assessor of fire test results for steel & timber door and providing technical consultancy
o Trainer for ISO 9001:2008 and Q-mark scheme
 Coordinating in Q-Plus scheme of BM TRADA product certification and approval covering a wide range of products
(aerosol fire extinguishing, cladding, insulated wall, building material)
 Serving as Consultant for QMS and providing quality manual, procedures and forms as per ISO 9001:2008 standard
Nov’07-Aug’09 Middle East Insulation LLC, Dubai-UAE as Planning and Dispatch Manager
Key Result Areas:
 Handled the overall planning activities in order to smoothen the process flow
 Collaborated with procurement department for raw material requirements

2.  Entrusted with the responsibility of scheduling all the projects activities
 Participated in weekly management meetings and prepared weekly reports to general manager
 Handled the scheduling, monitoring and dispatching of the products
Aug’99-Jul’06 Pepsi Cola Bottler, Baku-Azerbaijan as Production and QA/QC Manager
Key Result Areas:
 Functioned as In-charge of production planning, entailing CO2 plant, water treatment and syrup making.
 Performed yearly audited by the technical unit of PCI according to Pepsi standard requirements on quality & manufacturing
 Engaged in daily production activities and maintenance with the maintenance in-charge to ensure effective preventive
& corrective procedures
 Acted as In-charge of monitoring, following-up and implementation of specific procedures provided and approved by
Pepsi Cola International focusing on quality and manufacturing
 Functioned as In-charge of Quality Plan preparation
 Coordinated to ensure the effective implementation & compliance for the analysis and inspection requirements
regarding water treatment, syrup making, packing, raw materials and finish products
 Involved in:
o Procurement of raw materials, spare parts for production machines and delivery time management with
approved suppliers
o Finish good warehousing and implementation of (FIFO)
Nov’93-Jul’99 Basel Al-Haddad Company, Baghdad-Iraq as Technical Project Manager
Key Result Areas:
 Developed Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and detailed equipment design
 Monitored the Chemical Process Projects
 Handled the in-house equipment manufacturing such as (heat exchangers, columns, tanks, mixers, hoppers, etc.)
 Carried out the installation and commissioning of equipment in accordance with PID
 Oversaw the CO2 gas generation process from natural gas, liquid fuel and eventual purification process to produce
99.999% food grade
 Looked after the installation and operation of beverage bottling factories
 Managed the production of medical Alcohol grade from date palm, through distillation columns
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Aug’91-Oct’93 Bisan Company, Baghdad – Iraq as Production Engineer
Sep’87-Jul’91 Ministry of Industry & Minerals (Petro-Chemical 3-Iraq Atomic Energy Commission) -
Baghdad - Iraq as Production Engineer
ACADEMIC DETAILS
 Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (4th grade project was Phthalic anhydride) from College of Engineering,
Iraq, Baghdad University in 1987
TRAININGS
 Underwent the following training courses:
o FSC Lead Auditor Course in 2015
o Lead Auditor Course (IRCA) by BM TRADA in 2010)
o Water Treatment Course Chourlu, Turkey in 2002)
o PCI Bottler Quality, Cork – Ireland in 2000
o Safety and Hazardous Material handling, Baghdad, Iraq in 1989
IT SKILLS
 Well versed with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 11 June, 1965
Languages Known: English, Arabic and Russian