Lorne Compton Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton

Edmonton

Process Development, Continuous Improvement, Operational Efficiency

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton, Canada Area

Edmonton, Canada Area

Responsible for repairs, retrofits and upgrades of industrial Pumps installed in a variety of applications, including Oil and Gas, Pipelines, Refineries, Water and Petro-Chemical industries,Complete P & L responsibility, including Salaries, Operating Costs, Equipment Maintenance and Replacement, Margins and Profitability,Responsible for negotiating and managing strategic alliances with Customers,In first six months reduced operating costs by approximately 20% and implemented formal procedures that have significantly increased efficiency, resulting in increased profitability, In first six months implemented the Sulzer Quality Management System, which had been attempted a number of times previously, but never successfully,In the first six months implemented the Sulzer Health, safety and Environment system, which had been attempted previously, but never successfully,Developed cooperative initiatives with other Sulzer Divisions to allow combined Sales and Customer Support services that benefits Sulzer as a whole,Hosted the first Customer Process Audit, which was very successful, solidifying our partnership with them,Initiated internal processes, training and communication methods that have significantly improved our response time to Customer requests, our Order delivery times and our ability to plan and execute emergency orders, plus provide timely reporting of Job status and progress, resulting in Sales and Profitability exceeding initial Budget and even mid-year Forecast.

Exel Canada Fort Mcmurray

Managed Branch level Sales, National Purchasing and Inventory Management and Control and Warehousing, plus ISO 9001:2008 certified Quality Program, Certificate of Recognition and OHS certified HSE Program,Joined company shortly after it was sold to a publicly traded company and was responsible for Sarbanes/Oxley (SOX) compliance through training and auditing, plus was company contact for external audits,Responsible for Capital and Operational Budgets, plus P & L performance reporting,Managed national facilities, whether owned or leased, managed a fleet of company vehicles subjected to various provincial regulations, was part of the acquisition team and was responsible for implementing all required processes into acquired companies to meet company and SOX compliance requirements, plus ERP integrations,Led an Inventory Management initiative that reduced our on hand Inventory by 50% and implemented a program with Suppliers to better purchase products to avoid stock outages and over stock, andImplemented reporting and communications plan with large Customers to ensure all requirements were identified up front, deliveries were tracked and issues were resolved as required.Plant, Production and Distribution Manager Food Industry – Canbra Foods

Responsible for all aspects of major Aircraft Repair and Overhaul and Modification Programs, including all on aircraft activities and Production Facilities that included Fabrication, Heat Treat, Paint, Electrical Harness Manufacturing, Avionic Equipment Assembly and Modification and Tooling,Managed teams of 100 to 200 unionized employees and 10 to 20 non-unionized employees, that included Administrative, Technical, Contract, Engineering, Procurement and Support personnel,Joined company when it was moving from a Cost Plus to a Firm Fixed Price Contractor, having just signed a new Contract that included a major flaw, which I identified and corrected to avoid significant losses, resulting in us being able to then negotiate a multiple year contract with this Customer which had never been done before,Responsible for yearly Capital and Operational Budgets, plus monthly P & L performance reporting versus Budget,Assumed responsibility for a second major Contract, which was encountering significant cost over runs and schedule delays, completely changing the Production schedule to ensure proper work flow, plus carrying out additional tasks in Production facilities that resulted in reduced on aircraft task times, within three months Contract was profitable and schedule was back on track,Managed a number of Contracts for international Customers that resulted in significant profits for company,Organized a team of Staff and Unionized personnel to implement a High Performance Work Organization, attending the Union Training facility in Placid Harbor, resulting in a number of initiatives being implemented to improve efficiencies.

Responsible for Flight Line and Shop Operations in Nova Scotia, Alberta, Germany, Qatar, England, Scotland, Bermuda and Netherlands,I was one of the first Canadians deployed to Qatar during the 1990-1991 Gulf War, leading a group of Technical staff in support of CF18 flying operations, selecting personnel and equipment, plus negotiating for work space with the host country, earning a Commanding officers Commendation during my deployment due to my Leadership abilities including dealing with situations well above my level of responsibility,Responsible for maintaining a fleet of CF18 aircraft in Germany in support of NATO Operations in Europe, revising Base Operating Procedures for aircraft maintenance, resulting in minimizing aircraft movement, reducing aircraft down time and ensuring our NATO commitments were met,Deployed to a number of areas in North America and Europe during significant events, including the fall of the Berlin Wall,Responsible for performing initial acceptance checks for the CP140 Aurora aircraft, submitting formalized reports on my findings, resulting in us being able to provide direction to the factory on correcting further issues prior to aircraft delivery.

Avionics/Electronics Technologist, Electronice/Avionics And Leadership/Management

Activities and Societies: Additional education includes Frontline Leadership, Project Maangement, Organizational Behaviour through Seneca.

Electronic Technolgist And Senior Leadership And Management, Operations Management And Supervision

Technical and Management Studies