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Coventry, GB

Work closely with Sales, Commercial and Technical Teams - Leading key strategic bids. Delivering engaging, market leading quality bid and tender responses.Managing Key Customer / Partner programmesProgramme level oversight, planning, tracking and escalation of project progress / issues and governance.

Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, FR

• Global Business Transformation Leader GE Power Conversion, July 2020 -Utilised lean for the transformation of GEPC. From Hoshin Kanri deployment to kaizen & 5S events
• Full Lean Operating System experience, roll out, application & maturation with transactional focus.
• Developing culture, coaching, training, utilising best practice standards across multiple global P&Ls
• X-Matrix facilitation, Kaizen Calendar and tool usage (inc VSM, Wastes, PSR/RCCA, PDC, LDM…)
• Upskilling and training proficient individuals & teams to multiply lean capabilities.
• Led event facilitation, training, lean culture, problem solving and continuous improvement.

Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, FR

Global Product Line management on 4-80MW synchronous electrical generators. Full international team integration. Communicated plan/progress/outcome to key stakeholders & customers.Operational: Delivered Op Plan Financials … Revenue & Margin (CM, OM). VAVE leadership (value analysis/value engineering) projects generating c12% product cost out pa.Strategic.

Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, FR

• Led development and implementation of the Generators business strategy for Power Conversion.
• Managed product portfolio & developed targeted value propositions → 2X growth in Services
• Identified growth opportunities and planed product lifecycle → solutions & forecast demand
• Anticipated industry trends & enveloped customer needs so linking performance to future expectations
• Communicated business vision & strategy ensuring competitive product position & vitality
• Optimised key supply chain relationships, Implemented cost management strategies.

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Customer & team management for C-130J and C-27J propeller systems. SOP demand leadership
• $20m C-130J and C-27J OE Program in 2015 including 5-year pricing deal on C-130J, military / defense.
• Re-established composite manufacture as disaster recovery post catastrophic factory fire February 2015
• Cooperatively drove and enhanced customer view of delivery performance from 48% to 95% OTD
• Led program management best practice – engagement & culture. Established SOP

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Product strategy & Programme Management for avionics platforms focusing on newer markets
• Led proposal efforts capturing over £20M orders in 2011 – identified targets
• Developed multigenerational product line strategy – future proofed
• Delivered product refresh & replacement plans – cross functional teaming

Cincinnati, OH, US

Gloucester, GB

• Programme & S&OP manager for Dowty Propellers including Lockheed Martin C130J and Alenia C27J aircraft propeller systems.
• Delivered Operational Output
• Owned customer relationship
• Expanded R+O opportunities
• Disaster recovery management

Interim engineering and business consultancy. Included vehicle safety pyrotechnics, EV and Hybrid generator / motive set.

Boston, MA, US

• Directed strategic footprint evolution within a complex & ambiguous unconstrained environment. Led customer & supply chain initiatives increasing margin, minimising CAPEX & maximising cash.
• Rationalised product range; clarified offers & reduced inventory
• Developed polar customer relationship model.
• Led PCBA, Sub-assy and product outsourcing for capacity and cost
• Rescoped NPI eliminating legacy product transfer costs.
• Positioned Aerospace product transfer. $2.7M cost benefit Y1

Leicester, Leicestershire, GB

• Led $19M services business to achieve 19% sales and 16% orders growth. Drove profitability increase 42 to 46% whilst increasing $ sales. Managed & grew 9 global services sites
• Created strategic business plan with stakeholder buy-in.
• Communicated & championed plan, led implementation.
• Redefined global pricing with respect to competitors and regions
• Established Net Promoter Score MOP and improved by 50%.
• Engaged product management team linking services growth

Leicester, Leicestershire, GB

• Programme and relationship management of key accounts in segment. NPD pipeline owner, respected leader.
• Exceeded segment uplift goals 05/06 and 06/07:
• Lifted sales $32M to $39M (15%) and on to $47M in 07 (20%)
• Passionately led business critical NPIs.
• Achieved deliveries on time using limited resources.
• Resourcefully delighted biggest customers (Parker & Liebherr)

Charlotte, NC, US

Progressively adopted increased responsibility and multiple projects with up to c£5M / $10M NRC and c750man months resources on major Aerospace programmes. Matrixed teams (assigned & dotted line) in Engine electronic controls, Fuel pumps, metering units and hydraulic actuators.Complete lifecycle key account ownership: Bid preparation, negotiation.

BR710 EEC (RoSEC) York Road, Hall GreenProgramme Manager for RRD BR710 EEC Managed obsolescence, reliability & cost improvement programmes Key account management Reliability improvement package <4K to >15K hrs£2.2M NRC, 8 Heads FTE. Modification packaging and retrofit planning.

Managed the Airbus A340-500/600 TRAS New Product Introduction from Fordhouses / WolverhamptonCustomers; Messier-Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza & Aircelle Rolls-Royce Trent 500 NacelleBudget £1.8M, EVA £1.2M & sales £88M up to 202012 direct reports ~30 in associated team

Uxbridge, Middlesex, GB

Senior Engineer, Seat Test 1994 to 1998Managed development programmes for complete ejection seat systems responsible to the managing / technical directors. Total involvement proposals to first production articles. Lead team of 9 engineers & technicians in conducting customer qualification / development work. Trials included static ground, low and high.

London, England, GB

Trent Functional Development Engineer, Derby, 1989 - 1991.Worked to develop the functional aspects of Rolls-Royce's largest new Gas Turbine engine (Trent 600) including, starting, re-lighting, handling etc. Responsible for system interfaces on initial builds. Launched first technical risk (reduction) registerUndergraduate Sponsorship, Derby 1984.

Bsc(Hons) 2:1, Mechanical Engineering

Post Graduate Diploma, Marketing (Dipm)

Post Graduate Diploma, Management Studies (Dms)