Coaching
* Team Building, Networking, Facilitating, Coaching and Training

Manufacturing Excellence
* Problem solving, R&D techniques
* Project and Process Design, HAZOP, Safety Awareness
* Manufacturing Strategy Deployment, Benchmarking, Productivity Improvement
* Fixed and Variable Cost Reduction via Factory Cost Models

Supply Chain Excellence
* Portfolio Harmonisation / Simplification
* Source, Make and Deliver Cost Optimisation
* Supply Chain Cost Models

Chartered Chemical Engineer with 15 years experience covering R&D, Operational Factory (China & SE Asia) and Supply Chain Excellence experience in the FMCG arena. Working knowledge of Chinese culture and language.

Track record of delivering new & improving existing processes, sourcing unit cost savings / time effectiveness through application of manufacturing excellence tools strategy into action, benchmarking, TPM, skills improvement and virtual networking.

*        World Class Global Training Systems (Blue Chip Client 2008/9)

Successfully delivered world class training system covering Principles of Operation, Technical Design, Safety, Environmental & Supplier information to enable management & workforce staff from 40 + global sourcing units to up skill and implement world class manufacturing standards.

*        World Class Skills Auditing System (Blue Chip Client 2008)

Successfully delivered world class skills auditing system covering Process, Packing, Engineering and Logistics support teams to enable vertical start up of state of a state of the art Chemicals Manufacturing facility by local staff.

*        Delivered Bottom Line Benefits (Blue Chip Client 2006/8)

Completed to blue chip clients satisfaction a number of manufacturing / supply chain improvement programs which have reduced variable costs (approx 5 million Euros per annum), improved product consistency / quality and provided excellent project management / technical and operational training to management and work force staff. Countries operated China, Africa , Russia and UK.

*        Commissioned New Factories (1997 – 2008)

Successfully commissioned and audited ten world class overseas chemicals Manufacturing facilities based in China (6), Thailand (1) Saudi Arabia (1), Russia (1) and Nigeria (1). Site annual capacities ranging from 50 to 250 K tonnes at an installed cost of 10 to 60 million euros.

Global Technology Group Port Sunlight 99 - 2003

The Global Technology Unit is responsible for delivering category growth and margin through our HPC business partners via world class buying and supply chain

• Jan 99 joined manufacturing applications group as Powder Supply Chain Technologist
• Run & lead global Powders Factory Network involving 9 key sites
• Co-ordinate the Laundry category benchmarking involving 20 key sites
• Technical area leader in granulation unit operations
• Improve Asia factory variable and fixed cost reduction programs
• Supply Base benchmarking for Laundry Polymers - developed 4 global suppliers
• Run Asia sourcing studies (unlocking savings via economy of scale & reduced complexity)
• Delivered Focus training for S. E. Asia delivering savings via focus projects