Manufacturing Compounding Supervisor • Supervised and trained unionized staff to manufacture quality products that meet customer and company specifications in a safe positive work environment. • Met or exceeded safety, quality, productivity, and compliance metrics in the manufacturing department resulting in an overall increase in productivity of 50%, an overall decrease in scrap of 75% and a reduction in manufacturing downtime to 1-2%. • Increased manufacturing efficiency of two major products by 100% using process design changes and advances in technology. • Worked with the PD department on several projects involved in the transition of pilot batches to full scale commercial fill batches.

Product Development Manager• Provided technical support for business to business sales for domestic and international clients.• Developed new products and product lines via initial R&D, coordinating with suppliers, and providing technical support with the transition to full scale manufacturing of the new products.• Developed a line of Weight Management Consumer Products resulting in an increase in net sales of $250K in each of the first two quarters after the product launch• Developed and launched a new line of Soft Gelatin Consumer Products which increased entire product line by over 20%.• Provided technical and regulatory support for Export Department in the development and launch of several export product lines to the South American market (via establishing raw material, packaging component, and finished packaged product specifications and analytical testing as well as developing an export vendor qualification program).

Director of Manufacturing • Created and established business to business sales client base for the organization in both Canada and the United States. • Supervised staff in all aspects of operations and manufacturing.• Responsible for R&D/Product Development of all new products for clients. This procedure involved the initial R&D, the formulation of pilot batches and the sourcing, the determination of initial pricing and costing for all raw materials, packaging components, labels and manufacturing processes as well as providing technical support with respect to product completion (commercial batches) and sales.• Communicated with clients regarding scheduling, supporting documentation and complaint procedures. • Provided on-site technical support for all areas of sales and marketing.Quality Control Manager• Set up technical aspects of Quality Control and Quality Assurance Departments including the entire vendor qualification program and helped achieve cGMP Establishment License status for the plant in the first 12 months of operation.

Quality Assurance Supervisor • Supervised the quality control department which involved raw material, in-process and finished packaged product testing as well as initiated a general quality assurance program. • Supervised/directed all Product Development steps from initial R&D, raw material allocation to pilot batch processes and final completion of commercial batches.

Quality Control In-Process Group Leader• Ensured that Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Laboratory Practices as outlined in the Standard Operating Procedures were maintained and followed during the production of unit dosage forms by all manufacturing departments.