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Slough, United Kingdom

John Crane: A supplier of mechanical sealing solutions to industry and driveline componentsOperations Reliability Manager Oct 2005 – present• Analyse and report on customer gas seal performance and operational issues• Provide guidance and support on how to better operate gas seals to improve meantime between maintenance and/or failure.• Manage projects/test programs to develop point solutions for site issues and implement, follow up with update to global design standards• International site visits to analyse issues, China, Holland, Qatar, Norway, Azerbaijan…• I use Apollo root cause analysis process to resolve operational and application issuesJohn Crane: Advance Quality Planning Manager March 2002 – Oct 2005• I have established and run a process to support the Central Projects Group in JC Bangalore enabling the management of production schedules for the manufacture, assembly & shipping of seals, systems and couplings• Designed and implemented a process for new product introduction managing process from concept to production• Have facilitated supplier process development for gas seals coating project.John Crane: Manufacturing Project Engineer Feb’ 1998 – March 2002• I ran process improvement projects, challenging out-of-date processes, from simple workflow to fundamentally new processes.• I worked with the design department to solve manufacturing issues on one off special products.• I coordinated new product introduction work providing feedback to design team from first prototype, to production ready product, including costing and sourcing parts.• I assisted the John Crane Czech Republic manufacturing facility to grow and support UK operation.

Feltham

Airtex Products: An OE supplier of components to Rover, Perkins, Lotus, Unipart. All products are used within high profile engine projects. The company was involved in developing a major new product with Rover, including all stages of prototyping through to production readiness.Senior Process Engineer June 1995 - Feb’ 1998Process Engineer Oct’ 1994 - June 1995• I restructured the current workshop into specialist manufacturing cells and ran a process improvement project.• I coordinated the introduction of all new plant and processes to the factory.• I liaised closely with customers to ensure products were production ready.• I specified and commissioned special purpose machines, designed and sourced fixtures. • I managed a team of production engineers.

Sunbury On Thames

SSS Gears : Manufacture of overrunning clutches for use within Industrial and Naval transmissions. Power handling capacity 100KW to 140MW.

Slough, United Kingdom

British Internal Combustion Engine Research Institute: Test house for endurance, performance, fuels and lubricants. Testing of complete engines and component parts of engines.

Staines

Diesel engine manufacturer