Qualifications

Higher National Certificate: Electrical/Electronic Engineering with Industrial Management

C&G Full Technicians Certificate: Electrical Engineering

Professional Status: Member of The Institute Of Incorporated Engineers. MIIE

Additional Training

CITB: Site Management Safety Training

First Aid: First Aid At Work Certificate

Work Experience

06/02 - Present Lorien Engineering Solutions Lichfield

· Project Manager responsible for managing and engineering of projects, preparation of tenders and feasibility studies

· Develop commercially focused engineering solutions to solve complex packaging problems, with responsibility for delivery from initial conception through to final handover.

· Production of specifications including scope of works and measurable performance requirements

• Ensure project deliverables are met including performance criteria
• Control of capital expenditure and contractor variations

· Ensure project compliance with legal requirements including CDM

07/01 - 06/02 Self Employed

• Project Management and Consultancy Work

06/00 - 07 /01 Dunn Group Ltd Ashby de la Zouch

• Project Manager managing packaging projects from design through to final acceptance by the client
• Developed for the company business interests in Scandinavia.
• Provided general sales support for proposals and presentations to clients.
• Preparation of equipment specifications for internal and external equipment to be supplied
• PDI of purchased equipment prior to delivery
• Ensured performance criteria and contractual obligations were met.
• Ensured all legal and safety legislative requirements were met.

01/92 - 04/00 Crown Simplimatic Worcester

• Project Manager managing packaging projects from design through to final acceptance by the client.
• Determine clients technical and commercial requirements to enable the preparation of detailed proposals and quotations for presentation to clients
• Final contract negotiations.
• Monitor and direct the total project, maintaining budgetary control and ensuring equipment supplied and manufactured meets customer requirements
• Manage the interface between client and supplier to the complete satisfaction of the client
• Ensured all legal and safety legislative requirements were met.

1983 - 1992 H.Erben Ltd Ipswich

· Senior Project Engineer responsible for preparation of specifications for bottling, canning and packaging systems

• Liaison with clients and machinery suppliers to enable technical specifications and requirements to be evaluated prior to tendering.
• Evaluation of quotations and preparation of detailed costings.
• Management of projects within agreed budgets from the initial quotation stage, placement of orders, installation and commissioning through to final acceptance of the systems supplied.

1982 - 1983 Lived in Germany due to family illness

1981 - 1982 Attended full time course at Reading College

1979 - 1981 The Coca Cola Company (USA)

• Production Specialist responsible for the provision of technical and production assistance to company and franchise operations
• Determination of methods of improving production by the implementation of more efficient operating and maintenance procedures.
• Preparation of PM systems and their implementation.
• Training of personnel in production, fault finding and preventative maintenance procedures
• Assisted with the reintroduction of Coca Cola into Egypt

1976 - 1979 Overseas

• During this period I lived in South Africa and Namibia working on a variety of projects including Uranium mining, fishmeal processing and railways.

Other Skills

Languages An understanding of German

IT Skills Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project,

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Client Project Value £

Coors Brewers 2000 cpm can line 12 million

Scottish Courage Feasibility study for introducing nitroginated beer

into an existing bottling line

The Ryvita Company Feasibility study for a new packaging plant

Confidential client Feasibility study for relocation of a complete factory

Confidential client Proposals for new butter processing and packaging systems

Kraft Foods Banbury Full pallet handling system 150K

Falcon Brewery Sweden PET bottling line modifications 250K

Cadbury Bristol Modifications to Robotic pack palletising system 80K

Nampak Milton Keynes Polythene bottle handling system from de-bagging/

blow-moulding to filling lines 2.9 million

Scottish Courage, Manchester New 1500 cpm can line 3.5 million

Kopparbergs Brewery, Sweden New 1200 cpm can line 1.9 million

A.P. Pripps Brewery, Sweden Can line 800 K

Spendrups Brewery, Sweden Can line 800 K

Falcon Brewery, Sweden New 1200 cpm can line 2.5 million

Coca Cola, Turkey PET empty bottle handling system 1.0 million

CCSB Sidcup, London PET bottling line upgrade 450K

Dairy Crest, Stroud 2 PET Milkshake bottle lines 1.0 million

Heinz, Wigan 2 X 850 cpm bean lines 1.0 million

Whitbread Magor 5Ltr mini keg line 900K

Coca Cola Glasgow Glass bottling line modifications 350K

Van Den Bergs & Jurgens Edible oil bottling line 1.2 million

Perrier Buxton Glass and PET bottling line 1.5 million

Anchor Foods Packaging system 1.1 million

Van Den Bergs & Jurgens Palletisation system 3.5 million

Tettley, Leeds Cask line 2.8 million

Coca Cola, Glasgow Modifications to Palletisers and associated conveyor systems

to handle shrink wrapped packs and cartons 500K

A.G. Barrs Production analysis of PET bottling line

Perrier Buxton Glass and PET bottling line 1.5 million

Anchor Foods Packaging system 1.1 million

Van Den Bergs & Jurgens Palletisation system 3.5 million

A.G. Barrs Production analysis of PET bottling line

USA 2 x 1500 cpm can lines

Canada 2 x 1500 cpm can lines

Egypt The reintroduction of Coca Cola into Egypt

Nigeria Bottling line upgrade and analysis