Ken Richardson Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Us

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Us

Licensed in NJ and PA for all markets- specializing in warehousing, industrial, manufacturing, retail, office and business sales. Demonstrated success on closing high asset value transactions working with both buyers and sellers. Capable of understanding P&L and overall business acumen. Ken leads the Business Brokerage efforts of Vantage and is proficient in selling lower and mid market businesses. His M&A experience guides him in the business analytics and development of the offering memorandum.Member of the Executive Leadership Team driving culture, growth and employee development.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Us

Licensed in NJ and PA for all markets- specializing in industrial, manufacturing, retail and office needs for all clients from private equity to sole proprietor organizations. My experience, and background allows me to help clients evaluate business opportunities and review their actual needs. I am proud to service each client and give them the attention they deserve based on their needs and not their size. My executive leadership and international experience gives me the tools to help negotiate win/win deals.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Us

Licensed in NJ and PA for all markets- specializing in industrial, manufacturing, retail and office needs for all clients from private equity to sole proprietor organizations.

Leveraging 30 years of leadership experience within Facilities, Packaging Equipment, Automation, Process Engineering and Operations in the Pharmaceutical Packaging Industry. Experienced leadership with Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence. My previous and present sales experience helps manage internal change to organizations. I can also leverage my industry contacts to fill equipment for packaging and serialization requirements.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Consulted on due diligence for targeted acquisitions. Created DD questions and reviewed material around operations, equipment and capital expenditures. They leveraged my diversified background within the pharmaceutical industry.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Assisted the team with the site location selection, building footprint, packaging equipment,serialization solutions, CMO selection and other technical topics as part of the early startup efforts.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Driving the vision, strategy, and seamless execution, I led global engineering and facility utilization, with direct oversight of engineering the US and UK. Responsible for global CAPEX program and capital managment. As a member of the acquisition team, I performed due diligence to evaluate acquisition opportunities.Capital Projects► Delivering global serialization, I strategized a 60/40 ratio of direct/contract employees, with contract staff, flexed for regulatory delays and ability to convert to direct. Over 18 months, 16 technical resources were hired for the 2 largest sites and the largest UK site, using staffing firms, recruiters, and direct advertisement. Total of $50m in executed CAPEX for this project. My team delivered 80+ serialized solutions for existing and new packaging lines.► Heading an energy reduction capital project for a 3750-ton chiller plant retrofit, I produced a $500K annual energy savings and a $75K energy rebate, driving a strategic chiller removal strategy.► I led a 35K sq.-ft. build to expand the capacity of the Bridgend Clinical site on time, within budget, including $1.5M in capital improvements.Finance & Cost Control► Cutting the spend by $3M, I transitioned the supplier strategy to consumables and service suppliers to yield preferring pricing and discounts.► I implemented a cloud-based corporate CAPEX management process, which shortened the CAPEX approval time 75% and improved financial audit results. M&A► Instrumental in appraising potential acquisitions for Operations and Engineering Excellence, I advised on engineering organization, serialization technology, and 1, 3, and 5-year capital plans.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Selected by management for this opportunity as a growth role, I managed account acquisition and growth, selling packaging, kitting, and injectables in the biotech market and optimizing the pipeline and revenue forecast for each customer. ► I managed a successful project for the build and launch of a combination device for a major biological customer.► I expanded the biologic packaging market 25% over 2 years by organizing client events, delivering technical presentations, and collaborating on sell sheets and website content.

Somerset, Nj, Us

I directed biotech packaging operations and facilities for a ~$40M line of business and 200+ personnel, P&L accountability while driving alignment, safety, quality, delivery, and budget control. I reviewed requirements with customers and negotiated contracts, as well as leading internal project kick-off meetings. Driving continuous improvement, I introduced new packaging and automation technology.► I greatly increased bottling capacity to meet demand, heading line assessment and URS development and negotiating with IMA for new turnkey lines that were built in MA, disassembled, and then reassembled in PA.► In 5 years, I enlarged the packaging plant from 163K to 450K and added lab space.► To optimize inventory management, I established the safety stock first-in-first-out (FIFO) model, adopted for areas beyond biotech.► For the purpose of enabling vial labeling of cold chain products, I drove throughput and increased capacity 25% through product schedule adjustments and replacement of hot stamp printers with laser printers. ► By spearheading the development of cleaning work instructions and a zone cleaning model, we cut line clearance failures 50%.► Led the H1N1 packaging/operations initiatives for both Medimmune and Sanofi PFS campaigns. I was directly responsible to work with the Medimmune team to transfer their fill/finish products from cold chain to packaging and back to cold chain. I worked with the Medimmune operations team to streamline the joint effort to maximize output. I was also responsible for the Sanofi campaign within my Biotech operations. I worked with my team as well as the design team to optimize the packaging to increase throughput to meet the needs set by Pandemic. For both of these customer requirements PCI needed to handle the incoming PFS cold storage requirements, label the syringe, and package them into trays prior to inserting them into the final carton.

Dublin, Oh, Us

Driving cost and complexity reduction within operations and facilities, I identified and managed LSS projects for a new initiative driven by the COO. ► I drove throughput 60% in a printed component division and cut defects while using fewer resources. Specified and sourced Heidelberg offset printing presses. ► By increasing the yield 30% on a major powder filling process through the DMAIC process, I raised annual revenue by $500K.

Dublin, Oh, Us

• Certified LSS Black Belt, Certified Kaizen Leader• Multiple $500k Savings Projects• Cross Functional Team Leadership• Stretch Opportunities

I oversaw all skilled trade operations supporting a 500K SF facility and satellite operations. Trades included packaging mechanics, electricians, machinist, HVAC, automation technicians and facilities staff.► I created and executed the HVAC strategy for the 3500-ton central plant. ► I installed new technology for reduced setup and drove the standardization initiative for blistering equipment.► Under my leadership, the facility received many successful audits from the FDA, FM Global and clients.

Munich, -, De

• Lead Packaging Technician• Pharmaceutical Packaging• Injection Molding• Leadership Introduction

• Conventional Machining Processes• EDM Machining• Heated Injection Molding• Electro/Mechanical Integration

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General

Education record

Education record

Sales Process

Effective Negotiating

Certified, Lss Black Belt

Aas, Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Machine Tool & Die, Machine Shop, Hvac, Electrical Trades