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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Designed piping solutions for chemical & bulk storage tanks.

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

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

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

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