Provided leadership and direction for process integration and equipment startup for the $220MM expansion project to double the oligonucleotide capacity of the Frederick Nucleic Acid Solutions Division facility. Responsible for process equipment procurement, process engineering, system startup calibrations, automation integration, commissioning, qualification, and startup. Leading a group of over 90 project team members. Coordination with manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance, facility engineering, and equipment construction activities for an integrated delivery of procurement, construction, and startup activities.Supported small capital project planning activities. Business process improvements for engineering team efforts. Investigation of new product introduction equipment requirements for existing and proposed facilities.

Led project engineering design and construction activities for site upgrades to laboratory and operations facilities. Enhanced the Manufacturing workstream design and construction activities by use of previous facility knowledge and personal contacts with construction trades. Coordinated design team for creation of new clean rooms with equipment, facility, and utilities upgrades. Managed ACO Site Startup $150MM facility upgrade project for product transfer from sister operating facility. Completed facility upgrades under the capital budget requirements within aggressive schedule requirements to start the manufacturing operations on time. Multiple expediting strategies were used to implement the design completion, permitting, and construction activities within proposed schedule requirements. • Developed guiding documents including the charter and project execution plans for leadership approval• Managed financial approvals and change orders for construction activities• Led engineering consultants to provide designs per user requirements and construction documents for field execution• Organized the construction team for successful area turn-overs while maintaining budget requirements

Director: - Planned, budgeted, managed finances, and coordinated volunteer staff for Rocky Mountain International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers educational and social events to improve networking and communications among the Colorado Front Range pharmaceutical companies - Lead board of director initiatives for education for the Rocky Mountain ISPE Chapter

Secretary: - Provided Rocky Mountain ISPE board of directors with planning for board of director meetings - Supported board of directors with documentation of decisions and tracking of action items - Sent action item reminders to committees and board members - Participated in annual budgeting for the chapter - Contributed to annual activities to support ISPE education and social activities.

Director: - Planned and coordinate Rocky Mountain International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers educational and social events to improve networking and communications among the Colorado Front Range pharmaceutical companies - Assisted with board of director initiatives for Rocky Mountain ISPE Chapter - Participated in and assisted student chapters for Colorado State University and the University of Colorado ISPE student chapters with educational events

Mentor high school students for BEST and VEX robotics club competitions: - Provided STEM experience for planning, designing, constructing, and testing robots to complete in Denver area competitions - Parent mentor at Trail Ridge Middle School robotics club supporting education in project management for BEST Robotics competition with VEX components - Coordinated the creation of the Skyline High School robotics club and supported the club for several years at BEST Robotics competitions in Denver

Senior Project Manager for AstraZeneca Colorado - Boulder Manufacturing Center and Longmont Manufacturing Center capital projects. - Provided project management for design, installation, and qualification of process and utility systems for the $175MM facility new product introduction project - Developed capital project program for Boulder facility and set up project standards and specifications - Enhanced the facility CAD drawing management and coordinated program upgrades for drawing management - Led replacement of 2000 Amp 480V/3Ph power feed for production facility safely on schedule and below budget - Effectively replaced two process chilled water ice baths on budget at $2.5MM during qualification and production without interruption

Project manager for local bio-pharmaceutical companies: - Facilitated addition of 2 new clients for Design Group in Golden and Denver through networking and discussions at regional vendor shows. - Specified requirements and managed implementation of asset preservation for the decommissioning of process and utility systems for manufacturing and laboratory operations for site closure of Amgen's Boulder and Longmont facilities - Provided construction management for installation of a seed bioreactor, autoclaves, and process chilled water systems that included architectural upgrades to floors, wall protection and finishes, including wall relocation for new process equipment at KBI Biopharma in Boulder

Interim facility maintenance and utilities manager: - Planed and coordinated maintenance and utilities staff activities to meet the facility manufacturing requirements - Daily coordination with manufacturing and equipment system owners for maintenance and utilities staff work planning to meet facility production needs - Coordinated predictive and preventative maintenance activities per facility procedures to ensure equipment is calibrated and functional for service

Provided project management and technical leadership for capital and expense projects: - Determined preliminary project plans for business case presentations and design engineering team deliverables - Subject matter expert for the Amgen Colorado Engineering Design Process team - Led the Facilities & Engineering Safety Team and organized quarterly contractors safety forums

Provided engineering management for capital and expense projects for equipment upgrades including but not limited to: utilities system installations and upgrades, process equipment upgrades, and facility laboratory upgrades. - Received award and corporate recognition for use of a prototype agitator with variable impeller locations installed in one of two 20,000 L solubilization tanks to determine final agitator design

Project management for the Utilities Engineering group: - Led utilities projects for Boulder and Longmont facilities - Supported project design reviews - Reviewed and commented on construction package documents

TREASURER: (July 2011 to March 2014) Maintained financial accounts for a non-profit business and filed 990N forms to the IRS for non-profit business status each year. Added club membership records to the FreeToastHost and Toastmasters International websites. Managed the club website and maintained the club checking account.VICE PRESIDENT of EDUCATION: (July 2013 to December 2013) Tracked club member progress for prepared speeches with simple tools and encouraged each member to improve their speaking and management skills.PRESIDENT: (July 2012 to June 2013 and July 2009 to June 2011) Led the club officers for the growth and development of the club and members. We used the ToastmastersInternational distinguished club program to guide our club goals. Provided leadership for the Boulder Early Risers Club. Engaged a club coach to increase membership. Weincreased the membership and developed new marketing strategies.(Membership from 2006 through 2014)

- Reduced production cost 10% with new refinery starch pre-heating system using reclaimed energy- Significantly decreased evaporation costs by designing and managing construction for new medium pressure steam line from the corn wet milling plant to the high fructose corn syrup refinery that eliminated the use of one boiler and optimized the capacity of another

- Led process and mechanical engineering disciplines for new beet sugar extraction plant installations at Croswell, MI and Sidney, MT to increase plant capacities by 40% to 50%- Provided detailed engineering for Sugar Land, TX sugar silos and packaging line expansion- Managed CAD drafting department staff - Initiated and led CAD drafting internship program with Wharton County Junior College

- Increased facility capacity by 15% for Woodland, CA sugar beet receiving station at low cost with surplus equipment- Provided detailed engineering for Sugar Land, TX refinery clarification process

- Managed $10MM/year operating budget and 18 staff for 260 ton per day molasses desugarization facility producing an equivalent of 240,000 lb/day of sugar

- Supported field construction activities for retrofit of gas fired boilers, multiple effect evaporation, reaction vessel upgrades, pressure leaf filter station, ion exchange, and large-scale chromatography systems.- Managed shift maintenance, operators, and chemist for molasses desugarization facility- Increased facility performance by performing pulse chromatography tests on molasses to determine optimum simulated moving bed chromatography parameters

- Managed facility as a shift foreman for upstream and downstream operations with superintendent support- Upgraded lime kiln operations with new conveying equipment and PLC controls to optimize the coke to lime ratio to reduce coke costs for burning lime rock- Designed and managed construction and installation for new vertical tube and shell heat exchangers fabricated by site machinist and pipe fitter- Performed detailed process modelling with Sugars program and field process measurements