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Materials and Design

• Materials selection

Processing

• Blow moulding

• Compression moulding

• Extrusion

• Injection moulding

• Mixing and compounding

• Profile and sheet extrusion

• Quality assurance

Secondary Operations

• Training in Polymers and Processing

Commercial

• Export & import

• Mergers and acquisitions

• Strategic planning and forecasting

• Technology transfer and licensing

Markets

• Automotive

• Biomedical

• Building

• General products

• Packaging

Other Skills

• Project management

• Training

• Trouble shooting

Materials and Design

• Plastics

• Rubbers

• Composites

• Polyurethanes

• Textiles

• Adhesives

• Bitumen

• Formulating and processing the above

Processing

• Coatings

• Calendaring

• Casting

• Pultrusion

• Pullwinding

• Hand lay up

• Vacuum forming

• Process design

• Process optimisation and improvement

• Product engineering

• Equipment/Machine sourcing

Secondary Operations

Commercial

• Technical Service and Commercial Representation

• Selling of businesses

• Private Equity/Venture Capital – due diligence and Board representation

• Sales and Marketing

• Purchasing – sourcing of raw materials and finished products – chain supply

Markets

• Aerospace

• Rail

• Wind Energy

• Pharmaceutical

• Veterinary

• Marine/Leisure

Other Skills

• Technical and Commercial Representation

• Supplier Auditing and Assessment

• Quality systems: ISO and TS

• Recruitment

• Interim Management – Director and Management level

• Change Management

• Restructuring/Trouble shooting

• International experience, UK/Continental Europe, North America and Asia

• Technical and Commercial representation at exhibitions

Career progressed from Polymer Technologist, Quality Manager, Technical Manager, Group Technical Director, and Group Manufacturing Director to Managing Director working in UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia, 25 years experience in the polymer industry.

Developed formulations and designed manufacturing processes.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Polymer Science – Manchester University

Cliental varies from small private companies, private equity companies to International companies.

Specialities as tabled above and available as and when required

A wealth of ‘hands on experience’ working in the polymer industry globally.