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Tubney Woods, Abingdon

Slough, England, United Kingdom

Led a multi-discipline team to define a single global CRM/ERP system replacing seven existing licenced applications. Engaging directly with stakeholders across Europe, North America, and Asia to identify and document the minimum viable functional requirements to fit within budget.Compiled a cost benefit analysis of CRM and ERP solutions including Microsoft.

Slough, England, United Kingdom

Data pipelines for sales revenue, BOM, supplier and cost data from five disparate ERP systems to provide Finance with real-time reporting of the “see-through” gross margin for five legal entities, and dramatically increase confidence in reported profit and spend.Utilised Excel Power Query and pivot table functionality to streamline finance processes.

Slough, England, United Kingdom

Installation, configuration, monitoring, and improving a MS SQL Server to re-engineer existing information systems, enabling a 20 to 100 times improvement in response time, high reliability, and new reporting features including risks to customer delivery and real-time updates for material planning.Developed SQL database tools for work scheduling and.

IT Service Desk for Excel and ad hoc SQL reporting – troubleshooting and resolving issues.Reduced past due sales arrears from £5M to below £1M through establishing readily accessible SIOP tools and techniques. Enabled revenue and capacity scenario forecasts with risks and opportunities clearly defined. Six months statistical forecast and daily tracking of.

➢ Use of Foxpro databases to generate through put metrics for Paint, Test, and Repairs work centres.➢ Definition of new Process Technicians role, including interview and selection of the candidates.➢ Supervision and coaching of Graduate Engineers and Process Technician to support the output of the Value Stream and meet their development goals.➢ Six month.

Greenford, England, United Kingdom

➢ Cover for Ice Protection Production Manager➢ Implementation of PFMEA and SPC control charts for existing PCB assembly processes.➢ Value Stream Mapping for Noise and Vibration System products.➢ FRACAS investigations and customer corrective action requests.➢ Definition and maintenance of the Boeing 787 Wing Ice Protection cost model.➢ Design for.

Penge, England, United Kingdom

➢ Working closely with the off site design team to ensure good design for manufacture.➢ Design of new tooling and fixtures using AutoCAD.➢ Comprehensive production support to meet the delivery schedule for new products.➢ Production support for existing products.Analysis and recommendations for the company’s tooling control procedure

Abingdon-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom

➢ Definition, optimisation and documentation of the process flow, tooling, equipment and training for the manufacture of new products.➢ Development and implementation of automated and manual processes.➢ Design and implementation of electronic control systems for custom built automated process equipment.➢ Training and assessment of operators.➢ Yield.

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

➢ New Product Introduction.➢ Worked with Design Engineers to ensure that new products are designed for manufacture.➢ Set-up new production lines including the documentation, equipment and operator training, for production transfer to Costa Rica.

Hurst Green, England, United Kingdom

➢ Yield enhancement, material cost reduction, capacity and quality improvements.➢ Provide engineering solutions within the QS9000 automotive quality standard.➢ Leading 8D Problem solving teams for customer returns.➢ Maintenance of manufacturing processes including Process FMEAs, Control Plans, and Capability Studies.➢ Resolution and disposition of out of.