Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Georgia Area

• Leading and coaching the plant maintenance mechanics and planner.• In charge of the coordination and execution of the annual plant shutdown activities.

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

• Lead and coach, 3 shifts, 11 packaging engineering maintenance colleagues (electrician, mechanics, and technicians). In charge of the administrative activities of the area, budget, maintenance program, lead and support multifunctional troubleshooting team, perform quality and safety investigations, and lead equipment improvements. Coordinates and supervise contracted service activities, request quotes, purchasing, and fill safety documentation (LOTO, Confined Space, Non-Routine Work) previous start a project.• Successfully keep the assigned budget below the expense limit each month.• Achieved maintain the equipment’s downtime below the maximum annual downtime target hours improving the packaging lines OEE.• Successfully developed and implemented equipment’s reliability improvement projects; working in liaison with the Maintenance Reliability Engineer improving the OEE of the packaging lines.• Established bi-monthly packaging lines inspections to proactive identify and correct safety and quality issues.• Improved the communication in the maintenance team; establishing huddles between a shift, a communication board, and shift reports.• Keep the maintenance colleagues 100% in training compliance.• Reduced the overtime by 5% without impacting the service to the client.• Reduced PM Tasks documentation’s error by 80%.• Modified and developed Preventive Maintenance Tasks and deliver training.• In charge of the machine shop which Puerto Rico OSHA recognized as ones of the best machine's shop in the industry of Puerto Rico.• Monitoring packaging lines room’s cleanliness and coordinate resources to correct any issue.• Performed internal QA audits and participates in QA committees.• Supported QA regulatory audits (ex. FDA, EMA).• Supported IQ, OQ, and PQ validation activities.• Supported improvements and procedures modifications for site PM Program.• Backup of the packaging maintenance team Safety Champion.• Developed Visual LOTO for Packaging equipment’s.

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

• Supervised, lead, and coached, 3 shifts, 21 maintenance engineering colleagues (electrician, mechanics, and technicians). Performed administrative activities and assured the appropriate utilization and distribution of the colleagues to support the area, lead and support multifunctional troubleshooting team, manage emergency works and PM activities, and performed quality and safety investigations. Coordinated and supervised contracted service activities, quotes requisitions, purchasing, and fill safety documentation (LOTO, Confined Space, Non-Routine Work) previous start a project.• Successfully lead emergency and scheduled equipment’s upgrade projects reducing production suites' downtime and improving the equipment reliability and the production OEE.• Reduced the amount of PM Tasks by 83% ($500,000.00 in cost avoidance) using Kaisen tools. • Reduced maintenance execution time by 10% and documentation errors by 90%; modifying and developing new PM Tasks, implementing visual PM Tasks, and delivering trainings.• Improved equipment’s maintenance strategies and correct system deficiencies to improve the production OEE.• Plant Leader of the PM Program Regional Consolidation implementation; procedures improvement, modification, and training.• Lead first phase of the regional Engineering cost reduction which 10% expenditure reductions were identified.• Developed the new Job Descriptions Requirements and new training curricula for the maintenance engineering positions in manufacture area.• Successfully keep the maintenance colleagues 100% in training compliance.• Performed internal QA audits and participated in QA committees.• Supported regulatory audits (ex. FDA, EMA).• Supported IQ, OQ, and PQ validation activities.• Engineering Department’s Safety Champion.• Proactive participated in safety inspections around the plan to identify possible safety issues.• Developed Visual LOTOs for Manufacture equipment’s.• Deliver contractor safety training.

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

• Lead and coach, 3 shifts, 20 utility engineering maintenance colleagues (electrician, mechanics, and operators). In charge of the administrative activities of the area, budget, coordinate the operations, maintenance program (scheduled and non-scheduled activities), support troubleshooting activities, perform equipment failure and safety investigations, and assure monitoring systems good operation. Coordinates and supervise contracted service activities, request quotes, purchasing, and fill safety documentation (LOTO, Confined Space, Non Routine Work) previous start a project.• In charge of the Central HVAC system, USPA Water System, Potable Water System, Generators, Boilers, Chillers and Cooling Towers, Electrical System (13KV, 4160V, 480V, 277V, 120V) and Turbines.• Improved the human resources use and the capability to proceed when and issue occurs; centralizing the monitoring of the common building utilities (ex. HVAC System, USP Water System, Waste-Water Treatment Plant, Steam System).• Modified and developed Preventive Maintenance Tasks and delivered training.• Assure that all areas are clean performing periodic inspections.• Engineering Department Safety Champion.• Deliver contractor safety training.

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

• Lead and coach, 3 shifts, 10 calibration technicians’ colleagues. In charge of the administrative activities of the area, budget, coordinate all the scheduled and non-scheduled calibration activities for Pharmaceutical Operations, and perform investigation of out of tolerance instruments. Coordinates and supervise contracted service activities, request quotes, purchasing, and fill safety documentation (LOTO, Confined Space, Non Routine Work) previous start a project.• Ensures that calibration activities and related quality system are handled in compliance with applicable procedures SOP's, cGMP regulations, and ISO 9001:2000 standard.• Successfully passed yearly the internal and external ISO 9001:2000 audits.• Lead regional contracted maintenance initiative; which represents a 10% of cost reduction in calibration standards and $100MM in contracted calibration's services in the QO Laboratory.• Performed audits to external calibration contractors and others plants.• Supported IQ, OQ, and PQ validation activities.• Supported the implementation of DataStream CMMS (Maintenance Software Program).• In charge of the safety inspection of the Calibration area.• Supported ISO 14001 initiative.• Deliver contractor safety training.

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

• Supported the USP Water System, HVAC systems, and Waste-Water Treatment Plant monitoring and control system.• Perform troubleshooting in Waste Water Plant and USP Water equipment’s’, HVAC Units, Turbines, Generators, Chillers, Compressors, and Electrical system.• In charge of the plant electrical protective devices and power monitoring systems.• In charge of the plant in-house electrical load shedding and the modification of it (hard wiring and PLC programming).• Modified and developed PM Tasks and delivered training.• Coordinated and supervised contracted resources and complete safety documentation (LOTO, Confined Space, Non-Routine Work, and Excavation) previous work execution.• Requested quotes and issue requisitions.• Successfully ran two transformer installation projects.• Successfully implemented the power monitoring system new communication network project.• Implemented 5% of energy cost reduction per annum.• Deliver contractor safety training.

Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

• Field projects supervisor.• Meet with the clients to discuss project specifications to develop proposal.• Developed projects MOTL, budgets, request equipment and material quotations, and buy project’s materials.• Install and supervise installations of low voltage electrical systems (breakers panel, transformers, emergency generators, underground installations).• Construct and supervise construction of overhead and underground high voltage electrical distribution lines.• Installed and supervised installations of wireless communication stations and antennas.• Installed and supervised installation of highway lighting.• Performed electrical sub-stations and building exhaust fans maintenance.• Developed an Excel tool to calculate material take off, for communication and electrical power projects.

Bachelor Of Science In Electrical Engineering, Power

Activities and Societies: Computer Engineering SocietyMember of the Directive (4 years) Treasurer (3 years) Staff - Programming.

Pre-Engineering