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A Dream Come True
Dave Harnett
Founder of Continuous Wave,
Continuous Improvement & Industrial Engineering Expert,
Mentor
Four years ago I had my eyes opened to the power of continuous improvement, even with my 18yrs experience in business operations, finance & supply chain I found the missing link that could of made me a better employee, manager & mentor. Working for Nissan in their Supplier Development department I learnt the skills, tools to develop & expand lean cultures that allow a company to maximise their profitability & competitiveness.
With my knowledge & the best industry tools I can help your company identity waste in your business, remove or minimise this waste to increase your productivity. Whether it is reducing the time to do a changeover or service, increasing your machines efficiency or rationalising your material handling.I have a proven track record of helping a wide variety of companies achieve their goals.
Starting Continuous Wave was my dream career move, where I can use my business acumen & my belief in continuous improvement to help other companies reach their full potential with simple philosophies drawn from the industrial leaders in the automotive business & the latest thinking in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing.
From supporting a specific project to working with senior management on developing a continuous improvement culture within a business. I have the experience to mentor & train the whole organisation to ensure your business is heading in the right direction, learning & using the right tools to succeed.
I moved from the UK to Perth in October 2015 after visiting Australia on holiday the year before. I have fallen in love with Perth, it’s lifestyle, beaches & weather. My aim with Continuous Wave is to be able to help businesses in WA realise what is possible through continuous improvement & to be able to add value to the community I now call home.
Below is a bit more information about me:
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Certified by Nissan Japan as an Industrial Engineering Expert (one of a handful outside Japan).
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Four years experience working for Nissan, with their suppliers across Europe & Russia on Supplier Development & Cost Reduction. Over $5mil year-on-year cost savings achieved.
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Working with multi $billion suppliers such as Valeo & Hella to small family owned companies, making everything from headlights and rubber hoses, to electronics, windscreens and wheels.
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18 years experience in Management, Operations, Warehousing, Logistics, Project / 4PL & Vendor Management, Export, Customer Care, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Business Development & Sales.
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Previous sectors worked in include Automotive, Flower Wholesaling, Commercial Refrigeration & Telecommunication.
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Working on Projects worth over $20mil from bid to implementation.
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I am passionate about Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement/Kaizen & believe it is the future for all successful companies in the competitive global market.
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I love playing golf & volleyball, swimming, taking walks along the coast & have kite surfing next on the radar to try.
Some companies I have had the pleasure to work for & with:
Let's Meet
I am confident on meeting with me you will see the benefits Continuous Wave can give to your business, please get in contact so we can discuss what we can do for you.
Dave