Russell Evans

Experience

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  CompAir Reavell

  Sept 1988 - Mar 1995

  • Assistant to manufacturing Director

    Jul 1994 - Mar 1995

  • Design Engineer

    Aug 1991 - Jul 1994

  • Manufacturing Apprenticeship

    Sept 1988 - Aug 1991
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  Girdlestone pumps Ltd

  Mar 1995 - Sept 1995

  Application Engineer

  Application enginner responcible for delivering the technical aspects & project management.

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  Carrier Transicold - Sutrak

  Aug 1998 - Mar 2000

  HVAC Design & Project Engineer

  Responsible for Design new products and delivering the technical aspects of projects for HVAC bus product.

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  Wipac Ltd

  Mar 2000 - Nov 2002

  Design Engineer

  Design of exterior light for tear 1 automotive from concept development and negotiations through to serial production. Individual responsible for Mercedes McLaren SLR rear lamp which was the first of it's kind.

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  Thermo King

  Nov 2002 - Apr 2013

  One of three business leaders and Product Manager for Thermo King HVAC Bus (EMEIA) & Rail (Global). Responsible for front line P&L performance with a focus on Gross Margin. Leader of a team of 8 technical sale staff based in locations across Europe.* Strengthened P&L as a front line leader within the bus and rail business.Increased the gross margin for a $60 million/pa business. Operational Manager reporting into the P&L owner, responsible for aggregate margin with a focus on improvement aligned to the strategic business objectives. Through creating the vision and translating this from strategic to tactical implementation. *Demonstrated business acumenResponsible for reviewing P&L statements and building an annual operating plan. This includes setting and tracking KPI’s, then pulling the levers to drive the business in the correct direction.*Rationalised the product portfolioCreated and lead a strategic reduction in product lines. This involved the development of phase-out process whilst maintaining legacy support. Resulting in a 90% decrease in platforms and 75% fewer product lines. Double digit savings in direct product costs whilst sustaining revenue. *Transformed sales approach from transactional to value sellingCreated, launched and embedded the complete value propositions for the product portfolio. This included the selling tools and a multi-stage sales training program for the internal sales team and channel partners. This will deliver an increase in market share and profitability over the long term.*Events plan and executionExperienced in managing product launches, trade stands at international exhibitions and training events. Delivering two major events each year from 2009, as well as several minor events. Lead presenter and co-ordinator of the annual sales school with 60 delegates. Editor of the company magazine. Show less Business developmental role for aftermarket parts, accessories and telematics for all Thermo King products. This included channel development, strategy creation and sales activities for a $12 business.*Developed training programmes to engage internal and dealer sales teamsTrained 10 sales teams from the regions’ dealerships to engender a proactive technical sales approach. Two separate programmes for point of sale for equipment and aftermarket parts.*Developed brochures and advertisements materialCreated marketing materials to support revenue growth and sales training Show less Account manager for sales into region of Bus HVAC products. This included both sales through channel partners (dealerships) and direct sales to OEM's. Responsible of business with a annual revenue of $6m.*Channel developmentDeveloped and lead a project to radically rework the bus dealer network in EMEIA. This involved all channel partners re-applying for their geographical primary area of responsibility. Creating the first pan-European dealer network for bus. *Sustained Account Management and Sales performance Increased market share and revenue growth in a challenging economic climate. The Thermo King business has grown from a zero presence in 2001 to becoming the UK’s current market leader. Responsible for $6 million of sales. Show less

  • Business Development and Product Manager HVAC for EMEIA Bus and Global Rail

    Jan 2009 - Apr 2013

  • Sales Development Manager UK/IRL/SCAN

    Oct 2006 - Jan 2009

  • Sales Manager Bus UK/IRL/SCAN

    Nov 2002 - Oct 2006
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  IM Kelly Automotive

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2015

  Programmes and Engineering Manager

  Leading the programme team and engineering team as well as a member of the senior management team. Responsibility for Programme Management, new product introduction, Engineering & interior trim development. The automotive customers include both Tier 1 suppliers and directly with car manufacturers. This includes Lear, Magna, Aston Martin, Bentley and McLaren. Lead the team through the Introduction of Automotive interior trim part for a number of projects. Project were on a range of cover material such as Leather and Leatherette.Introduction of new product introduction processes including NPI Gate system Governance tools Project and budget trackersResponsible the introduction of new technology, equipment and process such as Water Based adhesive coating line. Hot Melt roller coater Automatic back board wrapping machine Laser alignment wrapping jigging Show less

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  HID Global

  Sept 2015 - now

  Lead the PACS Biometric development team to deliver new platforms and products. The team has 16 people who work cross discipline to deliver a complete framework. This is a complete "on-prem" framework with management software, user interface and a database to persist the information. In addition to this the tea, develop a range of physical "reader / controller" devices.The core team is spread over a few time zones but there is significant interaction with the rest of HID spread across the globe.This role has two key aspects which are building out this new team and developing a complete Biometric offering from HID. Show less HID Global provides products and services for the the Identity Security Sector.Leading a portfolio of projects from concept through to delivery in the Cardiff based R&D centrePlans, directs, and coordinates activities of the Engineering Project resources EMEA, ensuring best in class performance and outcomes from a fully professional team.Personally plans directs and coordinates a number of projects/programs to ensure that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.This is a key role in the organization, and the role is to co-ordinate the activities of a potentially large number of stakeholders, internally to HID Global, to ASSA ABLOY, external partners and customers.. Show less

  • PACS Bio Engineering Manager at HID Global

    May 2019 - now

  • Engineering Program Manager

    Sept 2015 - May 2019