Experience

Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Project Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Greater Chicago Area - Responsible for managing the design, build, and testing activities for new, custom pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical equipment performing chromatography, inline buffer formulation, filtration, and synthesis and other downstream processes. Direct interaction with the customer and ownership of capital equipment projects from order to install. - Lead the design and assembly of specifically assigned customer projects to communicated requirements - Direct procurement of required materials… Show more - Responsible for managing the design, build, and testing activities for new, custom pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical equipment performing chromatography, inline buffer formulation, filtration, and synthesis and other downstream processes. Direct interaction with the customer and ownership of capital equipment projects from order to install. - Lead the design and assembly of specifically assigned customer projects to communicated requirements - Direct procurement of required materials for a specific project, including raw materials, fabrication, off-the-shelf components, custom components, parts for stock and testing supplies - Maintain open channel of communication with customer to manage expectations regarding scope, timeline, progress, and required customer feedback - Schedule and execute testing activities for a specific project, including mechanical and automation commissioning, GAMP qualification, customer Factory Acceptance Testing and customer Site Acceptance Testing - Ensure project documents are created accurately in a timely manner and review documents created by other engineers, including datasheets, drawings, specification documents, test documents, or other customer-specific documents - Tracking of specific project budget for labor and materials to prevent impact on margin - Respond to and research customer inquiries and complaints within an ISO 9001 environment - Leverage vendor or manufacturer expertise to solve component-related problems - Utilize subject matter experts to solve process- or automation-related concerns - Contribute technical expertise to Sales & Marketing for quotation support when requested - Contribute technical support to Quality for addressing customer inquiries and complaints when requested Show less



L&T Technology Services Limited

• United Kingdom

• Sr. Project Engineer/Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Jul 2022

  Greater Chicago Area - Oversee preparation and review of engineering deliverables as per project scope. - Activities associated with the planning, designing, and organizing of technical projects from conception to completion - Coordinate with all project stakeholders for various activities related to safety & project execution. - Maintain qualified engineering staff to support manufacturing and capital initiatives. - Perform complex engineering and statistical calculations using STEM to solve… Show more - Oversee preparation and review of engineering deliverables as per project scope. - Activities associated with the planning, designing, and organizing of technical projects from conception to completion - Coordinate with all project stakeholders for various activities related to safety & project execution. - Maintain qualified engineering staff to support manufacturing and capital initiatives. - Perform complex engineering and statistical calculations using STEM to solve operating issues. - Assure the overall output quality and efficiency of the team, continuously improving the processes and growing internal talent. - Develop team to quickly provide technical assistance, drawings, and other assistance as needed for project execution. - Work closely with scheduling and plant personnel for start-up plans - Ensure that project is executed with no to minimum deviation to project baseline. - Support manufacturing facilities with technical troubleshooting - Participate in project reviews and audits for safety, quality and reliability - Update senior level management on status of various ongoing projects. - Strong “hands-on” mechanical aptitude from previous industry experience with understanding of electrical, structural and controls.

• Project Engineer

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

  Greater Chicago Area - Oversee preparation and review of engineering deliverables as per project scope. - Utilize engineering knowledge for project management; estimate timelines and schedules; anticipate risks and costs to the technical aspects of the project. - Partner with Vendors to research and recommend equipment to meet project needs. - Coordinate fabrication and installation activities to ensure equipment and systems conform to engineering design - Recommend design modifications to eliminate… Show more - Oversee preparation and review of engineering deliverables as per project scope. - Utilize engineering knowledge for project management; estimate timelines and schedules; anticipate risks and costs to the technical aspects of the project. - Partner with Vendors to research and recommend equipment to meet project needs. - Coordinate fabrication and installation activities to ensure equipment and systems conform to engineering design - Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system downtime. - Maintain qualified engineering staff to support manufacturing and capital initiatives. - Simultaneously prioritize and execute multiple projects in different stages of development or execution. - Perform complex engineering and statistical calculations using STEM to solve operating issues. - Understanding of Engineering best practices and lessons learnt from previous projects. - Ensure that project is executed with no to minimum deviation to project baseline.

• Project Engineer

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  Columbus, Ohio Area Project Engineering for Mechanical & Utility Systems for food and process plants. - Understand scope and required deliverables for a project. - Review deliverables to meet project scope requirement. - Coordinate with Client, vendors & contractors to Design, Construct, Install, Startup & Commission of mechanical systems. - Prepare project plan and define various sub-stages for execution - Assist Client in defining Scope, Schedule & Cost Estimation - Co-ordinate with other… Show more Project Engineering for Mechanical & Utility Systems for food and process plants. - Understand scope and required deliverables for a project. - Review deliverables to meet project scope requirement. - Coordinate with Client, vendors & contractors to Design, Construct, Install, Startup & Commission of mechanical systems. - Prepare project plan and define various sub-stages for execution - Assist Client in defining Scope, Schedule & Cost Estimation - Co-ordinate with other project disciplines to achieve seamless design & scope break-up. - Process Improvement to ensure better project co-ordination. - Monitor effort & schedule to ensure compliance with baseline project plan. - Team development with respect to technical and functional knowledge sharing.

• Mechanical Project Engineer

  • Mar 2011 - Jan 2013

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area - Understand scope of the project plan deliverables for various stages of project. - Prepare baseline Scope document with consideration to cost & schedule. Update periodically with any deviation to baseline. - Deliverables like Master Equipment list, Request for Proposal, Equipment Specification sheets, DOO, etc for various systems or equipment. - Co-ordinate with offshore team for design. - Capture any change in Scope. - Co-ordinate with vendors to get… Show more - Understand scope of the project plan deliverables for various stages of project. - Prepare baseline Scope document with consideration to cost & schedule. Update periodically with any deviation to baseline. - Deliverables like Master Equipment list, Request for Proposal, Equipment Specification sheets, DOO, etc for various systems or equipment. - Co-ordinate with offshore team for design. - Capture any change in Scope. - Co-ordinate with vendors to get quotes, submittals and delivery schedules for various equipment or systems. - Co-ordinate with Plant & other design/engineering firms to understand their requirements and effectively incorporate those in our design. - Supervise the construction work at site/plant to make sure that system is constructed/fabricated as designed. Resolve issues/concerns, if any.

• Executive Engineer - Mechanical

  • Aug 2007 - Feb 2011

  Vadodara Area, India - Technical design, review and analysis support to project lead and project manager. - Co-ordinate with onsite project engineers and managers for day to day design changes for better design alternative or due to change in Scope. - Inter discipline coordination - Piping and mechanical equipment layouts for multiple projects. - Documentation like Master Equipment list, Valve list, Master Drawing list and Specification sheets, DOO, etc for various systems or… Show more - Technical design, review and analysis support to project lead and project manager. - Co-ordinate with onsite project engineers and managers for day to day design changes for better design alternative or due to change in Scope. - Inter discipline coordination - Piping and mechanical equipment layouts for multiple projects. - Documentation like Master Equipment list, Valve list, Master Drawing list and Specification sheets, DOO, etc for various systems or equipment. - Review vendor's design and quotation for various systems or equipment.