Qinesis Team Biography – Steve F Walker

NED & Engineering Specialist/Coach

Steve started his career in 1968 as an engineering apprentice in the manufacturing sector before progressing to director & Managing Director at Barton Precision over a 30 year career.

For the past nine years, Steve has also been an executive coach & mentor, joining the Qinesis team in 2016. Steve has identified coaching as a way to give back to companies & people by acting as a sounding board, increasing self-awareness & an ability to deal with any situation. He specialises in empowering people to make decisions & take responsibility for their actions. Steve’s expertise evolves around Leadership, Process & Systems, Lean Manufacturing, Organisational Behaviours, Process, Productivity, Operations, Capacity & Change Management.

Qualifications:
HND Production Engineering – Incorporate Engineer MIET – MCM1 – Fellow Inst Leadership & Management – Post Graduate Diploma in Executive Coaching & Mentoring (ILM 7)

Pro Bono:
Chair Engineered in Nottinghamshire Networking Group 2010-2015 – Vice Chair Nottingham Manufacturing Network 2014-present – EMCC Member 2016 to present

Interests:
Travel, sport, especially football, fine food, grandchildren & learning

Skills:
Executive Coaching – Leadership – Process & Systems – Continuous Improvement – Lean Manufacturing – Organisational Behaviours – Process – Productivity – Operations – Capacity – Change Management – Business Change – Well Being – Company Culture – Conflict Management – Problem Solving – Employee Care – Board Development & Leading Change

Doppelgänger:
International man of mystery with a love for climbing trees