ROBERT CARR

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Operations- Manufacturing & Projects, Seasoned professional with 26 years’ experience driving strategic partnerships and alliance to scale capabilities in operations for increased efficiencies and synergies.

Inclusive leader with proven successful history in hiring, training and coaching individuals and teams for high performance within senior leadership positions excelling at process optimization, customer communication, people management, and Third-Party Logistics (3PL) and vendor management. Strong technical background with proven success in project launches and systems integration. Provides adaptability, motivation, and direction of large teams of employees in a high-pressure environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operations Expert/ Lean management- Financial / P&L / Estimator management - EHS management

Contract management - Logistics management -Supply chain end-to-end management expert

Project management expert - Order management systems- Organizational development-Customer Centric expert - Sourcing / Procurement Lead (global)- Facility acquisition / Management

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Xebec Adsorption Inc., Montreal, Canada

VP Global Operations/ Manufacturing & Projects

JUNE 2020 – PRESENT

Oversaw manufacturing operations for M&As across North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia and executed on agreed acquisitions for strategic product balance with growth of 110% revenue and EBITDA positive 26%

Led and hired a team of 24 direct reports. Trained and developed leaders within organization to motivate high performance and set them on management track.

Analyzed and reported on competitive landscape to help drive organizational decisions and position company as leader within the renewable energy industry.

Identifying, training, and developing leaders within the company and setting them on a path for management

Monitoring the competitive landscape and attending industry events to stay abreast of new initiatives and ways to stay ahead of funding initiatives.

BOMBARDIER TRANSPORT – PLATTSBURGH NY – MÉXICO – SACRAMENTO – DERBY UK

GLOBAL -GENERAL MANAGER - MANAGING DIRECTOR FEB 2017 – JUNE 2020

Turned Derby UK in to a profitable EOC – utilizing do it right first time and complete build of transit cars 100% before moving to test (cleaned up 532 cars that were built incomplete and placed in storage)

Executed New York R179 transit contract with agreed new timeline after 5-year delay – reduced losses from 123M to 19M.

Sacramento New facility established with 9 months of executing acquisition.

Mexico Plant transitioned into SA customer go to Plant for all transit train car shells.

Oversaw Safety, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, PMO, Test, customer interactions, manage JV partner relationships and operations, which required developing change culture people and processes.

Identified and executed agreed projects rolling stock and signaling as well as installation recoveries across North America

Budgeting for multiple projects, including monitoring and controlling costs.

Identified and developed 6 Sigma Lean up processes in 3 locations, improving workflow processes and productivity while driving £ 386M in cost savings.

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ALSTOM – CHINA – MÉXICO – EUROPE – AMÉRICAS 1994 – 2014 – 2017

VP OF OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS - GENERAL MANAGER

Identified and developed an operations strategy for multiple manufacturing and service sites organization and manage professional program developments to meet the needs of customers worldwide transit authorities.

Oversaw multiple sites products and project commercial solutions through a team of multiple functional disciplines with a company back log $88.2B.

Created a “Change culture” strategy that resulted in savings year on year in the millions.

Designed and executed a culture cross-functional team leadership and delivering positive outcomes with strong and sustainable gains. Able to identify and implement strategies to reduce costs, increase revenue, strengthen customer relationships, improve business practices, and drive profitable growth.

Developed with China MOR (Minister of rail ways) 2M square meters manufacturing site for High-speed trains from the ground up.

Mexico Line 12 responsible for management of contractors and sub-contractors and JV installing 49KM of rail track of which 39KM was functional underground, construction of 29 stations, 1 depot and 9 power stations.

CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicle 2016 – 2017

Director of Projects and Operations

Directed development and management of bids and tenders for LA RH4000, set up USA corporate office in Los Angles with supporting manufacturing sub assembly for major A systems supply.

Led startup operations to grow customer centric relationships.

Recruited and trained a team of cross functional experts to support design and execution of said contract. Strengthened relationships with intercompany participating units in China.

Wabtec Passenger Rail 2013 – 2015

Director of Projects

• Program Director for all US major public train car builders: Kawasaki – Nippon – Amtrak – Siemens

• Change Startup Direction. Drove and fortified customer centric relationships to increase further opportunities with open transparency.

• Led the general coordination and overall direction of the Project Managers.

• Coordinate gate view process for all new projects / Bids.

EDUCATION:

HENLY OXFORD UNITED KINGDOM UNIVERSITY

Master’s Agriculture – Business

Lean 6 Sigma for example Green Belt (Working Black Belt)

Other Information

JD Edwards ERP/ MRP Expert - SAP P21 Knowledge - PMP Cert in progress

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