A dynamic and personable professional with exceptional man management skills and excellent business and project management acumen. A proven and respected track record in technical personnel management.
Experienced and enthusiastic Engineering Leader with excellent ability to manage multiple projects and to rapidly develop strategies with proven results, while establishing collaborative relationships with senior management, cross-functional project teams and peer groups. Proven track record of working to maintain compliance within the cGMP guidelines and federal requirements of the pharmaceutical industry, both in the USA and Europe.
♦ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ben Venue Laboratories, (Boehringer-Ingelheim), Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Automation & Controls, CAD, Metrology and Electrical Engineering Manager 2008 - Present
Automation & Controls Engineer June 2002 - 2008
Eleven years experience with a major sterile liquid and lyophilized parenteral manufacturer. Responsible for managing the Automation & Controls, CAD, Metrology and Electrical departments consisting of ten direct reports and seventeen indirect.
• Key team participant for Consent Decree Remediation - Automation and Controls for Computer System remediation.
• Responsible for site control system strategy and for day-to-day support of all automation systems.
• Project Manager for design, build and installation of fifteen production scale lyophilizers ($40MM)
• Conversant in the design of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities to conform to GMP, CFR and Annex 1 for Grade A, B, and D areas, as well as GAMP4 and 5.
• Department lead for Change Control Board, CAPA Board and Critical Response Governance Board.
• Active departmental lead for change management.
• Responsible for capital equipment budget for the Automation & Controls, CAD, Metrology and Electrical Groups.
• Hiring manager for Automation & Controls, CAD, Metrology and Electrical.
Jayhawk Fine Chemicals (Degussa), Galena, Kansas, USA.
Instrument & Control Engineer - Special Projects April 2001 – June 2002
• Lead Engineer on the replacement of a Honeywell DCS system with a Siemens/Moores DCS system (~1,000 points).
• Lead on numerous small projects and plant upgrades for the entire site. Assist on a FDA approved process including IQ, OQ and PQ qualifications and update of all C&I Operating Procedures.
Aztec Catalysts & Initiators (Degussa), Elyria, Ohio. USA.
Instrument & Control Engineer May 1996 – April 2001
Transfer from Corporate Engineering UK to the North American Production facility.
• Site Instrument & Control Engineer responsible for all instrumentation, automation and emergency shutdown systems.
• Design and build of all safety shutdown systems for hazardous organic peroxides production.
• Site standards for AutoCAD based production of P&IDs, electrical schematics and instrument loop diagrams.
• Trainer for AutoCAD.
• Upgrade and development of all site instrument/electrical systems and documentation for PSM.
♦ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued) Philip W. Mills
Laporte Engineering Services (Degussa), Widnes, UK.
Senior Instrument & Control Engineer March 1987 – May 1996
• Senior engineer responsible for capital projects for the Laporte group of companies (world-wide). Responsibilities included the supervision of a team of engineers, designers and CAD operators. Specialized in Emergency Safety Shutdown Systems and hazardous atmosphere installations.
Major projects included:
Lead on a $35m Organic Peroxide Plant for Aztec Peroxides in Ohio, USA.
Lead on Emergency Shut-Down System for Organic Peroxide Plant in Sydney, Australia.
Lead on an ultra-pure chemical unit for the Electronic Chemicals Division in Derbyshire, England.
Lead on an ultra-pure HF unit for the Electronic Chemicals Division, Widnes, England.
Lead for the design and build of Persalts Production Plant.
Lead for the design and build of an Organic Peroxide Plant, Warrington, England.
Shell UK Stanlow Refinery, UK.
Instrument Design Engineer (contract) October 1986 – March 1987
• Various projects for the Stanlow Oil Re...
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