Andrew Bitter Email & Phone Number

Westfield, In, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Lean Project Coordinator within Core Products manufacturing; responsible for delivering increased throughput and headcount rebalancing for the Armada and OmniLink Elite catheter lines, equating to €53 M in CIP for 2022- Project lead for the alignment of Abbott Vascular Operating System (AVOS) standards between Ireland and Costa Rica- Delivered Lean Training across the site and executed monthly AVOS assessments in six manufacturing suites

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Directly supervised 60 warehouse workers on both off shift and day shift, responsible for all inventory control, including shipping & receiving, accountable for 250 MM COVID tests shipped from October 2020-May 2021- Onboarded 50 warehouse workers and trained over 600 manual assembly operators via job instruction methodology- Assisted in a high-speed plant startup for BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag test cards and over-the-counter (OTC) retail kits - Supported the fulfillment of 150 MM BinaxNOW COVID tests for the U.S. government within the first four months of plant startup, production ramp up to 1.5 MM tests daily, introduction of six OTC SKUs and plant decommissioning - Promoted to Sr. Warehouse & Material Control Supervisor (May 2021-June 2021)

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Led the development of a comprehensive Site Master Plan for a 1 MM sq. ft. and $500 MM liquid nutrition facility which was replicated at several ANSC sites across the U.S. designed to align business and plant strategy - Organized and consolidated plant financials, product demands, capacities, equipment obsolescence and reliability into a presentable facet of a Capital Plan which received data driven business investment of $6 MM for 2021- Conducted frequent presentations to plant and corporate personnel aligning on a 3-5 year strategic business plan - Managed an asset management pilot program, which had replication plans for seven sites in network- Drove continuous improvement and LSS projects by addressing liquid fill weight and utility opportunities

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Pioneered the first powerhouse inventory program to reduce system downtime by approximately 30% and increase operator and equipment efficiency by approximately 25%- Determined the criticality of over 100 assets and located spare parts to increase equipment response to failure- Integrated all powerhouse inventory into Maximo and standardized the work order process for all operators- Communicated and presented technical information directly to management and vendors on a daily basis- Received Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

New Albany, Oh, Us

- Improved efficiency and production of the 3rd largest phosphoric acid recovery system in the United States - Reduced system downtime by more than 90% and increased production by 60% - Performed neutralization and chemical quantity calculations to determine the breakeven analysis of new purchases- Communicated and presented technical information to all levels of the company on a daily basis- Implemented documentation changes that enhanced the stability of chemical usage and reduced cost

Dayton, Oh, Us

-Utilized Revit and AutoCAD to design HVAC and piping systems for existing and future buildings-Collaborated with engineers, managers, contractors and owners on design strategies and budget conflicts-Completed Heapy University Classes: HVAC 101, 102a and 102b all including an assessment, along with the completion of static pressure calculations -Communicated directly with field workers and management to find a compromise for success

Loveland, Oh, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

High School Diploma, College-Preparatory