SUMMARY
A highly experienced Project / Manufacturing Engineer, with a positive and enthusiastic approach to working with people. Organized, reliable and committed to the achievement of targets and goals. Sound interpersonal skills, able to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels, quickly establishing rapport with directors, colleagues, contractors and production and engineering staff alike. Keen focus on taking responsibility, challenges and the opportunity to use initiative.
• Strategic Vision & Planning • Tactical Leadership • Character, Integrity & Respect
• Communications & Change Management • Manufacturing Expertise • Employee Mentoring & Training
• Action Orientated • Health & Safety Expertise • International Assignments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AbbVie
Project Engineer, Abbott Park, North Chicago, IL 2013 to present
Track and Trace/ Serialization implementation on multiple bottle/carton/case lines. Also authoring URS, Traceability Matrix, IQ/OQ, SOP documentation for equipment installs.
Avon Cosmetics 1997 - Dec 2012
Manufacturing Engineer, Morton Grove, IL 2003 - Dec 2012
Responsible for developing packaging automation projects to transform site to lowest direct labor hours/ unit in Avon worldwide, leading global new product introductions and coordinating first production trials internationally.
• Delivered new processing operation for flammables, on time and within budget to bring in house 20MM units annually from Contract manufacturer. Scope included XP rated product chillers, press filtration, transfer system, bulk storage vessels and XP rated controls.
• Developed and executed Planned Maintenance program, developing SOP’s for operation and maintenance, also cleaning SOP’s for all production equipment in department.
• Conducted new equipment validations for FDA compliance: Design Qualification, Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification and Performance Qualification.
• Managed Operations: Packaging mechanics and electricians, team of 18, across 3 shifts.
• Completed National Safety Council Machine Guarding certification.
• Managed departmental maintenance budget spend.
• Created new highly flexible creams filling/packaging line, reducing head count by 75 across 3 shifts, annual savings of $2.25MM.
• Initiated, proposed, specified and implemented line installs with multiple equipment vendors:
Groninger, Bergami, Etipack, Ima, Norden, Axomatic, Packwest, Videojet, Markem.
• Achieved elimination of multi-step packaging operations with annual savings of $ 0.9MM.
• Developed standardized Factory acceptance test criteria for new packaging lines.
• Sourced and implemented new technology for filling dual products in unique containers for side by side tubes, tube in tube and dual cavity cream jars across multiple product categories.
• International: Led global packaging equipment projects at locations in US and Europe for like deployment in US, Europe and South America facilities.
• Introduced UPC barcodes across all package formats for internal supply chain: Package vendor applied, line equipment for laser coding cartons, thermal transfer printing to flexible film components.
Project Engineer, Northampton, UK 2000 - 2003
Responsible for initiating, proposing, developing and implementing major capital projects and leading relocation of key production lines from UK to Warsaw, Poland; delivering training of new technologies to production and maintenance staff.
• Created from inception to hand-over $1.5MM high speed Ronchi filling line for lotions/oils.
• Achieved micro validation, development of standard operating procedures and training packages.
Facilities Engineer, Northampton, UK 1997 - 2000
Responsible for hiring and developing a maintenance team for additional third shift.
• Led Engineering Support Department with 20 team members; providing site wide asset manag...
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