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Pepperell, Ma, Us

Blue Bell, Pa, Us

Woburn, Massachusetts, Us

> Leadership and Department / Team Management > Capital Projects Execution and Management> Strategic Project Planning and Business Generation> Process and Technology Design, Development, and Optimization

Woburn, Massachusetts, Us

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Woburn, Massachusetts, Us

> Managed a pilot plant project including a team of scientists and engineers in the design, construction, and testing of the facility.> Oversaw all external contractor activities including the implementation of: (i) ventilated process enclosures with HEPA filtration and spill containment, (ii) an HVAC system, (iii) new AC electrical service, (iv) piping for compressed air and chilled glycol, (v) control wiring and cabinets, (vi) vacuum conveying and gravimetric feeding systems, (vii) rotary vacuum filtration and drum drying systems, etc. > Specified the plant’s control system by identifying the input/output’s (I/O), alarms, interlocks, instrumentation, and functional requirements; collaborated with our partner on the control system’s hardware and software. Managed the commissioning of the control system and the training of control system operators. > Produced, developed and revised PFDs, mass balances, user requirements specifications, P&IDs, operational descriptions, equipment lists, I/O lists, and utility sheets for the pilot process. > Developed and managed the experimental work performed in order to optimize our economic baseline with respect to COGS and meet our target product profile specifications. > Investigated optimal start-up/shut-down procedures, and the development of on-demand throughput adjustment strategies.

Woburn, Massachusetts, Us

> Led the design and development of a heterogeneous crystallization technology and several unit operations for an Integrated Continuous Manufacturing (ICM) process (reaction, crystallization, filtration, and drying). > Developed a pilot plant concept and budget.> Engineered a heterogeneous crystallization platform; solved issues with the implementation of it on an industrial scale (e.g., controlling drug load and improving yield). > Led a team in the design, construction, and testing of a bench-scale ICM process with integrated control (from raw materials to final API) utilizing a first-in-kind heterogeneous crystallization processing step.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

> Led engineering efforts on multiple projects including the design and development of: (i) several heterogeneous crystallization technologies, and (ii) a continuous pharmaceutical pilot plant. > Co-invented and led engineering on patented continuous crystallization technologies aimed at the improvement of downstream pharmaceutical manufacture. > Integrated equipment on the plant-wide control system including: (i) process analytical technology (React-IR, UV-VIS, density meter), (ii) sensors, (iii) hot-melt extrusion machine (HME), (iv) gravimetric powder feeders, (v) a coating apparatus, and (vi) pumps and heat exchangers. > Developed and programmed models into the control system (e.g., concentration relationships based on UV-VIS spectroscopy and density data). > Executed the design and construction of a positive pressure tablet conveying system.

Boston, Ma, Us

> Designed and built an in-house embossing system used to create microfluidic devices.> Evaluated microfluidic device performance by carrying out studies which led to improved mixing efficiency and the minimization of channel footprint on the microfluidic chips.

> Drafted engineering documents including PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specification sheets, equipment lists and line lists. > Performed design calculations to specify equipment (pumps, heat exchangers, vessels, etc.).

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bs, Chemical Engineering