Robert Henry Mayes
Email: rob.h.mayes@gmail.com, Skype: vts_rob.mayes
Tel: Saudi +966 (0)502497136 

An inspiring leader with excellent communication skills and an innovative yet organised approach to business.  A hands on innovator with an excellent record in managing technological change in the plastics mouldings industry through bridging both manufacturing pure research in plastics processing (injection moulding) and raw materials knowledge. Successfully managed and controlled multi million pound projects.  Following the end of a two year contract in Saudi Arabia, he is now looking for a similar role based Middle East or Asia.

Career Interests
•	Technical Director
•	Research Director
•	Executive Responsibility

Professional Profile		Key Expertise			

·	Creative				· Managing projects/programmes 
·	Visionary			· Training workshops/cavity pressure control
·	Innovative			· Troubleshooting / Clean room Moulding
·	Hands on Leader			· Implementing systems / processes
·	Resilient				· Driving / managing change
•	Persuasive			· Customer Liaison
Career History

2013-Todate		Nipras / Tasnee

				Senior Scientist Pipe and Blow moulding 
Organised capital projects for new extruders dies and injection mould pipe, Leading die development project for increased hoop strength, Leading material development project.
Running Training courses for both pipe extrusion and blow moulding.

2009-2013			RPMS Consulting
Trouble shooting and plastics processing adviser

2005-2009			Kistler Instruments Singapore
Swiss company specialising in force and pressure measurement 

Application Manager SE Asia
I Obtained 2 million $ order following technical presentation and seminars on Technical moulding. Molex, Malaysia & Singapore. 
Kistler became preferred option for process control as a result of my training and trouble shooting on injection moulding. 
Introduced data acquisition and trouble shooting services to Molex Nikon Minebea in China Thailand India and Malaysia.

2003-2005			Valen Technologies Singapore
Singapore based company, manufacturer of optoelectronics including lenses & light guides.

Project Manager
Key Achievements
•	Leading qualification programs for Motorola Philips and Schneider 
•	Lead clean room lens development projects for China customers.

1997 – 2003 		Simtech (Singapore) formerly Gintic
Singapore’s premiere manufacturing research institute supporting local manufacturing industries.

Research Fellow
Key Achievements
•	IMS $2 million dollar Technical Injection Moulding project, led cross-functional researchers to develop software and hardware including the modification of the moulding machine to produce zero defects moulding. Test run at Philips Sinagpore.
•	Organised cutting trials in wafer fabrication (Silicon) as an alternative to steel for mould inserts.
•	Demonstrated that fragile materials can be used for high volume micro moulding. Training workshops on injection moulding 
•	Presented R&D the work at local seminars and at an Asia plastic conference.
•	Developed  thin wall moulding techniques as used for electronic packaging, 

1992 - 1997 	Thurgar Bollé (Heywood Williams Group) 
Injection moulders: automotive and white goods and of rigid packaging containers to own design for general commercial use food and solvents industry.
Technical Director
Reporting to the Managing Director, responsible for the technical development of the existing process plant and tool room and the Quality department. 
Key Achievements 
•	Co-ordinated team to achieve BS 5750 (ISO 9000)
•	Introduced new CAD and flow prediction software attracting customers without these support facilities for automotive work.
•	Organised Pan European trials to demonstrate effectiveness of new moulding technology and later headed commissioning team for moulds and machines and robots in Germany Switzerland and Portugal
•	Introduced complete new 2 million GBP production plant with incorporating in mould labelling techniques together with fast cycling injection moulding with barrier screws.

1990 - 1992 			Stadium Plastics Plc
Major automotive electrical and white goods moulder.
Plastic injection moulding, sub assembly and testing of own brand parts (Stadium Building Products) and customer moulds. Key Customers: Toyota, Nissan, Black and Decker, and automotive sub suppliers.

Project Engineer
Reporting to the Technical Director, responsible for managing key customer projects from drawings to full production parts.  Assessing part price from drawings.  Trouble shooting existing factory-moulding problems.
Key Achievements 
•	Organised multi million pound Black and Decker project from conception through to product delivery.
•	Saved Nissan Micra start multi million pound start delay by changing Part design in 10 tool project.	
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1985 - 1990 			RPC Plc
Injection moulding of rigid containers for food, paints and adhesives markets. Key customers Proctor &Gamble, F. Ball, Robertson’s, United Biscuits, ICI Crown/ Berger, B&Q etc.

Plastics Technologist
Responsible for plastics raw material selection and additive selection 
Production technical support: trouble shooting, commissioning, product testing.
Key Achievements 
•	Campaigned RPC’s case in the Plastics In Contact With Food European legislation.
•	Introduced design change to packaging containers resulting in a 20% improvement in warehouse space use.
•	Lead various projects on new container applications pr paints.

Tertiary Education 
1983–1984			Loughborough University Leics, 
MSc. Polymer Technology.
1979–1983 	Kingston Polytechnic Surrey BSc. Applied Chemistry (final year polymer science) 2I Hons. 
Secondary Education	
1971 – 1978 			Read Public School 
GCE “A” level Chemistry, Physics, and Economics.
GCE “O” level Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English Language, English Literature, Geography, History, and Economics. 
Personal			Born 25 January 1960, British, married with 2 children