Daniel Anderson Email & Phone Number

Hilversum, Nh, Nl

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

Hilversum, North Holland Province, Netherlands

Hilversum, Netherlands

Hilversum, Netherlands

Melbourne, Victoria

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Lean Transformation Strategy• Leading transformation strategy assessment onsite with the client.• Identifying opportunities for improvement, aligning with business strategy with a focus on improving operational performance.• Resulting from the assessment, identifying projects with current and future state recommendations, results to be achieved, strategy deployment process, implementation schedule, and the financial impact of the improvements. Project Management • Managing onsite transformation to deliver projects; coaching, supporting at all levels of the business, leading project teams and bringing the workforce onboard with the changes.• Creating project schedules and program of work, including key performance indicators to monitor and report project success.• Leading projects to implement deliverables, including process design improvements, new factory layouts, work balancing, capacity analysis, and sourcing external suppliers and support.• Implementing organizational structure changes to support a sustained team driven culture.• Developing business strategy and implementing a Daily Management System that creates KPIs at all levels of the organization that link to the business strategy/objectives.• Gathering key stakeholder buy-in for transformation projects, from senior management, team leaders and the shop floor. Training Programs• Leading training programs for staff from the shop floor to senior management. Achievements include:• Onsite project manager for the transformation projects. Results included $3.7m in annualized savings, 72% increase in labour utilization and 15% increase in production capacity.• Developing the Daily Management System and working closely with Team Leaders in change management and culture change activities. • Leading the analysis and implementation of the New Product Development System, including process improvement and prototyping tools to reduce time for design to market.

Rayloc Auto Parts, Morganfield KY USA: Jun 2006 – Aug 2006 Lead project engineer for the Lean transformation of the product line for this auto parts manufacturer. • Researching and developing the cleaning solution to integrate continuous flow of product. • Working with employees from the floor up to Plant Manager, and with outside vendors, to determine equipment capabilities to meet production needs and specifications for quality and quantity. • Completing Lean value-stream mapping, process layouts, time studies, work-cell design and return-on-investment analysis. Project yielded $500,000+ in annual savings, 60% reduced labour, 90+% reduction in throughput time, and 75% reduction in floor space.

Working in the Body Weld Engineering department, I delivered projects and production support. • Projects included problem solving of issues impacting quality, safety, production, ergonomics and equipment, and implementing corrective countermeasures. • Creating designs for product parts and equipment to improve vehicle quality and process workability. • Managing projects, coordinating all aspects of equipment installation, with delivery required within strict timeframes. Coordinating other departments in the plant and external vendors to deliver on time. Installation of equipment yielded 90% reduction in defects.

Education record

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering