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Adareus is a consulting firm headquartered in Southern California focused on transforming the strategy, processes and capabilities of leading organizations by putting people first.

Lead Consulting Partner, serving as interim Quality Site Head at a cell culture contract manufacturing facility - Driving sustainable performance and culture improvements for Quality Management System, Quality Operations, and Client Relationships

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Continuous Improvement (CI) Lead for Alexion Rhode Island Manufacturing Facility and CI Practitioner and Trainer for Alexion Global Operations Network - Focus on Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supply Chain and Manufacturing OrganizationsKey Responsibilities- Improve and manage improvements to the Quality Management System by utilizing data, trending, and reporting to communicate issues, status, and improvement opportunities at the site- Create, coordinate and drive all aspects of the Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy and network deployment to Alexion manufacturing sites to achieve excellence in manufacturing- Produce and deliver training to support the advancement of lean principles and tools across the Alexion Global Operations manufacturing network- Manage the creation and ownership of a monthly network operating review for operations leadership including a key performance indicator dashboard, project portfolio and program dashboard- Provide coaching and mentoring at all levels of the organization in continuous improvementKey Achievement/Projects- Successfully led the development of key performance indicators with manufacturing site leadership across three manufacturing sites across the North American Manufacturing (NA Mfg) Network- Developed a metrics cascade spanning all levels for three sites across the NA Mfg Network- Formalized structured problem solving to drive reduction of deviation generation- Delivered CI training to over 100 staff across manufacturing, quality, process development, and R&D- Implemented the Integrated Management System to track and improve daily performance

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Regional Operations Lead for Asia Pacific Supply ChainKey Responsibilities- Lead and manage commercialization of five Amgen products for the JAPAC region (Blincyto, Prolia/XGEVA, Vectibix, and other key pivotal programs)- Drive risk based decision making through scenario analysis of supply, cost, and speed to market- Work cross functionally in a cGMP environment with Global Product Delivery Teams (Manufacturing,PD, Quality, Regulatory, Operations) and Regional Operations, Regulatory, and Marketing BrandTeams to develop and ensure alignment on commercial launch strategies and long range plans- Lead “Lean Business Systems” Operational Excellence Program to improve stability for regional filing,launch, lifecycle management and governance processes- Establish Regional Variation Management Program to implement product lifecycle changesKey Achievement/Projects- Successfully launched 11 new product/country combinations in the JAPAC region- Delivered over 20 expanded access requests in the JAPAC region for patients with life threatening diseases (ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Blincyto)- Implemented over 20 product variations during lifecycle management of legacy products- Developed and managed integration plan for over 30 reacquired product/country combinations

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Global Supply Chain Operational Excellence ManagerKey Responsibilities- Lead major business change initiatives to achieve strategic goals with Lean and Six Sigma methods- Consult for project teams, leadership teams, and other functional teams on the use of Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Operations Improvement and Change Management- Support Amgen Operational Excellence and Leadership Development Program including training,coaching, mentoring, and knowledge sharingKey Achievement/Projects- Led SAP Enhancement Green Belt Project to reduce cycle times by 38% and decrease costs by 72% (reduction of $73K per SAP enhancement, total of $1.5 million cost reduction)- Perform Amgen Lean Business System – Site Stability Confirmations (Audits) with the Amgen Operational Excellence Network- Led Amgen Full Potential (AFP) deep dive sessions to map current state baselines and detailed design of future states of End-to-End Supply Chain (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver)- Trained over 100 staff in OpEx methodology (Problem Solving, DMAIC, Root Cause Analysis, Lean)

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Six Sigma Certified Supply Chain Manager - Operations Business Systems (OBS)Key Responsibilities- Manage cross functional projects and programs from initiation and development to completion- Lead business system integration program of acquired businesses for Operations- Responsible for managing $8.8M of the department’s budget to plan, by performing monthly budget reviews, budget sweeps, forecasts, and allocations- Create resource allocation models for a department of over 30 individuals to forecast and prioritize department initiativesKey Achievement/Projects- Implemented a Lean improvement project to improve global SAP enhancement prioritization program and developed a processes to manage requests, track metrics, and decrease costs- Launched an automated Business Events Playbook to improve speed, accuracy, and cross-functional communication of integrating acquired businesses- Developed an automated dashboard of ‘Global Supply Chain Metrics’ for Operations Executives

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Project Manager for Graduate Level Team Masters Project (TMP) at the Keck Graduate Institute for Medco (now Express Scripts)The Medco TMP team was tasked with developing a decision framework by assessing how various dynamics will impact the development of WGS and how this technology might be integrated into Medco’s existing, and possible future, service offerings. Through identification of key variables involved in WGS, the Medco TMP team identified several potential program offerings that Medco could implement. In addition, the team created a quantitative model to guide future decision-making as the field continues to evolve.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Operations Alliance ManagementKey Responsibilities and Achievements- Developed a ‘Partnership Commercial Launch Framework’ to manage new product launches- Managed and led cross functional Operations Launch Team meetings for two partnerships- Incorporated partnership framework into Global CMC Excellence Launch Business Process- Facilitated process mapping workshops to identify waste in process and optimize value streams

Dublin, Coolock, Ie

Associate Professional - Botox Biopharmaceutical Analytical TestingKey Responsibilities and Achievements- Responsible for developing analytical testing processes for biopharmaceutical process development- Decreased HPLC method lead times by 66% through reduction of Work-In-Progress (WIP), elimination of waste, and implementation of Just-In-Time (JIT) processes- Implemented Operational Excellence and Kaizen initiatives across the department including execution of 5S audits as part of the HPLC 5S Core Team

Forchheim, De

Laboratory Technician III - Hybridoma Antibody Development: Bioprocessing, supporting development of the IMMULITE Immunoassay SystemKey Responsibilities and Achievements- Managed upstream in vitro production of monoclonal antibodies from 24 bioreactor systems- Responsible for maintaining aseptic upstream operations and Protein A purification- Led design of Lean manufacturing programs to increase production yield of bioreactors by +30%- Selected next generation bioreactor systems by analyzing operating costs and production yields

Forchheim, De

Laboratory Technician II - Hybridoma Antibody Development: Bioprocessing

La Jolla, Ca, Us

Global warming research on impact to deep sea benthic fauna

Master Of Business And Science (M.B.S.), Business Of Bioscience

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry & Cell Biology