Expert Details
Green Environmently Friendly Water Conditioning Professional
ID: 728039
Canada
A result oriented, hands on, lean thinking leader in managing, directing, evaluating, organizing and training Lean Manufacturing principles and JIT practices, using various tools as 5S, Kaizen, Visual management, Kanban, TQM. Creative and innovative, “thinking outside the box” to improve processes, productivity, efficiency, profitability and competitive advantage. Analyzed operations activities and results to determine areas for improvement: Optimized processes and operations to increase productivity and reduce costs, reduced liaison by 50%, improved efficiency and capacity by over 120%. Provided staff leadership through team building and supervision to work towards common goals. M.Sc. Industrial Engineering (major: Advanced Manufacturing Systems) from Brunel University, London (UK), with Control Engineering background.
Designed and installed PWC (Physical Water Conditioner) based HVAC water treatment systems (along with
conductivity control, hardness particle removal utilizing separation and/or filtration). The patented solution has
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Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1998 | Degree: M.Sc. | Subject: Industrial Engineering | Institution: Brunel University London UK |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2011 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President and CEO | Department: Management |
Responsibilities:Runs a developing and manufacturing company of PWC (Physical Water Conditioners) with Global Marketing Network. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2011 | Employer: Normerica | Title: Director, Project | Department: Project Management |
Responsibilities:Designed and executed a new wet dog food plant in Thailand (process, layout, equipment - choosing, sourcing, testing, installation/commissioning). Extensively travelled the Far East for sourcing, designing and testing the equipment. Negotiated terms, conditions, specs and pricing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2009 | Employer: Degremont Technologies | Title: Director, Operation | Department: Management |
Responsibilities:Responsible for Operation, production, engineering (incl. project management), purchasing and supply chain (including multiple warehouses). Introduced lean concepts as well as visual management tools. Implemented SAP B1 ERP system |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: JVL | Title: Production Plant Manager | Department: Plant |
Responsibilities:Introduced lean concepts, designed and built a semi automatic assembly line (along with production cells) and warehouse, improved capacity, efficiency and quality. Transferred parts manufacturing to China (importing kits for local assembly). Implemented TQM and tested 100%of the product. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2006 | Employer: Blue Green Technologies | Title: COO | Department: Management |
Responsibilities:Managed a dozen of municipal WWTPs and service/operating of over 50 industrial WWTPs nation wide. Introduced/ implemented change management ( from -$1.2M annually to +$1M operational within 2 years). Built a strong operations team. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to 2011 | Country / Region: Far East (China, Hong Kong, S. Korea, Taiwan, Thailand) | Summary: Sourced process/packaging equipment for a dog food plant built in Thailand (including spec change, negotiation for cost, terms, conditions and design) |
| Years: 1993 to 1994 | Country / Region: Europe (Germany) | Summary: Consulted brewery engineering/management for packaging process and layout improvement (to add capacity to a an existing bottling plant) |
| Years: 2002 to 2006 | Country / Region: Israel | Summary: Was involved in many WWTP operation improvements (for many municipalities nationwide) |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Experienced with PWC (physical water conditioning) and non-chemical HVAC water treatment. Consulted to Breweries, Winery (bottling), Water Bottling companies. Food industrial waste water plants (frozen vegetable plant, meat processing, brewery, jam/oil processing plant, coffee packaging plant. Worked with Oil&Gas/mining customers to prepare and check specifications/tenders for WWTP and PWTP (camps) |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Experienced with PWC (physical water conditioning) and non-chemical HVAC water treatment. WWTP Operating Procedures and Manuals PWC HVAC installation/operation O&M Machine Operation, troubleshooting and parts catalogue (using CAD) for a meat processing plans and a bottling plant (beer, soft/ carbonated drinks) |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Sourced/ managed vendors in Canada, USA, Far East (China, S. Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand) and worldwide (Europe, Middle East, South Africa) |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Experienced with PWC (physical water conditioning) and non-chemical HVAC water treatment. Experienced with MAP (modified atmosphere packaging) for food. Experienced with bottling processes/equipment/layouts. Experienced with Wastewater treatments as well as process/potable water treatments. Experienced with PWC (physical water conditioning) and non-chemical HVAC water treatment. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Experienced with change management, a change agent who communicates well with all levels in any organization (works very well with executives, then develops procedures with managers, and later implements the required changes with staff on the production floor) |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Fluent |
Fields of Expertise
industrial wastewater, industrial wastewater filtration, hard water, cooling water, cooling water distribution system, fresh water, water, drinking water, soft water, demineralized water, water treatment, demineralization, lean manufacturing, cooling tower equipment design, gas flush packaging, packaging automation, beer filling, carbonated beverage filling, soft drink filling, bottling, automatic handling equipment, water filtration system, ultraviolet oxidation water purification, automation, automated filling, municipal water, cooling system, water magnetic treatment, food product manufacturing, industrial water, filling process, food packaging equipment, cooling system characteristic, geothermal water, water pretreatment, manufacturing process development, manufacturing process optimization, water distribution, municipal water treatment constructed wetland, municipal wastewater treatment, modified atmosphere packaging, municipal wastewater, activated carbon water filtration, wastewater treatment, municipal waste treatment, municipal waste treatment facility, aseptic filling, cooling equipment, beverage packaging process, wastewater, water filtration equipment, water physical chemistry, water filter, water distribution system, water ultrafiltration, manufacturing, industrial process, groundwater, food packaging process, cooling tower, manufacturing automation