Kevan Mcavoy
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Credentials
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LLA Certificate (Airbus Lean Leadership Academy)
Airbus -
Leadership for Managers
Dale Carnegie Training -
Six Sigma Blackbelt
Johnson Controls / Six Sigma Academy
Experience
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Shanghai Normal University
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Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Lecturer
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Jun 2014 - Present
College of Information, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering: Delivered lectures on 2nd and 3rd year Mechanical Engineering degree course including manufacturing systems, engineering materials science, GD&T and product interchangeability, theoretical mechanics (statics and kinematics), metal cutting technologies, and quality systems.Shanghai Municipal Education Committee: Imparted Intensive Engineering Management training for University lecturers to bridge gap between academia and industry.CCP Leadership College, Shanghai: Rendered Western Leadership and Management training lectures to Chinese Communist Party leadership candidates.
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Executive Manager Quality and Production Engineering
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Apr 2013 - Feb 2014
Steered the operations for quality, production engineering, and manufacturing which included training of Management and Factory staff in Lean, quality performance, and process monitoring.Restructured quality and production engineering to improve effectiveness of internal corrective actions and provide appropriate technical support to sales and customers.Initiated and applied statistical analysis techniques for problem solving and analysis of data. Implemented Visual Management to improve shop floor control, motivation/involvement and performance.Proactively involved in CCC product certification, AQP for NPI, Supplier QMS appraisal, and Improvement.
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Process Excellence Director
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Mar 2012 - Apr 2013
Expertly controlled the quality department and implementation quality/continuous improvement that included machining processes, assembly processes and dealing with customer complaints, conducting supplier audits and development of suppliers (AQP and PPAP).Effectively trained and coached LEAN manufacturing methods to factory staff, supervision, and supply chain.Successfully implemented LEAN into Gearbox Assembly facility, reducing inventory and footprint whilst improving safety, productivity and reduced quality defect rates.
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Sigmatex High Technology Fabrics
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Textile Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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Apr 2010 - Feb 2012
• Tactfully handled business start-up which involved including selection of factory location, negotiating lease, importing equipment, recruitment of Chinese staff, obtaining permits to trade, selection and installation of ERP and network systems, sourcing, purchasing, liaison with banks, local governments, PRC Tax authorities, training of new recruits in the use of Company Systems and technical aspects of production. • Accomplished the project within time and budgetary constraints, achieving the desired results.
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Sigmatex
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United Kingdom
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Textile Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Value Stream Leader
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May 2007 - Apr 2010
• Carried out all manufacturing related activities such as production planning, material purchasing, manufacturing, equipment maintenance, Industrial engineering, logistics and warehousing, recruitment, and training.Key Achievements: • Achieved significant improvements in delivery performance 98%+ from 55% as well as reduction in Inventory ($3M to $1.5M).• Designed and implemented incentive scheme linked to customer satisfaction in UK and USA plants. Applied Six Sigma and LEAN projects and achieved Daily and Monthly KPI’s.• Culture change as demonstrated by achieving better than 98.5% employee attendance every month. Fostered S&OP process and business planning.
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Lead Consultant
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Jun 2005 - May 2007
Trained Technical Greenbelts in UK, Spain, Germany and Switzerland in polyester fibre manufacturers. Coached and mentored factory management teams in personal performance improvement and leadership.Formulated Six Sigma deployment strategy for automotive textile manufacturer, restructured manufacturing operations in Carbon Fibre conversion plant, and introduced KPIs and performance management.Invited to join company as Value Stream Leader
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Director Of Operations / Materials Manager MOOG inc
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May 2002 - Jun 2005
UK Director of Operations: Diligently supervised production, supply chain, and manufacturing engineering. Materials Manager (Philippines): Optimised the development of Asian suppliers and implementation of MRPII logistics and planning in Philippine facility.Six Sigma Master Blackbelt (Philippines): Facilitated teaching/ training and implementation of Six Sigma strategy.Key Achievements:Repositioned the UK facility from low margin, medium volume manufacturing to high margin, low volume bespoke products increasing profitability.Devised and applied Six Sigma strategy for the UK and Philippine facilities, including the training of 9 Blackbelts and 12 Greenbelts generating in excess of $6.5M savings in defect elimination and productivity. Introduced MRPII system and philosophy in the planning and production control processes, installed delivery performance metrics, and worked with the Corporate Purchasing team to provide a group saving through the development of an Asian supply base.Enhanced and implemented Asian component supply (India, Singapore, and Philippines).Reduced manufacturing costs by $1M in UK plant.
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Operations Manager and Six Sigma Black belt
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Jun 1998 - May 2002
Achieved 100% OTIF for supply into UK car assemblers with less than 100ppm defect rates through introduction of heijunka scheduling of deliveries into car plants, training workforce in LEAN and implementing kanbans to control production.Engaged the union reps in reorganizing workforce into Focused manufacturing teams and delegating control to the correct hierarchy levels in the factory. This action allowed me to focus on the step change activities needed to successfully support and maintain the current business with Toyota and Honda.
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Factory Manager: (Actuator and Valve factories)
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Jul 1994 - Jan 1998
Actuator Factory: Inventory reduction of $1.5M to less than $300k through implementation of JIT manufacturing, which improved delivery performance from 80% to better 98%. Led the transition from a “basket case” militant factory to 50% growth over two years from $16M to $24M achieving a ROS of 17%.Valve Factory: Promoted to run additional factory after achieving results in Actuator Factory. Similar results achieved which resulted in shelving a project to relocate the facility to Turkey. (Improved quality, cost, delivery, and profitability).
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Education
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1990 - 1991
UMIST
DMM, Postgraduate Diploma: Manufacturing Management -
1977 - 1981
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
B.Eng, Production Engineering
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