A cost conscious & technically savvy Engineering Manager, with excellent multi-disciplinary competencies in Business Administration, Operations Management & Engineering, with proven experience of nine years' in developing strategic plans & drive tasks accordingly, during a long career of sixteen years as an Engineering Manager, Services Engineer, Plant Engineer, among other roles.
Duncan has a successful track record of resolving problems, upholding good engineering practice, delivering high o
1. Profile
A cost conscious & technically savvy Engineering Manager, with excellent multi-disciplinary competencies in Business Administration, Operations Management & Engineering, with proven experience of nine years’ in developing strategic plans & drive tasks accordingly, during a long career of sixteen years as an Engineering Manager, Services Engineer, Plant Engineer, among other roles.
Duncan has a successful track record of resolving problems, upholding good engineering practice, delivering high operational efficiencies, meeting tight deadlines & managing multi-disciplined technical teams in a fast-moving environment.
In his present role, he has direct management & leadership responsibility for delivering operational performance, capital development, technological development, occupational Safety & Health, Environment & Environmental Sustainability.
2. Competencies
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
– Strategy Management
– Financial Management,
– Procurement Management,
– Human Resource Management,
– Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems.
– Microsoft Office.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
– Engineering Management (maintenance, technology, projects & operational excellence)
– Production Management (factory utilities management)
– Quality Management (quality assurance, quality improvement)
– Occupational Safety & Health Management.
– Environment & Environmental Sustainability Management.
ENGINEERING
– Project Engineering (plant design & construction, machinery installation & commissioning)
– Plant Operations.
– Continuous improvements.
– Maintenance (plant machineries/equipment, civil/building infrastructures & fleet vehicles)
– Industrial Safety.
3. Work Experience
ENGINEERING MANAGER
The Elegant Group (East Africa) Limited (TEGL)
July 2013 – Present
TEGL, a leading manufacturer of food & beverages in East & Central Africa.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Country Supply Chain Manager.
Responsible for providing asset management to the entire company assets, in endeavor to sustain supply chain operations.
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
• Formulate, implement & continuously review/align strategies.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• Manage maintenance of entire company assets; manufacturing/utility plant machineries, fleet vehicles, civil/building infrastructures & building services facilities.
• Manage factories utilities & building services.
• Manage operational excellence.
• Manage capital projects.
• Manage technology.
• Manage occupational safety & health.
• Manage environment & environmental sustainability.
• Maintain international quality assurance systems.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• Financial planning.
• Budgeting (Operational/capital expenditure) & budget management.
• Capital investment financial analysis.
• Asset life cycle cost & cost-effectiveness analyses.
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
• Lead in identification of needs/suppliers.
• Manage supplier communications & negotiations.
• Manage logistics, quality assurance & inventory.
• Contract management.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• Knowledge management.
• Capacity building.
• Performance management.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Managed budget up to $50 million, including asset care, utilities spend & capital projects.
Strategically restructured Operations Management resulted to improved productivity by 12%, reduced staff turnover by 30%, & increased organizational effectiveness/efficiency.
Eliminated need to hire new team members, by assuming project leadership role on upgrading of manufacturing plant, with estimated $80,000 savings.
Continuously improved operational systems resulted to increased plant efficiency by 14%, reduction of performance losses by 14%, reduction of quality losses by 13% & increased safety performance by 12%. Ultimately, declining overall operational cost by 11%.
SERVICES ENGINEER
Coca-Cola South Africa Bottling Company (SABCO) Limited
June 2011 – June 2013
Coca-Cola SABCO, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reported to the Engineering Manager.
Responsible for providing a world class asset management, in sustaining of the manufacturing operations.
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
• Formulate, implement & continuously review/align strategies.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• Factory utilities management.
• Building services management.
• Maintenance management (utility plants, beverage processing plant, civil/building infrastructures & building services facilities.)
• Operational excellence management.
• Technology management.
• Project management.
• Maintain Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHSS) systems.
• Maintain quality systems (ISO/ The Coca Cola Company International standards.)
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• Financial planning & analysis.
• Budgeting (OPEX & CAPEX) & budget management.
• Capital investment cost-benefit analysis.
• Cost allocation & asset life cycle cost analysis.
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
• Manage bids, proposals, tenders & negotiations.
• Logistics management & quality assurance.
• Inventory management.
• Contract management.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• Support HR department in resourcing.
• Manage human resource development.
• Manage performance appraisal.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Managed four physical sites of the company operations.
Saved $15 million annually by reducing fixed spending 10% & variable overhead spending 19% through a variety of cost-improvement initiatives through better utilization of resources.
Reduced contractor staff by 75%, by implementing an in-house training program for complex works. This resulted to annual labour saving of $250,000.
Enhanced utilities management efficiency by 23%, resulted to a reduction of the overall manufacturing cost by 9%.
Successfully developed & managed a $26 million capital expenditure project on expansion of utility plants, three months ahead of the scheduled twelve months & 4% under budget.
FACTORY ENGINEER
Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Limited
April 2006 – May 2011
KTDA, the largest single manufacturer of tea in the world.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reported to the Factory Manager.
Responsible for providing asset management, in endeavor to sustain supply chain operations.
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
• Formulate, implement & continuously review/align strategies.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• Manage maintenance of entire company assets; manufacturing/utility plant machineries, fleet vehicles, civil/building infrastructures & building services facilities.
• Manage factory utilities & building services.
• Manage operational excellence.
• Manage capital expenditure projects.
• Manage technology.
• Manage occupational safety & health.
• Manage environment & environmental sustainability.
• Maintain international quality assurance systems.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• Financial planning.
• OPEX/ CAPEX budgeting & budget management.
• Project financial analysis.
• Asset life cycle cost analysis & activity-based costing.
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
• Manage supplier communications & negotiations.
• Manage logistics, quality assurance & inventory.
• Contract management.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
• Organizational restructuring.
• Manage development & training.
• Manage disciplinary issues.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Led operations team in driving cost-reduction initiatives that resulted in $21 million saved over three years through capital infusion & process automation.
Served as team development & lead in $10 million project to replace outdated & inefficient manufacturing plant, facilitating a more streamlined & productive approach in manufacturing
Reduced employee turnover by 20% & significantly increased productivity by introducing a performance management system that recognized contributions.
Enhanced planned maintenance systems, resulted to improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of 86%, In the end, declining overall operational cost by 9%.
Increased employee productivity & overall efficiency of the department by introducing procedures that eliminated duplication & reduced the time to complete month-end reports.
PLANT TECHNICIAN
KPCU Coffee Mills Limited.
January 2003 – March 2006
KPCU, the largest coffee miller in Kenya.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reported to the Plant Engineer.
A team leader responsible for overseeing installations, operations & maintenance of plants as well as plant building/construction, ensuring effectiveness, efficiency, reliability & safety.
• Execute maintenance planning & programming.
• Supervise installation, commissioning, operations & maintenance of plants & building services.
• Supervise plant building, construction & maintenance.
• Maintain safety, health & environmental requirements.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT
Reviewed & improved plant maintenance programs, there-by reducing operational cost by 26%
TECHNICAL OPERATOR
WEL
August 1998 – August 2000
WEL, a leading coffee manufacturer in Kenya.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reported to the Technical Supervisor.
A team member responsible for executing plant operations & maintenance, ensuring efficiency.
• Plant operations & sanitization.
• Plant installation, commissioning & maintenance.
• Execute plant work services.
• Maintain plant safety.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT
Enhanced schedule compliance by 40%, resulting to enhanced production efficiency by 50%.
WORKSHOP TECHNICIAN.
Excelo Structures Limited.
December 1996 – April 1998
Excelo, a leading structural & civil engineering firm in Kenya.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES.
Reported to the Workshop Supervisor.
A team member responsible for executing workshop services, ensuring delivery of targets.
• Maintenance of fleet (vehicles) & earth movers.
• Production of engineering parts & accessories.
• Fabrication of building structural frameworks.
• Maintain workshop safety.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT
Enhanced workshop efficiency, resulting to reduction of non-conforming products by 13%.
4. Professional Development & Training
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
International Quality Assurance Systems Management.
Operational Excellence Management.
Occupational Safety & Health Management.
Environment & Environmental Sustainability Management.
Energy Management.
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration (EMBA); Strategic Management
Moi University
2008 – 2009
TECHNICAL TRAINING
Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering; Plant Engineering.
(Equivalent to Bachelor’s Degree)
Technical University of Kenya (formally The Kenya Polytechnic)
2000 – 2002.
5. References
Available on request