CAREER HISTORY:

APW Electronics (Formerly Vero) November 2000 - July 2001

Shift Manufacturing Manager (Contract)

Reporting to Operations Manager

International Manufacturer of Cabinets / Racks for computer and network housings, producing approximately 6000 assemblies per month, employing 450 people operating 24 hours per day 5 days per week

Responsibilities / Achievements

·Co-ordination of 100 people on shift in all manufacturing areas (press shop, welding, paint and assembly)

·Single piece flow assembly line layout increasing output by 120% and reducing space by 50%

Schlumberger Cards UK March 1999 - September 2000

QualityManager

Reporting to Operations Manager & World-wide Quality Manager

Manufacturing credit and mobile phone (SIM) cards for banks / companies world-wide approximately 4,500,000 cards per month employing 150 people operating 24 hour a day 7 days per week.

Responsibilities / Achievements

·Day to day operational quality

·Implemented, trained and communicated monthly "Quality Focuses" e.g. The 7 Wastes, process yield indicators, problem solving teams factory wide. Resulting in waste lowered from 25% to 10%, Work in Progress reduced by 50%

·Reduced Cost of Non Quality to below 2% from 6% in 1999 (£110,000 below target 3%)

·Created local quality strategy and set World-wide quality objectives / initiatives

Customer support, establishing quality requirements and service levels, leading quality control team and maintenance of ISO 9000 system.

Lucas Diesel Systems December 1997 - March 1999

Total Quality (TQ) Project Manager

(12 month Cranfield placement + 4 month Contract position) reporting to the Quality Manager

Manufactures of diesel injection systems for Rover, Ford, Peugeot & Renault employing 1000 people operating 24 hour a day 7 days per week.

Responsibilities / Achievements

·Achieved £5,000,000 saving by conducting and leading Kaizen, and Lean Manufacturing workshops, resulting in 30% space saving, process utilisation and just in time line design

·Implement total quality disciplines across the factory

·Co-ordinated the training (2 & 4 days courses) for all employees (personally trained 200 people)

·Day to day co-ordination of 30 Total quality facilitators

·Member of QS 9000 implementation team

·Lead FMEA & SPC teams for new product introduction

Developed additional training materials trained additional TQ facilitator and created a self-sustaining system.

Cranfield University May 1997 - December 1997

Selected for the Cranfield Fellowship in Manufacturing Management program, studying manufacturing tools & techniques, finance and organisational psychology, followed by a placement with Lucas Diesel Systems.

Creedlight Engineering June 1996 - May 1997

ManufacturingManager

Reporting to Managing Director (Interim Management position)

Manufacturing lighting systems for offices / supermarket installation. 100 employees operating 24 hour a day 5 days per week.

Responsibilities / Achievements

·Day to day running of manufacturing, purchasing, paint, assembly, paint & distribution.

·On time delivery achieved through improved production planning, capacity management and Sub contracting

·Created Just in Time assembly cells

·Implemented MRP II across manufacturing areas

Hoffman Engineering March 1994 - December 1995

ProductionManager

Reporting to Managing Director (USA based)

Manufacturing electrical enclosures with approximately 60 people, operating 16 hour a day 5 days per week.

Responsibilities / Achievements

·Day to day running of design, purchasing, manufacturing and assembly.

·On time delivery improved from 0% (86 late orders) to 100% and halved cycle time to 10 days.

·Turned manufacturing from loss making to profit.

Managed highly complex closedown project, including the reallocation of the manufacturing operation into Europe and USA

Technicraft Anglia Limited October 1985 - March 1994

Works Director

Reporting to Company Owner

Privately owned subcontract sheet metal Fabrication Company of 20 people

Responsibilities / Achievements

·Sole responsibility for profit / revenue and costs.

·Expansion, doubled turnover and profits in 1 year through investment in CNC equipment

·Day to day running of company

Education and Training

Cranfield University Fellowship in Manufacturing Management

Suffolk College HND Mechanical Engineering

Deben High School 11 O Levels, 1 A Level

Personal Details Other Interests

Age 37

Yacht racing at international level