Manage process engineering department support across entire drug product operations for the largest facility in the Catalent network including: 6 filling lines including supporting formulation equipment (syringe and vials), 6 Automated Inspection Machines (syringe and vials), and end-to end complex packaging lines (including autoinjectors and safety devices).Scope includes SME floor support, client tech transfer, recipe optimization, capex, and regulatory support.Lead team of 60 team members to support 24/7 formulation, filling, inspection and packaging operations. Team consists of 2 managers, 2 supervisors, 26 process engineers, 29 engineering technologists and 1 coordinator.Act as site lead SME for visual inspection: speciality in semi-automated and automated inspection machines.Manage the engineering revenue stream for site engineering facility and utility departments including monthly billing andmonthly and quarterly revenue forecasting.

Led team of 50 team members to support 24/7 inspection and packaging operations. Team consists of 20 maintenance technicians, 12 process engineers, 11 technologists, 5 supervisors, and 2 coordinators.Managed $55MM capex project to expand site inspection and packaging to launch COVID-19 vaccine line to cGMP in 6 months. Scope included construction, facilities qualification, machine and process commissioning and qualification.Led site-wide centralized team of 3 vision engineers deploying and maintaining Automated Inspection Machine formats.Managed the engineering revenue stream for drug product and drug substance departments including monthly billing and monthly and quarterly revenue forecasting.

Supported new business opportunities representing the engineering department including forecasting future operational capacity, reviewing proposals and project plans and supporting client kickoff meetings.Managed the engineering revenue stream for drug product and drug substance departments including monthly billing and monthly and quarterly revenue forecasting.Led multiple cross-functional teams to drive delivery of capital projects with three projects each having a budget of over $1MM. Team sizes range from 5-15 individual contributors for each project.Site lead for inspection platform consisting of automated, semi-automated, and manual visual inspection supporting client inquiries and regulatory agency audits.

Lead multiple simultaneous projects within plant manufacturing and operations for class II medical devices (contact lenses)Managed project to commission, install, and validate a cGMP purified water generation system for entire siteDeveloped and managed Discrete Event Simulation models for multi-platform plant production processes, from market demand through finished product release. Data is pre- and post-processed using Python. Model results are analyzed in Tableau to quantify strategic scenarios, identify process bottlenecks, and prioritize impact of continuous improvement effortsManaged all product/process validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ/PV) for new national brand launch into Japanese marketAuthored protocols, final reports, validation strategies, and managed execution of engineering studies and validationsOwned R&D tech transfer, validation, and process development for finished lens power metrology within manufacturingDefine KPIs for manufacturing and operations and communicate data analytics from manufacturing databases to key management while mentoring engineers in the methods of data scienceEarned Green Belt: project improved manufacturing process for finished lens audit metrology resulting in 30% reduction in cycle time and 50% reduction in operator variability.

Generated, designed, and analyzed innovative product technologies for venting solutions in automotive and protective applications.Lead, managed, and drove projects through full product development to commercialization according to the Stage-Gate process -- working alongside cross-functional teams representing technology, manufacturing, operations, business, sales, and marketing. Designed products through CAD (Solidworks) and performed FEA simulations to predict and characterize design performance in conjunction with model validation through experimental design.Hands-on development of prototypes through manufacturing techniques such as additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, injection molding, and machining.Initiated and lead an internal community of scientists and engineers to discuss the use of python to facilitate engineering problem solving.Mentored new engineers and summer engineering interns.

Performed simulations of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) to research the dissipation phenomena of viscoelastic materials at the nanoscale. Studied in the Mechanical Engineering Department with the guidance of Dr. Santiago Solares.

Ran quality assurance tests on samples from aeration bays as well as final product. Gained experience in each area of plant operation and treatment process. Performed an energy audit on plant totaling an annual savings of $15,000.