Ian Vallance
Solutions Leader in Manufacturing & Innovation

ProfileIan is an international project manager with 20 years experience in manufacturing and innovation across a range of industries including petrochemicals and plastics in several sectors.  Ian is a highly experienced user of statistical process control (SPC) tools including statistical analysis and failure modes and effects analysis for increasing manufacturing efficiency to world class standards.  Ian also has experience in laboratory set up projects which included international relocations and has run product development activities with extensive pilot scale equipment for a global organisation.

Education & DevelopmentPhD in Physical Organic Chemistry, University of Glasgow (UK)
MBA in Technology Management, Open University Milton Keynes (UK)
BSc in Chemistry, University of Glasgow (UK)

Key Skills & Solutions Focus

• Strong project management and people skills across many international cultures
• A broad range of experience across the petrochemicals industry including high value speciality chemicals from product inception through to large scale manufacturing
• Extensive experience of developing new products in plastics conversion sectors
• Extensive knowledge of emerging waste plastics technologies and applications
• Experience of setting up product and application development facilities
• Extensive knowledge on Statistical Process Control (SPC) and other critical tools including specialist training for rapid improvement in manufacturing efficiency