Identified two new facility locations, negotiated leases, managed construction and fit-outPersuaded senior management of suitability of old 1980s IDA building & feasibility of refurbishment resulting in 50% construction cost savings, 80% annual lease cost savings and 2 year rent holidaySpecified, researched and designed mechanical & electrical installations for two new facilities, negotiated and reduced consultants budgets by $1.5 millionCreated internal layout designs for both new… Show more Identified two new facility locations, negotiated leases, managed construction and fit-outPersuaded senior management of suitability of old 1980s IDA building & feasibility of refurbishment resulting in 50% construction cost savings, 80% annual lease cost savings and 2 year rent holidaySpecified, researched and designed mechanical & electrical installations for two new facilities, negotiated and reduced consultants budgets by $1.5 millionCreated internal layout designs for both new facilities through collaboration with all department headsParticipated as a key player on two "move" teams achieving the move of entire operation from one location to two new locations over two weekends.Managed the vacancy operation of old location to the agreed timeframe with zero encumbrances, dilapidations or penalties, enabling prompt legal transfer & paymentImplemented ISO14001 pre-audit, registration, on-going audits and system maintenanceChampioned Environmental, Health & Safety, Waste Management resulting in significant savings over sister US plants. In addition, recycling 76% of all waste generated by the facilityAchieved 23% savings through Energy Purchasing Group for Tyco business units in UK & IrelandContinuous ongoing snagging of items under warranty to reduce costsDesigned and implemented SAP based Preventive Maintenance system, later upgrading to Lean 6 Sigma Total Preventive Maintenance system resulting in >99% availability of plantConsistently managed budgets to agreed targetsManaged health & safety throughout the site through safety committee, awareness programs, safety induction & ongoing audits, achieving zero reportable accidentsMentored & motivated engineering & facilities staff to gain the necessary commitment to continuous improvement and achievement of objectivesImplemented several RIFs (Reduction In Force), change management and cost savings of $1m Show less

Designed & managed the construction & high specification fit-out of new building On-going support of all operations for induction, health & safety, building and support services for typical 24/7 call centre

German Food Retailing Company - Store and Regional Distribution Centre Construction Start-up phase - leading the property & design team in construction specification, site layout, site services, local authority issues, planning issues for distribution centre and retail stores

Managed the design & construction of two expansion phases for R&D Group and Shared ServicesDirectly managed sub-contractors, budgets and timelines to efficient completionEffectively coordinated staff moves internally and to external sites during construction stagesIntroduced & managed new capital investment and modification of existing plant layoutInitiated, developed & implemented electrical power protection for business critical systems enabling 1200 hours of… Show more Managed the design & construction of two expansion phases for R&D Group and Shared ServicesDirectly managed sub-contractors, budgets and timelines to efficient completionEffectively coordinated staff moves internally and to external sites during construction stagesIntroduced & managed new capital investment and modification of existing plant layoutInitiated, developed & implemented electrical power protection for business critical systems enabling 1200 hours of extra productivity in 1997Developed & implemented an effective strategy to support plant reliability, preventive maintenance & plant optimizationAchieved cost savings through space planning, building services, energy & waste managementProvided technical knowledge & leadership in all aspects of facilities to support each departmentMonitored external services to ensure all worked as efficiently as the core businessPromoted to manage Health & Safety function Show less

Developed & maintained entire facility layout & services drawingsInnovated, designed and implemented process automation generating headcount savings of five production operators and eliminating quality problemsImplemented 50% waste management and 15% energy savings to enhance ISO14000 targetCreated calibration and maintenance schedule for all equipment which eliminated equipment downtime

Successful production start-up involving equipment specification, installation & commissioningManaged contractors during green-field site startupWide range of construction building services design and support activities

Introduced new disk duplication technology to US parent company and trained US techniciansKey player in disk duplication start up of Singapore manufacturing facilityCommissioned new leading-edge disk duplication technology increasing throughput by a factor of four

Implemented new production procedures & processes that created savings by reducing rework by 60% and manufacturing throughput by 20%Motivated employees with incentive schemes that further improved productivity by 13%

Board and equipment fault finding, process improvement, new product development