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London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Appointed to manage three distinct cross-functional & geographically diverse teams & deliver a global portfolio of 59 projects aimed at expanding Kohler’s range of bathroom suites & strengthening its competitive position.Key Contributions:• Ensures project alignment with business strategy to develop innovative water-saving products.• Balances the number of projects, time to market, customer’s needs & the resources available.• Leads manufacturing & engineering development… Show more Appointed to manage three distinct cross-functional & geographically diverse teams & deliver a global portfolio of 59 projects aimed at expanding Kohler’s range of bathroom suites & strengthening its competitive position.Key Contributions:• Ensures project alignment with business strategy to develop innovative water-saving products.• Balances the number of projects, time to market, customer’s needs & the resources available.• Leads manufacturing & engineering development centres in China, India Thailand, US & Brazil.• Engages with senior stakeholders in China, Asia Pacific, India, the UK, US and Latin America.• Manages international Advanced Development Team that delivers new disruptive technologies.• Manages overall programme & project risk, quality assurance & change controls within budget.Achievements:Successfully evaluated, selected, prioritised & executed a portfolio of customer-centric, technologically advanced & eco-friendly projects. Most notably is the Global Core Range Programme which provides fully costed, globally accepted, regionally compliant standardised kitchen & bath products to the world’s leading hotel chains. Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

Accepted the opportunity to return to New Zealand & manage a team of 10 multi-disciplined engineers tasked with developing & designing new kitchen & bathroom products for the Australasian market. The position required strong project management skills & an ability to critically review technical input to produce coordinated & coherent design solutions.• Established clear communication between design engineers & other business functions. • Led technical activities by setting objectives… Show more Accepted the opportunity to return to New Zealand & manage a team of 10 multi-disciplined engineers tasked with developing & designing new kitchen & bathroom products for the Australasian market. The position required strong project management skills & an ability to critically review technical input to produce coordinated & coherent design solutions.• Established clear communication between design engineers & other business functions. • Led technical activities by setting objectives & controlling the workflow of information.• Applied well-tuned communication skills to present ideas & evaluate the ideas of others.• Regularly hosted design team meetings & project reviews to identify opportunities.• Reintroduced a formalised stage-gate project management process. Show less

Thailand

Promoted into a year-long overseas assignment in Thailand. The role provided the opportunity to lead a large engineering team & introduce improvement initiatives to boost staff productivity & production output.• Line managed a team of 30 engineers & support staff with a focus on clarity & accuracy.• Challenged engineers to produce their best work using their talents in a time-effective manner.• Introduced new bathroom products & improved existing range to suit regional… Show more Promoted into a year-long overseas assignment in Thailand. The role provided the opportunity to lead a large engineering team & introduce improvement initiatives to boost staff productivity & production output.• Line managed a team of 30 engineers & support staff with a focus on clarity & accuracy.• Challenged engineers to produce their best work using their talents in a time-effective manner.• Introduced new bathroom products & improved existing range to suit regional requirements.• Participated in the recruitment process for Engineers/Project Managers/Engineering Manager.• Reduced the product development time by 35% by adopting a DFM and FMEA processes. Show less

Auckland, New Zealand

Led a collaborative partnership with Asian equipment manufacturers to design, develop & produce bathroom products for the Asia Pacific market. Following extensive benchmarking, implemented a streamlined test protocol that resulted in a 15% reduction in time spent qualifying new products.

Auckland, New Zealand

Originally selected to develop & optimise ceramic bathroom products for the Australasian & Asia Pacific market using various software systems & tools including AutoCad & ProE. Acting as a technical leader, liaised with suppliers & third party contractors, & provided training & advice to colleagues on specific market requirements.

Auckland, New Zealand

Supervised an engineering team taking kitchen appliance designs from conception, through prototyping to mass production.

Auckland, New Zealand

Designed piping solutions for chemical & bulk storage tanks.

Southampton, United Kingdom

Developed fully documented designs for standard, configured & custom telecommunication equipment enclosures.

Reading, United Kingdom

Managed a portfolio of subsistence loss adjustment claims from investigation to settlement.

London, United Kingdom

Conducted site surveys & prepared layout drawings including geological cross sections.

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Designed process plant equipment for operational upgrades & environmental improvement projects.

Master'S Certificate, Project Management

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering & Environmental Studies

Hnd, Computer Aided Design And Engineering