# Omar Muhammad

Omar Muhammad is a remote worker on Himalayas, Owner / Operator at Steak 'n Shake, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@omarmuhammad

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COO at Steak 'n Shake, driving a franchise turnaround with KPI-led operating systems.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Salary expectations | 200k+ USD |
| Job categories | Chief Operating Officer, Head of Strategy, Operations Executive, Director Of M&A |
| Skills | Strategic Planning, M&A, M&A Integration, Operational Transformation, Cost Optimization, P&L management, KPI OKR Systems, Enterprise PMO, Procurement Strategy, Global Supply Chain Management, vendor negotiation, Contract Optimization, Financial Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/omar-u |

## About

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At Steak 'n Shake, I’m leading a franchise turnaround with KPI-driven systems for labor, inventory, and financial management. I’ve built a scalable operating model with forecasting, SOPs, and KPI dashboards.

Across roles at Rose Retirement Financial Services, SCA Health, Centene Corporation, Mastercard, Citi, and other organizations, I led strategy, operations, and M&A integration. My work included delivering cost savings, building enterprise execution frameworks, and aligning operations, technology, and teams.
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## Experience

### Owner / Operator (current)

[Steak 'n Shake](https://himalayas.app/companies/steak-n-shake). Jan 2025 - Present

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Lead operational turnaround and performance optimization of a franchise location, implementing KPI-driven systems across labor, inventory, and financial management to drive profitability and scalable execution.
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Skills: KPIs, Labor-Management, Inventory-Management, Financial-Management, Cost-Optimization, SPLH, COGS, DOH, Forecasting, SOPs, KPI-Dashboards

### Chief Operating Officer

Rose Retirement Financial Services. Nov 2024 - Aug 2025

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Oversee enterprise operations and strategy for a high-growth RIA and insurance firm, leading platform integration, CRM optimization, HR infrastructure, and early-stage M&A execution.
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Skills: Operations, Strategy, RIA, Insurance, Platform-Integration, CRM, Human-Resources, M&A, Schwab, Signals, Nitrogen, Redtail, Rippling, KPIs, Compensation, Equity

### Business Owner

Schooley Mitchell. Nov 2023 - Aug 2025

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Operate a cost-reduction consultancy delivering vendor-neutral savings across telecom, payments, software, shipping, and waste.
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Skills: Cost-Reduction, vendor-negotiation, Contract-Optimization, Consulting, Client-Relations

### Mergers and Acquisitions Director

SCA Health. May 2022 - Feb 2023

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Led integration strategy for a $2.4B healthcare organization’s largest acquisition, establishing scalable M&A execution frameworks.
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Skills: M&A, Integration, PMO, Playbooks, C-Suite-Alignment

### Mergers and Acquisitions Leader

[Centene Corporation](https://himalayas.app/companies/centene-corporation). Jun 2019 - May 2022

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Directed execution of $55B merger with WellCare, aligning cross-functional operations and regulatory strategy.
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Skills: M&A, Integration, Regulatory-Reporting, SEC, Cultural-Integration

### Strategy and Execution Leader

[Equifax](https://himalayas.app/companies/equifax). Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

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Led enterprise transformation initiatives to improve operating efficiency and structural alignment.
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Skills: Transformation, Operating-Model, Resourcing-Alignment, Reporting-Tools

### Global Supply Chain Senior Director

[Mastercard](https://himalayas.app/companies/mastercard). Sep 2015 - Apr 2018

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Led global procurement and outsourcing strategy across 126 countries, delivering $295M+ annual savings.
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Skills: Procurement, Outsourcing, Vendor-Consolidation, Negotiation, RFP, Procurement-Systems, Governance

### Mergers and Acquisitions Leader

Express Scripts by Evernorth. Aug 2013 - Sep 2015

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Directed M&A strategy and synergy capture for a $100B organization, including Medco integration.
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Skills: M&A, Synergy-Capture, Post-Merger-Integration, Reporting, Model-Integration

### PMO Strategic Planning Vice President

[Citi](https://himalayas.app/companies/citibank-switzerland-ag). May 2011 - Sep 2013

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Led enterprise prioritization and PMO strategy, delivering $1.9B in savings across global operations.
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Skills: PMO, Strategic-Planning, Prioritization, Financial-Framework, Executive-Dashboards

### Strategic Planning Vice President

[Wells Fargo Advisors](https://himalayas.app/companies/wells-fargo). Feb 2009 - May 2011

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Led integration strategy for Wachovia merger, accelerating execution and cost synergy capture.
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Skills: M&A, Integration, Cost-Synergies, Process-Optimization, Regional-Execution

### Business Banking Portfolio Manager

Regions Bank. Jan 2006 - Feb 2009

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Led strategic oversight of $350M portfolio, focusing on credit servicing, risk controls, and strategic growth.
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Skills: Portfolio-Management, Credit-Card-Servicing, Risk-Control, Loan-Restructuring, Profitability, Compliance

### Classified Operations Director

U.S. Department of Defense. Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

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Led modernization of classified financial systems, boosting operational efficiency by 43% through audit rigor and policy controls.
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Skills: Financial-Systems, Audit, Policy-Controls, Compliance, Treasury, Federal-Reserve

### Classified Operations & Security Leader

U.S. Department of State & Marine Corps. May 1992 - Jan 2000

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Provided executive leadership for security operations at U.S. embassies in Nicaragua and Bangladesh, directing interagency threat mitigation and crisis response.
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Skills: Security-Operations, Threat-Mitigation, Crisis-Response, Interagency-Coordination, Asset-Protection

## Education

### University of Phoenix

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management

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Master of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management from the University of Phoenix.
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### Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management Certified (APMC), Project Management

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Certified in Agile Project Management (APMC).
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### Boeing

Boeing's Aerospace and Defense Certification, Aerospace and Defense

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Certified in Aerospace and Defense from Boeing.
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### Scrum Study

Certified Product Owner Scrum Professional (CPOSP), Scrum

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Certified as a Product Owner Scrum Professional (CPOSP).
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### Six Sigma

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), Quality Management

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Certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB).
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### American Bankers Association

Credit Essentials for Small Business Bankers, Banking

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Completed the Credit Essentials for Small Business Bankers program.
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### Lean Supply Chain Management

Lean Supply Chain Management Certified (LSCMC), Supply Chain Management

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Certified in Lean Supply Chain Management (LSCMC).
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### Risk Management Association

Risk Management Association (RMA) Commercial Lending School, Commercial Lending

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Completed the Commercial Lending School at the Risk Management Association.
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### Harvard University

Mutual Gains Approach Negotiations, Negotiations

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Completed the Mutual Gains Approach Negotiations program at Harvard University.
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### Penn State University

Leading a World-Class Sourcing & Supplier Management Organization, Sourcing & Supplier Management

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Completed the Leading a World-Class Sourcing & Supplier Management Organization program at Penn State University.
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### Scrum Alliance

Scrum Master - Lean Champion Certified (SM-LCC), Scrum

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Certified as a Scrum Master and Lean Champion (SM-LCC).
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### University of Maryland

Bachelor of Science, Management Studies/Finance

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Bachelor of Science in Management Studies and Finance from the University of Maryland.
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## Tech stack

- Rippling

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