John Albert Email & Phone Number

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Lead teams of engineers and designers to develop innovative solutions for life sciences projects. Responsible for overseeing the entire design process within an assigned project area, ensuring compliance with industry standards, managing resources effectively, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality designs on schedule.• Team Leadership - Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a team of engineers and designers in a collaborative and innovative work environment. Set clear objectives, delegate tasks, and monitor progress to ensure project milestones are met.• Engineering Design Management - Manage the entire design process, from concept to detail design and construction support, ensuring adherence to life sciences industry regulations and standards.• Technical Expertise - Provide technical guidance and support to the team in resolving complex design challenges.• Quality Assurance and Compliance - Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, such as FDA guidelines, ISO standards, and other relevant regulations, throughout the design process.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Director of Engineering 2/2021 – 3/2024Member of Senior Leadership Team that directs the operations of major eye care solution production facility. Directed Capital and Technical Strategy and continuous improvement in a large GMP manufacturing operation.• Developed and maintained “Site Master Plan” providing strategic roadmap on 8-year horizon for capital investment to ensure compliance, capacity, capability, and obsolescence were adequately addressed to maintain relevance of site production. Accountable for $15MM annual capital budget.• Led strategic program development and execution to update technology platforms in solution compounding, packaging, automation and controls, facilities, and manufacturing information technology infrastructure.• Defined, created, mentored, and led multi-disciplined technical “dream team” of 20 technical professionals, including aseptic process, automation and controls, packaging, and equipment engineers.Engineering Manager 10/2015 – 2/2021Drove Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and productivity improvements in aseptic solutions manufacturing through cross-functional projects applying Continuous Improvement methods.• Led team of six cross functional engineers to support operation of 24/7 manufacturing facility.• Implemented performance metrics and cross functional teams to improve availability and performance through data driven projects including packaging component optimization and equipment centerlining.

Columbus, Ohio

Program Manager, R&D Process Design Excellence 7/2013 – 9/2015Recognized in 2015 for leading Abbott “R&D Team of the Year”. Led a cross-functional team to define, develop, and optimize processes resulting in unified development of finished product formulations globally. • Built and optimized nutrition product requirements and specification definition processes. Integrating and streamlining product development process from ideation to manufacturing work order including concepts from Design for Manufacturability and automated development tools.Engineering Manager, Americas Regional Engineering 2010 – 6/2013Provided technical direction and oversight to supply chain development initiatives in liquid, powder, and nutrition bar manufacture and packaging. Ensured strategic alignment of projects within the region.• Led team multi-discipline team of seven technical professionals responsible for capital project execution, cost improvement, and operations support of manufacturing in the Americas Region. Multi-discipline team included packaging, equipment, controls, and process engineers.• Facilitated and coordinated technical sharing between manufacturing plants and core technology engineering groups. Ensured best practices were shared and followed.Manager, Global Process TechnologyProvided technical direction and oversight to supply chain process development initiatives in liquid, powder, and nutrition bar manufacture and packaging. Senior Project Engineer, Global Project Management Successfully led development and implementation of innovative $40MM filling and packaging line in ANSC plant.

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Management Certificate, Business Administration And Management, General