Experience

Prodieco

• Ireland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interim Head of Quality

  • Sep 2022 - Present



ITM Power

• United Kingdom
• Services for Renewable Energy
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Interim Head of Quality

  • Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

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Rosti Automotive

• United Kingdom
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Head of Engineering & Quality

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2020

  Responsible for the launch of new products into the manufacturing plant covering design, mould tools, plant & equipment, Quality & packaging & of course all done safely. The key objective in the change in my role is to ensure that the lean manufacturing strategy is translated into all the plant and equipment we purchase being able to meet the Quality & productivity needs of the organization and keep within the businesses budgetary requirements.Key achievements• Introduction of visual management system to track projects into the business• Meeting project budget and timing targets• Changed manufacturing philosophy to focus on lean techniques and zero defects• Successful introduction of L462 and L560 products into JLR on cosmetically sensitive parts.• Improved customer perception of Rosti Automotive and our NPI process.• Supplier development of new suppliers / subcontractors• Reduced the number of customer reported issues at launch

• Quality Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2016

  Recruited to lead the Quality team following a period of intense growth that had led to falling quality standards, extremely poor customer perception and escalating cost of QualityKey Achievements• Completed the de-escalation process with 4 separate customer facilities by improving quality levels, response times and quality of responses• Reduced PPM levels from 800PPM to less than 20PPM.• Reduced cost of quality by over £1M / year• Improved JLRQ score from 200 to 1150• Developed graduate engineers and apprentices to support a growing business

• Interim Head of Quality

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Responsible for rebuilding the quality function in a plant that had lost customer accreditations from it’s two biggest customers where containment costs were running at £3M / annumKey Achievements• Reduced containments costs by £700K / year• Management of a major warranty issue reporting out at customer board level and saving my business around £4M.• Recruitment of key Quality people to move the Quality function forward



Accurate Cutting Services Limited

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim General Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2015



BNL (UK) Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UK Operations Manager

  • May 2011 - Jan 2015

  BNL is the world leader in the design and manufacture of plastic bearings. Responsible for all aspects of manufacturing at the UK facility. Primary skills include setting a vision and ensuring that all we do contributes to achieving that vision to make the business better. Successes achieved so far a BNL include - Massive improvement in 5 S standard - Implementing efficency metrics and improving - Reduction in internal and customer PPM - Reduction in scrap costs - Becoming approved supplier to 3 new customers - Removing bottlenecks - New process developement -



Switchgear & Instrumentation ltd

• Bradford, United Kingdom

• QHSE Manager

  • May 2009 - May 2011

  Resposible for QHSE activities at the Bradford site. Key achievemnets include gaining accreditation to ISOTS 29001 and accreditation to OHSAS 18001. Resposible for QHSE activities at the Bradford site. Key achievemnets include gaining accreditation to ISOTS 29001 and accreditation to OHSAS 18001.



Kautex Textron

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Focus Factory Manager

  • Jan 2006 - May 2009



Weir Valves & Controls

• Business Quality Manager

  • May 2002 - Dec 2005