I am a Continuous Improvement Specialist with strong functional leadership skills and a background in senior operations management, gained in a variety of manufacturing businesses. As a qualified Master Black Belt my experience world-wide with Alcan, led to extensive savings and cost control using Lean techniques. This included successful process driven Lean improvements in operations in Canada, Turkey, Netherlands, and UK, as well as business process remodelling on a pan-European scale.My Lean Six Sigma experience has included training delivery at all levels, and development of coaching frameworks for Black Belts in both transactional and operational areas. In my time with AkzoNobel I have led the operational improvements for the Stowmarket AN Deco site since 2007, ending with a major software replacement for the automated control system. I have managed and delivered the Eco Efficiency Projects Portfolio, worldwide, energising and re-engaging teams and managers across the business.Specialties: Project definition and deliveryTraining and coaching to achieve resultsImplementing Lean methodology
Listed skills include Change Management, Black Belt, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, and 25 others.