David Ceber

Experience

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  LBS Benchmarking

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Support Consultant

  Managed the Companies database of responses to the benchmarking surveys which included responses from over 200 companies. Writing and development of benchmarking reports for dispatch to clients and assisting with other consulting projects.

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  Air Liquide Australia

  Jan 2000 - Sept 2008

  Promoted to this role to re-align production and distribution operations in South Australia, including sourcing of bulk product from key sites across Australia. To develop a vision for site re-development to bring an aging site into best practice distribution and cylinder filling operational standards within business case and budget constraints. To continuously identify and develop business cases for improvement projects and implement approved projects. Also responsible for all bulk and cylinder distribution, all production of dry ice, acetylene and cylinder filling, safety and quality, financial management and working with the sales team to manage customer demand fulfillment and costings.Specialties:"Distribution Management","Production Management","Financial Management","OH&S","Occupational Health and Safety","Push Pull Production", "Kanban","Technical Knowledge of High Pressure Gases","Dangerous Goods","Hazardous Chemicals","Continuous Improvement","Statistics and KPIs","Project Management","Multi Tasking","Collective Bargaining Agreements","Working with Unions","Route Cause Analysis","Five Whys?","Regulatory compliance","Audit compliance management","Process Flow Mapping","Systems and Project implementation","Change Management","Load Restraint","Fatigue Management for Truck Drivers","Truck axle weight compliance","Driver Management for log book compliance","Network analysis","Route analysis","P&ID diagrams","Policy and Procedure development","Tender Management","Supplier Management". Show less

  • Supply Chain Manager

    Jan 2003 - Sept 2008

  • Logistics Analyst

    Jan 2000 - Dec 2002
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  Penrice Quarry & Mineral

  Oct 2008 - Nov 2010

  Packaging Facilities Manager

  (Canadian equivalent is Director or Packaging)Full operational, P&L, safety and quality assurance management of three packaging facilities. This was a high volume operation working 24/7 packaging 167kt/pa of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate in 190 SKUs for export and domestic markets with an operating budget of $12M. Development of continuous improvement projects and CAPEX budgets were key to success in this role.Specialities:"Continuous improvement","Lean","Budget development","Budget Management","Cost Control","Cost reduction projects","Project Management","Supplier Management","KPIs","Business Unit Financial Analysis and Reporting","Presentation of Financial and Activity Reports","Project Development","Research and Knowledge acquisition","Process Flow","Capacity Planning","People Management","Change Management","Training","Performance Management","GMP","Good Manufacturing Practice","Key Performance Indicators","Production Scheduling","Cross Functional Cooperation","Influencing","Payroll","Collective Bargaining Agreements","Management in a unionized environment","Maintenance Practices and Scheduling","Traffic Management","Quality Assurance","Occupational Health and Safety","Tier 2 supplier compliance for pharmaceutical applications","Packaging and Printing","Track and Traceability". Show less

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  Penrice Quarry & Mineral

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  Customer Delivery Manager (contract)

  (Canadian equivalent is Director of Distribution)About Penrice Soda Products:Penrice Soda Products (publicly listed on the ASX as PSH) is a manufacturer of Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate) and Sodium Bicarbonate. It is the only manufacturer of these products in the southern Hemisphere. Penrice sells the bulk of its Soda Ash for glass manufacture, with the Sodium Bicarbonate goes to industrial, food and pharmaceutical applications. Penrice exports to 35 countries across Asia and Europe.Responsibilities:Management of all aspects of the distribution operations, including international container freight, domestic freight, warehousing of both bulk and packaged product held at multiple locations and bulk shipping. Continuously managed the sales and operations planning processes, provided schedule adjustment recommendations and financial impact statements. This was a high volume operation with a budget of $20M+ to move 420kt/pa of Soda Ash and Sodium Bicarbonate for domestic and export markets. Specialties:"Distribution Management","Project management","Sales and operations planning","S&OP"," Change management","Process improvement","Budget development","budget management","3PL management","Inventory management","Export management","Systems implementation","Customer service","Warehousing","Bulk shipping","financial analysis","Supplier Management","Tender Management","ERP","JD Edwards ERP". Show less

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  Blogdash.com

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  Director of Sales Operations

  Focusing on processes and systems improvement, managing a team of programmers to enhance the lead generation and CRM systems as well as client based campaign tracking systems development and improvement.

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  Freelance Consultant

  Feb 2014 - Sept 2014

  Blogger Outreach Consultant

  Working with a number of Marketing agencies directly or indirectly. Including Pharris Media and US Interactive Media. Development and execution of effective systems and processes to complete a successful Blogger Outreach campaign.

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  Reachafy - Marketing Innovation

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  Co Founder

  Reachafy takes an innovative approach to digital marketing problems to help its clients get a better return on their digital marketing spend.We offer solutions for Agencies and SMBs for both B to C and B to B applications. We also offer a range of other services from website development and systems development to content development and social media management.

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  Self Employed - Strategy & Business Consultant

  Jan 2016 - now

  Senior Consultant Contract

  Helping start ups possessing innovative technologies in their respective industries. Involved in strategy planning, deal brokering, strategic alliances, capital raising, Sales and Operations Planning and Marketing. It has been an amazing journey so far. The variety and challenge is compelling. With new technologies and industries coming to in to the main stream it is an exciting time to be involved in a major shift in the way businesses will operate in the future.

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  Global Cannabis Applications Corp.

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Operation Manager

  Managing all aspects of IT operations and Marketing. Reporting to the CEO. Manage remote contractors across multiple geographic locations. Manage expenses. Construct financial models / projections.

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  Assero Coating Technologies

  Feb 2021 - Nov 2024

  Vice President Of Production

  Establishing and developing a production facility for protective clear coatings developed with green chemistry. This is a blending and packaging facility to create product variations and package them in drums, jerricans and BOV spray cans. Machinery sourcing and selection, SOP development, Process flow mapping and capacity planning.

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  FMClarity

  Nov 2024 - now

  Business Development Manager - North America