Experience

Gage Products Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  Business development in Automotive OEM and Tier 1s for paint facility system cleaning and solvent supply. Business development in Automotive OEM and Tier 1s for paint facility system cleaning and solvent supply.



Magna Decoma

• Paint unit shift supervisor

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

  Responsible for shift production, quality and yields in Paint unit.Manage day to day resourses to support production. Commissioning transfer to bell application of Fanuc robots in base and clear coats to bring yields into target. Identify and drive through cost down initiatives. Support production technically for paint material and process concerns, took Paint shop RFT from 35% to 90% to be the best performing unit in the UK. Responsible for shift production, quality and yields in Paint unit.Manage day to day resourses to support production. Commissioning transfer to bell application of Fanuc robots in base and clear coats to bring yields into target. Identify and drive through cost down initiatives. Support production technically for paint material and process concerns, took Paint shop RFT from 35% to 90% to be the best performing unit in the UK.



Gurit Automotive

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paint unit manager

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2012

  Preparation and painting of Carbon fiber panels for niche market vehicles. Increased throuput in paint unit by 300% by improving RFT, developing processes and materials. Designing and commissioning new paint facility. Developing and launching new model processes. Reducing consumable costs 25%. Preparation and painting of Carbon fiber panels for niche market vehicles. Increased throuput in paint unit by 300% by improving RFT, developing processes and materials. Designing and commissioning new paint facility. Developing and launching new model processes. Reducing consumable costs 25%.



Ferrari

• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paint unit quality/process consultant

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2009

  Increased throughput in paint unit by 20% by improving RFT rate, reducing repairs and identifying other process improvements. Reduced paint unit consumable spend 33%. Developed California and 458 processes, slave equipment and BIW standards. Managed motor show body preperation for Ferrari and Maserati. Increased throughput in paint unit by 20% by improving RFT rate, reducing repairs and identifying other process improvements. Reduced paint unit consumable spend 33%. Developed California and 458 processes, slave equipment and BIW standards. Managed motor show body preperation for Ferrari and Maserati.



Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract engineer

  • 2009 - 2009

  Measured and reduced SVO material costs to QAF. Measured and reduced SVO material costs to QAF.



BASF Coatings Ltd

• India
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Account manager

  • May 1995 - Mar 2003

  Managing the development and introduction of automotive coatings to OEMs, commissioning of new automotive paint facilities, setting up and standardisation of processes, production support and continuous improvement. Introduced lead supply (tier 1) into NMUK paint unit for all primers, topcoats and bumper materials on CPU contract. Managing the development and introduction of automotive coatings to OEMs, commissioning of new automotive paint facilities, setting up and standardisation of processes, production support and continuous improvement. Introduced lead supply (tier 1) into NMUK paint unit for all primers, topcoats and bumper materials on CPU contract.