• Ensure product is manufactured to the highest quality standards.• Ensure all cGMP requirements, guidelines, SOP’s, local laws, the Novartis Code of Conduct, company policies, and Health Safety & Environment (HSE) requirements are strictly adhered to by all team members.• Guarantee a safe, healthy work environment is maintained for all employees.• Ensure production schedules are consistently met.• Maintain flexibility of processes / work-force and continuous improvement on an on-going basis.• Consistently deliver year-over-year improvements in quality, safety, service, and cost.• Establish and maintain an environment of trust and respect for all associates.• Foster active communication and alignment of all personnel around agreed upon site objectives.• Encourage collaboration and alignment across all site support functions.• Manage and control mfg. spending within the $40 million dollar planned budget. • Provide coaching, training and development to 200-300 production associates.

• Manage the Analytical/Incoming, Microbiology, Stability and Validation Testing labs’ day-to-day activities and provide direction/supervision to 31 associates.• Ensure compliance of equipment, process and test methods to the required quality standards and regulatory requirements.• Support the LEAN lab initiatives• Lead the continuous improvement program, support/manage cross-functional teams and implement workflow processes to improve productivity• Develop, deploy and optimize laboratory resources.• Ensure compliance to HSE guidelines, and local health and safety regulations in lab operations and project execution.• Manage and control lab spending within planned budget of $2.4M USD.• Perform duties as assigned by Head of Quality or designee based on the agreed deliverables and timelines

Work with Cataract and Vitreoretinal R&D on development projects resulting in achieving R&D’s project goals. Project manager role includes supplier evaluation/qualification, component qualification, managing prototype builds, assuring assembly process is developed and documented, assure Bill of Materials are entered and maintained correctly, assure product costs are accurate, conduct Production Readiness Review meetings, identify and qualify alternate materials and/or components for either risk mitigation or because of obsolescence. Qualify tooling and equipment as required to assure production capacity. Address component or product quality issues, determining root cause and completing corrective actions. Manage product labeling. Identify and qualify Cost Improvements. Establish effective communication and relationships with R&D, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance and plant leadership to assure project success.

Responsible for managing 20 – 30 production associates and processes to achieve safety, quality, plant and business objectives. Establish and execute a plan to meet value stream objectives; maintain and manage established budgets; partner with appropriate stakeholders and support departments to ensure value stream success; and work through direct reports by assessing skills, developing associates, and actively managing associates to meet plant and business objectives. Supervise, lead, coach and develop a production operators while spending time on the production floor. Motivate and retaining associates through the execution of on-boarding, cross-training, ongoing coaching and feedback, performance reviews, and personal development strategies for direct reports. Meet safety and quality objectives by ensuring compliance to safety and quality systems and partner with relevant support groups as needed. Drive innovation and change through communication and active management in support of key business initiatives, by driving employee engagement and acting as a continuous improvement leader. Develop and communicate departmental and organizational goals in order to achieve effective metric performance; work with management, direct reports and other departments as necessary to resolve issues and obstacles in accordance with Novartis values and behaviors. Investigate and resolve root cause(s) of non-conformance using consistent methodologies for root cause analyses; identify and execute corrective actions by expected completion dates. Work closely with cross-functional groups to develop continuous improvement plans (e.g., engineering, factory maintenance, planning, material management, quality) to achieve plant and departmental objectives.

Manage all 3rd party Manufacturers of Alcon Product. Management included supplier audits, control of 100+ part numbers and $40-50 Million annual spend, coordination with R&D, Sales, Marketing, Global Graphics, Compliance, Regulatory and Global Supply Chain for new product launches and product promotions.

Opportunity to learn the manufacturing environment at an accelerated pace at the Fort Worth North facility. Over the next two years I will have the opportunity to learn the Materials Control area, Planning, Purchasing and Import/Export. Currently I am acting as the Materials Control supervisor with 20 employees under my supervision. I also oversee the day to day operations of material inflow and the outflow of finished goods.

Development assignment as Materials Control Supervisor.

Analyze Domestic and LACAR (Latin America) Marketing forecasts and place purchase orders to replenish non-med component inventory for Post Op Kits(POK's) as required. Achieve a balance between inventory levels and inventory goals to ensure service level and inventory goals are being met. Work with suppliers on supply issues for prompt resolution. Continually review non-med components for under utilized products to potentially remove from product offering. Manage a monthly average of $1,000,000 and 5,000 plus part numbers. Consistently meet my goal of 6.5-8.0 weeks of coverage while providing an excellent service level. Proficient in each of the following systems; APL-West, JD Edwards, MMS, One World, Siebel, Showcase, and all Microsoft applications. Have responsibility for supervising all aspects of the Post-Op Kit operation including processing kit agreements, implementation of agreements which includes item set-up and creation of standing orders, coordination of custom art requests and entering forecasting requirements, working closely with Sales Management and Sales Representatives. Oversee approximately 85,000 new kit set-up/revision/renewals annually, including the establishment of standing orders and providing forecasting information to Planning. Total number of POK units shipped is approximately 2.5 million annually with revenue of approximately $7,000,000.

provide sales support and work with multiple account managers in the Northeast region of the US. provide end-to-end customer order support, run sales data queries and reports on a daily basis, analyze data from sales reports. Use extensive product knowledge of Alcon surgical equipment and manufactured goods to provide accurate customer and sales support. Participate in team projects and assist peers in day to day activities. Effectively work with different departments including QA, R&D, sales, credit, and distribution. Continually recognize and research potential problems and use proactive measures to prevent future occurrences.

provide secondary contact for customers, research payment issues, provide loan status, and answer pricing questions on loans all through interfacing with different departments. Price and approve multi-million dollar loan bids for management. Provide support to Regional Account Managers by conducting orientation calls, sales meetings, and responding to individual customer needs.

presented vehicles to customers and gave support through the entire buying process to ensure a pleasant experience.

control $1 million sales per week, made schedules for 150 employees, managed $50,000 payroll, conducted performance appraisals, forecasted sales, controlled expenditures, trained and supervised 150 employees daily. Other