Director Of Continuous Improvement

• Jan 2022 - Present

Currently employed at Sellectronics Ltd as the Director of Continuous Improvement within the Contract Electronics Manufacturing (CEM) Industry.My main job role is to drive sustainable and operational change to create breakthrough benefits. I operate within all departments in the business and have regular meetings with the entire team to ensure operational change and improvements are implemented from the top and flowed down to all staff.This is achieved by;Vigorously driving sustainable and transformational change by leading and supporting improvement projects through the change management process, from minor changes through to Capex justification and commissioning. Structuring and leading continuous improvement projects and rapid improvement events that deliver operational improvement and help develop a continuous improvement culture within the businessI encapsulate strong project/programme management skills via daily interaction with the shop floor and engineering/quality staff to ensure everyone has the tools and information to allow them to perform the task allocated which includes aiding others to understand customer drawings or how to correctly perform a requirement of the business needs, whilst continually assessing and processing data to achieve the optimal process for ease of manufacture. Continuous interaction with customers and suppliers via face to face meetings/video conferencing or audits allows me to achieve complete process management and provide the quality our customers expect and deserve with direct and transparent communication with both quality and engineering leads.As part of my Continuous Improvement role I maintain the Business Management System (BMS) for ISO9001/14001:2015 and leading the team to achieve AS9100:2018 accreditation within the Aerospace industry to ensure to all our customers experience the best quality and customer satisfaction that Sellectronics can provide. Show less

Operations Manager

• Aug 2020 - Feb 2022

Technical Quality Manager

• Apr 2018 - Aug 2020

Technical Manager

• Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

Supporting all staff with any Technical queries in the fields of Surface Mount Technology (SMT), Through Hole Technology, Test, Machine Troubleshooting, IT support and training including IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies.Support to customers regarding new and existing assemblies from PCBA through to Box Builds. New Product Introduction (NPI), Production Part Approval Processes, Machine programming, Reflow profiling, Machine Calibration, Tooling and Process Engineering. Show less

Senior Surface Mount Process Engineer/Supervisor

• Jul 2014 - Feb 2017

My main responsibility is to ensure continuous improvement within the SMT (Surface Mount Technology) line and work towards improved production activity to reduce downtime.

ICT Engineer

• Aug 2009 - Jul 2014

MCDST certified technician Involved with all aspects of information technology including resolving issues with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Server 2003, Server 2008 and Server 2012. Also experience with Apple OSX, Linux, IOS, Android, Symbian and Windows mobile. Networking issues, TCP/IP, broadband, printers and Wi-Fi including Netgear and Ruckus managed wireless systems. (Ruckus WiSE Certified) MCDST certified technician Involved with all aspects of information technology including resolving issues with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Server 2003, Server 2008 and Server 2012. Also experience with Apple OSX, Linux, IOS, Android, Symbian and Windows mobile. Networking issues, TCP/IP, broadband, printers and Wi-Fi including Netgear and Ruckus managed wireless systems. (Ruckus WiSE Certified)

Technical Support Manager

• Jan 2005 - Aug 2009

Supporting end users and worldwide distributors in most countries via phone, email and UK/overseas site visits in the field of single/three phase motor control, intelligent lighting, and refrigeration control. Knowledge and practice of single phase and 3 phase technologies, electronic design, test and repair. Involvement in mechanical design with AutoCAD 2007/2009 and technical training. Supporting end users and worldwide distributors in most countries via phone, email and UK/overseas site visits in the field of single/three phase motor control, intelligent lighting, and refrigeration control. Knowledge and practice of single phase and 3 phase technologies, electronic design, test and repair. Involvement in mechanical design with AutoCAD 2007/2009 and technical training.

Electronic Design Engineer

• 1999 - 2005

Design, test and fault finding of emergency lighting and control systems. Maintenance of electronic production equipment. Design, test and fault finding of emergency lighting and control systems. Maintenance of electronic production equipment.