David Torrance Email & Phone Number

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Head of Strategic Transformation & Delivery Unit (ePMO)Director, Rapid Response & Special Projects

United Arab Emirates

Strategic capability integration and execution, transformation/ change leadership and continuous performance improvement. Working within senior PMO team.Lead multiple transformation Programmes through strategy development and execution to improve business and operational performance aligned to wider Group and the country’s strategic agenda

Uae & Middle East

Supporting various clients with challenges they face from STRATEGY through IMPLEMENTATION to CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.- Organizational Excellence- Organisational Change (Transformation) and LeadershipProcess industry (Petrochemical), Defence Logistics, Renewables, Automotive.

Using a 'Process Consulting' approach (ref: Schein), combined with a deep understanding and significant practical implementation experience of various improvement techniques.Leading / Supporting Change and Improvement programmes within various client organisations and realising incredible performance improvement results through behavioural change.From conception through realisation to sustaining...- Baselining, Investigation, Implementation, Integration.Building capability by training & developing others as Advanced level 'Improvement Facilitators'. Including training but, more importantly, coaching / mentoring them through hands-on practical experience working on genuine business issues.

Working within Process Design Team - supporting RBS Optimising Finance Programme.Process Design & Improvement using various 'Lean' techniquesLed “Executive Workouts”Facilitated between Business & IT teams during implementation of new Oracle Financial ledger

Uk, China, Mexico, Hungary, Holland

Reporting to Global Operations Director - working within Global Operations team (Value Maximisation Team) - driving Operational Excellence (Standardisation and improvement) globally in Americas, Asia and Europe. (Mexico, Hungary, Holland, Scotland, China)Developed and implemented KPIs globally across all sitesDeveloped site benchmarks and assessment framework, and drove process improvement globallyTrained / coached CI leaders

Uk, Netherlands, Nordics, France

Responsibility for Packard Bell, Livingston site to WW level in terms of end-to-end Operational Quality concerns (Supplier, Process and Customer) including management of all Quality personnel, ISO systems, processes and leading business improvement initiatives and projects.Overseen annual KPI & objectives setting for site - Balanced Scorecard | Hoshin KanriChair of Packard Bell Safety Group (NEBOSH certification)As a leading change agent, led various cross-functional, cross divisional and cross company improvement projects - i.e. from shopfloor to Senior Mgt level throughout the full Supply Chain, from internal improvements (defects, quality, productivity etc) to wider projects including supplier improvement, logistics, working capital, service and support...Gained SVQ Level 4 in Management, December 2004NEC Leadership Development Programme 2002Accredited Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Design and manufacture of mechanical/electronic jigs and fixtures - mainly test equipment for electronics industry. Main customers included NEC, Motorola, Panasonic, JVC.Developed and implemented ISO9001 Quality Management System.

Scotland