John Laban

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2001

  Electricians Mate

  General ship board electrical work. Work center supervisor and electrical safety lead.

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  Siemens Westinghouse

  May 2001 - Jan 2005

  Field Services Engineer

  Commission, test and service power plant control systems.* Commissioned Brazil's largest combined cycle gas fired power plant* Commissioned and provided field service support throughout North America* Conducted control system factory acceptance testing and customer witness testing

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  Siemens Power Generation Ltd.

  Jan 2005 - Mar 2007

  Customer Service Engineer

  Delivered local control system support and customer service throughout the midwest United States.* Serviced Siemens power plant control systems.* Supported sales opportunity development with Regional Sales Manager.* Dedicated District Service Office Controls Engineer for controls support

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  Siemens Energy Inc.

  Jan 2007 - Mar 2013

  Service Project Lead

  Manage instrumentation and controls service throughout the mid-west United States and all across Canada.

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  Siemens Energy

  Mar 2013 - now

  Responsible for the successful bids and project execution for the growing Digitalization business* Lead and coach continuous improvement initiatives to improve the overall Digitalization business* Coach/Mentor employees to improve execution results and overall customer experience* Foster an improved ownership culture and set examples for leadership excellence Accountable for the successful execution of global industrial, oil and gas controls.* Led the execution of controls projects within the four locations in Europe.* Improved profitability within controls projects through the implementation of monthly reporting and standard processes.* Led a cross functional team and fostered a culture of change to drive consistent business growth Accountable for the successful execution of global industrial, oil and gas controls.* Led the execution of controls projects within five different locations throughout the US and Europe.* Improved profitability within controls projects through the implementation of monthly reporting and standard processes.* Led a cross functional team and fostered a culture of change to drive consistent business growth Manage strategic control system and excitation modernisation projects. Led continues improvement projects and supported cost reduction initiatives throughout the business.

  • Global Execution Manager Digitalization Business

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Global Execution Manager Industrial Oil & Gas Controls

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Global Execution Manager for Industrial Oil & Gas Controls

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

  • SPS Lean Expert

    Mar 2013 - Jan 2014