Robert Blaas

Experience

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  GE

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

  ▪ Planning and controlling of material flows for production▪ Good people skills developed and made use of in lasting supplier contacts ▪ Responsible for material availability and warehouse levels ▪ Kept tight deadlines and contributed to overall team delivery performance of 98% ▪ Monitoring supplier performance and integration of problem solving and risk mitigating solutions ▪ Coordination of new product/material introductions to serial production ▪ Inventory reduction of items in my responsibility from 6MM (Oct. 2012) to 2.1MM (Oct. 2013) Show less ▪ Creation of wiring diagrams for gas engine control panels▪ Writing of accompanying software▪ Working together with project managers and customers to fulfil needs and special wishes▪ Strong resilience acquired while meeting deadlines, coping with high workload and delivering last minute customer’s wishes▪ Constant compliance with fast shifting priorities and changing technical regulations▪ Leading and implementing Lean Six Sigma and DMP projects to increase quality and reduce costs Show less

  • Planning & Logistics Specialist

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Electrical Requisition Engineering

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
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  Pole To Win Europe

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Communications Specialist (contract)

  ▪ Communication link between customer and internal localisation team▪ Working with major company in the electronic entertainment sector▪ Managing and improving communication flow between parties▪ Ensuring that client expectations are met and exceeded▪ Responsibility for internal Translators as well as Proof Readers and QA Testers▪ Building strong relationships with Producer and Localisation Specialist at client side

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  ChargeBox Ltd

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2019

  IT Team Lead / Program Manager

  ▪ Coordination of and hands-on with exciting projects, new products as well as customer specific developments▪ Working closely with Directors, design, software and manufacturing teams to shape and deliver projects of various sizes▪ Wearing multiple hats during day-to-day work, ranging from operational fire-fighting to data-driven strategic decision-making▪ Striving to deliver the best customer experience by keeping a finger on the pulse of latest product and regulatory developments in the mobile phone market▪ Implementation and maintenance of project schedules and communication across functions and teams on progress Show less

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  Staffgroup

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Contract Industrial Automation Recruitment Consultant

  ▪ Developing new market opportunities and insight for company in Industrial Automation sector▪ Business development and customer/client control and handling skills acquired▪ Building up new market segment not tackled before by Eurostaffgroup from scratch▪ Candidate acquisition, qualification and management as well as client acquisition▪ Database handling, maintaining and updating▪ Providing internal presentations to Management and Training staff members

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  OpenClassrooms

  Nov 2018 - now

  Mentorship and Coaching

  ▪ Mentoring and Coaching students in the areas of Software Development, Agile Methodologies, and Product Management.▪ Helping learners on their path to a role in the above areas by providing guidance, goalposts, and acting as a first contact for tech industry related questions.▪ Working with students to learn and work on self-paced projects to gain the experience and skills needed to excel in their desired career paths▪ Having weekly calls to check in on wellbeing, progress and general development of mentees. Show less

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  IDEXX

  Mar 2019 - now

  ▪ Lead of London-based Software Development Teams, focusing on software development for payment integrations for a Veterinary Cloud-based Practice Management Solution. ▪ Maintaining and expanding portfolio of payment solutions for veterinary clinics, transacting $4 Billion+ yearly.▪ Managing of staff, assigning work, monitoring activities and evaluating performance. ▪ Managing of escalated/critical issues. ▪ Administers employment actions, provides coaching and guidance to staff and promotes staff training and development. Show less

  • Engineering Teams Lead

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Fullstack Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Intermediate Fullstack Engineer

    Mar 2019 - Nov 2022