Experience

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  Briggs of Burton

  • United Kingdom
  • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • General Manager - Global Business Development

    • Jul 2019 - Present

    Business development and technical sales support for Briggs' business within CIMC Enric Tank & Process BV (CETP) group. CETP is an international group of companies that jointly provide the design and manufacturing of turnkey breweries, stainless steel process and storage tanks and engineering solutions for the world's leading companies in a wide range of industries. We are active in the brewing, distilling, dairy, juice, edible oils, food, pharma and chemicals industries, and we continuously strive to provide our clients with a strong technical offering of safe and efficient systems within the particular industry. Companies in the group are: Briggs, Ziemann, Holvrieka, and DME.

  • General Manager - Asia

    • Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

    Leading business development, sales, project and technical support for Briggs' business in Asia Pacific region, focussing on China and Japan. Establishing engineering and sales office in Shanghai.

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  FMA Process Engineering Ltd

  • Head of Process Engineering & Consultancy Services

    • Sep 2014 - Mar 2017

    In addition to managing the process engineering function at FMA, I led feasibility studies, investment analysis, and due-diligence assignments for FMCG businesses.FMA provides bespoke and turnkey project planning, mechanical and electrical installations, and complete engineering design risk assessment and engineering project management to industries that include brewing, drinks, dairy, food, sustainability and healthcare.

  • Head of Consultancy Services

    • Apr 2012 - Sep 2014

    Developed and expanded the range of consultancy services offered by FMA. These knowledge-led services enabled FMA to introduce new clients, develop existing client relationships, as well as opening opportunities to implement a wider range of projects.Lead consultant for feasibility studies for site-wide production redevelopment for leading UK brewer, and an International brewing group in Africa.

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  Lorien Engineering Solutions

  • Head of Process & Utilities

    • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

    Manager of the process engineering and utilities function of the UK head office. During this time I completed assignments for clients in brewing, distilling, and food sectors in UK, Ukraine, and Russian Federation.

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  Lorien Engineering Polska

  • Wroclaw, Lower Silesian District, Poland

  • General Manager

    • Sep 2009 - Nov 2011
    • Wroclaw, Lower Silesian District, Poland

    International posting establishing and managing a new engineering office in Wroclaw, Poland. Company provided engineering services to the brewing, food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industry in Central Europe.

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  Lorien Engineering Solutions

  • Business Development Manager (International Brewing)

    • 2006 - 2009

    Developing international offering of UK based engineering consultancy. In addition, I completed consulting and project management assignments for key clients in Russian Federation, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey.

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  Molson Coors

  • UK Engineering Governance Manager

    • 2004 - 2006

    Central engineering position for Brewing company – leading and delivering a series of initiatives and changes across UK production sites in the area of technical governance/best practice.

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  Coors Brewers

  • Principal Design & Process Development Manager

    • 2001 - 2004

    Managed team of in-house specialist engineers. Led process and packaging design teams covering developments in all production and utilities areas from raw materials intake to warehouse across six brewery sites.

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  Bass Brewers

  • Capital Project Manager

    • 1999 - 2001

    Successfully led multi-disciplinary project teams on many key developments. Ran simultaneous multi-site projects and gained hands-on experience of a major site-wide re-development project (€80m+).

  • Process Design Engineer

    • 1995 - 1999

    Central technical role providing process design advice and support to the Bass Brewers plants. Gained considerable experience of process innovation, new product development, scale-up, production optimisation, and plant trouble-shooting. Spent six months with Bass Ireland leading the team during the commissioning, product matching and performance trials of the new brewing plant in Belfast.

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  Cape Hill Brewery, Birmingham, UK

  • Brewing Technical Support Manager

    • 1992 - 1995

    Operational role providing technical, project, and trouble-shooting support for the shift teams within the brewing department, with two specific areas of responsibility - Brewing technical support and Engineering maintenance.

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  Bass Brewers

  • Cape Hill Brewery, Birmingham

  • Trainee Engineering Manager

    • 1989 - 1991
    • Cape Hill Brewery, Birmingham

    General maintenance, packaging, utilities and production experience on graduate programme