Erika Riffel Lorente, Cpim Email & Phone Number

Erika Riffel Lorente, Cpim is a Senior Director, External Manufacturing at Kardigan. She possess expertise in project management, cross functional team leadership, supply chain management, biotechnology, business process improvement and 19 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Erika and I worked together at Genentech in Biochem Manufacturing. As Project Manager for the Campaign Parts & Equipment Management Program, Erika did a fantastic job organizing and coordinating activities with a third party consulting group, cross-functional teams and business stakeholders within the business unit. Erika tracked project costs to budget and schedule. Ensured robust SOP's were developed to guide the changeover process with designated labeled parts. Delivered timely updates and presentations to the Business Unit Leadership Team. As a result, campaign changeovers became more efficient meeting tight schedules for rapid plant changeover and lead to the Class A objective of planned predictable performance. In addition, Erika supported Biochem Facilities & Maintenance as Shutdown Project Manager helping the Shutdown Coordinator develop and implement a methodical and deliberate approach to planning and execution plant shutdowns. Embedding the annual process into the organization was important for sustained success. As a result, shutdowns became more efficient, better planned and resulted in returning the plant back to production on or ahead of schedule representing significant cost savings to the company. Erika’s upbeat personality, strong organizational and planning skills, and broad relationships across the organization made her contributions to these projects a great success." and "I had the opportunity to work with Erika at Genentech for almost ten years. During that time, I worked directly with Erika on several project teams and witnessed her manage large technical projects with ease. Erika utilized her ablility to understand complex technical issues along with her strong project management skills to ensure project success. Erika is well-liked and respected by her peers and takes every challenge head on. I enjoyed working with Erika at Genentech and wouldn't hesitate to work with her again in the future."

Listed skills include Project Management, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Biotechnology, and 20 others.