Paseo del
Prado A-8 - San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926
- Tel. 787-761-3546, 649-1960
Career
oriented professional whose objective is to partner with a progressive
organization, to meet new and additional challenges, acquire new abilities, and
in return offer my abilities, knowledge and experience in supply chain
management to contribute to its profitability, growth and success.
Over fifteen (15) years of progressively diversified
experience within the Pharmaceutical, Electronic, and Finance industries
effectively employing Technical and Administrative elements of Industrial
Engineering. Resident expert knowledge
in Lyophilization processes. Full
exposure to Project Management in areas such as Systems Development, Process
Engineering, and New Process and Product Introductions. Excellent exposure and knowledge of
Information Technology. Fully bilingual (Spanish/English) and knowledgeable of
the complete business cycle. Professional Engineer License #9223. Member CIAPR.
Wyeth-Ayerst
Lederle Parenterals Carolina,
PR 1990 -
Present
Parenterals Business Unit Director 1999 - Present
Fully responsible for the operation of
a Parenterals facility with manufacturing volume of over 19MM vials per year.
The facility supplies products to the domestic (37%) and international (63%)
markets, particularly to Japan. In addition, the facility manufactures products
for third party customers. Over 75% of the production is lyophilized with the
remaining being liquid solutions and suspensions, under aseptic conditions.
Responsible for compliance to current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) with
the Food and Drug Administration, the Medicine Control Agency and Drug
Enforcement Agency.
Manufacturing Manager 1997 - 1999
Accountable for the manufacturing
operation of an injectable penicillin facility with annual volume of over 17MM
lyophilized vials and over 120 employees running 7 days per week.
Responsibilities included formulation, aseptic filling, Lyophilization,
inspection, labeling and packaging. Products were distributed 50% domestic /
50% international with sales over $300MM.
Lyophilization Manager 1992 - 1997
Fully responsible for the operation of
14 lyophilizers supporting two businesses on a 24 hours operation 365 days per
year. Combined lyophilized manufacturing volume well over 25MM vials per year.
Led the evaluation, acquisition and implementation for multiple lyophilizers
with a capital project cost of over $20MM. Led Lyophilization technology
development for existing products as well as new formulations.
Business Application Manager 1991 - 1992
Manager of business application for a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and its sales organization, Cyanamid Caribbean branch. Directly responsible for in-house software development as well as identification, specification, selection and implementation of projects directed to improve the operational efficiency utilizing and managing external resources (outsourcing).
Reinaldo
Suárez
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Two
IS Project Engineer 1990 - 1991
Designed and implemented information
services infrastructure projects in support of various operations distributed
over four sites. These included Operations of Lederle Parenterals
pharmaceutical, Davis & Geck medical device, and American Cyanamid
agricultural. Directed the systems migration from an HP/3000 model 70 and a
HP/3000 model 58 to an HP/3000 model 947 with all its corresponding software
applications as well as communication interfaces. Researched and selected a
laboratory information management system (LIMS) which was implemented and
validated. Responsible for the support and improvement of business applications
through the implementation of latest technology.
Drexel Burnham
Lambert San
Juan, PR 1986
- 1989
Asst. VP Systems & Communications
Fully responsible of systems
development and communications group in support an investment bank firm with
the following operations; institutional finance, retail, repo desk and trust
division with over 140 employees. Coordinated and negotiated support contracts
with various services supplier. Directed software development efforts in
support of compliance with 936 funds regulation as established by the Financial
Institution commissioner. Developed PC based application to enhance sales and
marketing efforts to promote financial products and services in Puerto Rico and
the Caribbean.
Precision
Monolithics Inc Fajardo,
PR 1985
- 1986
Mfg. Systems Analyst
Responsible for the implementation of
all manufacturing systems for the startup of a semiconductor facility.
ITT Qume Caribe Inc. Humacao , PR 1982
- 1985
Systems Analyst 1983 - 1985
Operations
Analyst 1982 - 1983
¨ Directed the operations of a Parenterals pharmaceutical facility with annual operating budget of over $40MM.
¨ Co-managed the design specification, acquisition and implementation of state of the art Lyophilization equipment for a Parenterals facility with capital investment of $14MM.
¨ Led a Parenterals biotechnology product pre-approval inspection team resulting in FDA approval.
¨ Managed an information technology group responsible for multi-site systems and communication infrastructure.
¨
Led the design, programming and implementation of a profit
and loss system for an investment bank.
¨
Designed and implemented a labor performance system for a
1,500 employee electronic manufacturer.
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
Bachelor Science in Industrial Engineering
Minor
in Computer Science