Michael J Fox

 
 

Michael J Fox

Fox & Associates
13 Church Lane
Seaton
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 9HR

Tel: 01572 747 539
Fax:
01572 747 539
Mobile:
07791 767 206

Email: mikefox@iib.ws
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Key Skills & Services:

Business strategy and planning. Measuring and monitoring business performance. Setting, monitoring and on time delivery of business targets.

Managing the product development process including, initial customer and market input, preparing technical specifications, project planning and execution, product marketing. Outsourcing R&D to China, India, Russia.

Managing batch production operations including MRP, MRP11, cost reduction, procurement / buying, TQM, outsourcing to China, India. Experienced in running kaizan workshops.

Setting up and running sales subsidiaries across Europe.

Career Background:

Initially employed as production engineer, working within a heavily unionized environment. Promoted to engineering manager with responsibility for all DO activities, production engineering activities and plant procurement

Moved to ‘start up’ company as production manager. Set up batch manufacturing then added R & D department. Grew  workforce to 220.

Became group Manufacturing Director, developed company’s outsourcing strategy which included setting up manufacturing in China plus outsourced product manufacture to China, Singapore, India. Set up and managed satellite R & D operations in Russia, India, China.

Appointed New Business Director, directed global development and product launches and established a number of overseas sales subsidiaries.  – helped grow global sales to $150m.

Assisted company sale to large US conglomerate, spent 12 months  integrating businesses with $25m per annum cost reduction. Appointed as New Business Director, identified new market sector which leveraged company technology, produced and executed business plan. Established $4m t/o business within 2 years. During this time absorbed a great deal of  knowledge about large company processes.

Left to establish own business consultancy specializing in SME support.

Industry sectors:

Medical equipment, packaging equipment, digital printing equipment, textile printing

Qualifications

BSc Mechanical Engineering, Member of the Institute of Management

Comments:

Have worked in both SMEs and large, heavily process driven multinationals

 
   
 
 

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