OBJECTIVE:

A results-driven MBA Professional with demonstrable achievements across the key areas in multi-site organisations, change management and team building, working to implement World Class levels of excellence. Strong leadership, presentation and negotiation skills, able to drive forward the team to achieve production targets, quality and corporate objectives. A pro-active catalyst for change, devising and delivering change management and business process engineering initiatives.

Seeking to further career in a senior role which will offer increased responsibility and the scope to impact on strategy and results.

Senior Operations Manager

A results-driven Professional with demonstrable achievements across the key areas in multi-site organisations, change management and team building, working to implement World Class levels of excellence. Strong leadership, presentation and negotiation skills, able to drive forward the team to achieve production targets, quality and corporate objectives. A pro-active catalyst for change, devising and delivering change management and business process engineering initiatives.

Seeking to further career in a senior role which will offer increased responsibility and the scope to impact on strategy and results.

Career Highlights, Assignments and Achievements

Operations Change Manager for Diageo Baileys Global Supply, Dublin Premier Brand Drinks Company

Output: 8 million boxes per annum

Headcount: 400 personnel

2002 - August 2004

* Direct and manage day to day operations;

* Devise the strategy to drive down inventory waste;

* Successfully reduced waste by 600k+ euro;

* Led the selection of an automatic machine downtime data capture

system with total investment of over 450k euros;

* Managed the waste awareness and reduction programme across the

business resulting in an initial reduction to landfill by over 35%;

* Reduced an unmanageable portfolio of projects from 35 to 12;

* Achieved full and on time delivery of the 12 key projects;

* Provided detailed studies showing lack of robustness in delivery

practices by the key materials supplier - savings of 250k euro;

* Implemented inventory management reporting system resulting in

improved stock accuracy from a low of 70% to 85+%;

* Built a high performing team and created a challenging environment

for staff who were previously under utilised.

Esselte, Uxbridge

World leader in the manufacture and supply of office products

Global headcount: 2000 UK headcount: 150

1999 - 2002 Business Integration Manager

* Developed and implemented best practice manufacturing techniques;

* Successfully standardised KPIs across European manufacturing sites;

* Developed and implemented the New Product Introduction process for the three divisions;

* Improved production output of the French manufacturing units by 15%

with a new, inexperienced team;

* Integrated two product units into one factory in France.

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World Class International, Denmead, Portsmouth Manufacturing Consultancy

1997 - 1999 Senior Consultant

* Led and delivered key projects for a portfolio of clients;

*Managed the rationalisation programme for a Hungarian conglomerate, saved £10m through consolidation of five business units to two;

* Led a system evaluation and selection for a German pharmaceutical of their clinical trials system with acceptance and approval of key

recommendations;

* Achieved increased shipping output for a software company without increasing space and reduced quarter end stock from £1.5m to £300k.

CSC Consultancy / Lucas Engineering & Systems Global Outsourcing IT & Manufacturing Excellence Consultancy

1989 - 1997 Senior Consultant

* Set up a new customer service department for an American industrial

company at their Virginia, USA Greenfield facility;

* Established a supplier development programme for an American aerospace company which resulted in over 30% reduction in supplier lead times and increased stock turns to 15;

* Led the analysis on the feasibility of Direct Phone Banking in Ireland

and led implementation with market entry 30% quicker than previous

product introduction.

Personal Information

Courses Range of professional and in-house courses, seminars, workshops

Executive Presentational and Reporting Skills

Project Management Methodologies & Skills

Training the Team in Problem Solving Techniques

Kaizen Implementation

Technology Highly computer literate and a competent business user

MS Project and Associated Planning Programmes

Qualifications MBA

Chartered Engineer (C.Eng., Member of the Institution of Electrical

Engineers)

BSc Industrial Engineering

Languages German

SUMMARY

Current Career Level: Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff) Years of relevant work experience: 10+ to 15 Years Management Experience: > 5 Years Project Leadership Experience: > 5 Years Date of Availability: Within one month