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Experience

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  Holcim

  Jul 2007 - now

  𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:🔹 Developing country-level sustainability strategy, focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternative mineral resources, and CO₂ reduction initiatives.🔹 Leading innovative CO₂ emission reduction projects, optimising processes to lower environmental impact and align with evolving European regulations.🔹 Managing complex sustainability projects (including co-financed initiatives) from concept to implementation, adhering to technical, budgetary and quality standards.🔹 Implementing biodiversity programs in quarries, including nature monitoring and compliance with environmental standards.🔹Collaborating globally across Holcim, involved in cross-functional teams and working with international experts to drive sustainable innovations in cement production.🔹 Building project teams, effectively managing internal and external resources based on project needs and stages.𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬:🔹 Sustainability Strategy Development: Prepared long-term sustainability strategies, focusing on reducing CO₂ emissions, increasing energy efficiency, integrating renewable energy and sourcing alternative mineral resources.🔹 Project Management: Managing diverse sustainability projects, from internal initiatives to co-financed programs, ensuring timely execution, adherence to technical standards and budget compliance.🔹 Cross-Functional & External Collaboration: Working closely with internal teams and external partners in geology, environmental, legal and consultancy sectors, fostering strong collaborations at both local and global levels.🔹 Process Optimisation: Focusing on process innovations to reduce CO₂ emissions and improve operational sustainability, aligning with industry-leading practices.🔹 Resource Management: Structured and scaled project teams based on project phases, strategically managing both internal and external resources to ensure project success. Show less 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:🔹 Increased quarry productivity by 40% with the same headcount by conducting internal workflow audits, equipment capacity analysis and improving team efficiency, while reducing equipment failures and overtime costs.🔹 Restarted cement grinding & packaging processes solely using internal resources, eliminating reliance on external contractors and reducing operational costs.🔹 Optimised quarry exploitation & reduced third-party costs by renegotiating contracts with delivery contractors and adjusting pay-for-service targets, leading to significant cost savings.🔹 Launched a new agricultural product based on limestone for soil health, establishing a new business line. Managed the certification process, production and successfully bringing the first product to market.🔹 Enhanced team performance by leading and developing a team of ~60 employees, boosting efficiency, and reducing operational bottlenecks.𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬:🔹 Plant & Operations Management: Oversaw all operations within the grinding station and cement terminal, including quarry, production, maintenance, shipping (road/rail), and laboratory activities.🔹 Strategic Planning & Cost Optimization: Developed and implemented strategies for quarry exploitation, grinding, shipping, and CAPEX projects. Managed budgets and resources to meet business goals effectively.🔹 Process Improvement & Innovation: Streamlined operational workflows, optimized resource utilization, and implemented cost-saving initiatives across plant operations. 🔹 New Product Development: Led the introduction of a new product line for the agricultural market, managing end-to-end processes from concept to market launch.🔹 Regulatory Compliance & Safety: Ensured full compliance with IMS procedures, legal standards (quality, HS&E) and managed environmental permits and exploitation license for quarry.🔹 Leadership: Managed and developed a team of ~60 employees. Show less 🔹 Production & Operations Management: Managed the entire cement production process, ensuring timely delivery, high product quality, and adherence to budgeted costs. Maintained top 5 cement excellence global performance rankings of the plant by consistently operating at maximum capacity and improving financial performance.🔹 Strategic Planning & Cost Optimisation: Developed and executed plant strategies (PMP, CAPEX, budget, forecast) in collaboration with Sales and Logistics, focusing on raw material optimisation, alternative resources, and energy management. Successfully reduced fixed and variable costs, while increasing thermal substitution rate with alternative fules.🔹 Process Innovation & Sustainability: Initiated and secured approval for a multi-year project (2017–2024) to integrate high-calorific waste materials into a new phase of the cement production process. Designed the complete concept in 2017, with the first phase starting in 2018, backed by a €5–10M investment. The first phase involved designing a new material flow, preparing equipment for the integration of high-calorific waste and optimising dosing processes. This initiative significantly improved material flow efficiency, increased waste utilisation and enhanced the plant’s environmental footprint.🔹 Quality & Continuous Improvement: Worked closely with quality teams to monitor raw material inputs and maximize waste usage without compromising product standards. Implemented process optimizations to eliminate bottlenecks, boosting production capacity and consistency.🔹 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ensured seamless coordination with maintenance, process, and quality departments to minimize failures and uphold safety and quality standards. 🔹 Leadership & Team Management: Led a team of 60+ employees and 10+ third-party contractors, driving performance through continuous development. Show less 🔹 H&S Strategy & Compliance: Driving legal and company H&S standards across all Romanian operations, ensuring alignment with national, EU, and internal regulations.🔹 Training & Awareness: Developing H&S training programs and awareness campaigns based on organisational needs.🔹 Incident Management: Leading incident investigations, reporting, and implementing preventive measures.🔹 Leadership & Company Advocate: Managing the H&S team, supporting development, and representing the company with authorities and global H&S teams. Show less 🔹 Operations & Strategy: Planning and managing departmental activities to meet production, quality, and cost targets. Developing plant strategies (PMP, CAPEX, budgets, forecasts) aligned with business goals.🔹 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinating with Sales and Logistics to forecast raw materials, set KPIs, and implement cost-effective solutions.🔹 Process Improvement: Driving cost reduction, productivity gains, and safety improvements through new technologies and optimized workflows.🔹 Team Leadership: Leading and developing teams of 20+, focusing on training, performance management, and continuous improvement. Show less

  • Alternative Resources & Sustainability Project Manager

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Production Manager

    Mar 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Country Head of Health and Safety

    Nov 2014 - Feb 2017

  • Plant Operations Manager

    Apr 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Quarry and Production Manager

    Feb 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Process Engineer

    Jan 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Electrical Engineer

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Automation Project Engineer

    Jul 2007 - Jan 2009