Laurence Ross Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

(Redundancy)Supervising the production of legacy products and the industrialization of new products designed in Brisbane.Functions managed included:- Running of the local operations stand up meetings, and reporting to the group operations team in North America.- Production of legacy custom harnesses- Assembly of electronic assemblies- Receiving and inspection of all incoming raw materials. This included the first article inspection, lot control and sign off by the… Show more (Redundancy)Supervising the production of legacy products and the industrialization of new products designed in Brisbane.Functions managed included:- Running of the local operations stand up meetings, and reporting to the group operations team in North America.- Production of legacy custom harnesses- Assembly of electronic assemblies- Receiving and inspection of all incoming raw materials. This included the first article inspection, lot control and sign off by the quality manager.- Issuing of raw material for each production run.- Ensuring that the BOM, assembly instructions and drawings were correct and signed off by the design team, prior to being supplied to the FAA approved North American production site.- Managing the repairs to the Microair radios and transmitters.In addition to these functions, I was part of the management team responsible for the site compliance with the AS9100 quality standard. The local team consisted of myself,and the Australian quality manager, with the assistance of the group quality assurance manager and Senior Global Operations manager. Show less

Brisbane, Australia

Develop the various templates used in the laser engraver, perform the weekly maintenance of the laser engraver.Additional activities included the telephone support for the Max printers, receiving of stock orders and helping with the daily production runs.

Brisbane, Australia

Set up and commission the new production line taking the product from prototype to production ready.

Brisbane

Assist with the management of the Aluminium Extrusion Factory, with an emphasis on Health & Safety, Quality and improvements.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Managing all activities related to the following business functions:- Production and Service- Logistics- Order Entry - Quality Assurance- Compliance with Group standards- Maintance of the production 3D printers and scanners- Maintain the Production and Service Bills of Materials in the ERP system

Midrand, South Africa

Oversee the day to day running of both production department and the raw material stores.Run the monthly MRP, to provide the purchasing department with the list of components needed for manufacture.Managed the team that performed the quarterly raw material stock counts.Responsible for maintaining the quality reports (first time failure rate, production line repairs and overall quality of the tested product delivered to customers)Health and Safety officer.Responsible for… Show more Oversee the day to day running of both production department and the raw material stores.Run the monthly MRP, to provide the purchasing department with the list of components needed for manufacture.Managed the team that performed the quarterly raw material stock counts.Responsible for maintaining the quality reports (first time failure rate, production line repairs and overall quality of the tested product delivered to customers)Health and Safety officer.Responsible for the training of staff - maintain the skills matrix, ensuring the production staff have the necessary skills. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Negotiated payment terms and new accounts with equipment suppliers.Authorized the project budgets and managed the project cashflow (expenditure vs income).Advised the hardware designers of component selection and refined the product design for the most efficient production process.Maintained the product documents such as the installation training material, product datasheets, etc.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Responsible for the entire production process - from capturing the customer orders, through the complete manufacturing and testing process to delivering the completed products to the customer.Managed the companies material stores.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

During this time, I performed all functions relating to the testing and repairs to all electronic equipment manufactured by Cynaps Pty Ltd, as well as on site support to the installation companies.I developed an ERP system to maintain the companies Bills of Materials, Purchase orders, Repairs (both in and out of warranty) as well as tracking customer orders.I worked with various professionals to develop all the training material used for the Shepherd System - Access control system.

Responsible for the on site support of all access control and building management systems installed by Cynaps.After hours support activities and repairs for the maintenance contract customers - specifically Airports Company South Africa.

Business Administration And Management, General

Diploma - Electronics

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