David Robert Burke Ph.D, BSc (Hons)

Home Address: 7 Beatty Avenue, High West Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 3QNMobile: +44 (0) 7815953742 Personal email: daveburke1982@gmail.comDate of Birth: 11th June 1982______________________________________________________________________________________Current Employment

Procter & Gamble, Product Supply (UK) April 2014 – Present Lean (IWS) Leader and Supply Chain Synchronisation Leader at Procter & Gamble Prestige Fragrances. Responsible for continuous improvement implementation and capability as well as the synchronisation, and performance of all the operations and logistics systems related to a $100MM end-to-end Supply Chain expansion project

Key Responsibilities and Achievements include; IWS/Lean Leader for an IWS Phase IV site delivering >85% Process Reliability $750M annual revenue generated through hosting IWS/Lean reapplication visits to the

site by customers including Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, Ernst & Young, Cadburys, Siemens, Heineken and NHS

Doubled productivity and halved inventory through leading a $100MM supply chain synchronisation and automation project across two manufacturing sites

Qualified as a Problem Solving (Six Sigma) Leader for Europe, Middle East and Africa Delivered an 80% reduction in process waste through value stream mapping and

continuous improvement processes in the manufacture of over 600 different products_____________________________________________________________________________

Education

University of Newcastle upon Tyne Sept 2004 – Oct 2007 PhD Chemical EngineeringThesis title: Agro Process Intensification: Development of Novel Materials for Soil Enhancement to Maximise Crop Yield.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements include; Developed a novel, super-absorbent polymer to enhance water retention in soils and act

as a controlled release mechanism for bacteria and nutrients Resulted in a US patent (US 20110308154) for the level of innovation within my

research Over 250 hours of experience in teaching and demonstrating in science labs to

undergraduate groups of 5 – 20 students

University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2:1 BSc (Hons) Environmental Science 2004

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Previous Employment and Experience

Procter & Gamble, Product Supply (UK) May 2012 – Apr 2014Department Leader for Process Engineer group and Materials Utilisation Owner for Prestige Fragrances at Procter & Gamble. Responsible for building Integrated Work System (IWS/Lean) capability for P&G managers across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements include; • Delivered >$3,000,000 savings within 2 years through establishing a PDCA process to

identify and execute production waste elimination projects Leader of the Loss Elimination Network responsible IWS (Lean) and Unified Problem

Solving (Six Sigma) capability across EMEA

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• Manager of 20 Process Engineers responsible for delivering Continuous Improvement solutions

Procter & Gamble, Product Supply (UK) Jan 2012 – Apr 2012 Production Line ManagerResponsible for increasing production efficiency and managing production staff on a high-quality, luxury fragrance production line.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements include; Increased Process Reliability from 60% to 85% within 3 months with zero extra heads Manager of a crew of 20 people on a 24 hour manufacturing line responsible for the

production of 60 different luxury and prestige fragrance products Delivered £100,000 savings by planning and orchestrating a product and crew fluidity

strategy across 3 production lines Eliminated a top consumer quality complaint by developing and validating a new packing

process for a major fragrance brand

Procter & Gamble, Product Supply (UK) Jan 2010 – Dec 2011Process Engineer, Cost Savings Owner for Process Waste and Area Technology OwnerResponsible for increasing productivity, training new managers and delivering production waste cost savings.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements include; Delivered annual savings of $600,000 in 3 months through identifying and executing

production waste elimination projects as Cost Savings Owner for Process Waste Implemented $250,000 of efficiency savings across 6 production lines Increased the production speed by greater than 10% with zero additional cost on 13 high

volume products, saving $50,000 worth of production costs per annum Reduced unplanned downtime by >50% through the execution of loss elimination

processes Problem Solving Leader for the site responsible for the creation and roll out of Problem

Solving training to over 150 employees

University of Newcastle upon Tyne Oct 2007 – Dec 2009Research Associate and PhD Supervisor in Chemical EngineeringResearch into the development and functionalisation of high internal phase emulsions and micro-porous polymers.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements include; Resulted in a US Patent (US 20080281003 A1) for work on emulsion and polymer

development Chairman and speaker at the International Workshop on Process Intensification 2008 held

at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan Supervisor of a PhD student within the School of Chemical Engineering Industrial collaboration with ITI Energy Ltd (UK) and IMM (Germany)

Northumbrian Universities Officer Training Corps (NUOTC) Oct 2001 – Sept 2004Army Officer Cadet in Territorial Army Trained in leadership, communication and team work to be fast and flexible in identifying

and solving complex and rapidly changing problems

Project Trust Sept 2000 – Aug 2001, Summer 2002, 2003 & 2004Outward Bound Malaysia – Volunteer Instructor Volunteered for 12 months as an Outward Bound instructor in Lumut, Malaysia Led groups of Malaysian children through self-development courses featuring rock

climbing, sailing, sea kayaking, jungle trekking and mountain climbing

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Awards and Positions of Responsibility

Finalist at the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee SET for Britain Early-Stage Research Scientists, Engineers and Technologists Awards at the House of Commons in March 2009

Founder and Treasurer (2009-2014) of Matrics Barbarians Cricket Club and have raised over £4000 for the club to purchase kit and provide facilities for games and training

Founder and Chairman (2006-2011) of Newcastle Ravens Rugby Football Club and have raised over £7000 in funds for the club

Vice President of the Newcastle University Athletic Union (2005-2007) coordinating the logistics of running the University’s 57 sports teams and organising the annual tournament the Stan Calvert Cup

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Interests Travelling, rugby, cricket, squash, hiking, caving and reading.

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