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Manchester, England, GB

London, London, GB

London, London, GB

Manchester, GB

- Leading process design and technology rollout across new and existing sites.- Consulting on automation and fulfilment solutions for both internal stakeholders and external clients.- Developing standardised analytical and design models to support rapid growth plans.- Coordinating research and development activities into the application of new material.

Manchester, GB

- Designed and delivered the fit out of an automated fulfilment centre including Autostore ASRS and cross belt sortation.- Responsible for the specification, tendering and integration of new technology to the business.- Lead central technical engineering team developing improvements, and new site builds across four countries.- Acted as the technical expert.

Manchester, GB

- Managed the justification, design and delivery of capital projects across fulfilment and manufacturing.- Optimised existing material handling systems increasing peak output and reducing operating costs.- Implemented data driven process design and specification standardisation reducing average design time.- Coached junior and graduate engineers in data.

Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, AU

- Advised production, process and automation technologies to meet client's growth strategies.- Workshopped functional and nonfunctional requirements with client stakeholders to develop best value for money solutions. - Consulted clients on the processes required to realise their business transformation projects.- Engaged in worldwide business development.

Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, AU

- Performed bottleneck analysis and developed solutions to address capacity constraints of a plant centralised logistics centre.- Developed a flexible finished goods palletising system capable of handling 104 SKUs. - Commissioned a compact multi-level sorting and palletising system. - Scoped, priced and planned turn-key automation projects for major clients.

Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, AU

- Oversaw the construction of all electrical, communication and security infrastructure for a greenfield chocolate manufacturing site. (Malaysia)- Interfaced with local government, securing construction permits and certifications.- Directed the identification of value engineering opportunities.- Lead installation and commissioning of automated potato chip.

North Ryde, NSW, AU

• Improvement and optimization of plant automated processing systems, including:
• Automated batching system throughput
• High speed slicing accuracy
• Tray handling capacity and performance
• Smokehouse thermal efficiency
• Industrial microwave power usage

North Ryde, NSW, AU

- Managed continuous 24Hr operations of a core business revenue stream.- Trained production and maintenance staff in the safe and effective use of automated batching plant.- Implemented a lean manufacturing program and identified capital investment opportunities.- Accountable for department operating budget and diving improvements in unit conversion cost.

North Ryde, NSW, AU

• Managed process equipment installations and relocation for brownfield site development.- Commissioned a range of food processing systems, including:
• Materials handling and conveying systems
• Industrial microwave and steam thawing systems
• Rollstock thermoformers
• Smokehouse cooking systems
• Labeling and coding systems

North Ryde, NSW, AU

- Decommissioned and relocated a smallgoods plant to a brownfield site, maintaining existing operations during transition.- Coordinated and managed site maintenance teams to deliver a plant wide uplift in OEE.- Managed a major safety compliance overhaul of a site wide ammonia refrigeration system.- Lead a full site rapid sanitation exercise and HACCP.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

Bachelor Of Computer Science (B.Cs)