Led deployment of the GSK production system on a site of 800 people.

March 2012 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Montrose, Angus – Continuous Improvement Leader and Site Leadership Team (SLT) member My primary role as the site Operational Excellence (OE) Champion is to lead the OE team and the site in the deployment of the site continuous improvement strategy.

April 2011 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Montrose, Angus – Operations Manager March 2012 As the Abacavir Operations Manager I led a team of 28 operations staff and a cross functional support group to ensure we delivered short and medium term business goals, while laying the foundations to achieve our long term ambition. I was accountable for managing the safe and compliant running of the Abacavir operation to deliver quality active pharmaceutical ingredients to our five customers around the… Show more April 2011 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Montrose, Angus – Operations Manager March 2012 As the Abacavir Operations Manager I led a team of 28 operations staff and a cross functional support group to ensure we delivered short and medium term business goals, while laying the foundations to achieve our long term ambition. I was accountable for managing the safe and compliant running of the Abacavir operation to deliver quality active pharmaceutical ingredients to our five customers around the world, on time and at the right cost. Key result areas:• Developed a high performing team to achieve and maintain 100% adherence to stock policy and 100% customer service record• Led a cost of goods reduction program to deliver savings of £2.4m over and lay the foundations to deliver a further £7m over the next 3 years• Led the team through a capacity increase and resultant organisational change from a day operation to 24 hr operation with no increase to headcount resulting in a productivity improvement of 50%• Reduced inventory by £1.5m and cycle time from 500 days to less than 100 days Show less

Jan 2010 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Fleming Business Unit Assistant April 2011 Operations Leader My primary role as the FBU Operations Leader was to lead the FBU production team comprising 7 shift leaders and 44 process operators. I was accountable for managing the safe and compliant day to day running of the FBU operation including the Penicillin G fermentation, Clavulanic Acid fermentation and 6-APA extraction process. Other key responsibilities for the role… Show more Jan 2010 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Fleming Business Unit Assistant April 2011 Operations Leader My primary role as the FBU Operations Leader was to lead the FBU production team comprising 7 shift leaders and 44 process operators. I was accountable for managing the safe and compliant day to day running of the FBU operation including the Penicillin G fermentation, Clavulanic Acid fermentation and 6-APA extraction process. Other key responsibilities for the role included talent development within the team, customer complaints coordinator, shutdown planner and key contact for internal and external customers.Key result areas:• Led PEN-G/ 6-APA improvement KAIZEN that drove process improvements increasing efficiency by 20%, enabling delivery of the production plan and improving manufacturing schedule adherence from 85% to an average of 99%• Implementation of step change safety projects to enable delivery of the living safety programme including safety vision factory within the department and permit to work improvements to close a site risk • Implementation of the performance management system for the negotiated operator group Show less

Jun 2009 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – 6-APA Stage Manager Dec 2009As the 6-APA Stage Manager I was responsible for measuring, managing and improving the process stage to ensure business metrics for cost, safety, supply and compliance were achieved. I was also responsible for the tank farm operations team who schedule raw material deliveries, manage inventory and consumables for all production processes Key Result Areas:• Implementation of a lean management… Show more Jun 2009 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – 6-APA Stage Manager Dec 2009As the 6-APA Stage Manager I was responsible for measuring, managing and improving the process stage to ensure business metrics for cost, safety, supply and compliance were achieved. I was also responsible for the tank farm operations team who schedule raw material deliveries, manage inventory and consumables for all production processes Key Result Areas:• Implementation of a lean management programme and associated standard work within the APA process to improve flow• Supervised and mentored junior stage manager to become a senior stage manger and led cross functional improvement teams as appropriate. July 2006 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Area Operations Team Leader Jun 2009As an Area Leader I was responsible for leading a shift based operations team within an Actives pharmaceuticals plant. It was my role to plan, organise and manage manufacturing operations within the production area in order to meet the current and future needs of the business and its customers in line with the strategic plan.As well as being accountable for several production processes, safety and compliance in my area, I was also accountable for managing and developing the thirty-two people in my team Key Result Areas:• Improved productivity by 25% by running additional manufacturing campaign with no headcount increase• Delivered a £13k per week saving by improving NPA yield • Led and embedded a lean manufacturing system which formed the basis of a network blueprint• Successfully led team and managed trade union negotiations through a redundancy programme Show less

Oct 2005 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Changeover Project LeaderJuly 2006Responsible for project managing all changeovers within Actives Pharmaceutical Supply Unit- including planning and preparation, decontamination, maintenance, OQ, PQ, start-up of processes and handover of processes to operations. Key Result Areas:• Developed and embedded a changeover road map and improvement strategy• Reduced average changeover time from 26 to10 days creating an… Show more Oct 2005 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Changeover Project LeaderJuly 2006Responsible for project managing all changeovers within Actives Pharmaceutical Supply Unit- including planning and preparation, decontamination, maintenance, OQ, PQ, start-up of processes and handover of processes to operations. Key Result Areas:• Developed and embedded a changeover road map and improvement strategy• Reduced average changeover time from 26 to10 days creating an additional 268 days manufacturing and £1.1m increased overhead recovery opportunity Show less

Jan 2005 – GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Operations Support OwnerOct 2005 As an Operations Support Owner (OSO) my main responsibilities included direct supervision of the process operators and permit to work issuing, leading workplace risk assessments, conducting safety and compliance (GMP) audits, process troubleshooting and optimisation, key performance indicator reporting and process monitoring.

Sep 2003 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Assistant Operational Team Leader Jan 2005While I was an Assistant OTL I supported the OTL in the day-to-day running of the shift team and production processes. It was my responsibility to analyse shift-by-shift targets and the team performance against safety, production and compliance standards. The role also involved incident controller duties, permit to work issuing and leading risk assessments.

June2002 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Control Room / Process OperatorSep 2003The control room operator role involved monitoring and adjusting reaction and transfer parameters in a large scale biological and sterile manufacturing facility. The role also involved setting up plant transfers, making up batch media, sterilising equipment, filter changes, loading and offloading materials.

Oct 2001 - GSK PHARMACEUTICALS, Irvine, Ayrshire – Process EngineerJun 2002As a Process Engineer I was part of the process engineering team to support various manufacturing value streams to deliver safe and robust operation. I was involved in technology transfers, process design and the identification and implementation of process improvements.