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England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Blackpool, Lancashire

Lancashire

Leading the applications element within the Technical Department of Victrex ensuring that products, applications and technical services capabilities are deployed in a timely fashion responding to customer current and future demand. Working closely with the commercial teams and strategic customers and within core markets to investigate upcoming trends, needs and opportunities and co-ordinate the business response to these needs and opportunities through the Technical Strategy and vision. Ensure that new products are financially and operationally viable and drive competitive advantage over the competition. Lead the customer focused teams in development of new applications for Victrex products over the existing and new target markets. Develop close links with key target clients, suppliers and academic institutions Define and direct the evaluation and development of commercially-viable new downstream products and applications and associated manufacturing process technologies. Participate in the development of and to implement technology strategy targeted at future development of products, applications and the Management of Global Technical Services, in co-ordination with technical leaders in the Technical Centres and regional offices. Support the implementation of intellectual property strategy.Development of and implementation of VPS technology strategy targeted at future development of products, applications and the UK-based element of the Technical Services offering, in co-ordination with technical leaders in the Technical Centres and regional offices.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sussessful commissioning, set up and production for automotive JIT plant with full P&L responsibility.

Managing a network of third party manufacturing facilities ensuring that quality, supply and delivery needs of customers are achieved. Develop production systems and processes in conjunction with the suppliers alongside the rapid growth plans of Straight. Procurement of products, which are not manufactured directly by Straight.- Meet production targets as per schedule, with exceptional quality standards.- Design and implement systems and measures to bring out higher machine efficiencies, quality improvements and reduction in wastage on a continuous basis.- Plan and implement cost reduction measures and bring out savings by way of achieving maximum utilisation of assets.- Plan and implement systems and measures to meet legal compliance and industrial safety norms.- Drive system improvement tools to set very high standards in operations and other relevant functions.-Ensure high customer satisfaction and maintain good relationship with them through excellent service standards.- Ensure that non-proprietary products are procured to the required cost considerations and a quality product is delivered to the customer in the required timescale.Managed core suppliers and procurement of non-proprietary products to required cost and quality considerations. Delivered an average cost down in procured components of 2% in 2010/11.Developed supplier relationships, including rationalisation of supplier base and implemented procedures for introduction and audit of new suppliers.Successfully introduced new manufacturing processes and equipment with a capital value of £5m within our newly acquired manufacturing site.Successfully managed NPD team, introducing a number of new products in 2010 and 2011. Implemented systems and measures to meet legal compliance and industrial safety norms

Manufacturing composite and metallic aero structures.AchievementsSuccessfully project managed introduction of £3m of composites business with new customer to CML (2016, £10m per annum).Project running at 100% quality performance, 99% delivery performance.Implemented processes to allow qualification of CML facility to Military aerospace requirements.Participated in a number of research programmes with academia and OEMs to expand composites expertise and presence of CML within UK aerospace industry.Drafted business plan to expand composites facility involving relocation to new site and acquisition of new factory and technologies. The plant was fully commissioned and qualified in Q3 2009.

Injection moulding of plastic wheelie bins, pallets and transport containers.AchievementsSuccessfully project managed construction and commissioning of new £9m manufacturing facilityEffective commissioning of three new plastic injection moulding lines and associated equipment.Successful transfer of tooling, processes and procedures from mother plant in Germany. Plant running in excess of 80% operating efficiency within 2 months of sign-off.Met operational budget of 2006 by and set operational plan for 2007.Effective transfer of two sales offices and a warehousing facility to new premises.Recruitment and training of full operations team of 25.Implemented quality system to allow achievement of ISO9001.Joined Craemer UK Ltd. early in 2005 to oversee the construction and commissioning of a new manufacturing facility on a green field site in Telford. Successfully commissioned three injection moulding machines and ancillary equipment and recruited and trained operations team. I had full financial responsibilities for operations, setting budgets and targets, ensuring adherence to those budgets and cash flow objectives.

Compression moulding of large components for automotive industry.AchievementsSuccessfully ran operations with a turnover of £ 10m delivering a ROCE of 16% and EBIT of 11%.Implemented three year cost savings program with our supply base resulting in annual cost downs of 4%.Delivered operating efficiency of 85% with customer PPM at 135 against commodity target of 750.Achieved QS9001, TS16949 and ISO14001 quality and environmental standards.Drafted H&S procedures to a status allowing achievement of Health & Safety 5 Star award.Implemented Lean Manufacturing Techniques within the St Helens facility and sat on the steering committee of Polynorm for the implementation of Lean Techniques.Developed 5 year business plan for Polynorm Plastics.Successfully managed new product development team of 4 engineers and 2 sales personnel. Successful commissioning of new manufacturing facility and associated plant and equipment.Grew business from £ 6 m in 1998 to £ 10 m in 2004, through new business with Jaguar Cars and expanding product portfolio with Land Rover Group.Expanded product portfolio from traditional reinforced products to include automotive body panels.Successfully implemented TPM program.Effectively managed maintenance team of 10.In the role of Technical Director of Polynorm Plastics I was instrumental in setting up company on a green field site, and implementing a culture of lean manufacturing within the highly motivated workforce of 75. I was directly responsible for the successful introduction and project management of new products and processes within the UK facility.

AchievementsImplementation of SMED program, SPC and Kaizen techniques across the business unit.Introduction of a suite of 18 moulding tools for all body panels of a truck cab.Optimised of processes and ensured quality was maintained throughout moulding, assembly and painting.Ran research projects to ensure long term quality and process improvements were effectively implemented.

AchievementsDrafted, agreed and implemented a common compression moulding design specification across all European business units.Successfully implemented new moulding projects at Mitras Automotive and the transfer of technologies from DSM Italy to other business units across mainland Europe.Ran mould filling studies and the processing of thermosetting moulding compounds.Co-ordinated technical service projects across DSM's operating companies throughout Europe.

Ph.D, Materials Science And Engineering

B. Sc., Metallurgy And Materials Science

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