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Woking, Gb

Woking, Gb

Woking, England, United Kingdom

I am so excited to become a STEM Ambassador and inspire the next generations towards careers in science, technology and engineering. I am presently working for BD, a global medical product manufacturer, but have a background in Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Diagnostics and Engineering, including a variety of roles such as Research, Process Development, New Product Introduction, Operations Management, Sales & Marketing and Executive Management. I have a degree in Applied Chemistry from the University of Portsmouth and a PhD in Textiles and Dyestuff Chemistry from UMIST, where I was developing novel water repellency processes as part of an MOD project into 21st Century army clothing. Throughout my career I have always tried to help others achieve their goals, by inspiring, mentoring and coaching them, and as a STEM Ambassador I can now inspire and support a wider range of people to achieve their goals too.

Winnersh, England, United Kingdom

Hardware Engineering ManagerI lead a team of mechanical and electrical engineers providing engineering support for a range of syringe and peristaltic pumps, used for medication management in hospitals, ambulances and other healthcare settings (Alaris and Bodyguard). The team mainly focus on sustaining projects with third-party manufacturers, in order to ensure the ongoing supply of pumps to the marketplace by the effective management of supply chain changes for electrical and mechanical components, including obsolescence. Under my management, the team have recently implemented a predictive end-of-life process to effectively manage BD owned mould and cast tooling, extruders, assembly aides/jigs/rigs, test equipment and holding fixtures, to significantly reduce the risk of failure of process critical equipment, which could lead to unplanned line stops, whilst effectively budgeting CAPEX spend to replace equipment approaching expected end-of-life. Project ManagerI am leading a project to outsource the manufacture and management of spares and accessories for the Bodyguard range of pumps to suitably qualified third party manufacturers, to optimise supply chains and lower manufacturing costs. The project is delivering an annual OPEX savings of $150k.CoachingI am coaching a number of engineers in the Operations Engineering team to support their personal development and to help them achieve their career goals. I seek to help them identify opportunities for personal improvement, support them to develop their power skills to achieve work goals, and prepare them for more senior positions. The feedback from those I have worked with have found my coaching style to be inspirational and managers have separately told me that they have witnessed significant improvement in communication, assertiveness, conflict management and time management with those I have worked with to date. To date two of the engineers I have supported have achieved promotion.

Mayford, Surrey

The Mayford Village Trust was established in 1967, when a resident of the village of Mayford, Surrey, set aside a sum of money in their will to be invested in the stock market, with the dividends to be divided up amongst local good causes. Over 56 years later the Trust goes from strength to strength and continues to provide vital funds to local good causes.Whilst the Trust is not a charity, it acts in accordance with the Trust Deed.The Trust is registered with HMRC.

Frimley, England, United Kingdom

I Managed the UK operations team delivering certified body audits against common standards including ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 13485 and 27001. The team consisted of five area managers and a team of 96 Auditors, covering the UK and NI, and a customer services team of 22 personnel including a manager, team leaders, schedulers, contract reviewers, and account administrators. This was a contract role covering maternity leave.My role was to work directly with the five Regional Managers and the Customer Services Manager to implement people excellence and process improvement strategies to resolve poor customer service issues which had plagued the business since the end of lockdown, when significant commercial and compliance changes were implemented.I held several Kaisen events with key personnel, to establish root causes and agree strategies for improving processes. I worked with my direct reports by providing leadership and mentoring via weekly 1:1 meetings, to ensure that business targets were being met whilst support their personal development. I created and led a cross-departmental steering committee to improve the onboarding of new Auditors, from their initial start through to achieving full chargeability, reducing the onboarding time of new Auditors from six months down to 6-12 weeks to achieve chargeability targets. I managed customer complaints from initial contact through to establishing root causes and implementing corrective actions or preventative actions. I improved customer relationships by being honest about the issues facing the business and highlighting the strategies being put in place to improve the customer experience moving forward. This allowed me to establish much stronger relationships with the client base, as I had communicated with them in an open and honest way, had listened to their feedback, and implemented changes accordingly.

Sunbury-On-Thames, Middlesex, United Kingdom

I transformed an Oil & Gas focussed specialist engineering business, predominantly supporting a single customer, into a multi-channelled agile process engineering led DEPCM business, operating across three separate sites & with a primary focus on Nuclear and Green Technologies. Strata specialised in the design, build, installation, commission and maintenance of custom laboratory-scale equipment, skid-mounted rigs and pilot plants primarily used for research or, process development. No two projects were ever alike, so the team was constantly challenged to solve issues and produce equipment on a right-first-time basis that would meet client needs. In addition to running projects, a team of engineers & technicians provided engineering services to BP, who were undertaking research into drilling operations, enhanced oil recovery & more recently carbon storage. The team provided BP engineers with new equipment, breakdown cover, planned preventative maintenance & modifications, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory standards. Achieving such regular outcomes resulted in Strata building a strong reputation for producing reliable, high-quality solutions with customers regularly providing very positive feedback accordingly.In this role I was responsible for the V&V, development, implementation & delivery of the business strategy, P&L, business planning, cash flow management, human resource management, cross-functional team leadership, stakeholder management, operations & project management, new business development, development & Implementation of the marketing strategy & sales management.Strata operated a Business Management System certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, was accredited by UKAS for the inspection of pressure systems in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020, and was certified for Investors in People (IIP) and Fit For Nuclear (F4N).

Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom

I joined a startup medical diagnostics business launching a POC analyser used in the management of Diabetes. I Managed the analyser and consumables production teams, along with purchasing and logistics, ensuring that all operations were undertaken in accordance with medical GMP standards. Highlights▶ I built a high performing production team to keep track with rapidly increasing sales demands, resulting in the doubling of consumables production output year on year and hitting over one million units by 2012.▶ Under my leadership, production output yielded an Increase in company turnover from zero to £3.1m between 2008 and 2013.▶ I created and maintained an ERP system to plan production, map resource utilisation, track stocks of raw materials, control costs, manage the inventory of finished products and ensure full product traceability.▶ I undertook an on-site review of a key supplier in China after quality issues were identified with moulded components. Root cause was determined & corrective actions put in place which prevented recurrence.▶ I created and maintained a quality management system certified to ISO 13845 as acting Quality Manager, achieving no major non-compliances from external audits. ▶ I Managed customer relationships as acting Customer Support Manager. This included providing order confirmation and shipping details when customers ordered new products, dealing with technical enquiries, typically via email and telephone support, and recording, tracking and responding to customer complaints in order to ensure effective resolution.Quotient was acquired by EKF Diagnostics in 2011. All site operation were closed down and were moved to one of their manufacturing sites in Germany in 2014.

Wrafton, North Devon, United Kingdom

I worked for a large pharmaceutical manufacturing business at their site in Wrafton, Braunton, Devon. The business produced products for third parties, including GSK and Bayer, and supermarket branded cold and flu remedies.Highlights▶ I provided deviation management to the pharmaceutical manufacturing and packing departments to investigate non-conformances, determine root causes and implement corrective actions, to minimise waste, downtime and costs. ▶ I identified, proposed and implemented process improvement opportunities within the manufacturing department, utilising Lean Six Sigma methodologies, to increase efficiencies and eliminate failure modes. ▶ I increased Right First Time from ~90% to >98% for several production processes including Nytol tablets, Max Strength Cold and Flu Hot Drink sachets, Antacid tablets, Germolene Cream and Aquafresh toothpaste. ▶ I Led the successful introduction of several new products including Ibuprofen Lysine tablets, Cystitis Relief sachets and branded toothpastes, as the technical representative on the NPI and Validation Steering Committees.▶ I was a member of the Change Control Committee and a Change Champion. The latter role included managing approved change requests through to implementation. This frequently required customer interaction, as no changes could be made to their product manufacturing processes without their approval. Maintaining such positive relationships was critical to building trust with customers and this led to more open and effective business relationships.

Southampton, United Kingdom

▶ I was responsible for the development of new commercial agrochemical weed control products from initial laboratory experiments, through to pilot studies and plant trials, leading to the launch of a new granulated weed control product.▶ I was also responsible for all laboratory operations including supervision of Development and QC staff, compliance with GLP, budgeting and SOP writing.▶ I also provided technical assistance to the production facility and solved a major production problem with their primary product by undertaking a series of analytical experiments. The root caused turned out to be the presence of an impurity in the active ingredient.

Certificate In Company Direction

Triple Bar Nuclear Leadership

Triple Bar Nuclear Manufacturing, Nuclear Engineering

Basic Nuclear Awareness (BNA) Basic Nuclear Behaviours (BNB) Basic Nuclear Quality (BNQ)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Dyestuff Chemistry

Use of Reactive-Azoic Dyes to Convey Oil and Water Repellency Properties to Dyed Cotton

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Applied Chemistry, 2:1

A-Levels

Gcse

Prince2 Foundation Project Management Certification, Project Management

Lean Six Sigma, Business Administration And Management, General, Green Belt