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Chicago, IL, US

Cary, Illinois, United States

Cary Illinois

Cary, Illinois

• Responsible for a 3-shift operation focused on manufacturing OTC drug product solutions, cloth and labels for use in a variety of wet wipe and oral care products. Responsibilities include developing long and.
• Instituted an aggressive plan to improve cleaning processes and hygiene in the drug formulation manufacturing department, closing out an inherited finding from an internal audit conducted in response to a FDA warning.
• Coordinated with a multinational, cross-functional team to revalidate two critical drug formulation processes in line with industry best practices and standards.
• Identified and successfully implemented a project to correct inconsistencies in API potency adjustment in drug formulation manufacturing, resulting in 100% conformity with regulatory requirements.
• Orchestrated a joint effort with operations, product development and regulatory affairs personnel to modify an existing drug formulation recipe to save over $0.1MM per year in raw material costs.
• Managed through unexpected personnel turnover, allowing for no supply chain disruption to a $350MM+ product portfolio

Omaha, NE

• Monitored and evaluated strategic technology gaps and directly supported coordination measures with associated defense agencies to define and acquire future capabilities that assure tactical superiority.
• Identified an untracked global threat and initiated countermeasure planning with multiple organizations to develop requirements for mitigating the risk posed to Strategic Command assets.
• Streamlined an inefficient divisional readiness system resulting in 100% conformity with mandatory reporting standards.
• Spearheaded joint effort to gain required support for a critical nuclear submarine security measure.

Qualified Submarine Officer and Naval Nuclear Engineer

Norfolk, VA

• Responsible for administration of the ship’s quality assurance program and the associated maintenance, repair, testing and certification of the complex nuclear reactor and numerous onboard systems.
• Supervised over 50 personnel responsible for performing preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Authored, tested and executed contingency procedures for operating critical shipboard systems following the loss of normal operational capability during planned and unplanned situations.
• Instituted an aggressive plan to overcome one year’s worth of backlogged audits, resulting in 100% compliance with all regulatory and technical standards.
• Employed knowledge of established technical and operational requirements to advise senior leadership, enabling operations to continue despite quality assurance challenges.
• Revamped quality assurance training and internal QC audit procedures to regain program credentials.

Master’S Degree, Engineering Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry, 3.88

Activities and Societies: Navy ROTCGraduated Magna Cum Laude and was the Marquette University Navy ROTC 2010 distinguished graduate for.