Expertise

Summary

Experience

• Mustard Advisers

  Business Adviser

  1 - 5 Employees 2017 - Current

  

  Helping business owners to re-discover what drove them to set up their business in the first place, to develop a clear and compelling vision of where they want to go, and helping them to get there.

  We take clients through our Mustard Diagnostic to assess the potential value yet to be created in the business. We use the resulting traffic-lighted action report and our eight-step programme to realise that added value.

  Key to the success of the programme is the way we hold business owners accountable for the changes they want to make to their business, and I enjoy speaking to clients regularly to make sure they stay on track and follow up on their commitments, and provide help and additional support if they need it

• Challenge Wales

  Chair, Board of Trustees

  1 - 5 Employees 2019 - Current

  Challenge Wales helps young people aged between 12 and 25 to achieve their potential by helping them to develop life- and employability skills through sail training on one of our Ocean-going yachts.

  As Chair, I am having a lot of fun helping the Board of Trustees and the members of the team to put together a vision and an exciting strategic plan for the next five years.

  Helping organisations to ensure the long term stable and sustainable growth is my day job, and I am helping the charity to put together a succession plan to increase resilience and ensure the long term success of the charity.

• EVO Business Networking

  Tech Lead

  1 - 5 Employees 2021 - Current

  EVO Networking is the most enjoyable online networking experience I've had - fast moving, varied, thought-provoking, and very much focused on building relationships rather than selling to the room.

  As Tech Lead, my role is to make sure meetings run smoothly, from admitting attendees, to organising breakout rooms, and ensure people get the best out of the experience

• Helen Phillips Business Solutions Ltd

  Owner

  1 - 5 Employees 2016 - 2018

  Using joined up thinking to add value to your business:

  Application of lean systems thinking to business and manufacturing processes
  Employee engagement and problem solving
  Implementation of ERP systems, particularly Epicor's manufacturing software
  Quality, Health and Safety, and Environmental management systems
  Project management

• Eurobond Doors Ltd

  Operations Director

  21 - 100 Employees 2013 - 2016

  Eurobond Doors is a manufacturer of custom-made steel and insulated doors for use in commercial and industrial applications. The manufacturing process is extremely flexible, in an environment where almost every door is unique. The business employed 54 people, of whom, 45 were in the Operations Team.

  Achievements included:

  • Increased manufacturing capacity by 50% over two years with no loss of quality performance
  • Coached and developed Team Leaders to become proactive and take on new responsibilities
  • Re-engineered design and scheduling processes to improve process flow and On Time In Full

• Eurobond Laminates Ltd

  Various

  21 - 100 Employees 2000 - 2010

  During my time at Eurobond Laminates, I held management roles in every department of the business, from customer service to logistics.
  Joining as Business Systems Manager, to establish a basic IT infrastructure and then implement the Epicor ERP system, I was then asked to move from department to department, identifying issues, improving processes, and making them more effective, and more customer focused.

• Allied Steel and Wire Ltd

  Various

  100+ Employees 1986 - 2000

  Allied Steel & Wire Ltd was formed from a merger between the steel-making interests of GKN, with parts of British Steel.  The company went from losing £1M per month to profit within the first 12 months of trading, and embarked on an ambitious programme of student and graduate recruitment to develop the general managers of the future.

  I was the first female engineer to work in the steel industry in South Wales, and joined as a student.  My training and career development was very broad, covering all aspects of the business, but mainly focused on project management, process improvement and systems development.

Education History

• Electrical Engineering

  Imperial College, University of London

  1983 - 1986

• Manufacturing Engineering Systems and Management

  University of Manchester

  1996 - 1999

Interests and Hobbies

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