Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Senior consultant in Lean Management and Operational Excellence: 20 years of consulting (ex-Kaizen Institute), preceded by 13 years in industry, including a decade as General Manager of factories in Turkey, Morocco, and Egypt. I have managed operations as a P&L responsible — not just advised.

Recent interventions: ~3 years embedded on Rio Tinto mine sites (Canada, Madagascar, South Africa) — structured problem solving, daily management, coaching of field teams and management. In pharma: design and deployment of a three-level visual management system (+QDCI, L1/L2/L3) for a European API producer; full deployment and coaching of the problem-solving system at Sanofi, from the shop floor to the executive committee.

Toolbox: Hoshin Kanri, VSM, TPM, SMED, QRQC, 5S, kaizen workshops, daily management systems, OEE improvement, line and layout design.

Native delivery in French, English, and Italian. Accustomed to long-term embedded assignments, in France and internationally (Middle East, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe). Available immediately. Travel expenses billed separately.

— English —

Senior Lean and Operational Excellence consultant: 20 years of consulting (ex-Kaizen Institute), preceded by 13 years in industry, including a decade as plant Managing Director in Turkey, Morocco and Egypt. Recent work: ~3 years embedded on Rio Tinto mine sites (Canada, Madagascar, South Africa); in pharma, visual management systems for a European API manufacturer and deployment of Sanofi's problem-solving system. Toolset: Hoshin Kanri, VSM, TPM, SMED, QRQC, 5S, daily management, OEE improvement. Native-level French, English and Italian. Available immediately. Travel expenses billed separately.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Italian
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Apparel Metro srl Italy
Quality Inspector
FASHION AND COSMETICS
January 1989 - January 1992 (3 years)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Technician for jackets and trousers + quality inspector Supervisors training Achieved target quality and delivery accordingly with standards Recruiting, Engineering production lines, managing the company Training supervisors to achieve productivity and quality standards The company achieved a full productivity rate in 1 year from the start Organizing and leading the construction of the production lines, the start of production, unions relationship management, Training supervisors and workers to achieve standard work and quality The company achieved a full productivity rate (European standard) in 4 months from the start
Quality Control Quality Assurance Production Management Training Delivery Continuous Improvement
Textura spa (Lebole Uomo)
Managing Director
FASHION AND COSMETICS
January 1992 - January 1996 (4 years)
Türkiye
Managing Director of a 600-employee menswear manufacturing company in Turkey (men's and women's classic jackets and trousers). Recruiting, engineering of the production lines, full P&L responsibility. The company reached full productivity rate within one year from start-up.
General Management Production Management Change Management Lean management Operational Excellence
InCotex (Slowear Group)
Managing Director
FASHION AND COSMETICS
January 1996 - August 1997 (1 year and 7 months)
Morocco
Managing Director — greenfield construction of a 300-employee trouser manufacturing plant in Morocco: organized and led the build-up of the production lines, production start-up, recruiting and union relations. The plant reached full productivity at European standard within 4 months from start.
Production Management General Management Lean management Change Management Project Management