Ershad Ahmmed

Wood-products plant leader with 12+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, including seven years in manager and senior plant-leadership roles. Directed production, workforce planning, quality, safety, maintenance coordination, inventory, yard/material flow, and outbound logistics in a utility-pole manufacturing operation. Combines hands-on lumber and wood-processing expertise with strengths in master scheduling, cuts/yields, waste reduction, cost control, SAP production data, continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and coaching cross-functional teams to meet output, quality, and delivery goals.

Graduate Research Assistant - Mississippi State University - Starkville, Mississippi

(2023-06 - 2026-05)

Supported USDA- and industry-funded wood-product projects involving composite utility poles, treated railroad ties, fence posts, and heavy-retention wood treatment; translated production and quality questions into documented testing and practical recommendations.

• Fabricated and evaluated wood and composite products using standardized procedures for material preparation, strength, moisture, density, preservative penetration/retention, and quality validation.
• Coordinated schedules, equipment use, production-quality data, Excel-based analysis, technical reporting, and cross-functional work with faculty, industry partners, and laboratory personnel.
• Applied design-for-manufacturability and material-efficiency principles to product development, process evaluation, troubleshooting, and continuous-improvement activities.

Senior Manager & Production-in-Charge - Nordic Woods Limited - Norway–Bangladesh Joint Venture

(2018-06 - 2023-05)

Directed end-to-end plant operations—including receiving, production, maintenance coordination, quality, inventory, yard/material flow, and outbound logistics—to achieve safe, efficient, and compliant performance.

• Developed daily and long-range production and shipping plans with sales, logistics, and shift supervisors, balancing staffing, equipment capacity, raw materials, customer requirements, truck loading, and delivery priorities.
• Staffed and led production teams; assigned work, coached employees and supervisors, evaluated performance, addressed deviations, and enforced HR, safety, environmental, and operating policies.
• Managed chemical, lumber/raw-material, work-in-process, and finished-goods inventories to maintain availability, traceability, storage control, efficient yard layout, and reliable month-end records.
• Used SAP PP and QM to maintain production and quality data, coordinate inventory, and prepare operating reports; reviewed material consumption, productivity, expenses, and performance against operating goals.
• Monitored output, cuts/yields, quality, scrap, downtime, and product flow; implemented Lean, 5S, root-cause, and corrective-action practices to improve throughput, reliability, and resource utilization.

Manager, Wood Treatment Plant - Nordic Woods Limited

(2016-12 - 2018-06)

Managed operations and plant assets for a World Bank- and JICA-supported utility-pole manufacturing line, overseeing production execution, treatment-process control, quality, staffing, and regulatory compliance.

• Monitored lumber/roundwood characteristics, moisture, treatment cycles, preservative retention and penetration, product grading, and final acceptance to meet customer and AWPA-aligned requirements.
• Supported master scheduling, process costing, budget and expense awareness, material-consumption review, yield improvement, equipment readiness, and corrective action for production or quality deviations.
• Earned company Best Employee recognition for performance supporting the World Bank/JICA project in 2018.

Assistant Manager - Nordic Woods Limited

(2013-06 - 2016-06)

Supported daily plant operations, production data entry, workforce activities, quality control, preservative-treatment monitoring, safety compliance, yard coordination, and shipment readiness.

• Performed laboratory and production-floor testing of wood strength, density, moisture content, treatment quality, and product conformance; maintained accurate records and reports.
• Assisted with root-cause investigation, corrective action, workflow improvement, material control, and coordination among production, quality, maintenance, and management teams.
• Received company Best Employee recognition in 2016 for operational performance and project contribution.

Manufacturing Intern - Partex Star Group

(2010-12 - 2011-06)

Completed hands-on plant rotations in particleboard, doors, and furniture manufacturing, gaining foundational knowledge of panel production, material preparation, machining, assembly, quality, and finishing.

PhD - Sustainable Bioproducts - Mississippi State University (2026-05)

MSc - Forestry & Wood Technology - Khulna University (2013-03)

BSc - Forestry & Wood Technology - Khulna University (2010-12)