David Long Email & Phone Number

Liverpool, Gb

National

> Mobilised ten new sites over a six-month period. > Developed, documented and rolled out new business processes to manage the contract.> Defined strategy for future of business processes and systems.> Member of company wide Business Process Convergence project team.> Assisted in roll of PDAs application for several healthcare and education contracts.> Worked closely with the IT team to help improve customer satisfaction.> Developed use of Maximo for improved planning and performance.> Developed business case for the use of PDA’s on the EDF contract.> Introduced Time and Attendance system at Heysham 1 and 2 power stations.> Works closely with Northern based Site General Managers and their teams to help improve their performance.> Improved data quality significantly, now most sites are 90% plus compliant for Maximo fields the contract has identified as required.> Member of Community of Interest Mobile Work management.> Migration of SharePoint sites to new hub site.> Designed, Implemented and rolled out SharePoint Hub Site for all sites and central functions.> Designed Power Apps and managed development using agile techniques.> Designed and implemented training record management system incorporating power automate rules for archiving and notifications.

National

> Reviewed company systems with view to developing new strategy.> Business Analyst and Project Manager for all work management systems.> Member of committee for selection of new work management system circa £1.5m.> Member of project team for new work management system.> Implemented interface between 3rd party system and client SAP system for receipt of work requests and update of progress.> Designed and implemented mobile solutions utilising PDA’s, Phones and Tough Books.> Managed all aspects of IT for the North West Gas Alliance contract.

Leyland

> Developed new software solutions for newly acquired companies.> Reviewed company systems with view to developing new strategy.> Business Analyst and Project Manager for all Gas related systems.> Helped to develop in house software development procedure.

Manchester, United Kingdom

> Responsible for the provision of specialist consultancy service to clients.> Appointed to participate in multiple systems implementation projects.> Provided supply chain, contract & document management solutions.> Worked closely with the client to identify & analyse unique requirements.> Conducted presentations, demonstrating benefits of solutions for clients.> Provided key input for pre-sales activities, bid & proposal documentation.> Worked closely with the R&D team to develop improved user features.> Handled design, project planning, implementation & resource deployment.> Conducted project review meetings, detailing achievements against goals.> Acted as technical lead, providing support for internal development teams.> Conducted systems installation, configuration & testing activities.> Ensured end-to-end technical & commercial viability of all client solutions.> Developed & delivered high level user training post-implementation phase.> Technologies utilised: SAP MM, SD FI/CO modules, V9-CREATOR, Oracle PL/SQL, SQL.

Wetherby

> Responsible for all aspects of logistics management & control activities.> Appointed as part of the management team to drive the business forward.> Formulated strategies leading to improved processes & increased profits.> Participated on the steering committee for MRP systems introduction.> Handled project planning, implementation, development & resources.> Supervised the BPR team for the evaluation of all existing systems.> Provided training for managers in use of structured SSADM methodology.> Conducted evaluations of existing sales order processes & MRP functions.> Introduced improved procedures for material ordering & sales processes.> In addition, managed the day-to-day logistics & warehouse operation.> Handled stores, goods in, despatch & material flow within the factory.> Provided leadership & direction to a cross-functional team of support staff.> Handled recruitment, training, appraisals & staff development initiatives.> Controlled budgets, forecasting & business scheduling activities.> Restructured the department & redefined roles for logistics co-ordinators.> Established partnerships with suppliers resulting in a 40% stock reduction.> Introduced new working practices to improve customer satisfaction.> Developed procedures to minimise pick times & improve stock security.> Achieved year-on-year improved accuracy for annual stock checks.> Effectively managed logistics teams to support an output worth £24m pa.> Successfully contributed to the achievement of ambitious company goals

Trafford Park

I was approached by GEC and offered a sponsorship to attend Cranfield Institute of Technology on the MSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering. I spent the first year of my time with GEC setting up the production area for a new product, acquiring the tools and documenting the working practices. Upon my return from Cranfield I undertook a senior role in the department and was responsible for a team of twelve graduates. Identifying potential projects and reviewing their progress. I was also the Team Leader for the Quality First initiative that helped the company gain ISO9001 accreditation.

Cairo Mill, Oldham

I joined Ferranti as an Industrial Engineer and spent the first twelve months working in various departments in the company. These where Machine shop, Printed Circuit Assembly, Time study, PCB Manufacture, R & D etc.• Introduced Supercapes into the Printed Circuit assembly area.• Developed and managed stores software for the control of shop tools and consumable items.• Undertook project to redesign factory layout in order to optimise the material flow.• Process planning for machine shop including CNC programming.• Attended work-study and rating clinics

Manchester, United Kingdom

Sponsored student studying for a BSc in Natural Gas Engineering.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Undertook first year basic training off site at an EITB training centre. Remainder of training was on site based in the Tool Room and the Jigs and Fixtures sections for twelve months. Final two years were spent in the Inspection Dept.• Supervised special builds.• Carried out production audits for body in white.• Developed production aids to help improve quality.• Carried out investigations into build problems.• First off inspection in press shop

Master Of Science (Msc), Manufacturing Systems

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