William McDonald

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT WILLIAM MCDONALD

I am a Chartered Engineer specialising in manufacturing and process engineering. I bring expertise in developing and delivering automation solutions for lab and life sciences, plus medium and high volume manufacturing. I have proven project management skills with an excellent delivery track record for capital and infrastructure projects, being on time and within budget. Key skills • Project managing the design and procurement of automated cells and production line equipment. • Evaluating proposals and designs and determining if they are fit for purpose. • Identifying, auditing and selecting suppliers for production cells and equipment. • Effective management of all aspects of the supplier relationship. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proactive and goal driven approach to delivering projects. Effective communication from the shop floor to the boardroom. • Providing expert engineering knowledge to resolve problems at the various stages of equipment delivery process. • Proven ability to work at the macro level on a project, while still keeping the ability to see the micro as well. • Always making savings to the business that are at least twice my annual salary. • Excellent manufacturing engineering experience, supporting various electro mechanical production environments. • Integrating New Product Introducing (NPI) into existing production lines. Also setting up new production lines.