Profile   A professional manager with over 10 years experience leading many functional areas for a manufacturer operating in the building products industry. Strong business, technical and analytical skills contributed to continuous improvements in strategies, processes and products. Interested in pursuing a product development, product management or marketing management role.

Career Highlights

·               Developed and launched a new lap-siding product that incorporated innovative materials and targeted the custom home builder, remodeler and home-improvement segments – providing new revenue streams for the organization.

·               Repositioned existing building products for the new home-builder market segment by developing and implementing a new House Pack service model – providing new revenue streams for the organization.

·               Developed a segmentation model for the building industry that identified key barriers to growth across segments and enabled more strategic targeting – reducing marketing costs while also increasing marketing effectiveness.

·               Established the global product stewardship strategy for the organization to ensure that product users were aware of risks, and were supported in mitigating said risks, when using fiber cement products.

·               Reset the organization’s global safety strategy and applied continuous improvement methodologies to resolve identified issues – resulting in a 40% reduction in incident rate and 75% reduction in lost or restricted time.

·               Applied continuous improvement methodologies to identify the technology required to reduce the exposure to lead for ~800 children aged 0-5years living near a lead smelter – resulting in a $500M upgrade of the Nyrstar lead smelter in Port Pirie.

·               Established the continuous improvement methodology as the way we work at the EPA by designing the program, coaching and mentoring peers, and facilitating groups undertaking specific targeted improvement projects.

·               Developed and implemented a new process for the formation of a continuous microfiltration product that could handle oxidative waters.

Work Experience

2009 to 2014Environment Protection Authority (South Australia)

Program Manager – Harms Projects    (Sep 2012 – Jul 2014)

·   Provided regulatory strategy and technical leadership on impacts of a lead smelter on blood lead levels in children

·   Developed a new regulatory framework to address major breaches of law by some operators in the waste industry

·   Implemented continuous improvement methodologies with a focus on reducing environmental harm

Skills: Program Management, Compliance, Continuous Improvement, Project Management, Public Communication, Strategic Planning, Environmental Regulations, Quality Management.

Industry Services Manager    (Oct 2009 – Sep 2012)

·   Managed a team of 20 regulators that assess compliance/enforcement for ~2000 sites

·   Engaged with community groups regarding environmental performance of businesses

Skills: Operations Management, Compliance, Continuous Improvement, Public Communication, Environmental Regulations, Quality Management Strategic Planning.

2001 to 2009James Hardie Building Products (USA)

Director: Business Development (in addition to below)   (Feb 2006 – Jan 2009)

·   Led a team that developed a new brand (Artisan) from concept to first sales

·   Developed and implemented a strategy to reposition the existing product range

Skills: Product Development, Business Development, Product Management, Project Management, Market Analysis, Marketing.

Work Experience (cont)

Director: Product Stewardship and Manufacturing Support   (Oct 2004 – Jan 2009)

·   Developed and established global product stewardship strategy

·   Led EHS&Q across 16 sites in 4 countries using continuous improvement

·   Led logistics and procurement across 10 sites within the US

·   Reduced average days lost for injuries by 75%

·   Developed strategic capability and improved production planning within logistics

Skills: Environmental Regulations, OSHA Regulations, ISO Compliance, Product Stewardship, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Quality Management, Strategic Planning, Compliance.

Manager: Marketing   (Feb 2003 – Oct 2004)

·   Developed and established segmentation model for new home market

·   Developed and implemented a new marketing plan reducing marketing costs by 30%

·   Worked with Regional Sales Managers to develop plans based on new segments

Skills: Program Management, Compliance, Continuous Improvement, Project Management, Public Communication, Strategic Planning, Environmental Regulations, Quality Management.

Manager: Intellectual Property         (Jul 2001 – Feb 2003)

·   Identified and implemented an IP strategy for the organization

·   Established an IP team and formal methods for capturing IP opportunities

·   Removed redundant IP and established strong portfolio of patents and trade secrets

Skills: Intellectual Property, Strategic Planning.

1998 to 2001James Hardie Research

Product Manager – Asia Pacific   (Jan 2000 – Jun 2001)

·   Head of product development for all business units in Asia Pacific

·   4 new products and systems developed within the Asia Pacific region

·   Critical issues solved with three products using continuous improvement methods

Skills: Product Development, Product Management, Marketing, Project Management, Business Development, Market Analysis, Strategic Planning

Laboratory Manager   (Apr 1998 – Jan 2000)

·   Managed a team of 20 undertaking analysis to support R&D project teams

·   Identified, requested and implemented technology to reduce timelines on analysis

·   Reduced team to 8 (with new technology) and placed surplus personnel within R&D project teams

Skills: Operations Management, ISO Compliance

1996 to 1998Memtec Pty Ltd

Project Manager     

·   Developed water filtration hollow fibres for oxidative feeds using extrusion

·   Managed the recovery and autopsy of failed product to design new products

Skills: Process Improvement, Project Management, Market Analysis, Quality Management

1994 to 1996Sydney University Polymer Centre

Executive Officer

·   Established and maintained relationships with adhesive and paint manufacturers

·   Wrote technical reports and presented findings and proposed works to clients

Skills: Process Improvement, Project Management, Market Analysis, Quality Management

1988 to 1994James Cook University

Associate Lecturer: Chemistry

Education

OngoingMasters of Business Administration

Australian Institute of Management (South Australia)

·   Marketing for Managers(Pending)

·   EconomicsHigh Distinction

·   Strategic Organizational ChangeCredit

·   Managing Developing and Implementing StrategyDistinction

·   Leading for Innovation and SustainabilityHigh Distinction

·   Managing Operational ImprovementDistinction

Australian Graduate School of Management

·   Marketing PrinciplesDistinction

·   Managing People and OrganizationsDistinction

·   Accounting and Financial ManagementCredit

Skills: Marketing, Economics, Change, Strategy, Sustainability, Operational Improvement

1988 – 1994Doctorate of Philosophy

James Cook University

·   Thesis – Polymer end-group studies performed using 13-carbon labeled azo-initiators and a study of gamma radiation effects in polymers of p-methyl styrene.

Skills: Chemistry, Science, Mathematics, Kinetics

1982 – 1987Bachelor of Science (with Honours)

The University of Adelaide

·   HonoursPhysical and Inorganic Chemistry

·   MajorsPure Mathematics
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

Skills: Chemistry, Science, Mathematics

Skills

Product DevelopmentContinuous ImprovementMS Word/Excel

Product ManagementOSHA RegulationsMS Project

Marketing ManagementEnvironmental RegulationsMS PowerPoint

Business DevelopmentPublic CommunicationWindows

Project/Program ManagementStrategic PlanningMac OSX

Operations ManagementMarket AnalysisLinux (Ubuntu)

Quality ManagementMarket SegmentationXCode

Supply Chain ManagementIntellectual PropertySharePoint

Compliance ManagementISO ComplianceObjective-C

References

Louis GriesKeith Baldry

CEO, James Hardie IndustriesDirector of Operations, Environment Protection Authority

Phone number available on request(Australia) 011 61 422 004 677

louis.gries@jameshardie.comkeith.baldry@epa.sa.gov.au

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