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EXPERIENCE
Management Consultant at Russell Davison
January 2003 � Present
Advanced manufacturing technology, Alternative energy
Business process reengineering, Concurrent engineering
Customer relationship management, Design for assembly
Design for manufacture, International business management
Marketing management, Preventative maintenance
Project management
Project Manager at Rolls-Royce, Singapore
August 2000 � December 2002 (2 years 5 months)
Managed 15 engineers for Asian offshore oil & gas projects.
Supported Asia-Pacific oil and gas business development.
Negotiated & secured agreements with bp, Conoco & Shell.
Recruited & trained 6 new staff to handle greater workload.
Implemented metrics to evaluate project performance.
Led process mapping and root cause analysis activities.
Coached employees in customer relationship management.
Prepared reports and delivered presentations, as required.
Established and maintained a network of key contacts.
Embedded best practices & lessons learnt within company.
Demonstrated ability to meet project dates and deadlines.
Ensured inventory planning carried out for all projects.
Identified & migrated project risks by adding contingencies.
Initiated SAP and Maximo enterprise resource planning.
Installed remote condition monitoring of offshore turbines.
Created strategies to achieve availability & reliability targets.
Implemented turbine preventative maintenance schemes.
Project Manager at Rolls-Royce, India
March 2000 � August 2000 (6 months)
Directed company staff, agents, importers & contractors.
Resolved daily issues with client, government & contractors.
Adapted schedules to flooding, sea swells, natural disaster.
Accommodated new laws on import duty & taxation.
Transacted material import documents with Excise officials.
Engaged local agent to handle delicate cultural peculiarities.
Obtained airport cargo & port clearance for imported goods.
Prepared pro-forma invoices and bills of lading for imports.
Managed contract compliance of projects on regular basis.
Revised program regularly for monsoon weather conditions.
Negotiated letters of credit with banks, client & company.
Re-assigned contract documents after corporate takeover.
Agreed wording of bank guarantees & performance bonds.
Issued monthly reports & delivered client presentations.
Demonstrated ability to meet project dates & milestones.
Generated cash flow, revenue & expenditure statements.
Created margin contribution forecast on a regular basis.
Project Manager at Rolls-Royce, USA
July 1999 � March 2000 (9 months)
Led multi-million dollar offshore gas turbine refit projects.
Supported gas turbine refit business development in Asia.
Led & managed several bids using company bid process.
Flew by helicopter to various Indian offshore oil & gas rigs.
Conducted offshore site surveys in Bombay High oil field.
Negotiated contract conditions, schedules and milestones.
Maintained integrity of schedules throughout supply chain.
Issued monthly reports and delivered client presentations.
Used in-house enterprise resource scheduling system.
Ensured the right people were deployed within the projects.
Developed and maintained critical inter-functional relations.
Planned project manning, expenses & cash-flow budgets.
Co-ordinated all customer responses on every project issue.
Supported human resource managers in staff deployment.
Met with international suppliers & led progress meetings.
Prepared RFQs, rated bids & awarded supplier contracts.
Relocated to India for site management of two projects.
Chief Engineer at Consultant Gas Engineers
January 1999 � June 1999 (6 months)
Directed modular plant & combustion systems engineering.
Managed team of 10 dedicated engineers and drafters.
Updated CAD & operator training to increase productivity.
Hired new engineers & CAD operators to support business.
Administered human resource compensation and overtime.
Coached less experienced staff in project engineering skills.
Co-ordinated departments to optimize company cash flow.
Led design of combustors, process plant, structural steel.
Executed projects for turbine blade castings, ceramics, etc.
Supported business development of dryers and furnaces.
Planned on-time, and within budget, schedule of projects.
Resolved on-site issues, e.g. over temperature, alignment.
Approved calculations, component & assembly drawings.
Reviewed sales enquiries and assisted in bid preparation.
Calculated capacity, size, power & noise for major buy-outs.
Selected process plant e.g. hydraulics, valves, fans, motors.
Specified long lead major items to procurement for buying.
Project Manager at Cooper Cameron, Moscow
May 1996 � December 1998 (2 years 8 months)
Led joint venture with Russian gas turbine manufacturer.
Drafted business agreement between JV and Gazprom.
Negotiated commercial contract and technical specification.
Organized bidding, design and build program for Gazprom.
Interfaced with Rolls-Royce on low emission technology.
Planned schedule, project manning and expenses budget.
Co-ordinated teams in Ohio, Netherlands, UK & Moscow.
Implemented international network for design, data transfer.
Managed manufacture of compressor, base plate, controls.
Arranged production of acoustics, HVAC, fuel & oil systems.
Prepared reports, delivered internal & client presentations.
Established and maintained a network of key contacts.
Demonstrated ability to meet project dates and milestones.
Maintained schedule integrity throughout supply chain.
Prompted 2-stage to 3-stage reaction turbine development.
Initiated compressor efficiency increase for Russian market.
Closed out project upon successful completion of 1st phase.
Turbomachinery Engineer at Cooper Industries
May 1992 � April 1996 (4 years)
Attended marketing & sales meetings with oil & gas clients.
Traveled internationally to customer locations.
Prepared reports and delivered presentations.
Assisted business developers� bid preparation/clarification.
Created solutions meeting business targets & within budget.
Provided phone support for system start-up on a 24/7 basis.
Facilitated teamwork between manufacturing & engineering.
Diagnosed turbine vibration, noise, performance problems.
Resolved turbomachinery on-site commissioning problems.
Advised after-sales staff/customers on site problem solving.
Interfaced directly with clients during VCM, FAT & CWT.
Procured acoustics, ventilation, pumps, coalescers, coolers.
Wrote gas turbine performance/mechanical test procedures.
Witnessed and approved factory tests and on-site tests.
Created P&IDs for fuel, air, oil, fire, gas, control, seal sys�s.
Developed and implemented control solutions, e.g. seal oil.
Ensured control systems complied with relevant standards.
Independent Contractor at Cooper Energy
May 1990 � April 1992 (2 years)
Evaluated client oil company and contractor specifications.
Wrote detailed turbomachinery engineering specifications.
Created P&I diagrams for rotating machinery packages.
Responsible for turbomachinery structures & acoustics.
Procured ancillary equipment, e.g. motors, pumps, valves.
Procured process plant, e.g. gas coalescers, gas coolers.
Designed turbine base plate fabrication / machining details.
Analyzed base plate stresses and designed lifting beams.
Specified turbomachinery anti-vibration / resilient mounting.
Calculated turning moments, wind & seismic bolt loads.
Specified acoustic enclosure, air filtration, fire and gas sys.
Established and updated project schedules using ERP sys.
Coordinated activities to meet project milestone dates.
Trained and mentored engineers having less experience.
Verified control system conformance to client specifications.
Specified control sys. components, e.g. transducers, RTDs.
Reviewed & approved project drawings, documentation.
Independent Contractor at Chadburn Engineering
January 1990 � April 1990 (4 months)
Created/designed control systems for toroidal motor hoists.
Drafted block diagrams, wiring diags. & wiring assemblies.
Procured motors, gears, load brakes, cable winding drums.
Procured hoist pendant casings, switches, keypads.
Witnessed hoist factory load tests and functional tests.
Troubleshot after-sales problems, e.g. augers, solenoids.
Re-designed pressurized boiler water expansion system.
Designed & developed new low cost boiler expansion tank.
Designed & developed new thermal/pressure cycle test rig.
Successfully life-cycle tested new vessel design.
Trained assembly workers in new operation procedures.
Assisted design and manufacture of motor control centres.
Supported design of deflocculating process equipment.
Assisted development of UV sterilization process plant.
Helped in design of brewery powered roller conveyors.
Aided design of brewery de-shiver/de-keystone machines.
Assisted design and manufacture of external keg washers.
Management Consultant at Xerox Corporation
October 1989 � December 1989 (3 months)
Scheduled 10 week feasibility study for new plastics facility.
Interpreted client requirements and established milestones.
Conducted market study and estimated product demand.
Analyzed sales forecasts and product/by-product marketing.
Addressed waste/effluent emission environmental concerns.
Estimated plant capacity based on future requirements.
Assessed characteristics of plastics and supply program.
Reviewed new plant location, site & environmental impacts.
Produced project plant layouts and defined scope of project.
Reported on injection/compression moulding technologies.
Forecasted cycle times, manning requirements, scrap rates.
Specified capital equipment and tooling needs.
Outlined civil engineering works program for new factory.
Proposed new plant organisation, cost centres, overheads.
Established new facility labour and staff manning levels.
Selected project implementation program & estimated cost.
Presented investment/production costs, financial evaluation.
Independent Contractor at British Aerospace
May 1989 � October 1989 (6 months)
Security cleared to confidential / secret / top secret levels.
Collaborated with A�rospatiale & DaimlerChrysler partners.
Participated in Third Generation Anti-Tank missile design.
Supported penetration of Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA).
Used tandem charge technology against reactive armour.
Produced prototypes to AQAP-4 NATO requirement.
Designed, developed, tested missile tandem charge barrier.
Varied mass, material and profile to create several designs.
Tested many design variations at UK military installation.
Analysed explosion radiographs for prototype performance.
Measured destruction & velocity to choose optimum design.
Circulated results to BAE, A�rospatiale & DaimlerChrysler.
Designed, made, tested spotter round frangible nose cone.
Created nose cone to withstand field environment forces.
Manufactured many polyamide nose cone design variations.
Tested oxide filled prototypes using a high speed camera.
Evaluated missile test results and chose optimum design.
Independent Contractor at Ingersoll Rand
December 1988 � April 1989 (5 months)
Engaged in rotary screw compressor engineering & testing.
Provided contra-rotating rotor design engineering analyses.
Re-designed compressor modulation system for stability.
Designed experiments to efficiently evaluate products.
Developed new, innovative cooling concepts and ideas.
Reviewed engineering change orders & determined costs.
Used root cause analysis to solve high ambient problems.
Provided technical assistance to propose value advantages.
Assisted screw compressor product improvement teams.
Participated in spiral lobe compressor machine qualification.
Generated reports on qualified reasons for site failures.
Simulated site environmental & load conditions for DFMEA.
Created innovative & manufacturable compressor solutions.
Performance tested water-cooled & air-cooled compressors.
Conducted reliability tests, documented & presented results.
Tested positive displacement compressor power efficiency.
Interpreted screw compressor testing data & gave advice.
Management Consultant at Hopwood
June 1988 � October 1988 (5 months)
Appointed UK government dti management consultant.
Secured advanced technology project government funding.
Conducted flexible assembly of horticultural products study.
Addressed labour shortage/high work in progress problems.
Evaluated existing extrusion, punching & riveting facilities.
Specified characteristics of new automatic handling devices.
Defined automatic part insertion mechanism requirements.
Discussed needs with specialist machine manufacturers.
Obtained flexible/dedicated assembly machine quotations.
Outlined flexible & dedicated assembly machine designs.
Described general purpose transfer and riveting elements.
Detailed vibratory feeder tooling and estimated efficiency.
Reviewed interfaces between new and existing machinery.
Calculated cycle times for alternative manufacturing layouts.
Verified payback period for preferred alternative machines.
Analysed return on investment for preferred options.
Proposed automation solution with optimum financial return.
Management Consultant at Robotic Assembly Ltd
January 1988 � May 1988 (5 months)
Spoke at conferences on cost reductions by better design.
Presented symposium papers on flexible & robot assembly.
Attended conferences on DFMA, FMS, JIT and MRP.
Authored book chapters about concurrent engineering.
Composed articles & papers on product design strategies.
Organized seminars on product design for robot assembly.
Created advertising material, brochures, mail list database.
Prepared training schedules, notes & visuals for seminars.
Trained engineers and managers in design for assembly.
Evaluated alternative robot system performance/economics.
Analysed industry trends in robot assembly applications.
Developed robot assembly rules for least gripper changes.
Interfaced with researchers to estimate robot activity times.
Collaborated with industrialists to produce assembly survey.
Produced classification/coding system for assembly robots.
Created methods for robot assembly sequence precedence.
Wrote BASIC software - product design for robot assembly.
Management Consultant at RBM
September 1987 � December 1987 (4 months)
Recommended improvements for 5% productivity increase.
Used ABC analysis for product variety, revenue and margin.
Proposed bonus scheme modification to include machinery.
Recommended change from function based management.
Analysed machinery book value, amortisation, space rent.
Identified losses created by defective materials.
Advised procurement to specify material quality to suppliers.
Suggested warehouse to improve material storage design.
Proposed ultrasonic welding to replace thermal welding.
Identified machinery defects creating production losses.
Proposed factory layout modifications to linear product flow.
Specified line end pick �n place units replace manual labour.
Addressed quality; failure, appraisal and prevention costs.
Measured individual machine reliabilities and availabilities.
Suggested preventative maintenance to increase efficiency.
Proposed machine operator training to increase availability.
Presented report recommendations to company directors.
Business Consultant at Rexel, ICL, LK-NES Copenhagen
Eastlight, Marl International, Rexel, Tube Investments, Coin Controls
November 1986 - August 1987 (9 months)
Consultant at Atlas Copco, Switzerland
October 1984 � October 1986 (2 years 1 month)
Portfolio samples:
> Magazine system for robot assembly
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2300.html
> Robot assembly of pneumatic cylinders
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2168.html
> Robot assembly of pneumatic valves
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2153.html
Manufacturing Engineer at General Motors
October 1982 � October 1984 (2 years 1 month)
Manufacturing Engineer at ABB
July 1979 � October 1982 (3 years 4 months)
Sized and selected control valves and prepared quotations.
Wrote contract data sheets for customer orders.
Supported business development with on-site visits.
Undertook bp Alaska anti-surge valves seismic calculations.
Designed dry ice & liquid nitrogen facilities for valve testing.
Designed and built control valve hysteresis test rig.
Tested cryogenic valves at Atomic Energy R.E., Harwell.
Developed & tested new low-noise valve design at Shell.
Trained new employees in valve design, sizing & selection.
Published control valve sizing book & calculator programs.
Trained oil company personnel in control valve design.
Portfolio samples:
> Control valve cryogenic testing
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2561.html
> Control valve mechanical testing
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2475.html
> Control valve seismic analysis
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2650.html
EDUCATION
MBA, Southern Cross University, Australia
2003 � 2004
Distinctions in; accounting and finance for managers,
management information systems.
Credits in; quantitative analytic techniques for management,
marketing management, international management,
investment analysis and portfolio management,
processes of management, management of small enterprises,
small enterprise entrepreneurship, economics for management,
strategic management in the global context,
concepts of entrepreneurship.
Portfolio samples :
> Marketing management
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2717.html
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2731.html
> International business management
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2742.html
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2475.html
> Management of small enterprises
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2704.html
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2709.html
> Concepts of entrepreneurship
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2686.html
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2696.html
> Management information systems
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2763.html
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2784.html
CEng, Engineering Council, London
1987 � 1988
BSc, University of Salford
Engineering, 1976 � 1979
INTERESTS
Writing articles and chapters published in books and proceedings
> Changes in assembly work environments
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/1954.html
> Design of hybrid flexible assembly systems
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2081.html
> Product design for robot assembly
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2093.html
> Product design for automated assembly
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/1917.html
> Presentation of parts for robot assembly
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2138.html
ASSOCIATIONS
Institution of Mechanical Engineers member / conference speaker
> Flexible assembly of automotive components
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2174.html
> Software aid to product design for robot assembly
http://www.blogtext.org/russelldavison/topic/2179.html |
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