Freelance BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - ENGINEERING Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK

Executive with experience in strategic business & product development, process improvement and outsourcing of manufactured products.

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Hourly Rate / Cost:	£36.67 per hour
Daily Rate / Cost:	£293.33 per day
Available From:	Now
Seller ID:	330334
	: Offers a discounted hourly rate to registered charities

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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

My particular strength is in making my business work, by team management, by developing people to perform at their best and by ensuring that internal and external processes and projects are focussed and efficient. I get along with people at all levels and use this to understand and drive projects.

I am a good negotiator – able to create ‘win win’ solutions that gain the confidence of all parties and lead to effective delivery.

I am a broad based technologist with Six Sigma green belt, engineering degree and a PhD and am highly numerate with a full complement of business analytical and IT skills and full understanding of cost drivers.

Employment History

(Dec 2001 to Apr 2009)

Group Product Manager

SWINDON

Other roles included Engineering Manager, Medical Market Manager UK, Product Manager

Direct Responsibility for $90m product sales (mainly EMEA) – managing a team of Product Managers across Europe. Responsibility for product strategy, range, roadmap, pricing, sourcing, marketing.

Achievements : building $7m new product business in 2008 & $6m pa margin improvement over 3 years.

Moved product manufacturing from Europe to India – margin improvement from 10% to 38% and growth of 30% over 3 years.

Redefined strategy and rationalised business processes for High Voltage business – creating 20% growth and 15% margin improvement.

Rationalised team and all business processes and drove roadmap for Identification Business, increasing margin by 20%.

Successful post acquisition integration of product data into TE systems, supporting transfer of manufacturing out of UK.

(Nov 1996 to Nov 2001)

Technical Director

SWINDON

Responsible for business development and new product development for sensors, power components and electronics modules for automotive, medical, power and defence markets.

Achievements : new product design and delivery for Global Customerts in Medical Diagnostics, Automotive Tier 2s, Large Drive Manufacturers, Home Appliances and some defence. New product sales of >£2m.

(May 1992 to Nov 1996)

Business Development Manager

EA Technology, Chester

Responsible for new business development in Electronics and Building Energy Usage.

Identified and tracked prospects, negotiated and sold various R & D & Service contracts to a wide variety of companies.

Successes: two large consortia developments (£2m and £6m) for Demand Side Measures within Electricity Utilities - UK and Europe, consortia including manufacturers and service providers.

( - to May 1992)

Other

Other experince

Technical Manager/Director/Engineering Team Leader positions involved with business improvement and product development

Professional Qualifications

MIET
MInstP
C Phys

Education

Liverpool University

BEng Electronics & PhD Vacuum Switchgear

Assignment History

(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignment)

FMEA analyst: We require a FMEA analyst for aerospace production equipment, high accuracy, large scale fixtures, jigs, drilling equipment, platforms, cranes from multiple vendors requiring integration and FMEA. Analyst will Facilitate complete fmea analysis to aerospace client standards working with the multiple vendors of production equipment in conjunction with turnkey facility supplier. To work in UK and Germany.

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