Nick Urich Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Columbus, Oh, Us

Aurora, Ohio, United States

• Lead Engineer in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Automation• Develop standards and lead engineers in control and information system design, documentation, development, and validation• Interpret documentation including control systems hardware and software manuals and translate to technical solutions• Build relationships with customers to provide quality service through in-depth understanding of user requirements and custom solutions that exceed expectations

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Assisted professor with grading, writing exams, and holding office hours• Helped students learn and apply Process Control fundamentals

Brecksville, Ohio

• Designed and conducted experiments screening applications for new product development (NPD) resulting in the submission of an invention disclosure report in preparation for patent filing• Successfully met the time-sensitive needs of senior management and scientists on a fast-paced R&D project in order to prepare for market entry before competitors• Evaluated new technology to help determine mechanism of operation, define strategic patent position, and to evaluate customer value proposition

Warrensville Heights, Oh

Primary Accountability:• Responsible for assisting and leading a collaborative cross-functional project as part of the continuous improvement team focused on an improved test method utilizing the Design for Six Sigma toolset• Received DFSS yellow belt training in project scoping tools, basic applied statistics, Gage R&R (MSA), Design of Experiments (DOE), and statistical process control (SPC)• Designed and conducted a rheometer-based experiment and a measurement system analysis to expand on historical data and address the concerns of technical R&D• Drove alignment between technical R&D, plant technical services, quality R&D, and manufacturing operations on the scope and final implementation of the improved viscosity test method• Leveraged the improved test method by promoting its use into other development teams via WebEx/Conference call presentationsSecondary Accountability:• Process walked the physical and transactional details of the materials ordering system for an entire R&D Technical Center to provide leadership teams with a current-state, value-stream process flowchart• Identified 15 opportunities for lean process improvements• Helped implement an updated inventory system• Helped optimize an online ordering system• Supported scoping work with leadership teams to secure capital funds for a centralized raw material storage roomAuxiliary Support Functions:• Supported R&D chemists in wet test method evaluation and improvement projects• Supported development of training materials focused on quality related subjects

Northfield, Oh

• Used organizational skills to prioritize responsibilities and serve a multitude of customers while providing quality customer service during busy hours