Research & Development of Passive Variable Pitch Vertical Axis Wind Turbines <10kw. Designing, building & testing prototypes with the help and support of Dr Brian Kirke who is based in Adelaide and is a leading authority on VAWT technology in addition to other renewable energy technologies.

Assisting businesses with Lean implementation

High precision High Volume Pressings for the Automotive Industry.

Day to day management of all workshop activity through a highly skilled and competent team.Implementation of a detailed cost reduction strategy achieving and exceeding AUD$1m per annum by Value Stream Mapping the process from goods inwards to despatch with the help of key team members.COQ reduction exceeding AUD$0.5m per annum achieved through creating a focus on quality early in the manufacturing process instead of the existing detection approach which the business evolved… Show more Day to day management of all workshop activity through a highly skilled and competent team.Implementation of a detailed cost reduction strategy achieving and exceeding AUD$1m per annum by Value Stream Mapping the process from goods inwards to despatch with the help of key team members.COQ reduction exceeding AUD$0.5m per annum achieved through creating a focus on quality early in the manufacturing process instead of the existing detection approach which the business evolved with. The Introduction of the 8D problem solving methodology helped a great deal in achieving this COQ improvement.Development of alternative HDPE manufacturing processes.Introducing a number of 'new' KPI's to the business including DIFOT, Labour Recovery, COQ metrics as part of a business improvement strategy. Show less

Manage the day to day operation of the Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturing facility which supplied a wide variety of products directly to Toyota, GM, Ford & Mitsubishi. Also Managed the Tecalemit division which designed and manufactured automated lubrication systems which were supplied to Caterpillar, Thyssenkrupp, Rio Tinto, BHP etc..

A member of the launch team for a state of the art greenfield facility designed to supply sequenced automotive interior products to GM Holden.Working with MFGProII and just 8hrs inventory, VMI delivery every 2hrs, 79 minutes of finished goods, a TAKT Time of 76 seconds for 4 door trim assemblies plus 1 head liner assembly (car set).Established a live production visual management system which continuously reported the status of production for every part of the… Show more A member of the launch team for a state of the art greenfield facility designed to supply sequenced automotive interior products to GM Holden.Working with MFGProII and just 8hrs inventory, VMI delivery every 2hrs, 79 minutes of finished goods, a TAKT Time of 76 seconds for 4 door trim assemblies plus 1 head liner assembly (car set).Established a live production visual management system which continuously reported the status of production for every part of the plant.Recruited and trained 104 fantastic team members whom successfully launched the most lean facility in the Johnson Control global company. This team utilised lean methodologies including pitch time diagrams, activity sampling analysis, value stream mapping and ECRS improvement to pass the run at rate test prior to job 1 (production start). This was achieved with zero safety incidents and within target cost of quality limits. Show less

Managed the day to day assembly process department teams which manufactured cook tops, free standing & built in ovens, extraction hoods etc with an SKU product range of 1,700+ with a total daily volume in excess of 3,000 units and monthly sales exceeding AUD$30m.