A highly dedicated, accomplished, and motivated professional with strong qualifications in management, engineering, production, and operations. Results oriented professional with an exemplary record in safety and regulatory compliance, quality control, planning and development, operations improvement, and project management. Industry experience includes the manufacture of reagents for the blood bank industry, home health and beauty, personal care, OTC pharmaceuticals, and household industrial products.Skilled in both the United States and Mexico in major equipment selection, operations, personnel management, turn-key project development, government regulations, and customer relations.Areas of expertise include:• Project Management • Department Management• Problem Identification and Solving • Cost Reductions• Equipment Specification & Installation • Training • Safety • cGMP’s • Strategic Planning• Moist Heat Sterilization Processes

Directed the Manufacturing Maintenance, Engineering, and Calibration activities at the Norcross, Georgia campus. Increased overall production efficiency by reducing maintenance work orders by over 50%. Equipment included in these upgrade activities were vialing / capping equipment, dry heat and moist heat sterilization equipment, and labeling and printing equipment. Directed the in-house and outsourced calibration activities of all qualified equipment, reducing calibration expenses by approximately 40%.

Managed the Manufacturing Maintenance and Calibration teams at the Norcross Campus. The Manufacturing team performs routine service and preventive maintenance to all laboratory and production equipment. The Calibration teams performs in-house and oversees outsourced calibration events on all qualified equipment. Additional responsibilities include assessments for specifications on new equipment and the coordination of equipment relocation during various phases of the Master Facility Plan.

Developed and implemented various of projects including: the remodeling of office space and manufacturing operations in various buildings, manufacturing floor renovation projects for cGMP and ISO compliance; purchase, installation, and validation of DI Water Systems and Moist Heat Sterilization equipment.

Managed the operation of the Bulk Manufacturing department which was responsible for the preparation of bulk serum products, sterilization of components, deionized water system management. Increased productivity while reducing staff by 40%.

Managed the Compounding and Production departments for a leading contract manufacturer in Northeast Georgia by controlling budgets, expenses and spending in each area. Increased profitability by reducing direct labor costs over 25%. Increased overall production numbers by improving on-line quality assurance by empowering production workers with accountability. Improved housekeeping and GMP awareness through training and constant reinforcement.

Production manager of a 300+ employee manufacturing facility of aerosol and liquid products. Directly responsible for the operations of multiple shifts in the production area.

Accepted an assignment from Fluid Packaging Co., Inc. in New Jersey to observe and improve all areas of operations, promote cooperation between two countries and develop new thinking in the manufacturing facility in Lerma, Mexico. Hands-on involvement, an understanding of the people and their culture and motivational techniques prompted successful results.  Improved efficiency by installing two high-speed aerosol lines and three liquid filling lines. Expanded production capability from 12 million units to over 300 million units produced per year Designed & oversaw construction of an additional 66,000 sq-ft manufacturing area and 125,000 sq-ft warehouse.

Travelled to the multiple facilities in Mexico to understand the operations and develop recommendations for improvement projects. Developed a Strategic Plan for each of the foreign companies.