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Visiting specialist lecturer for the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Led strategic projects for the 2M Board reporting to the Chairman & CEO. Successful optimisation of manufacturing footprint with savings >20% in distribution and transport costs.

Reporting to the CEO delivering excellence in manufacturing at Haverhill Site (Production & Engineering) along with Regulatory compliance and step change in QSHE performance.

Successful Project with major European Chemical Association to drive their strategy and customer retention.

Member of executive leadership team responsible for Supply Chain, Operations and capital expenditure for Brenntag’s pan-European supply chain network, comprising 180 distribution sites, 2200 employees, 7 million tonnes of products shipped, fleet of 700 trucks and ca.€70M Capex investment projects. Very strong results include delivering ca. €6m annual savings from many continuous improvement projects, and a 71% improvement in safety performance from superb leadership and bringing about a major… Show more Member of executive leadership team responsible for Supply Chain, Operations and capital expenditure for Brenntag’s pan-European supply chain network, comprising 180 distribution sites, 2200 employees, 7 million tonnes of products shipped, fleet of 700 trucks and ca.€70M Capex investment projects. Very strong results include delivering ca. €6m annual savings from many continuous improvement projects, and a 71% improvement in safety performance from superb leadership and bringing about a major change in culture. Show less

Established Agility's consultancy business from scratch as part of this new MBO venture, inventing the supply chain methodology and approach. Led and managed numerous complex supply chain projects ranging from mid-size to multi million revenue. Grew the business along with the consultancy team, and developed sophisticated technology solutions to achieve a solid track record of results, ranging from min. 5% to double digits, saving clients more than $150m. Sold and delivered projects for… Show more Established Agility's consultancy business from scratch as part of this new MBO venture, inventing the supply chain methodology and approach. Led and managed numerous complex supply chain projects ranging from mid-size to multi million revenue. Grew the business along with the consultancy team, and developed sophisticated technology solutions to achieve a solid track record of results, ranging from min. 5% to double digits, saving clients more than $150m. Sold and delivered projects for multi-site manufacturing and supply chain design projects across Europe, USA and Asia. Show less

Elite internal consultancy group of Supply Chain and Manufacturing Excellence experts who were responsible for delivering improvement projects across the global ICI group which covered some 160 manufacturing sites across the world. Key project in North America saved £9M pa as well as successes for starch producer in Asia Pacific and Kaizen project for DuPont in the UK.

Commercial sales role specialising in catalyst sales for the Middle East, Africa, China and Germany territories, travelling ca. 80-90 days per year. Delivered budget sales targets of ca. £5M p.a. Also responsible for supply chain strategy, leading and managing a key project to outsource the logistics and warehousing operation to a 3rd party service provider.

Responsible line manager for Carbonylation Alcohols and Catalyst Recovery plants with team of 30 plant operators and supervisors, including full P&L responsibility, operational cost and safety performance. Included first successful implementation of annualised hours contracts with shop stewards and unions.

Responsible for design and implementation of several capital improvement projects for the Aromatics business on the ICI North Tees Petrochemical complex

Responsible for process improvement and technical troubleshooting on Occidental’s offshore platforms in the North Sea (Piper, Claymore and Scapa fields) and oil terminal in the Orkney Is. Included regular week long trips to the Piper and Claymore platforms and 4 month assigment at the Flotta terminal in Orkney.

Two full summer vacation jobs working as a trainee process engineer at the Shell St Fergus gas terminal.