Global Project Manager Resume Profile
Triangle Park, NC
SUMMARY
Results-driven Project Manager with successful career in leading key projects and project teams within pharmaceutical industry. Recognized for achieving project outcomes on-time and within budget. Leverages Lean Six Sigma principles to improve processes, solve operational problems, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs.
Knowledge Areas/Strengths:
Project Management: PMO leadership, PMP Certif., project metric development/implementation
Business Processes: key performance indicators KPIs , balanced scorecards, people management
Lean Six Sigma: LSS Black Belt in proc. , DMAIC, root cause analysis, value stream, Hoshin, etc.
Pharma Ops: Bulk manufacturing processes, aseptic filling, tech transfer, vaccine development
Consumer Health: Global OTC and cosmetic project leadership, Project Server
Engineering: Preventive maintenance, reliability trending, change control, calibration processes
Compliance: Investigations, regulatory audits, corrective and preventive actions CAPAs
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Global Project Manager
- Responsible for global strategic product launch of medical devices, over-the-counter OTC , and cosmetics. Concurrently managed multiple projects of varying nature and complexity, leading remote project teams to deliver innovation products on schedule/in budget and delivering business benefit.
- Led cross-functional global innovation projects, including new product development and key process improvements to drive delivery of Skin Health Category pipeline growth through innovation
- Generated/presented project updates and changes to Portfolio Management Board and managed MS Project Server updates and reports for accurate reporting of project status and benefit delivery
- Developed a standard project timeline for Skin Health Innovation products, incorporating the Consumer Health End to End process, Quality by Design and Design to Value requirements, and current project practices to ensure smooth project delivery and eliminate product launch delay.
Confidential
Senior Project Manager / PMO Lead
- Managed and executed projects and programs from inception to project completion in support of site operations with up to 4 projects concurrently. Monitored project health and provided project management guidance and business tools, utilizing systematic approach to project execution.
- Managed Lean Six Sigma projects for production and business processes, including aseptic processing/fills, value stream mapping of production line to increase yield/reduce inventory, and process mapping QA functions. Identified process improvements and implemented solutions
- Led Project Excellence team to develop criteria for project selection and project monitoring metrics, reducing active projects from >200 to 100 and supporting on-time project completion.
- AS PMO Lead, monitored and reported health of site projects, developing metrics to show on-time milestone completion, scope verification, project completion, and project benefit verification.
- Provided project sponsor, project manager, and functional manager workshops and training on project management roles and resource allocation. Sponsor knowledge rose from 20 to 97 .
- Designed, implemented, and managed business metric data for division balanced scorecard, coordinating KPI data from 8 sites. Reported and presented results to corporate management.
Senior Supervisor,
Confidential
- Implemented Engineering Change Management program, eliminating change request backlog 450 changes and enabling building project to meet completion dates.
- Reduced number of engineering manufacturing investigations by 35 through robust corrective actions and eliminating investigation requirements for those with no potential for product impact.
- Identified and executed process improvements in Engineering Library, Engineering Change Management, Work Order Review, and investigation efficiency, reducing man hours by 20 .
Senior Supervisor
Confidential
- Managed engineering trainers and technical writers for Engineering Compliance group, including contract personnel. Directed training activities for engineering and maintenance personnel, ensuring compliance with training requirements. Conducted training and standard operating procedure audits for program quality control, guaranteeing compliance with all CFR requirements.
- Led project to produce standard operating procedures for plant utilities equipment, resulting in clear, concise SOPs that reflected actual operation and ease of use for maintenance personnel.
- Hired trainers and developed maintenance training program, ensuring compliance with CFRs.