Edward (TED) Laing GM/plant manger at IKO North America.

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Consultant

Cymax Group

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year 1 month)

- Took thousands of textual data from customer feedback and automating analysis of large amounts of text data. - Created the Travbot model enabling Cymax to identify customer pain points by data mining shared concerns across thousands of comments.

Consultant

Shopify

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year 1 month)

- Uploaded and extracted thousands of attributes from video ads utilizing Google Cloud ML platform. Data attributes extracted by Google Cloud Vertex AI pre-trained ML models, Video Intelligence API, Vision API and Speech to Text API. - Results found that videos emphasizing people and animals tend to hold on to viewers attention from frame to frame. - Maintained strong remote work discipline, effectively collaborating with clients and stakeholders from a distance to ensure project success and timely delivery of insights.

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GM/plant manager

IKO North America

Jan 2021 - May 2023 (2 years 5 months)

- Spearheaded Safety and Quality Culture turnaround with only one recordable in 6 months. - Directed a month of production in May 2022 with over 1.1 million bundles produced setting a new plant record. - Analyzed data with inhouse data collection system to direct preventative maintenance issues and targeted corrective actions on production line increasing speed by 20%. •Led team to best quality audit in business unit since programs inception in 2019 with only 3 minors findings

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Vice president operations

Ennis Fabrics

May 2018 - May 2021 (3 years 1 month)

- Oversaw full operations and supply chain managed 5 distribution centres with over $70M in sales with full P&L - Guided and implemented strict Safety Covid protocols and lockdown across all centres and developed contingency plans with zero lost days due to Covid. - Supervised best year to date in 2020 with Revenue topping $72M up 10% YoY despite Covid combined with a reduction of operating costs (Record low 9.5% as a % of Revenue). Oversaw full operations budget responsibility including a freight spend of over $6.5M per year as well as all freight, materials & lease negotiations Launched Lean Six Sigma initiatives identifying over $500,000 of cost savings initiatives as well as automation opportunities using data analytics

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Vice president operations

Evans Consoles

Jul 2016 - May 2018 (1 year 11 months)

- Provided overall direction to fabrication, assembly, scheduling, Supply Chain management, maintenance, plant engineering, and continuous Improvement regarding projects, company requirements with double digit EBITDA. - Developed a lean manufacturing culture through efficiencies, 6S, kaizens, A3 thinking, problem-solving methodologies and a new KPI bonus program driving high level targets resulting in a record year for sales of over $49M. - Analyzed data identifying key automation opportunities for future growth with autonomous machine and robotics yielding a potential 25% savings in labour.

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General manager

Goldec Hamm

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year 1 month)

Builderof custom tanks & Front-end loaders for the oil & gas and waste sectors with 50-100 staff & 6 direct reports • Leda team of ~ 100 employees to establish and implement strategic plans to achieve operational and financial objectives increasing revenue by over $1M in 12 months with launch of FEL project

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VP manufacturing operations

GLOBAL THERMOELECTRIC (a Gentherm Company)

Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years 1 month)

Manufacturerof remote power solutions based on industrial gensets with 125-150 employees with 6 direct reports • Turnedoperations around with rapid change to drive revenue and delivery using LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies with a record setting year of TEG production with an increase of over 25% • Set2012 Record year for Revenue $50M and 10% EBITDA as well as Record year for built Custom projects with Custom operations doubling capacity • Completeda record $16M Q12014 delivering 24 Custom Building projects in 90 days on time and exceeding EBITDA targets

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General manager/business unit manager

ALCOA Power & Propulsion

Jan 2008 - Jan 2012 (4 years 1 month)

Amajor provider of aluminum-based castings for the aerospace industry employing 220 employees and 6 direct reports • Oversawand responsible for all aspects of manufacturing & plant operations leading customer backlog crisis of $3M in 2008 back to 90% OTD in 12 months • ImplementedLean Manufacturing across plant through ABS initiatives (Alcoa Business System) obtaining a 2% productivity improvements quarter over quarter • AwardedPresidents Award for most improved quality in 2009 reaching supplier Gold with Pratt and Whitney in same year • Turnedoperations around and returned plant to profitability from a negative Net Margin to a 17% Net Margin over 3 years

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Operations manager

TOYOTA Material Handling Group

Jan 2000 - Jan 2008 (8 years 1 month)

Forkliftand material handling equipment Manufacturer with 75 employees and 8 direct reports • Oversawall aspects of plant operations and member of management team reporting directly to President including lean production management (TPS, shop floor planning and monitoring plant operational budget and quality improvements • Developeddata capture systems to drive KPIs and plant objectives improving productivity by 20% over two years

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