- Ensured that all associates, vendors, and contractors working on projects understand and comply with all safety and environmental rules and regulations so as to drive continuous improvement in injury reduction and regulatory compliance. -Ensured that all projects strictly follow all Quality and validation procedures to properly support the plant Quality Management Process. Validate production processes as needed using site validation processes. Establish and implement validation plans and document validation results.-Actively managed project spend timing, forecasting, assets placed in service, and budgeting for project assignments.-Developed the necessary design specifications (URS) and Statements of Work (SOW) for project based capital or expensed equipment purchases.- Prepared cost estimates for capital equipment, facilities, and related expenses. Submitted capital appropriation request for projects.-Ensured that effective project management discipline is adhered to in order deliver capital projects on time, accurate, and under budget.-Provided technical expertise and support for equipment maintenance and troubleshooting. Worked with operations and CI departments to develop preventative maintenance plans for new processes and machines. Directed and facilitated DMAIC problem resolutions to make certain that problems do not repeat and cause unplanned downtime events.

-Responsible for product onloads transferred from R&D facilities including capacity planning, processdevelopment, installation, qualification, troubleshooting of production equipment and creation ofmanufacturing procedures.-Experienced in the validation of manufacturing equipment, material, and processes per FDA guidelines.-Completed material and component qualification projects following corporate and local change controlprocedures. Coordinated qualification plans between multiple stakeholders and action owners.-Member of investigative teams reviewing complaints and driving corrective actions.-Implemented process changes to reduce scrap. Drove CIP actions generating savings of over 50k per month.-Managed and trained engineering technicians who assisted in product onloads, process changes, datacollection and material qualifications.

- Responsible for all daily line operations in Diffusion module for a fully automated factory insuring department schedules and goals are met. Managed the WIP and PM planning for over 100 tools. Drove cycle time improvements by moving static WIP and optimizing bottleneck tools/chamber utilization. Alleviated problems and facilitated solutions to issues occurring on the factory floor.-Lead daily meeting with module engineers and leadership to highlight operation’s priorities. Determined focus areas that were critical tactical bottlenecks. Coordinated needed resources to capacity expansion efforts.- Developed new real time dispatching rules that lead to cycle time improvement, better tool performance, and increased quality