Experience

Ravago Building Solutions UK

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  King's Lynn Responsible for the staff and all aspects of the operation of a XPS foam manufacturing facility



Dow

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agriculture Division Industrial Park Manager, EMEA and Asia

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

  Kings Lynn, United Kingdom - Develop and execute strategies for each shared site in EMEA and Asia - Manage relationships with landlords or tenants to mutual advantage - Owns and maintains contracts on behalf of the Agriculture Division



Dow AgroSciences

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Learning and Development Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2017

  King's Lynn, United Kingdom As Global Learning and Development Manager for Dow AgroSciences Crop Protection business, my main responsibilities are: - Create business value through improvement of employee expertise, especially in technical areas - Lead assessment of expertise, correlation with business objectives and opportunity identification - Close expertise and business or facility performance gaps by leading creation of technical training and development packages

• Global Improvement Leader

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2015

  United Kingdom - Created the Dow AgroSciences Formulation & Packaging Expertise Center from scratch, and led it for 6 years to become a highly effective Global improvement organisation of 17 experts. - A core member of Dow AgroSciences Formulation and Packaging Global Business Team, which oversees a varied product portfolio exceeding four billion dollar sales annually. - Successful creation and delivery of a Technology Strategy supporting business value growth across 15 internal facilities and around 80… Show more - Created the Dow AgroSciences Formulation & Packaging Expertise Center from scratch, and led it for 6 years to become a highly effective Global improvement organisation of 17 experts. - A core member of Dow AgroSciences Formulation and Packaging Global Business Team, which oversees a varied product portfolio exceeding four billion dollar sales annually. - Successful creation and delivery of a Technology Strategy supporting business value growth across 15 internal facilities and around 80 external manufacturing sites globally. - Successful delivery each year of >10MM EBIT contribution through a $20 - 40MM capital budget, Lean, Six Sigma and Technology improvements. - Assured flawless launch of new products by assuring excellence in Technology Transfer, startup support, interface with R&D and scaleup - Primary assessor and implementer of Intellectual Property risk management strategy - Direct administrative and supervisory leadership, performance management and personnel development for 17 technical specialists in various locations globally



Dow AgroSciences

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Leader

  • 2005 - 2009

  King's Lynn, United Kingdom • Responsible to the Global Business Manufacturing Leader for all aspects of operation of a Chlorpyrifos insecticide Synthesis Plant, Formulation Plant, and Packaging Plant. • Accountable for facility Environment, Health and Safety performance, Quality and Regulatory Compliance, efficiency and cost performance • People Leadership responsibilities for 30 direct Dow reports, total facility workforce is approx. 70 people. • Accountable for Prime controllable budget of approx. $8MM, and a… Show more • Responsible to the Global Business Manufacturing Leader for all aspects of operation of a Chlorpyrifos insecticide Synthesis Plant, Formulation Plant, and Packaging Plant. • Accountable for facility Environment, Health and Safety performance, Quality and Regulatory Compliance, efficiency and cost performance • People Leadership responsibilities for 30 direct Dow reports, total facility workforce is approx. 70 people. • Accountable for Prime controllable budget of approx. $8MM, and a total facility budget (including raw materials and capital spending) close to $120MM. Show less



Dow

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production and Site Leader

  • 2002 - 2005

  Nuneaton, United Kingdom • Responsible to Global Business Manufacturing Leader for all aspects of operation of Polyurethane adhesives production facility employing 30 Dow technicians and contractors • Led employees through period of massive change, to facility closure in March 2005, without significant loss or employment issues. • Successfully obtain Iso-14001 environmental certification, and IPPC environmental permit • Accountable for annual budgets of approx. $5 million.

• Six Sigma Black Belt

  • 2000 - 2002

  King's Lynn, United Kingdom • Led five successful projects spanning manufacturing, supply chain, product quality and customer management, and saving an estimated $2 million per year • Led multi-disciplinary improvement teams of up to 15 people across diverse functions and locations • Interfaced with customers under difficult circumstances • Prepared successful quotation and contract for additional contract manufacturing business



Dow

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technology Specialist

  • 1998 - 1999

  Michigan, USA Led design team to create Most Effective Technology package for synthesis of Chlorpyrifos insecticide, which formed basis of design for proposed new facility in China

• Technology Specialist

  • 1998 - 1998

  East London, South Africa Enabled continued operation at facility in South Africa by identifying improvement opportunities and implementing a successful improvement programme Coached successor through further improvements after the assignment ended

• Manufacturing Representative

  • 1994 - 1998

  Chiplun Area, India • Led & planned successful startup and operating discipline creation for new Dow JV Chlorpyrifos active synthesis plant • Verified design of plant against company standards and specific technology requirements at 3rd party EPC contractor • Led small project improvement programme after startup on low cost / high value basis

• Senior Production Engineer

  • 1989 - 1994

  King's Lynn, United Kingdom • Won Dow Europe Process Control Improvement Award (1992) • Ensured continuous improvement of facility performance by initiating and implementing small improvement projects