Aleksandar Anderca
Colchester,Essex
Summary
Seasoned Senior Project Manager with knack for leading complex projects and driving teams to deliver top-notch results. Skilled in streamlining processes and enhancing team collaboration, resulting in significant improvements in project delivery times and client satisfaction. Adept at identifying risks early and implementing robust solutions, consistently ensuring project success and exceeding stakeholder expectations. Extensive expertise in process design and improvement management, production coordination, and quality assurance standards. Demonstrates exceptional work principles and a strong commitment to safety and risk management. Proven track record in manufacturing leadership, lean manufacturing, and project management . Adept at health and safety compliance, technical troubleshooting, and project lifecycle management. Skilled in negotiation proficiency and leading teams towards achieving manufacturing improvement strategies.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Production & Deployment Engineering Manager
Vertical Future
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
09.2021 - Current
- Delivered Projects from start to finish with overall value of £2.5- £7 million.
- Conducted risk assessments to mitigate potential disruptions on projects' timeline or budget.
- Determined project schedules and kept projects on track using proactive adjustments to workflow.
- Managed scopes and deadlines using different project management methods.
- Led investor negotiations to achieve budget approval for manufacturing with quick ROI
- Secured £2.4 million budget and opened manufacturing facility within 16 months
- Developed work procedures for Managers to meet production schedules
- 5S, Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing
- Implemented strategies saving £470,000 through design to manufacture techniques
- Led and inspired team of 18 direct reports
Project & Engineering Manager
Vertical Future
London
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Led and inspired team of 6 engineers to maintain brand standards
- Engineered designs to achieve 43% cost reduction
- Developed standard operating procedures for new product manufacturing
- Redesigned hardware components, analyzing and improving existing designs to minimize product costs
- Oversaw end-to-end product design for 7 projects from concept to manufacture
- Wrote technical documents to build understanding of new products and manufacturing processes
- Managed product lifecycles to create stable and sustainable manufacturing processes
- Produced accurate project budgets, schedules and technical specifications
- Enhanced production workflow, driving productivity gains and achieving savings exceeding £500,000
- Implemented strategies to streamline design, engineering, and manufacturing for quicker product roll-out
Production Manager / Project Leader
Young & Woods Ltd
Harlow
05.2017 - 10.2020
- Evaluated current production processes and made forward-thinking adjustments to improve output
- Consistently exceeded production targets by 10 to 17% month-on-month.
- Reduced expenses by 30%, aligning resources to minimize impacts on production or cost
- Saved over £325,000 across 24 months implementing cost reduction plans and employee training
- Generated revenue by coaching staff with techniques : Six sigma, 5S and Lean Manufacturing
- Engaging in Customer Relations in regards to requirements, design and cost effective manufacturing
- Managing production process improvements considering use of Overall Equipment Efficiency
- Setting up Communication process and team engagement
- Data gathering and KPI reporting
- Efficiently setting Project budgets and keeping tight deadlines
Production Shift Manager
Dconn Connection Technology
Bischofswiesen
08.2012 - 05.2017
- Used manufacturing principles : 5S, Six Sigma , Lean Manufacturing to develop, evaluate and improve precision manufacturing methods for stamping tools.
- Implemented FMEA process of finished product to check for quality, failure modes and analysis for high volume production runs, in excess of 20 million units per year.
- Supervised product development and introduction of prototypes for tooling designs, parts development including PPAP.
- APQP planning and controls to meet customers requirements.
- Worked in full compliance with ISO 16949 system
- Thorough inspected new punching tools for proper design and reliability perspective.
- Managed team of 14 professional punch press operators, 2 industrial cleaning operator and 4 punch tool technicians
- Resolved technical issues and provided approval recommendations effectively, increased beat rate and reliability of punch tools by 20% to 30 %.
- Collaborated with manufacturing and engineering departments to handle cost-effective preproduction.
- Helped design tooling for punch presses.
Power Press Operator
CB Feinmechanick
Berchtesgaden
10.2009 - 08.2012
- Worked under full compliance and quality management system ISO 9001
- Adjusted press settings and developed new operational procedure to foster for optimal results
- Increased productivity by 40% after 14 months of learning how to operate and setup power press tools
- Reduced down time for installation by 30% suggesting new methods of storage and planning together with works managers and tool technicians
- Made timely adjustments to machine operations and components to meet demands of different production orders
- Supervised and adjusted machinery to minimise downtime
- Loaded and positioned raw materials in loading and feeding mechanisms.
Education
Certificate - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
University of Bedfordshire
Luton, LUT 03.2021 - 03/2021
Certificate - 5S Management
Lean Six Sigma
04.2020 - 05/2020
Certificate - Microsoft Excel Advanced Certificate
New Skills Academy
07.2019 - 07/2019
Site Management Safety T. Scheme - Construction Industry
CITB
08.2018 - 08/2018
Stanzerei & Werkzeugbau Certification - Feinmechanick
TUV Sud
07.2010 - 09/2011
Bacalaureat Diploma - Sports
Liceul Sportiv "Banatul"
Primary School - German School
Nicolaus Lenau Lyzeum
09.1993 - 06/2005
NVQ Level 2 - Project Management
Project Manager
London 01/2025 - 02/2025
Diploma of Higher Education - Management
Facultatea "Dimitrie Cantemir"
10.2005 - 07/2009
Skills
- Process Design and Improvement Management
- Production coordination and design oversight
- Project lifecycle expertise
- Quality assurance standards
- Health and safety compliance
- Manufacturing leadership
- Negotiation proficiency
- Technical troubleshooting
Languages
English
German
Romanian
Serbian
Personal Information
Timeline
Production & Deployment Engineering Manager
Vertical Future
09.2021 - Current
Certificate - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
University of Bedfordshire
03.2021 - 03/2021
Project & Engineering Manager
Vertical Future
10.2020 - 09.2021
Certificate - 5S Management
Lean Six Sigma
04.2020 - 05/2020
Certificate - Microsoft Excel Advanced Certificate
New Skills Academy
07.2019 - 07/2019
Site Management Safety T. Scheme - Construction Industry
CITB
08.2018 - 08/2018
Production Manager / Project Leader
Young & Woods Ltd
05.2017 - 10.2020
Production Shift Manager
Dconn Connection Technology
08.2012 - 05.2017
Stanzerei & Werkzeugbau Certification - Feinmechanick
TUV Sud
07.2010 - 09/2011
Power Press Operator
CB Feinmechanick
10.2009 - 08.2012
Diploma of Higher Education - Management
Facultatea "Dimitrie Cantemir"
10.2005 - 07/2009
Primary School - German School
Nicolaus Lenau Lyzeum
09.1993 - 06/2005
Bacalaureat Diploma - Sports
Liceul Sportiv "Banatul"
NVQ Level 2 - Project Management
Project Manager
01/2025 - 02/2025
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