Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
General Management / Finance 1. Responsible for P&L for a $30M business unit which designed and manufactured complex technical products. 2. Manage a 320 person cross functional organization which included accounting, sales & marketing, estimating, warranty, QA, engineering, project management and manufacturing. 3. Doubled Sales in a 12 month period. 4. Build high performance teams by analyzing capabilities and acquiring talent to grow the business. 5. Experience working in small or large corporate structures 6. Developed and built teams from scratch and through company acquisitions. Assessed talent and made personnel changes to improve team performance. 7. Developed engineering budget process with a focus of project accounting with monthly financial reports. 8. Set up warranty process to streamline the processing of warranty and contain costs. Operations /Manufacturing 1. Managed the manufacturing engineering function which encompassed process improvement, new product introduction and the design and implementation of new assembly lines and processes. 2. Managed the production facility during a high growth period from $20M to $100M in revenue. 3. Implemented Kanban and performed Kaizen events to improve productivity and reduce cost. 4. Developed On and Off shore suppliers from components to complete box assembly. 5. Worked with suppliers on PPAP and PFMEA development. Engineering / Product Development 1. Managed cross functional engineering teams which developed complex electro-mechanical products, which included power generation, coolant heaters and air conditioning. These product required mechanical packaging, electronic controls, embedded software, combustion and extreme environmental protection. 2. Built and turned around organizations to create high performing development teams. 3. Develop technology and product strategic plans. 4. Landed development contract with in rail transportation in excess of $600K. 5. Implemented PDM software tools. Specialties: 1. Implemented ISO 9001 for manufacturing and Engineering organizations 2. Ability to manage various functions of the organization 3. Put operational metrics in place to measure performance and make sustained improvements. 4. Managed focused technology development 5. Understand and implemented processes to grow and sustain business.
Lead a team of engineers; mechanical, electrical, electronics, power electronics, design verification and certification in the design and development of Vanadium Flow Batteries for the in front of or behind the meter applications.
Management Consultant in the area of Operations Management, Product Development, Product/Technology strategy and Operations Improvement. Experience in the following industries: Transportation, RV, Marine, Rail, Work Vehicle, Consumer Electronics, Anti Idling Technology, Green Technology, Power Electronics / Power Management and Industrial Controls. Currently seeking engagements in Product Engineering / Development, Operations Improvement and Product Strategy.
Member of the Board of Directors for All Star Sports Youth Society. All Star Youth Sport provides funding for organized sports to families who need assistance. These include basketball, soccer, hockey , football, tennis and more. Please see allstaryouthsport.com for more information.
Lead the Operations Team of the Low Voltage Business at Houle Electric in the Security, Network, Controls and AV businesses throughout BC. The Low Voltage group provides consulting, design and delivery and service of integrated technology solutions and work closely with our construction and services team. Visit us at www.houle.ca. Look at how we can provide a custom technology solution to solve your problem,
Keatec Energy designs, manufactures and installs scalable, custom-built DC and AC power solutions for telecom, commercial IT, and industrial clients around the globe.