Efficiency Engineer

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- Sybrand Lourens Fourie -

My Purpose

Is to support organizations in their pursuit of their individual purposes. I have been practicing continuous improvement principles through change management initiatives with companies for 16 years with great successes. By focusing on creating a sustainable platform that perpetuates performances by increasing the engagement level of the human capital asset through utilizing waste removal lean principles. I practice continuous improvement processes through a systematical, sustainable, lean, step-by-step “tried-and- tested” methodology.

My contribution as a great leader, having worked with teams from executive level right down to shop floor level gives me the advantage to be part of any team. Experience

VWSA 12/1988 – 11/1997

I was employed to form part of a team of Industrial Engineers adopting skills of a group of international consultants implementing Lean as a change behavior process. After the consultants left we continued with the implementations.

I then moved into manufacturing and worked in vehicle assembly for 5 years. Here I was involved firsthand in experiencing lean at work.

As a new aspiring manager I complied with a leadership grading process offered by the company and was given an A+ rating. At that stage there where no progressive positions in the company and I started looking elsewhere.

Core Responsibilities:

• Experience Lean skills transferred by CCI Consultants

• Apply the lean principles as change management tools

• Support manufacturing with Industrial Engineering studies

• Lead a team to supply components to assembly

• Set targets for performances

• Report on performances

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Federal Mogul Sealing Systems 03/1998 – 01/2000

Out of 72 applicants nation wide I was selected for the position as Operational Manufacturing Manager with a team of about 500 people.

Within a short period of time teams where established with KPI’s measuring their performances and Visual Workplace-5S started being implemented.

Strategically changes at global level caused me to be retrenched from the position. Core Responsibilities:

• Report to the board on performances of manufacturing

• Set KPI’s for all teams

• Create a culture of continuous improvement

• Develop an innovation system

• Plan resources for budget year

Throughput Improvement Consultancy ( www.ticconsulting.co.za) 03/2000 – 03/2001 I started an Industrial Engineering company supplying basic Industrial engineering task to corporations. The services consisted of setting time standards, designing layouts, process mapping and the development of standard operational procedure.

We served companies in the

• Petroleum Industry

• Textile Industry

• Automotive Industry

Competitive Dynamics International (www.cdi.biz) 04/2001 – 12/2012 While consulting at an automotive component supplier I was approached by one of the management consultants of CDI and offered associate ship. For the last 5 years I practiced as a Partner at Competitive Dynamics International.

Each individual member was individually responsible to market the Mission Directed Work Team program, negotiate the contract and then plan the strategy with the executive team of the prospective client. The modules we trained clients on were :

• Goal Alignment

• Visual Workplace-5S

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• Asset Care

• Engaging Leadership skills

• Lean Workflow

• Coaching For Performance

• Quality Management

• Value Driven Services

• Process Improvement-7W

• Self Development

• Problem Solving

I was personally involved in acquiring the largest acquisition for the team. This was a team consisting of 13 000 people. I coordinated as lead consultant the progress of 5 CDI consultants for the implementation. Many other diversified clients are still today my clients. Core Responsibilities:

• Market the change management program

• Communicate with potential clients

• Implement the continuous improvement program

• Coach managers to monitor the program

• Initiate new change tools to support the company Purpose Empowered Teams (www.peteam.com) 01/2013 – current The mind shift came when global economy and demand changed. The new consulting team focuses on engagement through lean practices. Through the application of the methodology the changes take place at frontline level to contribute to the organization with a cost saving behavior. The core focus is to empower team members to be aware of potential savings, calculate the ROI and then present the results to management. For the past 3 years I have listed new clients who have embarked on this change management methodology.

Currently the two companies I consult with are Adcock Ingram (Pharmaceutical) and Federal Mogul Motor Parts (Automotive). In both cases my report structure is with the executive team. Education

National Higher Diploma in Industrial Engineering 1985 - 1990 4

Skills Set

• The ability to grasp a clients needs fast and then identify the opportunities

• The experience to implement continuous improvement/change management for a client but have the flexibility to adapt the methodology according to the needs

• The technical ability to develop a proposal/contract

• To converse with Executive teams at a high strategy level

• To communicate, and in a applied manner get practically involved to show evidence of lean examples

• To coach leaders in developing people

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