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Lake Forest, Il, Us

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Supervising individuals in the technical support of plastic components and Pfizer owned tooling for all Pfizer products across the Pfizer network. Develop capital budget requirements to maintain tooling and worked with site engineering teams to gain approval for annual budget. Lead efforts to standardize/harmonize plastic component specifications and to raise expectations with plastic component supplier. Interface with Pfizer sites across network to resolve potential supply issues on plastic components and improve product quality. Lead projects to change key resins and gain FDA approval in a timely manner. Assess new testing technologies and methodologies for testing the closure integrity (CCIT) of flexible containers and packaging systems.

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Supervising individuals in the technical support and testing of plastic components, systems, and materials for Pfizer products across the Sterile Injectable network. Interfaced with Pfizer sites across network to resolve potential supply issues with plastic components or materials and improve product quality. Lead projects to change key resins and gain FDA approval in a timely manner. Assess new testing technologies and methodologies for testing the closure integrity (CCIT) of flexible containers and packaging systems.Pfizer representative to Biophorum Operations Group Container Closure Integrity Work Stream.

Lake Forest, Il

Supervising 5-7 exempt and 4-5 non-exempts in the technical support of flex container products and packaging for all Parenteral products. Lead projects to change key resins and gain FDA approval. Develop, support, and implement new container closure systems. Manage multiple material change projects. Support plant changes, line extensions, generic drug programs, and cost reductions.

North Chicago, Il

Supervised 10-15 exempt and contract personnel and provided technical process expertise to support the production of small volume API commercial products. Interfaced with Operations, Planning, QA, Validation, and Compliance to ensure that all deliveries are made in a timely manner. Managed resources for all products and project to ensure that timelines were met. Developed and implemented improvement plans for the API processes that improved process quality, yield, cycle, and cost. Served as primary interface for process questions during customer and FDA audits.

North Chicago, Il

Supervised 8 non-exempt and 3 exempt personnel in the daily operations of the small volume API Pilot Plant. Worked with R&D scientists to ensure deliveries of all APIs were made in a safe and timely manner. Effectively managed capital and operating budgets for facility. Worked with engineering to develop scope, priority, and schedule for all capital projects. Managed small capital projects. Maintained and managed facility schedule. Developed and maintained long range facility strategy.

N. Chicago, Il

Developed a global solvent recovery program for waste streams from a large volume API process. Coordinated all aspects of this program, using both in-house and third party recovery schemes, for all API manufacturing locations. Evaluated technical and economic feasibility of recovering or re-using all process waste streams.

N. Chicago, Il

Provided technical support to large volume API manufacturing processes across three facilities. Developed and implemented multiple yield and cycle time improvement projects. Provided technical support to the validation, commissioning, and initial start-up of two new API facilities in Puerto Rico and N. Chicago.

Groton, Ct

Analyzed all process related problems and successfully implemented solutions for multiple products. Improved process costs, throughput, environmental impact, and safety. Developed and evaluated the economic feasibility of new processes and capital projects.

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Ms, Management