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Operations Director and part of the management team at Sapa Profiler.Head of operation and member of the bord at the fabrication unit in Kaunas, LithuaniaMember of the Automotive R&D steering committeeReporting to the MD

Head of the local production units with 200 employees consisting of one fabrication plant for machining and welding of aluminum parts and one extrusion plant producing aluminum profiles and aluminum panels by Friction Stir Weding.Responsible to coordinate with engineering, sales, marketing and other production units, host visits from customers, authorisation bodies and other units.Responsible to drive and coordinate development and implementation of new aluminum alloys for automotive… Show more Head of the local production units with 200 employees consisting of one fabrication plant for machining and welding of aluminum parts and one extrusion plant producing aluminum profiles and aluminum panels by Friction Stir Weding.Responsible to coordinate with engineering, sales, marketing and other production units, host visits from customers, authorisation bodies and other units.Responsible to drive and coordinate development and implementation of new aluminum alloys for automotive and marine segments Show less

MD at ESAB Welding Equipment AB, reporting line MD EuropeResponsible to manage technology and production transfer and restructuring of local business

Head of Equipment plant since 2002, Automation plant and distribution centre "Distribution Europe North" since 2004, totally ~ 600 employees (2002)Reporting line MD ESAB AB (-2005), Global Director Equipment & Automation (-2008) and MD Europe (from 2009)Responsible to coordinate and drive technology transfer to East Europe Driving implementation of world class manufacturing by introduction of lean principles and toolsMapping of manufacturing operations in India, Brazil and… Show more Head of Equipment plant since 2002, Automation plant and distribution centre "Distribution Europe North" since 2004, totally ~ 600 employees (2002)Reporting line MD ESAB AB (-2005), Global Director Equipment & Automation (-2008) and MD Europe (from 2009)Responsible to coordinate and drive technology transfer to East Europe Driving implementation of world class manufacturing by introduction of lean principles and toolsMapping of manufacturing operations in India, Brazil and USResponsible to integrate two new plants in Singapore and Wuxi, China Show less

Responsible at Equipment plant with ~ 400 employees for final assembly of welding power sources, PCB manufacturing including SMD, welding transformers, sheet metal, cable harnesess, painting line and miscellaneous systemsStreamlining operations towards final assembly and PCB manufacturing by outsourcing of production to east Europe and sub suppliersReporting to MD ESAB AB

Assigned to drive and lead a strategic cross functional project aiming to reduce OH, complexity costs and TTM by identifying cost drivers through Value Mapping, applying MFD methodology and modularisation principles.Project Responsible to manage and develop a new generation inverter based welding power sources, sub systems and soft ware for advanced MIG/TIG and MMA weldingProject Responsible for developing and launch of the new generation welding tools, equipment and sub systems for… Show more Assigned to drive and lead a strategic cross functional project aiming to reduce OH, complexity costs and TTM by identifying cost drivers through Value Mapping, applying MFD methodology and modularisation principles.Project Responsible to manage and develop a new generation inverter based welding power sources, sub systems and soft ware for advanced MIG/TIG and MMA weldingProject Responsible for developing and launch of the new generation welding tools, equipment and sub systems for mechanised TIG welding of tubes Show less

Mechanical and electrical design of welding power sources at R & D department in LaxåReporting to R&D manager