Michael Appah

Global Applications Engineer - Digital Services for Life Science at Siemens Smart Infrastructure #IIoT#Pharma#Healthcare#

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

About

Senior Automation & Operational Technology expert, with a background in Information Technology (IT) with more than 12 years of international experience in IT / OT & Automation projects, Digital Transformation, and integration. Worked in corporate & consulting jobs, on-site and in global roles in the Pharmaceutical, and industrial automation industries. As a Technology Evergreen Expert, I offer extensive experience in leading, defining, designing, and integrating technological solutions, tailored to regulated environments and Manufacturing. Successfully architected equipment-specific integration strategy, selecting the best Digital technology and defining digital strategy and improving automation Equipment Life Cycle and cybersecurity, defining standards, data & information models, data & event contextualization for Data-driven use cases. I enjoy being a people manager and get great satisfaction in coordinating cross-functional Teams. I give my best in roles that require the intersection of Digital technologies and business functions. Core Skills: • Digital Transformation Lead • IIoT •Integration • Robotics • Automation & OT Solution Architect • OSI PI Specialist • Project Management, • Agile Project Management • GxP, Computer System Validation • Change Management • Team Management • SaaS Application • Connectivity Contact: [email protected]

Experience

  • Global Applications/Systems Engineer - Digital Services for Life Sciences at Siemens
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    In my current role, I act as a bridge between Digital Service Portfolio teams, Digital Service Centers, engineering teams, and life sciences customers. Subject matter expert of life sciences portfolio of data driven digital services deployed globally. Support regions to support the sale and implementation of these digital services for life sciences. Key Responsabilities: • Data integration from OT to Cloud for the creation of digital services • Provide life sciences domain expertise – especially regarding life sciences systems and protocols • Provide solution/product documentation (internal and external) • Coordination with global development teams • Train Digital Service Centers / regions on new services • Subject Matter Expert (SME) for digital services capabilities in life sciences.

  • Automation & Operational Technology Consultant at ALTEN Switzerland AG
    Sep 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

    I was assigned to FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS supporting in their Digital Transformation Journey, leading a Team of integrators, with the objective to deploy a Corporate OSI PI Historian that collects data from the various sites and collaborate in the smooth integration with Thingworx(TWX), MES… · Life Sciences OT / Automation SME; · Digital Transformation Digital strategy, · IIoT · GMP

  • Global Operational Technology at Ferring Pharmaceuticals
    Sep 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Supported FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS in their Digital Transformation Journey @Global scale, leading a team, to deploy a new Corporate OSI PI Historian that collects data from the various production sites. Successfully architected equipment-specific integration strategy, selecting the best Digital technology and defining digital strategy and improving automation Equipment Life Cycle and cybersecurity, defining standards, data & information models, data & event contextualization for Data-driven use cases. · Global Team Lead, OSI PI Multi-Site Deployment (85 Servers, 3 Environments) · Created Manufacturing Data Infrastructure, Defined Digital Transformation strategy · Improve Equipment Life Cycle with Data driven use cases, 25 Mfg. · Manufacturing Equipment Troubleshooting, GMP, OT Cybersecurity · Automation & OT Data readiness for OSI PI, MES, Thingworx, AWS IoT · Data Normalization, Contextualization, AF/EF, PI Interfaces/connectors

  • Corporate Automation - Engineer at Chiesi Group
    Aug 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Part of the Global Manufacturing Division, in the Corporate Engineering team, Managed Automation Projects on a global scale in all the production sites. • R&D Automation Team Lead, support production, maintenance, oversaw the R&D automation CapEx & OpEx. Lead the purchase of manufacturing equipment URS, FAT, SAT, CSV, and remote resource management. • Global Automation & OT Lead, projects, guidelines and standards, Cybersecurity • Global Historian Administrator successfully lead the deployment of 2 PI Systems, Data Integration, successfully created manufacturing data Infrastructure for MES. • Improve Equipment Life Cycle with data-driven use cases (60 Mfg. Equipment) • Successfully lead various upgrades: BMS (Desigo), DCS(DeltaV), Scada, robotics, integration of Intelligent Sensors, and other (IACS) Automation upgrades.

  • Application Engineer - PLC Software Projects at Elettric80 SpA
    Sep 2011 - Jul 2018 · 6 yrs 11 mos

    I was Part of the PLC Software Projects team, that created Automated solutions Programming (in Siemens / Rockwell) for Palletization Lines and order automated solutions. • PLC / HMI (Siemens & Allen Bradley) software development • Industry 3.0 & Industry 4.0 - Data integration & Smart Factory • Robotics (Fanuc) programing, Configuration and integration of Intelligent Sensors