Yverdon, Vaud, Switzerland
Experienced in pharma, FMCG regulated environments having worked in the biotech industry for the last 14 years. Skilled in GMP, Water Treatment/WFI Production, Pumps, Management, Continuous Improvement, Process Engineering with Project management experience. Educated with a double degree in Chemical Engineering & Chemistry with a Diploma of Brewing focused in Raw Materials, brewing, fermentation (batch/continous), process operations and packaging from the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD - UK).
Responsible for developing and driving the Global Engineering platform and roll out to sites located in France, Sweden, Brazil and Canada (Quebec)
Driving Plant Engineering modifications for both GMP and non-GMP with additional support to NetZero program.
Responsible to lead and develop a team of 9 direct reports (5 consultants) and 14 indirect.
Initially started with Baxter that spun off to Baxalta which was then purchased by Shire who in turn were bought by Takeda.
Technical and commercial responsibilities specialising in pumping highly charged liquids (3-phase) used in applications for reactors (eg hydrogenation with injected gas and suspended catalyst), off-shore applications (PW/Oil/sand hydrocyclone separation) - Experienced working to Norsok, API 610, ASME, NACE and BP standards
Account and technical management of clients in the dairy, food and beverage industries. A scope covering industrial chemicals, food additives and water treatment. A role that was focused on developing client relationships whilst delivering value added services such as reduced energy & chemical usage.
3) Supply Chain - Planning/Purchasing 2) Project Manager and Engineer during a major 65 Million NZD packaging hall rebuild/relocation. 1) Trainee Brewer