Profile

Operations Manager with extensive experience of strategic and tactical business development gained in the fast moving and hugely competitive automotive industry. Extensive knowledge of employment law, including unionised operations. Proficient communicator at all levels, with a proven track record in developing and motivating personnel to achieve objectives. Quality orientated and always customer focused. Currently completing a two year engineering retraining programme in order to traverse industry boundaries and further develop professionally.

LlandrilloCollege (Completion May 2006) Oct 04 - To date

HNC Fast track Electronic & Electrical Engineering

C & G 2377 P.A.T Certification, C & G 2380 Wiring Regulations, C & G 2360 Electrical Engineering - Distinction level II & III, C & G 2391 Inspection and Testing

Member of Reaching higher, reaching further Schools mentoring team under the hospice of Bangor University

Experience

Managing Director - (Caernarfon) - Dynamex Friction LtdAug 03 - Oct04

Full operational responsibility for medium sized manufacturing plant employing 100 with a senior management team of 6.

Responsible for Business planning and budgeting, i.e. management to budgetary constraints, identification and introduction of new products in line with Business development objectives.

Full financial responsibility, reporting to Board members and Shareholders.

Managed transition to ISO 9000:2000 and implemented ISO 14001 environmental strategy.

Achieved cost reductions of £500k over inherited cost base through process and productivity review together with full financial expenditure strategy analysis, including lean manufacture, just in time, stocks, supplier and supplier lead times, customer credit facilities etc

Extensive participation in TUPE and TULRA tribunals, unionised and non-unionised employees.

European Sales and Distribution Manager - (Leiden, Holland) - EBC Brakes International BV

Apr 03 - Aug03

Set up European distribution depot and developed sales from Euro 40k to Euro 2m per annum on projected sales

Achieved distribution network extending to ten European countries

Business Manager - (Caernarfon)- Friction Dynamics LtdJune 02 - Apr2003

Full operational responsibility for a company employing 112 people with a turnover of £7Million, responding to U.S. based owners.

Increased sales of Industrial Product by 30% through strategic development of customer base.

Achieved cost reductions of £1.5 Million through Company re-structure and procedural re-organisation.

Introduced and achieved new measured day-work standards equating to 40% efficiency gain in output.

Implemented transition course for ISO 9002:1994 to ISO 9000:2000

Extensive experience in Employment Law, including: contracts, redundancies, tribunals, terminations, disciplinary hearings, of both Unionised and non Unionised staff.

General Manager - ( Le Mans, France)- Freix SARLJuly 1998 - June 2003

Full operational responsibility for the Company, reporting to UK based shareholders.

Increased sales three fold, Increased factory productivity by 200% in line with sales growth.

Introduction of a QMS meeting the requirements of ISO 9002:1994,

Project managed introduction of Commercial Vehicle Brake Pad manufacturing to plant and exceeded UK output levels (EFI),

Calculation and introduction of measured day work standard incorporating full product and process costings

Excellent French language skills

Motorcycle Product Manager- (94-98) Shift Manager- (92-94) Quality Engineer- (90-92) - (Bristol)European Friction Industries Limited

Introduced Scooter pad product range and achieved sales of 1 million piece's p.a.

Introduced Mountain Bike brake pad range and achieved sales of over 100,000 pieces p.a.

Responsible for achieving production objectives for quality, quantity and delivery.

Increased productivity by 30% causing a review of output requirements. 45 operatives, 3 shift pattern.

Setting of inspection standards for incoming raw materials.

Creating Operating Procedures and Process Control documents to meet the requirements of BS5750 Part 2. Introduction of SPC and machine and process capability studies.

Kram Tools - (Bristol, Self Employed)1986 - 1990

Sales and distribution of hand and power tools to Industry.

Hyco UK Ltd - (Bristol)1983 - 1986

Purchasing and Warehouse Manager, liasing and negotiating with suppliers, distribution of product to Franchise Operatives

Re-designed Hyconomiser fuel economy system to achieve greater reliability and hence improved market penetration.

Education / Professional Training

PERA Training Courses- Melton Mowbury

Managing People, Quality in Manufacture, Statistical Process Control

JPD Training - Auditing ISO-9000: 2000, COSHH Assessments, Management review courses, ISO 9000: 2000, TSI6949

C.C.I - French Language Course's Le Mans, France

Verulam Grammar School - English, Maths, History, Geography, Physics, Biology, Social Science and

English Grammar O levels.