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Ged McCormack
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West Calder, United Kingdom
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A Project Manager with a technical engineering background and over 30 years’ experience with multinational organisations in the Manufacturing sector.
Ged, a certified project management professional, has managed programmes & projects from concept, proposal, design, manufacture, installation & sign-off for major OEMs and has real passion and focus for managing customer relationships.
Ged, a certified project management professional, has managed programmes & projects from concept, proposal, design, manufacture, installation & sign-off for major OEMs and has real passion and focus for managing customer relationships.
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United Kingdom
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English
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2017 - ?
freelance
Director / Consultant
P3M Scotland Ltd.
Project, Programme & Portfolio Management United Kingdom
P3M Scotland provides consultancy & contracting services to various industry sectors.
Director / Consultant
• Project, Program & Portfolio Management
• Technical Consultancy, Change Management, Continuous Improvement
• Customer Relationship Management, Business Start-up & Improvement, New Product Development
P3M Scotland provides consultancy & contracting services to various industry sectors.
Director / Consultant
• Project, Program & Portfolio Management
• Technical Consultancy, Change Management, Continuous Improvement
• Customer Relationship Management, Business Start-up & Improvement, New Product Development
Change management, Product development, Continuous improvement, Management, Development, UP
2019 - 2020
freelance
Project Manager / Consultant
Merck Life Sciences (BioReliance Ltd).
Bio-Safety Testing Services Glasgow
Merck BioReliance Ltd provides world class Bio-safety Testing & Services for Pharma companies to bring life changing medicines to the worldwide market (Healthcare, Life Sciences, Performance Materials) with €15 bill turnover & 52k employees
Project Manager / Consultant (www.merckgroup.com/en)
• Supported European clients and provided the link to global client base as the primary point of contact
• Managed the execution of a diverse range of client projects, facilitating project communication, building and developing client relationships and acting as a client representative for the company
• Co-ordinated & drove key client-facing activities, underpinning the successful delivery of projects for all clients
• Managed Cell Bank Manufacturing Projects & Bio-Safety lot release testing to cGMP standards for key clients
Merck BioReliance Ltd provides world class Bio-safety Testing & Services for Pharma companies to bring life changing medicines to the worldwide market (Healthcare, Life Sciences, Performance Materials) with €15 bill turnover & 52k employees
Project Manager / Consultant (www.merckgroup.com/en)
• Supported European clients and provided the link to global client base as the primary point of contact
• Managed the execution of a diverse range of client projects, facilitating project communication, building and developing client relationships and acting as a client representative for the company
• Co-ordinated & drove key client-facing activities, underpinning the successful delivery of projects for all clients
• Managed Cell Bank Manufacturing Projects & Bio-Safety lot release testing to cGMP standards for key clients
Project Manager, Pharma, Safety, Testing, Manager
2018 - 2019
freelance
Engineering Project Manager / Consultant
Greengage Lighting Ltd.
for Intensive Farming Edinburgh
Greengage provides market leading Lighting Systems & LED lamps to serve the farming industry with simple and highly effective solutions which are specifically designed for improving efficiencies that modern farmers demand.
Engineering Project Manager / Consultant (https://greengage.global/)
Managed all key R&D and new product development programs & execute effectively to agreed timescales.
• Identify & communicate key activities to stakeholders & ensure alignment of teams and individuals in meeting the product launch.
• Maintain project documentation including project plans, budget and status reports.
• Liaise with and manage sub-contractors and third parties including suppliers, consultants, approvals agencies and manufacturing partners globally.
• Support engineering with test analysis, reporting and problem resolution.
• Provide monthly report to CEO & senior management & present at monthly comms meeting
• Manage Engineering team personnel, projects & resource requirements
• Work with Customers, Global Sales Support, Product Management and Research and Development to ensure factory capability meets business needs.
Greengage provides market leading Lighting Systems & LED lamps to serve the farming industry with simple and highly effective solutions which are specifically designed for improving efficiencies that modern farmers demand.
Engineering Project Manager / Consultant (https://greengage.global/)
Managed all key R&D and new product development programs & execute effectively to agreed timescales.
• Identify & communicate key activities to stakeholders & ensure alignment of teams and individuals in meeting the product launch.
• Maintain project documentation including project plans, budget and status reports.
• Liaise with and manage sub-contractors and third parties including suppliers, consultants, approvals agencies and manufacturing partners globally.
• Support engineering with test analysis, reporting and problem resolution.
• Provide monthly report to CEO & senior management & present at monthly comms meeting
• Manage Engineering team personnel, projects & resource requirements
• Work with Customers, Global Sales Support, Product Management and Research and Development to ensure factory capability meets business needs.
Project Manager, Product development, Budget, Product Management, Research, R, Management, Sales, Test, Engineering, Support, Global sales, Ceo, Development, Manager, LED
2014 - 2017
temp
Contract Mfg Services
Jabil Inc.
(www.jabil.com) Livingston
Jabil Inc supply contract manufacturing services (3rd largest world-wide) to major OEMs into various sectors (aerospace, medical, automotive, food, industrial, commercial) with $18 billion turnover & 180k employees
Project / Program Manager
• Provided project & program management for Jabil global business investment portfolios to customers / clients, within a matrix organisation, providing business successes & balancing functional resources
• Project managed products / assets for clients from concept, proposal, design, manufacture, installation, approval & sign-off for major OEMs and start-up companies to value of $12M
• Managed program for Automated Retail systems for world's largest food manufacturer and installed systems into various cities throughout Europe with value of $4M. Received excellent customer feedback and client awarded Jabil a new contract with significant revenue for the company ($20M)
• Managed internal Jabil program to reduce energy at various facilities worldwide. This involved installing energy monitoring systems into plants in China, Malaysia & Mexico & associated improvements, saving $4M
• Project managed Pizza vending machine from design through manufacturing to sign-off , complying to all CE regulations & food hygiene standards with value of $3.6M
• Managed research & development project for a start-up client from concept to delivery of 9k prototypes within 6-month timeframe, value £500k, with resolution of many technical product design & performance challenges
• Created & implemented new PMO, project management methodology & governance for Scotland Strategic Development site, rolled out to business including all directors & senior mgt team with high level of buy-in, improved site project effectiveness which was reflected within customer scorecard rating of Jabil's performance.
• Managed customer relationships for strategic programs and all key stakeholders to achieve project benefits
• Managed European business partner network to MD / director level and vendors throughout the world
• Project managed installations into new buildings & associated infrastructure with architects & site engineers
• Facilitated and led strategic initiatives for defined customers / clients (internal or external)
• Managed & drove projects through all life cycle phases from initiation, planning, execution and closure.
• Created & presented business case for projects with alternative options and cost analysis for review & approval
• Prepared proposals for customers in conjunction with senior business executives, including commercial aspects
• Collaborated with customers to define project objectives through to execution and delivery
• Provided management and guidance to multi-functional project teams, supply chain management & logistics
• Managed & drove overall project success including cost, schedule, quality, issues, risks and scope management
• Controlled project budgets and managed costs for programs on behalf of business and client
• Led all project communications, presentations, meetings and reports for business and customers
Jabil Inc supply contract manufacturing services (3rd largest world-wide) to major OEMs into various sectors (aerospace, medical, automotive, food, industrial, commercial) with $18 billion turnover & 180k employees
Project / Program Manager
• Provided project & program management for Jabil global business investment portfolios to customers / clients, within a matrix organisation, providing business successes & balancing functional resources
• Project managed products / assets for clients from concept, proposal, design, manufacture, installation, approval & sign-off for major OEMs and start-up companies to value of $12M
• Managed program for Automated Retail systems for world's largest food manufacturer and installed systems into various cities throughout Europe with value of $4M. Received excellent customer feedback and client awarded Jabil a new contract with significant revenue for the company ($20M)
• Managed internal Jabil program to reduce energy at various facilities worldwide. This involved installing energy monitoring systems into plants in China, Malaysia & Mexico & associated improvements, saving $4M
• Project managed Pizza vending machine from design through manufacturing to sign-off , complying to all CE regulations & food hygiene standards with value of $3.6M
• Managed research & development project for a start-up client from concept to delivery of 9k prototypes within 6-month timeframe, value £500k, with resolution of many technical product design & performance challenges
• Created & implemented new PMO, project management methodology & governance for Scotland Strategic Development site, rolled out to business including all directors & senior mgt team with high level of buy-in, improved site project effectiveness which was reflected within customer scorecard rating of Jabil's performance.
• Managed customer relationships for strategic programs and all key stakeholders to achieve project benefits
• Managed European business partner network to MD / director level and vendors throughout the world
• Project managed installations into new buildings & associated infrastructure with architects & site engineers
• Facilitated and led strategic initiatives for defined customers / clients (internal or external)
• Managed & drove projects through all life cycle phases from initiation, planning, execution and closure.
• Created & presented business case for projects with alternative options and cost analysis for review & approval
• Prepared proposals for customers in conjunction with senior business executives, including commercial aspects
• Collaborated with customers to define project objectives through to execution and delivery
• Provided management and guidance to multi-functional project teams, supply chain management & logistics
• Managed & drove overall project success including cost, schedule, quality, issues, risks and scope management
• Controlled project budgets and managed costs for programs on behalf of business and client
• Led all project communications, presentations, meetings and reports for business and customers
Supply Chain Management, LED, UP, Manager, Energy, Energy, Organization, China, Development, Business Partner, Monitoring, Infrastructure, Design, Network, Business Case, Management, Supply chain management, Program Management, PMO, Research, Retail, Product Design, Project Management
2013 - 2014
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Operations Manager
www.kaiamcorp.com.
Livingston
Kaiam manufacture high speed optical devices for data communications to major OEMs, $42M turnover, 350 employees
Operations Manager
Managed Production, Maintenance & Facilities for Kaiam Europe Ltd, with the following key achievements: -
• Managed and drove implementation of new product line through production ramp period recruiting over 100 personnel and increasing production output by 280% within 3 months.
• Created and managed weekly production build plan and delivered daily production targets
• Managed training & development, including training plans, reviews & improvements
• Drove & co-ordinated cross functional improvement activities in output, yield and efficiency
• Reported on daily / weekly basis at plant level and corporate level
• Managed customer visits and audits on behalf of Livingston plant
Kaiam manufacture high speed optical devices for data communications to major OEMs, $42M turnover, 350 employees
Operations Manager
Managed Production, Maintenance & Facilities for Kaiam Europe Ltd, with the following key achievements: -
• Managed and drove implementation of new product line through production ramp period recruiting over 100 personnel and increasing production output by 280% within 3 months.
• Created and managed weekly production build plan and delivered daily production targets
• Managed training & development, including training plans, reviews & improvements
• Drove & co-ordinated cross functional improvement activities in output, yield and efficiency
• Reported on daily / weekly basis at plant level and corporate level
• Managed customer visits and audits on behalf of Livingston plant
Operations, Training, Operations manager, Implementation, Development, Production, Manager
2008 - 2013
job
Operations Engineering Manager
Printing Solutions.
(www.oki.com) Cumbernauld
OKI manufacture business printers & consumables, part of OKI Electric, with $4.1 billion turnover & 19k employees
Operations Engineering Manager
Managed all engineering functions within Operations comprising 15-25 engineers throughout the 3 divisions (Manufacturing Eng, Maintenance & Facilities) with following key achievements & responsibilities:-
• Reduced Equipment downtime by 80% & changeovers by 40% with introduction of new Maintenance Strategy, KPIs and computerised maintenance management system, saving £400k over 4 years
• Managed £1.2M budget for Capital/Expense and conducted financial analysis of process & products
• Reduced energy consumption by 47%, saving £153k over 5 years, across shop floor, stores & office areas
• Created a vision & strategy, formulating KPIs & SLAs for Operations Engineering to meet business goals
• Implemented and drove improvements for process efficiency, process quality, delivery, process capacity etc.
• Co-ordinated all engineering activity, monitored workload/performance, taking appropriate action when required, including new product introduction, process support, absence & shift cover, etc
• Managed Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System compliance for all processes
• Coached, mentored & developed team to deliver a highly professional service, gaining recognition from senior corporate management & winning world-wide team awards for cost reduction
• Created & implemented training plans in conjunction with performance & development reviews for staff
• Managed responsive breakdown & planned preventative maintenance for all equipment & facilities
• Led Facilities Management including service contracts, security, cleaning, utilities, building management system, help desk and grounds management for 17,600m² site / 35,000m² grounds
OKI manufacture business printers & consumables, part of OKI Electric, with $4.1 billion turnover & 19k employees
Operations Engineering Manager
Managed all engineering functions within Operations comprising 15-25 engineers throughout the 3 divisions (Manufacturing Eng, Maintenance & Facilities) with following key achievements & responsibilities:-
• Reduced Equipment downtime by 80% & changeovers by 40% with introduction of new Maintenance Strategy, KPIs and computerised maintenance management system, saving £400k over 4 years
• Managed £1.2M budget for Capital/Expense and conducted financial analysis of process & products
• Reduced energy consumption by 47%, saving £153k over 5 years, across shop floor, stores & office areas
• Created a vision & strategy, formulating KPIs & SLAs for Operations Engineering to meet business goals
• Implemented and drove improvements for process efficiency, process quality, delivery, process capacity etc.
• Co-ordinated all engineering activity, monitored workload/performance, taking appropriate action when required, including new product introduction, process support, absence & shift cover, etc
• Managed Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System compliance for all processes
• Coached, mentored & developed team to deliver a highly professional service, gaining recognition from senior corporate management & winning world-wide team awards for cost reduction
• Created & implemented training plans in conjunction with performance & development reviews for staff
• Managed responsive breakdown & planned preventative maintenance for all equipment & facilities
• Led Facilities Management including service contracts, security, cleaning, utilities, building management system, help desk and grounds management for 17,600m² site / 35,000m² grounds
Health, LED, Winning, Manager, Contracts, Processes, Energy, Utilities, Energy, Responsive, Office, Development, Operations, Safety, Support, Printers, Engineering, Security, Compliance, Service, Management, Training, Contracts, Budget
2007 - 2007
job
Engineering Manager
www.pregis.com.
Livingston
Pregis manufacture packaging for household names in the food industry, with $207M turnover & 4k employees
Engineering Manager
Managed all aspects of Engineering, Facilities Management, Contractors and Health & Safety for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) plant (Extrusion & Thermoforming) with following responsibilities: -
• Ensured the smooth running of all production equipment, improved productivity and reduced downtime
• Maintained all equipment, facilities, grounds and buildings to a safe and hygienic standard
• Managed various projects on new capital equipment & improvements to facilities
• Advised & trained personnel on project planning and project management techniques
• Managed and drove all Health & Safety Systems for the Livingston site
Pregis manufacture packaging for household names in the food industry, with $207M turnover & 4k employees
Engineering Manager
Managed all aspects of Engineering, Facilities Management, Contractors and Health & Safety for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) plant (Extrusion & Thermoforming) with following responsibilities: -
• Ensured the smooth running of all production equipment, improved productivity and reduced downtime
• Maintained all equipment, facilities, grounds and buildings to a safe and hygienic standard
• Managed various projects on new capital equipment & improvements to facilities
• Advised & trained personnel on project planning and project management techniques
• Managed and drove all Health & Safety Systems for the Livingston site
Project Management, Packaging, Management, Engineering, Safe, FMCG, Safety, Health, Production, Manager
1995 - 2006
job
Engineering Manager
www.lexmark.com.
Rosyth
Lexmark manufacture printers & consumables, worldwide, with $3.5 billion turnover & 13k employees
Engineering Manager
Started as Engineer and promoted to Manager with following key achievements & responsibilities: -
• Implemented all new product & capital introductions over 10 years on schedule and within budget, receiving Director / Management awards on many occasions
• Developed, managed and installed automated solutions & bespoke production lines. This involved program / project managing from concept definition & design through to sign-off & site acceptance
• Created automation equipment specifications, business case, managed tender process, installation & acceptance of new production lines and modifications to existing equipment.
• Improved productivity on automated production line by over 80%. This involved managing a small team, re-designing and re-building equipment to increase line speed and reliability. Used various CI tools such as fishbone diagrams, OEE & received a director's award for the level of improvement, cost saving & avoidance of further capital spend.
• Formed and developed the Rosyth team and corporately recognised as the best engineering team world-wide
• Increased plant capacity by 50% through introduction of new cleanroom and equipment, with £4M investment
• Converted 2 lines for new products and increased throughput by 50% with minimal project budget of $150k, saving $750k. This created further capital investment of £4M
• Managed a team of Manufacturing, Process, Equipment, Chemical Engineers, Techs and Six Sigma Blk Belts
• Formed site strategy, plans, objectives, metrics and managed new product and capital equipment introductions
• Drove process improvement, cost reduction, efficiency, yield improvement, etc.
• Represented site at world-wide engineering summits and activities
• Introduced new WinSPC System to Rosyth plant and initiated roll out world-wide
• Trained personnel from world-wide sites and assisted setting up and improving processes
• Drove and led FMEA introduction to all Lexmark Inkjet plants world-wide
• Managed & controlled assets for facility including ongoing maintenance & introduction of new capital equip
Lexmark manufacture printers & consumables, worldwide, with $3.5 billion turnover & 13k employees
Engineering Manager
Started as Engineer and promoted to Manager with following key achievements & responsibilities: -
• Implemented all new product & capital introductions over 10 years on schedule and within budget, receiving Director / Management awards on many occasions
• Developed, managed and installed automated solutions & bespoke production lines. This involved program / project managing from concept definition & design through to sign-off & site acceptance
• Created automation equipment specifications, business case, managed tender process, installation & acceptance of new production lines and modifications to existing equipment.
• Improved productivity on automated production line by over 80%. This involved managing a small team, re-designing and re-building equipment to increase line speed and reliability. Used various CI tools such as fishbone diagrams, OEE & received a director's award for the level of improvement, cost saving & avoidance of further capital spend.
• Formed and developed the Rosyth team and corporately recognised as the best engineering team world-wide
• Increased plant capacity by 50% through introduction of new cleanroom and equipment, with £4M investment
• Converted 2 lines for new products and increased throughput by 50% with minimal project budget of $150k, saving $750k. This created further capital investment of £4M
• Managed a team of Manufacturing, Process, Equipment, Chemical Engineers, Techs and Six Sigma Blk Belts
• Formed site strategy, plans, objectives, metrics and managed new product and capital equipment introductions
• Drove process improvement, cost reduction, efficiency, yield improvement, etc.
• Represented site at world-wide engineering summits and activities
• Introduced new WinSPC System to Rosyth plant and initiated roll out world-wide
• Trained personnel from world-wide sites and assisted setting up and improving processes
• Drove and led FMEA introduction to all Lexmark Inkjet plants world-wide
• Managed & controlled assets for facility including ongoing maintenance & introduction of new capital equip
Design, Budget, Automation, Management, Business Case, Engineering, Six Sigma, Printers, Production, Processes, Sigma, Manager, UP, LED
1994 - 1995
job
Snr Production Engineer
Philips / Business Communication Systems.
Production
1990 - 1993
job
Manufacturing Engineer
Techdyne (Scotland) Ltd.
1988 - 1990
job
Manufacturing Engineer
Eaton Hydraulics Ltd / Agricultural Systems.
1984 - 1988
job
Development Engineer
Ferranti / Radar Systems.
Development
1980 - 1984
internship
Apprentice Technician
Ferranti / Defence Systems.
Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Process Mapping, CRM, Target Operating Model, SAP, MRP, BMS, SHE, NPI
Scrum, CRM, SAP, Agile, Kanban, Process Mapping, Npi
My education
2010
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2012
Institute of Leadership & Management
Diploma, Leadership & Management
Diploma, Leadership & Management
1982
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1984
Napier University
Higher National Certificate, Mechanical Engineering
Higher National Certificate, Mechanical Engineering
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