Description

Freelance and interim projects in manufacturing operations: operational diagnostics, lean/CI programmes, OEE and factory performance improvement, supply chain, and digital transformation (ERP/MES, Industry 4.0, AI tools). Ex-McKinsey Operations, ex-Rolls-Royce manufacturing engineering. Available 2–3 days per week, remote or on-site UK/Europe. Also open to delivery subcontracting for consultancies.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km), Manchester (up to 50km), York (up to 50km)

AURETIN LIMITED
Director & Principal Consultant
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 7 months)
London, UK
Founded consultancy delivering operational excellence to UK manufacturers: lean consulting, digital transformation, AI data tools
• • Leading an Innovate UK grant-funded R&D project applying AI to lean manufacturing, heading a team of data scientists and engineers
• • Ran line balancing project to generate £2m annual direct labour savings in contract manufacturer
• • Improved OTIF by 7% by decreasing finished product scrap and other quality issues, resulting in £1m in extra revenue
• • Redesigned planning function to more effectively plan and forecast production, enhancing performance, in an FMCG client
• • Led production team performance transformation with new organisation design, performance incentives and enhanced reporting through KPIs and dashboards
operational excellence Digital Transformation artificial intelligence Lean Management Control
MCKINSEY & COMPANY - OPERATIONS
Senior Consultant - Manufacturing & Supply Chain
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
October 2022 - December 2024 (2 years and 2 months)
London, UK
Strategy, Transformation, Digitalisation across manufacturing and supply chains, advising and improving top companies and global institutions in Defence, Aerospace, FMCG, Medical and Chemical

•Redesigned performance, turnaround, and change management processes for a global chemical producer, saving >£50m annually
•Diagnosed planning issues for an aerospace & defence firm, identifying £30m in delay-related losses
•Won £20m in aerospace and industrial projects through proposal leadership
•Delivered transformation of European sites for an advanced industries firm, improving quality and performance, yielding £10m in value
•Built autonomous benchmarking tool for global FMCG client with a complex global supply chain
Supply chain Digital Transformation operational excellence Management Control Change Management
CAMBRIDGE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP
Manufacturing Consultant
MEDICAL
February 2021 - August 2022 (1 year and 6 months)
Cambridge, UK
Led manufacturing process development for a novel drug delivery device for a global pharmaceutical client; manufacturing SME and technician manager

•Developed manufacturing methods and documentation (work instructions, batch records, PFMEAs, control plans) to ensure ISO 13485 compliance
•Set up and validated ISO Class 7 cleanroom facility
•Managed technician team, overseeing device manufacturing for DVT and clinical trials
New Product Introduction operational excellence Clinical Trials