Sidney Lloyd Berndt Email & Phone Number

Netherlands

Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Establish and manage a production team of +120 employees to deliver precision guided munitions • Successfully design, implement and commission multiple assembly lines to produce a variety of guided munitions• Implement lean process techniques to ensure single piece flow and reduce non-value-added steps• Oversee the day-to-day running of production to ensure on time delivery with the highest quality standards while staying within budget

United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi

Managing a production team of +200 employees to deliver state-of-the-art military vehicles in a fast-changing modern conflict environment • Successfully deliver over 2000 vehicles in no less than 3 years• Improve time per unit on various models by between 40%-70%• Successfully manage an extremely ambitious ramp-up curve of 10 to 90 vehicles per month in 2 years• Ensure all vehicles are delivered ahead of contract with ZERO customer defects• Manage Daily Loading Plans, Shortages, Engineering and Suppliers Issues• Continuous drive to identify waste, improve flow and implement Lean principles

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Leading a maintenance driven team which specialises in preventative maintenance and capital expenditure (Capex) projects in the oil refinery • Managing a diverse group of individuals to meet targets and deadlines• Managing contractors to meet deliverables while maintaining quality and safety standards • Identifying waste and drive continuous improvement initiatives• Managing budgets while maintaining machine availability• Repair and fabrication of parts to limit down time and break downs• Enforcing zero tolerance on Safety, Health and Environmental standards (SHE)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Leading a maintenance driven company which specialises in filtration and heating systems used in the engineering industry• Leading a maintenance driven team focused on limiting break-downs and ensuring reliability • Implementing preventative maintenance to ensure maximum plant availability • Employing a relationship-driven approach, aimed at creating long term and profitable client relationships• Managing clients with unique requirements and deadlines• Managing budgets and streamlining processes to keep overheads as low as possible• Other duties included Debtors and Creditors, Payroll, Sales and Marketing

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Leading many complex projects from start to finish, implementing a variety of systems and managing a diverse group to meet deadlines• Successfully managing a project team • Keeping track of the planning schedule to meet deliverables on time• Maintaining projects within budget• Equipment & asset management• Identifying product and engineering improvements• Tracking of failures (trends) and identifying root causes

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Improving systems using SIX SIGMA methodologies over a variety of projects focused on the glass making process: batch plant/melting/forming/inspection and quality/packaging• Implementing cost saving initiatives• Root cause and failure mode analyses • Making mechanical improvements• Streamlining management issues• Implementing control documents

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Deployed in Saudi Arabia and in Angola as a Project Engineer (Oil Rigs) working with 'state of the art' gyroscope equipment adapted from the aerospace industry• Managing projects - from communicating with Client (Oil Company) representatives to arranging equipment, determining personnel needs and planning, executing and completing the project• Assembling and maintaining complex, highly sensitive tools and conducting calibration checks• Using equipment to acquire data on the directional path of a borehole• Holding technical discussions with Clients, answering questions and explaining processes• Dealing with challenges of logistics, safety and travel inherent in the Oil & Gas sector

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering

Lean Six Sigma, Black Belt

Continuous Process Improvement Methodology - 6 Sigma Principles following the DMAIC approach - Lean Principles such as Kaizen, 5s, & TAKT.

Presentation Skills Development

Financial Markets

Contract Law

Heavy Equipment Driver And Operator Certification

High School Diploma

Organizational Leadership

Executive Leadership program for the Catalyst program developed by INSEAD for EDGE