Asim Syed Email Address

Director of Product Development

OATEY - Since 1916, Oatey has provided reliable, high-quality products for the residential and commercial plumbing industries. Today, Oatey operates a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution network to supply more than 6,000 products for professional builders, contractors, engineers and do-it-yourself consumers around the world. We have continued to meet customer needs for more than a century by offering innovative plumbing solutions that deliver results the first time.

Action-oriented and results-driven professional with over 15 years of cross-functional experience in R&D department management, Operations, New Product Launch, and Projects execution for diverse manufacturing organizations. Proven leader, defining and driving vision, strategies, and goal attainment. Exceptionally capable team builder and people manager, inspiring motivation, group cohesion, and cooperation to achieve common objectives. Selected Achievements: - Directly managed and successfully delivered projects valued over $30M for clients - DOD, DOE, National Oilwell Varco, Anderson Windows, SheerWind & Oatey Co. - Increased market share and generated new revenues of over $5M in 4 years through new innovative product launch and product enhancement. - Applied advanced techniques and ideas to improve manufacturing processes and product safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Increased R&D department efficiency through improved processes and procedures and reduced overhead by 30%. - Improved cooperation and working relationship across departments that resulted in reduced scrap, re-work and non-value added work.