What I offer
1-Day Business Transformation
I used to be sent into JLR's worst performing suppliers, the ones on death-row. I was given a single day to turn them around. Allocate me a cross section of employees who care, and I'll lead the single most directly positively beneficial impactful day and start an improvement revolution.
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Business, Technical, Process, and Operational Excellence
The culmination of decades of work in Business Excellence, Technical Excellence, Process Excellence and Operational Excellence, I have crafted a holistic approach to improvement of any business. This is founded on proven principles of Business Excellence Models, 6-Sigma, Lean Methodologies, Kaizen.
Commercial Business Partnering
For three and a half years I led the partnership between Jaguar Land Rover and Waymo - Google's fully autonomous ride-hailing taxi service, the world's leading robo-taxi. What I do is take care of your business partner: full service, a safe pair of experienced hands, trust, respect, progress.
Problem-Solving (Strategy, Process, Technical, Cost, Warranty, etc)
I you have a problem; a tough-nut, nightmare, intractible, persistence, ever-present annoying thorn in the side of your business. Call me.
For my whole career I like nothing better than when someone deperate calls me for help - that is where I thrive. Problem-solving is in my blood.
Professional Staff Development
Are your staff and team performing to the very best of their potential? What I team is total method: tools, techniques process, methodology - the hard brutal professional method which is proven structure for your team to work with clarity. Leave the fluffy stuff to others - I teach rules.
Interim Almost Anything (MD, Commercial, Transformation, Strategy etc)
Throughout my career I've been dropped into thousands of situations at the last minute. Always landing firmly on my feet by beginning with people and, information through logical structure and professionalism. If you need an interim senior role, typically at C-Suite level, maybe I can help?
Experiences
Chartered Engineer (Product, Manufacturing, Launch, Quality)
From 1997 I worked as a professional chartered engineer in a numebr of high-profile, complex programme roles. Working across product development, advanced manufacturing, product launch activities, quality, etc. If your business needs an experienced and trusted pair of hands to support, call me.
6-Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean-Kaisen Sensei
Basically I'm an improvement Ninja! I don't even need direction, just point me at the business and I'll immediately focus on the greatest challenges, problems, issues, whatever they are. I'll work with the whole team, and together, by getting the very best out of individuals - things will improve
World First: High-power inductive charging
I led the programme whichbrough together a partnership of nine independent organisations to deliver the world's first high-power inductive charging programme in Oslo with Jaguar, and then later in Gothenburg with Volvo. The real skill was in holding all of the partners together throughout.
Managing Director / Commercial Director
Working across two highly ambitius innovative technology start-ups I led major develops of work. In one role buildiing hundred of sales leads globally and creating partners and revenue, in the other, leading the talented team and business. On a FT, PT, or fractional, or interim basis I can lead.
Global Corporate Integrated Management System
"Without Standards there can be no improvement". Imagine deploying this ethos across your entire organisation, empowering every single employee with the ability to improve standards. Bring together everything which defines your business into a disciplined centre, with de-centralised control.
