| Colin is an Associate Member of the
Institute of Management Consultancy. He was educated at University
College London where he obtained a 1st Class Honours degree in
Applied Physics and a Ph.D in Electronic Engineering. He has worked
in high-tech manufacturing and service industries for over 20 years.
During this time he has had a variety of roles including research
and development, product engineering, operations management ,
strategic planning and control. He has board level experience in
medium-sized businesses and an intuitive understanding of the
problems encountered by such businesses. As a result he has gained
extensive experience of business restructuring, unit integration and
the associated change management. |
| Management of
Manufacturing units:
Has board-level experience of running complex
manufacturing operations covering a wide range of responsibilities,
including, production engineering, procurement,
manufacturing/production, test and installation. He has practical
experience of restructuring and modernization, specific areas
include; |
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Manufacturing unit development:
Has experience of the development of manufacturing processes for
new products. Includes detailed specification of equipment, site and
personnel requirements. Has experience of business unit integration
and relocation.
Manufacturing Costing approaches: Has developed
activity-based product costing and pricing approaches allowing easy
identification of targets for cost reduction/elimination.
Supplier development: Supplier development/partnering
programmes. Assessment of suppliers.
Process improvement, control and modernization: Instigated a
major change processes based on business excellence and lean
methods. Quality improvement programmes. Application of new
technology to process improvement.
ISO9001 Quality System: Development of systems for
manufacturing and service companies. |
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| Business
Process Re-engineering: Has practical
experience of driving major change processes throughout an entire
manufacturing organization, including product development,
manufacturing, sales and service functions. Able to use a variety of
tools for the development of strategic plans, taking into account
all aspects of the business. Able to formulate realistic action
plans and help with their implementation. Experience includes; |
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Business diagnostics and
review: Initial reviews/discussions with all functions to
identify underlying causes of problems and issues.
Simplified business modelling: Making the effects of
possible changes obvious to all business functions rather than just
the finance section.
Managing the change: Can provide practical help with the
implementation process and assist with the measurement of progress.
Has extensive practical experience of the problems encountered when
restructuring/downsizing and expanding business units
Assessment and review: Analysis of need and priorities. Cost
benefit and Cost of poor quality analyses. Education of senior
management.
Manufacturing process improvement: Process mapping,
performance metrics, pilot schemes, cellular approaches, JIT and MRP
combinations.
Training and implementation: Can provide lectures and
workshops for the entire work force and aid the implementation
teams.
Sales and Operations Planning: Formulation and introduction
of user-friendly SOP business modelling approach.
ERP/MRP II Implementation: Experience of implementing
complete MRP II systems with integrated financial package and
reporting.
Special approaches: Has developed modified/focussed
approaches to cope with the disruptions caused by high levels of new
product introductions. |
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| New Product
Introduction and Product Improvement: Has
over 20 years involvement in the development, design, engineering
and management of high-technology products and techniques. This
involvement has carried on whilst having other major operational
roles within the organizations. Experience includes the following; |
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Technical auditing and review:
Review of existing concepts, designs and product development
approaches. Instigation of improved product development processes.
Managing the function: Specific technical auditing methods,
project management, risk assessment. Improving product introduction
cycles. Cross-disciplinary team control. Reporting R&D as a business
function.
Production engineering: Design and Engineering of products
for manufacture. Concurrent engineering approaches. Development of
and management of novel control methodologies in engineering and
manufacturing.
Special projects: Costing and control of special and
custom-designed projects for customers. Risk assessment
CE Marking: Has extensive knowledge of the CE-marking process
and its requirements for complex products. |
