Mark Franklin

Berufserfahrung von Mark Franklin

• Bis heute 14 Jahre und 6 Monate, seit Dez. 2009

  Managing Director

  First Principles Consulting

  As an operationally focussed consulting firm, First Principles Consulting works with clients starting up and improves operational efficiency with established organisations. Their unique approach achieves improvements through empowered people, lean business processes and appropriate technology. Their enviable track record: Clients produce more, costs go down - or both. First Principles Consulting provides solutions, methodology and extra resources.

• 4 Jahre, Jan. 2006 - Dez. 2009

  Senior Consultant

  Franklin Management Solutions

  There are 3 prongs to this role: • Subcontract to other consulting firms • Liase directly with clients under my own FPC banner • Develop a web-based Online Management System

• 1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Okt. 2004 - Jan. 2006

  Manager, Business Performance Management

  Placer Dome Inc (now Barrick)

  Formed new business group to assist 16 mine sites implement business process improvement projects. Developed vision and strategy for business group and implemented it with team, develop, test and deploy a quantifiable Business Review Process.

• 10 Monate, Jan. 2004 - Okt. 2004

  Project Manager, Integrated Business System

  Placer Dome (now Barrick)

  Kicked off a Global SAP implementation. Project chartering. Define project scope. Manage budget, schedule, benefits realization and risks. Successfully led team from project initiation to completion of Global Template design and configuration.

• 5 Jahre und 1 Monat, Juli 1997 - Juli 2002

  Management Consultant

  Various Projects

  Career transition from automotive engineering project management into management consulting / project management; graduated from rigorous global training program (only 10 of 30 were successful); subsequently contracted to a number of consulting firms (Jamieson Consulting, Sydney Consulting, LSI Consulting, Shiftwork Solutions, Impac Australia). Consult with clients to establish project goals; develop, implement & document fully integrated, enhanced Management Operating Systems

• 1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Apr. 1997 - Juli 1998

  Project Director

  Integrated Control Systems (IMPAC)

  Graduated from IMPAC's fiercely competitive (only one in three graduated) but very effective Fastrac program - highly intensive combination of classroom and on-the-job training. Launched management consulting career.

• 8 Jahre und 1 Monat, Apr. 1989 - Apr. 1997

  Project Engineer

  Britax

  Accountable for managing automotive engineering projects from product concept through to product launch; typically this would be an 18 to 30 month development cycle, including negotiating specification, prototyping, test lab certification, on vehicle client buy-off at every stage; throughout I managed a cross-functional team consisting of CAD designers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, tooling engineers, plus specialist as required.