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San Diego, California, United States

Lead Engineering team to deliver cGMP compliant engineering and equipment maintenance services. Coordinate the specification, procurement, installation, and calibration of biopharmaceutical equipment in concert with end users and suppliers.

Greater San Diego Area

• Oversaw all aspects of facilities, real estate, construction, and physical security for online post-secondary education corporation. Led team of 20, managed over 500,000 square feet of office and campus space in three.
• Researched multistate options and located site for new company headquarters in Chandler, Arizona.➤ Negotiated $25,000,000 lease and developed $30,000,000 capital budget to build out space.
• Downsized (via sublease, give-back, and sale) real estate portfolio by 60%, resulting in over $25,000,000 in savings to match business conditions.
• Researched, purchased, and implemented Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) to improve administration, maintenance, productivity, and accountability through centralized record-keeping, data collection, and.
• Implemented company-wide desk-side recycling program to improve sustainability and landfill diversion rate. ➤ Awarded San Diego City Recycler of the Year in 2012.

Greater San Diego Area

• Responsible for all aspects of Facility Operations and Management for 600,000 sq ft, 50 acre, multiple building biotechnology campus. Managed multimillion dollar budget to support operations. Directed day-to-day.
• Managed site through 35% space and 40% personnel growth while maintaining flat facilities budget.
• Executed over $30,000,000 in construction projects to support campus growth.
• Developed and implemented facilities quality systems, procedures, and practices, ensuring operations and R&D received ISO 9001 certification in 2010.
• Identified and managed energy and water savings projects, resulting in over $600,000 cost and 3,000,000-gallon water annual savings.
• Managed multiple Mergers and Acquisitions integrations synergies around operations, facilities, and engineering.➤ Won SDG&E Champions Award in 2010 for sustainability achievements.

Greater San Diego Area

• Led engineering team in support of operations that generated over $400,000,000 in revenue. Specified equipment and instrumentation, developed new processes, designed automation systems, and managed product development.
• Designed, built, specified, purchased, and validated automation and process systems, delivering over $2,000,000 in productivity gains.
• Led consolidation of plastic injection-molding operations, resulting in over $2,000,000 in annual savings.
• Managed vendors and associated materials to ensure conformance to engineering technical specifications and quality system standards.
• Led development team, launching new products that generated over $1,000,000 in annual revenue.

Greater San Diego Area

Provided engineering support to manufacturing and R&D operations to increase capacity, support revenue growth, and deliver productivity. Designed, built, and validated high-throughput biochemical process automation system, resulting in over $1,000,000 in annual savings. Relocated $25,000,000 proprietary biochemical manufacturing process with no lost.

Greater San Diego Area

• Assigned duty stations included:
• Fleet Technical Support Center, Pacific, San Diego, California (1999-2000)
• Mobile Technical Unit 5, San Diego, California (1992-1999)
• Naval Station Security, San Diego, California (1991-1992)
• USS Hepburn, FF-1055, San Diego, California (1989-1991)

Greater San Diego Area

• Provided engineering support to manufacturing operations for in vitro diagnostic biotechnology production facility.
• Redesigned and retrofitted high-throughput fill, fit, and finish system, saving over $300,000 in new equipment costs.
• Designed and integrated media transfer system, improving safety and reducing scrap by 30%.

Various

• Various positions, both ship and shore based, of increasing responsibility in technical support field. Assigned duty stations included:
• Fleet Combat Training Center Pacific, San Diego, California (1986-1989)
• USS Carl Vinson, CVN-70 (plank owner), Alameda, California (1981-1986)
• Recruit Training Command and Naval Training Center, San Diego, California (1980-1981)