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Raritan, NJ

Manage an organization of 40+ professionals in the engineering, package engineering and maintenance areas providing support to the Transfusion Medicine Value Streams.

Directed an organization of sixty professionals providing engineering and technical support services to the Raritan Pharmaceutical and Biological global manufacturing operations.Key Accomplishments:Served as member of the site leadership team, which developed long-term strategy and direction for the Raritan site.Deployed multi year site strategy to.

Provided engineering support to EPO worldwide production, sterile filling and packaging operations to global sites.Key Accomplishments:Identified, drove business case for implementing packaging reclaim system for several secondary packaging lines with savings in excess of $1MM.Installed dedicated manufacturing suite for liquid suspension product that.

Transitioned manufacturing and packaging area from a push to a pull system using lean methodology.Key Accomplishments:Led changeover team efforts reducing changeovers by as much as 50%.Led effort to modify manufacturing area to concurrently manufacture, creating additional flexibility to cope with increased consumer requirements.Developed system for.

Took over a fully designed OC packaging line. Charged with making line operational and bringing project to completion. Key Accomplishments:Engineered innovative solutions to multiple complex equipment issues.Motivated and created commitment with team members by leading by example over the course of a very long project.Led continuous improvement efforts.

Managed engineering and maintenance functions for all Raritan packaging operations. Was responsible for the design, installations, validation, and maintenance of solids and semi-solids packaging equipment.

Managed engineering and maintenance functions with responsibility for design, installation, validation and maintenance of processing equipment and systems.

Managed facility support group for over 1MM square foot facility with responsibility for building maintenance, waste management, housekeeping and grounds.

Designed and installed process manufacturing equipment and control systems while insuring GMP compliance.

Supervised twenty maintenance associates (electricians, pipefitters, etc.) effecting repairs and PM's on facility and process equipment.