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Changhao Xiu

Littlehampton,West Sussex

Summary

I am a loyal and doctor-level professional with multi-culture, multi-industrial-experience, and interdisciplinary background that may rigorously create management solutions for employers in electronics, electrical appliance and mechanical engineering industries, and drive the business through enhancement of low-cost and high-quality supply chain management.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Director of China Projects

Dellner Ferrabyrne Ltd
Littlehampton, West Sussex
03.2007 - Current
  • In 2007, formed and looked after a dedicated low cost sourcing team for the company and since then procurement of all metal materials, including pressings, forgings, castings, machining components, has been transferred to high-performance Chinese suppliers. This has made the company gain a strong competitive advantage against competitors in mechanical engineering industries, such as railway vehicles, wind turbines, port cranes, commercial road vehicles, etc., where need high-performance rubber-to-metal parts and suspension systems.


  • In 2008, formed and looked after a dedicated R& D team to develop expertise in manufacturing of low cost but high-performance anti-roll bar systems for metro project of Victoria Line London, and since then have promoted the company to the position as the world class supplier of all types of anti-roll bar systems for all world class manufacturer of railway vehicles, including high-speed trains, trams, intercity link trains, light-rail trains and metro trains, etc. For example, the company has been granted the only one supplier status of anti-roll torsion bar systems for the brand new high-speed train project currently undergoing in the UK.


  • In 2009, built business connection with the world class customer CRRC and have promoted the company to a technical partnership with CRRC on development of solutions suspension systems.


  • in 2010, formed China subsidiary company for the company and since then have been playing the role of Managing Director for this subsidiary company. With this subsidiary company present in China, all projects including supplier management, customer service, business development have been solidly streamlined and enhanced for the company.

Supplier Development Manager

Hisense Group
Qingdao, China
07.1996 - 01.2005

Led supplier development and supplier quality control for mechanical components needed by consumer electronics and household electrical appliance.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration

University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
09.2012 - 07.2019

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration

City University of Macau
Macau, China
09.1998 - 07.2000

Bachelor of Science - Polymer Engineering

University of Qingdao
Qingdao, China
09.1989 - 07.1993

Skills

    Can independently create management solutions for development of all projects in business practice using critical thinking with meta-cognition, soft system, action learning and action research methods, rigorously on doctoral level

    More than 20 years professional experiences in strategic planning of sourcing of low cost mechanical components and low cost supplier quality control management, for electronics, household electrical appliance and mechanical engineering industries

    Specialist in polymer (including rubber, plastics and artificial fibre) and metal forming engineering for more than 20 years, including rubber moulding, plastic injection, fibre reinforced fabrication, forging, casting and CNC machining and material heat treatment needed for forming engineering

    More than 15 years expertise in project management on manufacture of anti-roll bar assemblies (including bent torsion bars, heat-shrunk torsion assemblies, spline-end torsion bar assemblies, taper-end torsion bar assemblies, etc) for development of anti-roll bar systems for all world class manufacturer of railway vehicles, including high-speed trains, trams, intercity link trains, light-rail trains and metro trains, etc

Affiliations

  • I like compat sports such as Chinese boxing, Tai boxing and MMA, and I practice Chinese boxing.

Languages

English
Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native

Timeline

Doctor of Philosophy - Business Administration

University of Liverpool
09.2012 - 07.2019

Director of China Projects

Dellner Ferrabyrne Ltd
03.2007 - Current

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration

City University of Macau
09.1998 - 07.2000

Supplier Development Manager

Hisense Group
07.1996 - 01.2005

Bachelor of Science - Polymer Engineering

University of Qingdao
09.1989 - 07.1993
Changhao Xiu