SUMMARY
A practical hand’s on engineer with proven project management experience based on using methodical, thorough and diligent work skills with a background improving, developing and commercializing products and processes from research to manufacturing in the food, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediate industries.
SKILLS
•Selected, set- up and managed custom manufactures and vendors; including cGMP sites.
•Developed process scopes and P&IDs for new capital installations
•Managed multiple projects using PMBOK tools successfully in a fast pace environment under firm timelines and budgets.
•Developed, mentored and trained engineers, chemists, technicians and operators
•Excellent verbal and written communication abilities including technical writing and presentation skills
•Can work professionally to interact with a diverse group, including managers, technicians, operators and subject matter experts or individually.
•Lead commercial start-ups.
•Experience using Word, Excel, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Access MS Project, PowerPoint, SAP, Oracle and Document Control Software such as Daptiv and NWA Quality Analyst.
•Strong analytical skills which enabled successful problem solving and continuous improvement
WORK EXPERIENCE
Merichem Company Schaumburg, Illinois September 2006 – August 2015
Project Engineer/ Manager
•Managed the delivery of LO-CAT® custom-designed proprietary-technology treatment systems for hydrocarbon gas streams. Coordinated process engineering, design, procurement, fabrication, document control, delivery and billing. Responsible for complete management of scope, risk assessment, cost & schedule for process engineering packages and large capital equipment supply projects from inception to successful start-up. These worldwide projects ranged in size from $1.0MM to $10MM.
Cabot Microelectronics Aurora, Illinois April 2001 – February 2006
Commercialization Engineer
• Lead cross functional teams to successfully commercialize new slurry based products using Design for Six Sigma and Phase & Gate tools. iCue 5306E represented 70% of the revenue for the Copper Business line. Enabled CMC to enter a new market segment using the C6000 platform winning two major customers. C6000 products generated $1.7 MM in sale, in their introductory year.
• Set-up and ran Design of Experiments (DOE) to determine formulation and manufacturing operating windows. Used FMEA analysis to highlight and mitigate product and process risks by developing and implementing continuous improvement plans.
• Responsible for validating all chemical and process changes in an application based environment.
Monsanto and Subsidiaries Mt Prospect, Illinois August 1990 – October 2000
Process Engineering Team Leader
Process Engineering Team Leader (Sweetner Group) 1998- 2000
•Directed the successful development of NC-00750, a non-commercially available intermediate used in the production of Neotame, a new sweetner 40 times sweeter than NutraSweet and 8,000 times sweeter than sugar. Managed with production of 4 metric tons of this key intermediate at desired cost targets. Selected then negotiated a manufacturing contract with a cGMP custom manufacturer to produce the product. Accountabilities also included transferring the technology, equipment design, addressing ES&H aspect and quality assurance issues for both the raw materials and the product.
Senior Project Manager (NSC Technologies) 1995-1998
• Improved, developed and commercialized chemical, fermentation and bioconversion processes for chiral amino acid intermediates used in HIV drug manufacturing. These products represented 90% of the business sales for the unit and eventually led to the sale of this business fo...
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