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Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland

Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland

• Provided leadership in the area of operational excellence and continuously improving the lean systems on site.• Provided Technical & Quality leadership in transfer of Sensor Product Line business to external European business.­ Demonstrated initiative to develop a computerised database dashboard which helped to increase productivity by 15% and reduce scrap by 5%. ­ Interface with customer to ensure a smooth transition of product knowledge and process knowhow.­ Led Customer Complaint Management: Using 8D methodology to eliminate potential customer returns.• Delivered an Improvement in overall efficiency of 35% within a critical process step in a high-volume product.• Led the PPAP approval process for ensuring changes to products & process’ were introduced functioning as intended, without manufacturing issues.

Tralee, Munster, Ireland

To guarantee that manufacturing and quality to customer remains an efficient process by monitoring employees and organising workflows.Improved customer non-conformities handling by coaching the Lean Six Sigma tools to standardise reporting using the eight disciplines (8Ds) method throughout each product line, which resulted in a 20% reduction in customer non-conformities and strengthened customer satisfaction.

Ireland

Part of a cross functional team that launched a new product into our company, with a capital investment to the value of €10M and 400sq.m floor space, successfully completing all customer milestones and serial launch.­ Conceptual design of the manufacturing process & manpower requirements­ Develop URS & source equipment suppliers­ Utilise Lean & Value Stream Mapping techniques for plant / process layout, material flow and headcountManage Equipment implementation Project Plan Control of IQ / OQ / PQ qualification procedures Supervision of Engineers, Technicians & equipment suppliers Quality activities: FMEA, MSA's, Validations and SOPProject managed the commissioning of a new highly automated PTC Cabin Heater assembly line to the value of €1M from tender issue to series production. This ensured we met our customer increased demands and had a saving of 15% on the final sales price due to reduced direct staffing

Borgwarner Beru Systems Irl. Ltd

• Project leader for the successful transfer of automotive PTC cabin heater assembly lines from a German plant to our plant in Ireland 2010 to a value of over €10M.• Supported the design, installation and commissioning of a highly automated glow plug assembly line in 2004 to a value of €6M and an innovative automated temperature sensor assembly line in 2007 to a value of €1M.• Leader of implementing Autonomous Maintenance to production technicians as a tool to improve maintenance skills, equipment performance and predictive maintenance. • Streamlined a high product range assembly line which reduced WIP by 80%, direct labor 50% , Shop floor space 30% and product changeovers by 58% by the use of Lean & Value Stream Mapping techniques• Technical expertise on Robotic controls (Scada), Laser Welding & Marking (Trumpf) and Measurement Controls.

Ireland

Integrated into a four person engineering team tasked with the validation of a new innovative high volume automated contact lens process. Responsible for the implementation of an optimised processes in the manufacture of contact lenses. Consulted with manufacturing team to identify best practices for safety and product flow operations.Selected Achievements:o Responsibe for validation of the end assembly and packaging of the contact lenseso Significantly reduced waste and production time by leveraging expertise with Statistical Process Control (SPC), which achieved a 10% improvement in productivity.

Ireland

Responsibilities included ensuring the on time and within budget delivery of all jigs/fixtures required for process equipment. Control design & installation of jigs/fixtures. Management and supervision of all automated process areas for the assembly of Magnetic Disc drives. Project management of New Process being introduced to MKIRSelected Achievements:o Project Manager in overseeing the installation of new highly automated process with the co-operation of oversees and external contractors over a two week period.o Established first preventive maintenance schedule, ensuring optimal equipment operation without costly downtime.o Reduced specialised equipment spare parts costs by 10% in standardising components and establishing close relationships with external suppliers.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Manufacturing Engineering, First Class Honours

Lean Skills, Certificate

Qqi Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Manufacturing, Distinction