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Indianapolis, Indiana Area

-Develop and qualify primary container closure systems for finished parenteral drug products.-Develop packaging solutions for new chemical entities and line extensions.-Identify and develop new package technologies (materials, methods, and equipment).-Resolve supplier technical / quality issues.-Create specifications and establish control strategies for container closure systems & drug delivery devices.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Provide technical leadership and advisory roles regarding primary packaging components, materials and consummables. Develop and implement the technical agenda for critical components and materials used in the manufacture of parenteral products. Establish specifications. Resolve technical / quality issues internally and with suppliers. Develop and conduct technical studies to improve process performance. Provide training to support groups.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Provide technical support to operations for the processes utilized to manufacture medicine. Apply scientific and validation principles to technically support the manufacture of sterile parenteral drug products.• Authored and conducted technical studies for transfer of vial stopper to new vendor.• Develop protocols for vendor to qualify their processing equipment to achieve project schedule.• Coordinated internal technical studies for process and component changes to meet demand.

Manassas, Va

Manage the facility and equipment delivery for the dispensing, cleaning, sterilization and testing areas from conceptual design to the installation, qualification and delivery of the systems to validation and operations. • Created user requirements and technical specs for cleaning, sterilization and testing equipment.• Managed all engineering and design documents for systems and processing equipment.• Maintained project changes, schedule and costs successfully for domestic and international sites.• Coordinated with other internal disciplines, vendors, other Lilly international sites and alliance partners for requirements to deliver processing equipment and facilities on time and on budget.

Clayton, Nc

Planned, authored, coordinated, and controlled all Engineering standards, specifications and practices for the production and development of Pharmaceutical Biological products. • Established life cycle management, routing, review, approval and training processes for Engineering documentation. Decreased routing time by 30%.• Managed site engineering documents as the Documentum Administrator. • Subject Matter Expert for Preventive Maintenance and Project Engineering procedures.

Research Triangle Park, N. Carolina

Targeted and managed multi-product complex solutions orders from customer order through integration and testing before shipment. Developed, sold and implemented supply chain improvements with other functional groups and business units.• Developed business case to direct orders through the department. Reduced expenses by 40%• Created and utilized forecasting tool for headcount, capacity, and scheduling for all orders.• Coordinated meetings with account teams to ensure Solutions met customer requirements.

Greater San Diego Area And N. Carolina

Principal Engineer - Applied diversified engineering practices in systems and support processes for the qualification, manufacture, and distribution of medical devices. Mentored other engineers.Sr. Production Supervisor – Supervised and improved productivity of 30 line workers and machine operators. Supervised maintenance staff.Sr. Industrial Engineer – Improved productivity in several production and support areas. Managed documentation group and tripled productivity for cGMP change control system. Sr. Development Engineer – Developed and qualified medical device products used for infusion and vital signs measurement. Co-invented infrared thermometer probe cover.

Mba, Business Administration

Bsie, Industrial Engineering