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Philadelphia, PA, US

Wilmington, Massachusetts, US

Jersey City, NJ, US

Rahway, New Jersey, US

• Led a global real estate team responsible for all acquisitions, disposition and renewals for the entire Merck/MSD portfolio of 400+ locations and $1B+ in direct operating expenses, $400MM+ capital investments and.
• Led team responsible for supporting all real estate aspects related to corporate mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs.
• Established divisionally aligned master planning teams with Research, Manufacturing, Human Health Sales and Marketing, Animal Health and IT which are focused on aligning business strategies with real estate and.
• Created and championed a leading Workplace of the Future program across the global portfolio
• Beginning in 2018 assumed responsibilities for the facilities management operations across the Asia Pacific, China and Japan region consisting of 125+ commercial office and laboratory facilities ($120MM operating.

Rahway, New Jersey, US

• Led cross function teams from Site Operations, Supply Chain Management, Finance and Engineering to optimize the existing supply network for Vaccines, Biologics and Sterile Products.
• Partnered with early development teams and product leads to support new products launches, country launches or product optimization initiatives.
• Managed Vaccine, Sterile and Biologics manufacturing capital of ~$300MM per year and long range capital plan of $500MM+
• Led the Capital Investment Strategy Team for the Cubist merger integration which will deliver the required network capacity to meet marketing forecasts.
• Developed a comprehensive sterile packaging strategy for North and Latin America operations and oversee project execution.
• Led development of an integrated, multi-divisional strategy for the West Point site including mission and objectives for Global Vaccine and Sterile Manufacturing in accordance with the overall network and corporate.

Rahway, New Jersey, US

• Led the Facilities Services team within the Merck-Schering Plough merger integration structure.
• Developed and executed against merger-related value capture targets related to facilities services activities.
• Led the global implementation of the Integrated Facilities Management program across the legacy Schering Plough portfolio.Key Accomplishments:
• Implemented the IFM Initiative across the legacy Schering Plough portfolio resulting in the transition of approximately $50MM in annual spend and approximately 70 employees to the IFM supplier.
• Led the implementation of the IFM initiative across the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions. Responsibilities include partnering with Procurement and other key stakeholders to develop and award regional contracts.
• Led the global site re-branding initiative in support of the merger activities.

Rahway, New Jersey, US

• Managed the integration of GlycoFi, a biotechnology acquisition located in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
• Aligned GlycoFi’s fundamental operating requirements with the existing capabilities and processes within the Research division and supporting organizations.
• Managed cross-divisional implementation team which had responsibility for the integration of all operational aspects (financial, procurement, facilities, capital, IT, HR, safety, etc.).
• Supported Vaccines and Biologics Research area in the development and support of the profit and capital plans, resource and strategic planning.
• Performed resource loading, financial, and project timeline analysis in support of scientific portfolio reviews.
• Supported sourcing and vendor analysis related to vaccines, biologics, and clinical assay areas.

Rahway, New Jersey, US

• Managed facilities planning and management team which planned and executed all research facilities activities for the West Point site.
• Led the development of the 10 year long-range facilities and capital plans for all research facilities worldwide.
• Interfaced with senior research leadership to ensure that facilities plans are aligned with the scientific strategies and site multi-divisional goals.
• Managed the execution of the yearly $10MM capital budget and $13MM expense budget for all research infrastructure spending.
• Provided project administration oversight on key scientific and infrastructure capital projects.
• Developed business cases for all infrastructure related capital approvals.

Juris Doctor, Law

Mba, Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering