Experience

Marden Edwards
• United Kingdom
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Quality Systems Manager (Business Process Improvement)

  • Jul 2011 - Present


VT Group plc

• Supply Chain Improvement Agent (Process Simplification SME)

  • Apr 2009 - Feb 2010

  ContractA_In conjunction with Superusers and Team Leaders, generate, configure and release a User Guide for the Russell Adams Enterprise Resource Planning Information System (RAL) ContractB_ In conjunction with Team Leaders, to facilitate Review & Re-alignment of the Supply Chain Process Flowcharts and Work Instructions Successfully:  Defined a Schedule, Task Breakdown, Action Owner(s) and Timeline for each Contract Activity.  Planned, launched & facilitated regular Progress Reviews to ensure activities remained on target.  Created a generic standardized approach to Formats, Templates, Logs and Configuration Management methodologies for both the freshly created Information and the progressive re-alignment of all existing Documentation/Data.  Generated, sought verification, gained approval, compiled and released over 140 Work Instructions, 40 Process Flowcharts, a NEW RAL Enterprise User Guide and a Re-aligned Procurement Section for the top level Supply Chain Policy. Show less



BVT Surface Fleet Ltd

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Systems Improvement Agent (Process Simplification SME)

  • Jul 2008 - Mar 2009

  Introducing and facilitating Supply Chain Team ‘process simplification’ initiatives through the application of Lean Tools to minimise works cost/overhead by maximising process/workforce efficiency. Successfully: Designed, gained acceptance for and implemented New Supplier and Critical Contractor Approval processes and Procedures for the BVT CfA Supply Chain Team, trained and supported handover.  Generated and released a new suite of simplified processes and Procedures for the CfA Supply Chain Team (SAUDI) from Customer Inquiry through to Warehouse Dispatch.  Defined, configured and supported a new ‘easy find’ soft centralised Library Structure (Standardisation, Folder Structure, Information Types (Doc / Data), Revision Management and Archive) for the extended CfA Combined Logistics Support Team.  Listened, conceptualised and facilitated a new ‘lean’ Configuration Management process initiative (Change Control Board Reviews, Action Items and Follow Up) for the CfA Configuration Team. Show less

• Supply Chain Development Agent (Process Simplification SME)

  • May 2005 - Jun 2008

  Enabling Strategic Supply Chain Team ‘value adding’ activities through the application of Training and the use of Lean Tools to ensure on-going success and compliance. Successfully:  Completed Lean Engineering Training and facilitated a Supply Chain Improvement Programme (Value Stream Mapping, 5C etc) with ‘key’ Suppliers and OEMs.  Devised, sought agreement and released a Supplier Management System (Control Log, Core Detail Spreadsheet, Templates, process flows and Procedures to enable Supplier control, trained and supported handover.  Designed, gained acceptance and implemented a New Supplier Approval process and Procedure for the extended VT Support Services Supply Chain Team to enable New Supplier authorization, trained and supported handover.  Monitored, devised and supported a new ‘simplified’ approach to Warehouse Goods Management for the Material Management Team from Receipt and Goods In Inspection, Acceptance / Rejection, Storage and Call Off, Packing and Dispatch including QA Verification. Show less


Schlumberger
• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee
• Configuration Engineer

  • 1978 - 1998