Chief Of Staff

• Aug 2022 - Present

Chief of Staff / Capabilities Lead, Principal Technical Advisor (Manufacturing Technical Services)

• Mar 2018 - Aug 2022

★ Works with site leaders to lead personnel and business capability initiatives, forming and managing project teams. ★ Credited with building performance metrics and meeting structures that lead to greater insight for leaders. ★ Executed and completed projects that included a restructuring of the Value Stream organization, Global Business Process Harmonization, and an SAP ERP initiative. ★ Collaborated with Value Stream colleagues to establish strategy deployment cadence, daily rhythms for scheduling, desired outcomes, and performance metrics for manufacturing operations. ★ Developed assessment tools to measure manufacturing network production against standards and expectations. ★ During the COVID pandemic, directed a corporate restructuring in line with Waterfall methodologies, with all tasks performed remotely. The restructuring improved profitability. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ ABOUT GENENTECH Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Show less

Program Manager For Data Integrity (DI) and Drug Product (DP) Batch Yield Optimization

• Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

★ Led a cross-functional team optimizing data integrity for three work streams. Successfully influenced without authority as a non-native German speaker with no existing professional or personal relationships in the country. ★ Introduced a formal DI assessment strategy, prioritizing and scheduling remediation measures to maintain regulatory compliance. ★ As the company’s first assignee from an American site to a German site, established a novel Data Integrity commissioning program for legacy equipment from the ground up. ★ Recognized for resolving a $2M discrepancy in raw material consumption due to overbudgeting, garnering substantial cost savings with no loss in headcount. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ ABOUT ROCHE Roche is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide through its Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics divisions. As the world’s largest biotechnology company, Roche develops medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and diseases of the central nervous system. Show less

Senior Technical Manager (Manufacturing Technical Services)

• Nov 2015 - Feb 2017

★ Promoted multiple times within Genentech. As Senior Technical Manager, orchestrated technical projects to resolve inefficiencies within manufacturing processes. ★ Successfully eliminated waste and increased productivity in a state-of-the-art production facility. Led cross-functional teams on projects that yielded over $40M in first-year improvements in manufacturing workflows. ★ Optimized equipment and processes to increase batch run rates, and implemented process improvements to aseptic processing equipment. ★ Wrote system performance protocols for the validation of equipment remediation and process improvements. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ ABOUT GENENTECH Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Show less

Mechanical Services Engineer / Senior Filling Technology Engineer

• Nov 2008 - Nov 2013

★ Designed, started up, and commissioned aseptic processing equipment, maximizing reliability by defining strategies for equipment maintenance and spare parts. ★ Contributed to the success of technology transfers. ★ Introduced production processes that were ranked as Best in Company for performance and record-low defect rates. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ ABOUT GENENTECH Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Show less

Validation Engineer

• Jun 2006 - Nov 2008

Operations/Maintenance Supervisor

• 1996 - 2006