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Ashington

Responsibilities: • Management of the decommissioning of an aluminium smelting operation • Providing safe systems of work throughout decommission activities• Management of staff and 8 operational teams across multiple disciplines• Site Incident Controller as part of COMAH registered site legal requirementsAchievements: • Successfully delivered the decommissioning process:-o On time, with an outstanding safety record and £20m ahead of initial budgeto Identifying and mitigating risks and threats to project completion throughouto Achieving 98% re-use or recycle of 80,000 mT of generated materials, negating circa £10m of predicted costso Fostering a culture of proactive safety consciousness and continuous improvement, utilising lean manufacturing techniques and peer on peer safety interactions and observations.

Lynemouth

Responsibilities: • Management of the aluminium reduction process to ISO9000 principles and integrated management system requirements • Management, coaching and development of process engineering professionals and additional employees• Establish and maintain working relationships with customers and suppliers• Deliver business improvements through Lean, Black Belt and Green Belt projects.Achievements: • Delivered improved Energy Efficiency through power reduction programme decreasing MWh per tonne of aluminium (MWh/t) from 14.35 in 2011 to 14.1 in 2012 saving £6.5m annually• Delivered increased process performance, through Jidoka implementation in a pilot area, improving energy efficiency by 0.3 MWh/t and reducing anode effects by 40%, demonstrating potential savings of £7.8m annually from the improved operational control and standardisation• Enabled, through individual development plans and succession planning, the promotion of engineering professionals to senior positions within group• Managed major power failure loss incident in 2011, returning process and operations back to stability and control rapidly and without suffering additional losses• Maximised hot metal recovery during final weeks of production, increasing volume by 25% while maintaining process stability.• Identified, planned and delivered the recovery and re-use of 800mT carbon material from redundant processes realising £800,000 of savings to the business

Lynemouth

Responsibilities: • Quality management of carbon processes to ISO9000 principles and integrated management system requirements • Management, coaching and development of Engineering Professionals• Develop working relationships with customers and suppliers• Deliver business improvements through Lean, Black Belt and Green Belt projects• Operational management of Carbon Plant for 3 months during an organisational restructure Achievements:• Improved product quality to customer through improving efficiency of material segregation process, increasing density of product by 2% and reducing standard deviation of density by 30%, creating savings of £350k per annum in raw material consumption• Enabled, through development and succession planning, professional staff to realise full potential• Implemented defect elimination process within Carbon Plant, quantifying major plant concerns and allowing accurate prioritisation of CI resources to add greatest value to the business • Sponsored, mentored and guided Black Belt CI professional through initial project, addressing raw material supply issues, and delivered £950k savings year on year from the project.

Lynemouth

Responsibilities: • Quality management of the Green Mix process• Develop and maintain working relationships with customers and suppliers• Developing process knowledge and understanding within operational teams• Understand raw material properties and manage raw material variation while maximising product quality Achievements: • Delivered improved anode quality through innovative change to continuous mixer control, increasing average product density by 6% from 2006 – 2007 alongside a 15% reduction in average density standard deviation, saving £1.05m per annum in raw material consumption• Delivered more consistent product from ball mill operations through determination of operational wear parameters and building a maintenance programme to ensure optimum operating conditions are maintained, saving circa £100k per annum in raw material consumption • Implemented best practice process control methods into Green Mix operations, including lean manufacturing techniques and methodologies, moving control of process from reactive to proactive • Developed scorecard quality measurement tool with an anode consumer, integrating this new process into the quality management system and delivering quality excursion free operation from H2 2007 mitigating circa £250k annual costs

Lynemouth Smelter

Responsibilities: • Implementation of Maximo maintenance management system• Ensuring implementation is fully compliant with ISO9000 principles and integrated management system• Explore Maximo system capabilities and develop systems to add valueAchievements: • Implementation of Maximo system into Lynemouth Smelter, on time and with seamless transition from existing system• Provided data reports over and above those requested, identifying failure trends and facilitating adequate resource allocation to avoid business and process losses • Successfully completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training course and subsequent initial project

Blyth

Responsibilities: • Quality management of customer specific products and processes • Develop and maintain working relationships with customers and suppliersAchievements: • Successfully developed an international customer relationship increasing value to the business from £150k year one to £3.5m year 2 based on service received and quality of products delivered• Introduced improved process tooling design to eliminate quality issues on products, reducing rework requirements.

Houghton-Le-Spring

Responsibilities: • Quality management of manufacturing processes• Management of professional staff and technicians• Installation and commissioning of new equipment• Project management of new product introduction• Develop and maintain working relationships with customers and suppliersAchievements: • Introduction of 37 new products into the manufacturing processes, in Q1 2003, including documentation, programming, tooling and initial manufacture.• Specification, sourcing, installation and commissioning of equipment required for new processes • Managed successful introduction of two new customers to the business, including customer relationship development, adding £1.2m to business turnover.

Boldon

Maintenance and improvement of all shop floor processes, including wave solder machines, automated press tools, manual assembly lines to facilitate maximum throughput and efficiency- Define, implement and maintain procedures for production- Define implement and maintain documentation associated with procedures- Undertake operator training/instruction in association with procedure implementation- Review of production data, identifying machine improvements and maintenance requirementsImplementation of lean manufacturing techniques- Liaisons at all levels with both suppliers and customers regarding lean manufacturing implementation- Training and development of company staff in new techniques - Project planning and control in respect of timeframes and budgetary constraintsProcess and machine transfers to other sites- Planning, organisation and implementation of machine transfers to other sites- Identification and implementation of training requirements for process transfers

Blyth

Efficient and continued operation of wave solder machines and introduction/development of pre and post solder assembly processes.New Product Introduction - Working as part of and communicating within a team- Determination of requirements at project outset- Development, introduction and maintenance of process tooling and documentation - Development of working customer and supplier relationshipsImproving/maintaining process yields- Use and interpretation of available information to allow effective decision-making- Constant review of processes/equipment to identify areas of improvement

Wallsend

Maintain Shift Continuity through maximising tool availability and speedy and precise decision-making- Root cause analysis of issues arising, along with short term corrective action determination- SPC monitoring - Develop and maintain accurate documentation for processes- Effective communication across all functions and all levels to evaluate/solve issues- Support process engineering in project work

South Shields

Achieve and maintain maximum efficiency and machine availability within manufacturing cell.Specify, organise and implement new equipment and manufacturing processes.- Breakdown repairs on electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical processes and machinery- Fault finding within and rewriting of PLC systems/programs (Siemens/Omron)- Procedural improvements.- Liaisons with external contractors for maintenance, breakdown and installation requirements- Procedure specification and determination for new processes- Documentation generation and maintenance for procedures and operations

Gateshead

Design, control and implementation of plans to manufacture, deliver and install signage to country wide commercial premises. - Customer liaisons and negotiation - Sub-contract organisation and negotiation- Adherence to strict timescales and specifications - Production scheduling and on-site control - Cost estimating

Master Of Science (Msc), Process Technology And Management, Pass With Distinction

Successfully achieved a masters degree in Process Technology and Management through a 3 year distance learning course with the University.

Beng Hons, Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Hnd, Electrical And Electronic Engineering