A member of the executive management team, responsible for bringing high-end custom homes & renovations to life. Ensuring Gavan Construction Company only enhances its fantastic reputation in Sea to Sky corridor.

Overseeing all restorations & customisations of Land Rover vehicles notably Defenders. Duties include but not limited to schedule management, change order control, budget controlling including invoicing, resource management & stakeholder communication.

Newly created position focused on improving project delivery through process improvement, portfolio schedule management & budget control.

Part of the Senior Management team, accountable for all Production Department operations & activities. The end goal being the production of world-class automated machinery for the Engineering Wood Products industry.• Accountable for managing almost 60 production & manufacturing employees• Increased production department capacity by 25% over 9 months to meet production demands, ensuring quality & team moral was maintained• Instrumental in planning and executing short & long term strategy, including $450K capital expenditures & inventory management solutions• Restructured department to achieve greater accountability & communication• Manage site wide schedule & loading, making critical decisions on what is achievable/ when subcontracting partners are required• Identify risks throughout the project life cycle, develop plans to mitigate to minimise impact to the project• Act as a controller for change ensuring all project stakeholders are aware of deviations from the original plan. Updating documentation including bills of materials, schedules, drawings, schematics etc. • Identified & built a strong subcontracting network through largely local suppliers to ensure we could react to large production spikes & tight deadlines• Responsible for ensuring corporate targets are met including budgets, quality, on time performance & safety• Established & presented KPI's to inform department of goals, targets & achievements. • Principal contact for shop committee (non-union). This involves resolving all personnel issues (conflict resolution, sickness, injury, etc) • Take an active role in management of apprentices ensuring training meets both ITA requirements & Raute long term needs. Introduced performance reviews so apprentices could receive regular constructive feedback & identify areas where either improvement or more exposure is required• Report directly to the President (Raute North America), & an active representative to company headquarters in Finland

Provided the link between engineering & production department. Critical to understand the workload & capabilities of the production department when processing engineering work packages (mechanical, electrical & pneumatic/ hydraulic bills of materials & drawings), in order to effectively coordinate production resources. Key Responsibilities:• Analyzed project work load & departmental capacities, while identifying constraints, & formulating action plans to maximize production efficiencies• Engaged directly with production personnel & coordinated the supply of crucial resources• Responsible for strategic subcontract sourcing, contract tendering, negotiations, & final procurement decisions• The driver of continuous improvement & lean manufacturing techniques for the production department

Project Experience;Southern USA Warehouse Relocation & Numerous Unique Customer Orders Tasks;Schedule & cost management.Stakeholder & project sponsor communication. Inventory management.General Tasks;Review engineering drawings & bills of material prior to manufacturing.Interpret engineering drawings to construct bill of material & manufacturing process.Generate detailed quotations.Enhance manufacturing efficiencies by analyzing sales data of all inventories, ensuring stock levels & reorder points coincided with average monthly usages & lead times. Close out completed manufacturing tasks to ensure bills of material & manufacturing models are accurate ensuring production costs are accurate & margins are maintained. Use ERP system for data entry, sales order processing, quote generations, loading manufacturing requests, subcontractor purchase orders & review purchase/ sales history.Cultivate strong relationships with stakeholders.Continuously improve upon processes and offer solutions to be the best support organization and increase overall efficiency and effectiveness. Key Skills;Planning & organizational skills.Communication.Schedule management.Budget control.

Project Experience;Manage introduction of new powertrain content from prototype through to mass production.Tasks;Bill of material validations & documenting temporary deviations.Communicate with manufacturing engineers to ensure components are fitted as per agreed process.Problem solve via process enhancements when possible as opposed to costly (money & time) design changes. Develop strong relationships with key European suppliers.Ensure prototype parts are supplied in full quantities by agreed deadlines. When challenges arise, work with all key stakeholders to agree production support plans.During late design changes maintain communication with key stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met.Validate component quality & maturation through dry build events & live production line trials. Document away from standard components ensuring these are replaced before final sale.Contain production line issues to ensure throughput is not affected. Process deviations must be documented & signed off by key stakeholders.Complete closing process upon reaching milestone of mass production plus 90 days.Evaluate completed project for lessons learnt.Key Skills;Creative problem solving skills.Pro-active & highly motivated attitude.Planning & organization skills.Communication skills.Cross functional teamwork.Diligence.

Project Experience;Site Lighting Automation Upgrade. Tasks; Generate scope prior to sending documentation out to tender. Review construction proposals to ensure compliance with food processing regulations. Conducted contractor site inductions, Scheduled works to ensure minimal production disruption. Maintained strong communication with all relevant stakeholders. Automation Experience;Allen Bradley Control Logix training. Ladder logic interpretation. Fault finding on Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi & Texas systems. Millwright Experience;High-speed machinery for producing & packaging confectionary products. Overhauling equipment such as high speed conveyors, panning conveyors, pumps, motors, spiral freezers, valves, vessels etc.Installation of new equipment.Highly pressurized working environment with clear production targets that had to be met on a weekly basis.Self-management to prioritize tasks.Initiative & decisive decision required to reduce machinery down time. Resolved emergency breakdowns using fault finding techniques & logical thinking. Responsible for weekend preventive & planned maintenance. Key Skills;Pro-active & highly motivated attitude.Planning & communication skills. Teamwork. Lean manufacturing. Practical skills & theoretical understanding in mechanical & electrical disciplines.