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Owner's
Representative for two highly specialized, custom,
form/fill/seal machines to produce inhalable insulin strips
for use in innovative medical device. Increased organization
and communication internally between client team members
and between client and custom equipment vendor. Responsible
for facilitating decision-making, balancing priorities,
and maintaining time-critical project schedule.
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Project
Engineers for two custom cartoning machines for pharmaceutical
packaging operations in two separate facilities.
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Project
Manager
and Engineer for project to implement laser coding
and Optical Character Verification (OCV) of lot code and
expiration date information on pouched pharmaceutical
products. Performed and documented vendor comparison of
laser coding equipment manufacturers. Responsible for
developing User Requirements and Scope Definition in conjunction
with the client's user groups, and for specifying all
equipment, including a new pouch stock payout station
to allow for off-line integration and validation.
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Project
Engineer for Scope Definition phase of a greenfield,
multi-use winery facility comprised of bottling, warehousing,
and barrel handling operations in the Napa Valley. Developed
detailed scope definition documents outlining all equipment,
facility, and utility requirements for this state-of-the-art
installation. Specified design and performance requirements
for each piece of equipment on the 12,000 case per day
contract bottling line. Identified and specified tenant
improvements for the entire 150,000 s.f. facility. Acted
as Owner's Representative to developer/contractor.
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Project
Engineer
for development and validation of a custom-designed system
for packaging and shipping frozen intermediate pharmaceutical
product cross-country. The innovative design protects
and maintains the temperature of the fragile contents
well below -30°C for over 96 hours and earned a
2000 AmeriStar Package Award and AmeriStar's Specialty
Award for Best Protective Package.
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Project
Engineer
for the acquisition, validation, and start-up of a custom
automatic inspection and reject system used for lyopholized
paranteral drugs in a Class 100 clean room. As a consultant,
Andy was recognized as a team member for the client's
own President's Achievement Award for continuous improvement.
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Developed
'Best Practices' document for pharmaceutical manufacturing
company to facilitate creation of training video to enhance
efficient operation of subsystems on custom packaging
machine.
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Performed
an efficiency study on a validated pharmaceutical
packaging line performing vial labeling, automatic inspection,
and secondary and tertiary packaging for lyopholized parenteral
products. The scope of work included extended on-site
observation and data acquisition periods supported by
employee interviews. The results were analyzed and key
issues identified. Recommendations were prioritized and
categorized into immediate and long-term process improvements
including implementation of a Disturbance Frequency Analysis
program to monitor results and effect continuous process
improvements moving forward. Client implemented several
recommendations outlined in the report.
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Co-leader
of project team that executed the complete redesign of
a full line of wine packaging for a large Napa Valley
winery. Responsible for equipment specification, procurement,
and installation. This package earned an AmeriStar
Package Award.
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Project
Engineers
responsible for preparation of specifications for purchase
of a wide variety of packaging machinery for pharmaceutical
manufacturers including pouching, tray-loading, cartoning,
automatic inspection, and f/f/s equipment.
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Project
Manager and Engineer for the design and installation
of a new bottling line created by combining equipment
and conveyor components from three existing lines.
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Maintenance
Supervisor
responsible for all maintenance and capital projects for
all automatic inspection, carton erecting, case packing,
load building, and product handling equipment for a nine-machine
glass container manufacturing facility.
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Production
Engineer responsible for coordination and execution
of multiple projects ranging in scope from package design
and testing through packaging and process equipment specification,
acquisition, and installation for a six-million plus case
winery.
