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Manage $10M in manufacturing raw materials across the filtration, resin, media, and operating supply categories Identified over $100K in cost savings last fiscal year associated with freight over charges, material credits, invoice discrepancies, and systematic material/equipment obsolescence Coordinate movement of over 200 pallets of high usage materials to offsite warehouse and provide monthly replenishment level settings required for local manufacturing operationsMaintain material resource planning (MRP) systems for optimal inventory levels based on global manufacturing plans and local plant constraintsDevelop and maintain operational relationships across site and global network to ensure continuous production at all 6 global manufacturing locations amid industry supply shortagesCollaborate with R&D team on implementation and procurement of new materials associated with COVID therapeutic and 2 upcoming clinical pipeline projects Partnered with Master Data team on testing and deployment of purchasing specific roles for Master Data Governance System integration within Trackwise Quality Management System (QMS)

Performed periodic production line checks to ensure compliance with cGMP/product requirementsInvestigated deviation occurrences and implemented Corrective Action/Preventative Actions (CAPAs)Supported testing associated with equipment upgrades and manufacturing equipment qualifications Verified proper documentation of work performed within packaging batch records at key points of the production process Examined customer complaints, reported on potential root causes related to manufacturing process, and developed corrective actions that were included in operating procedures Revitalized daily communication between manufacturing and QAO to rectify production defects by implementing a shift report that was shared daily with incoming shifts

Managed an interdisciplinary engineering team of 6 individuals to standardize clinical diagnosis of patient burn surface area and required treatment through development of AI based mobile diagnostic applicationAccounted for complete project lifecycle to achieve goal of 90% calculation accuracy for patient total burn surface area (TBSA) diagnosisSourced and procured all technological resources that were required by team members for project deployment

Developed project timelines and applicant work plans for Vanderbilt/Deerfield Management Ancora CollaborationComposed non-confidential summaries and technology portfolios for industry marketing campaigns Performed valuation analysis on proposed technologies to forecast potential revenue and product risk

Collaborated with team of 3 to build a system that automates schedule changes associated with MRIs to easily integrate into existing system frameworksConducted root cause analysis of MRI Department’s manual scheduling workflow to propose LEAN/6 Sigma based solution which prevented $18K in lost productivity and prevented lost revenue of ~$1M/yearProposed solution that streamlined the scheduling protocol by automating schedule updates to avoid 2 hours of staff reaction time per day previously caused by the manual reconfiguration processPartnered with end users and clinical sponsors to determine required system functionalities and performance metrics for proposed solutionPerformed risk and financial analysis of proposed solutions and incremental implementation of solutions for inclusion in EPIC Electronic Health Record system upgrade