JOSEPH T. WARKOCZEWSKI RESUME
Greenville, SC 29615
Telephone/Fax: 864-***-****
E-mail: ******@*********.***
EDUCATION:
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas.
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas.
VALIDATION EXPERIENCE:
. Saint Jude Medical, Minnetonka, MN 1/2010
to 04/2010
Employed by RCM Technologies as a Contract Validation Engineer
Wrote IQ, OQ, Equipment Specifications, Software and Risk Assessments,
executed IQ and OQ and wrote Final Reports to qualify medical device
equipment and fixtures. Equipment included Auto Mandrel Puller, Auto Wire
Pull, Auto Window Cutter and various fixtures for catheters. Worked with
Windchill electronic record system.
. Pfizer (Wyeth) Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River, NY
1/2008 to 12/2009
Employed by Beepix, LLC as a Contract Validation Engineer / Specialist.
Building 250 Vial Line - Was assigned to assume the duties of a Validation
Specialist who left suddenly. Successfully completed remedial
qualification work for large bottle vial line. Wrote reports for WFI and
Compressed Air IOQ. Wrote IOQ protocol, executed and wrote report for
reclassified GMP laboratory. Wrote Compressed Air Development Study,
executed and wrote report. Wrote Compressed Air PQ, USP Purified Water IOQ
and Environmental IOQ for Vial Filling Suite.
Building 100, Vial Line - Support validation qualification of the New
Aseptic Vial Filling Line. Execute Process Validation protocols and write
reports for aseptic vial filling line. Co-ordinate outside Container
Closure Integrity tests. Write and execute IQ and IOQ protocols and
reports for: Class B Pass-Thru, TME Pressure Leak Tester, Tubing Fuser and
GPS Synchronized Digital Clocks. Execute and write reports for Development
Studies and Performance Qualifications of aseptic vial washer and aseptic
capper. Execute PQ Environmental Monitoring of Aseptic Vial Filling
Production Area as team member using RODAC & Settling Plates, Met One and
SAS.
. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Smithfield, RI. 6/2007 to
11/2007
Employed by Hitachi America, Ltd., Validation Services Group as a Contract
Validation Specialist.
Execute IQ protocols and write reports for a manufacturing POD filter
system, Harvest Vessel, CIP skids with distribution systems and IQ and OQ
for a QC autoclave. Assisted the validation team in execution of air
handling unit IQ protocols and Buffer Hold Vessel OQ protocols.
Boston Scientific, Spencer, IN 1/2007 to
3/2007
Employed by Validant Consulting as a Contract Validation Engineer.
Perform assigned team tasks to validate a multiplicity of plastic tubes
made by extruding machines.
. Boston Scientific, Maple Grove, MN 7/2006 to 1/2007
Employed by IT&E International as a Contract Validation Engineer.
Write and execute IQ Protocols, prepare IQ Reports, ERS, ETF and other
documents for manufacturing equipment and tools to make medical
intervention devices. Preparation and execution of IQ Protocols/Reports
for mandrels, skivers, trimmers, slitters, heat guns, timers, vacuums,
ovens, etching, gage pins and sealers. Work with Global Product Document
Management system.
ImClone Systems, Inc., Branchburg, NJ. 10/2005 to
5/2006
Employed by Hitachi America, Ltd., Validation Services Group as a Contract
Validation Specialist.
Resolve IQ/OQ discrepancies for bioreactors (small, medium & large), bulk
fill bags, media prep tanks, buffer hold tanks, WFI and execute PQ
protocols for bioreactors and process equipment. Review protocols for
autoclave development studies and OQs.
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Wyeth Vaccines, Pearl River, NY. 10/2001 to
9/2005
Employed by Synerfac TS and Validation Masters, Inc. as a Contract
Validation Specialist.
o Write and execute IQ, OQ & PQ protocols for pharmaceutical
laboratory equipment and utility systems.
Development and execution of IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols and reports for:
Ultrasonic Cleaner, Genesis Alarm System (used for monitoring and paging
plant utilities e.g. WFI, HVAC, air compressors, etc.), Biological
Safety Cabinets, Near Infrared Spectrophotometer, Sterile Tubing Welders,
Clean In Place System,
o Validator 2000 temperature mapping of Autoclaves, Water Baths,
Chill Rooms, Incubators, Refrigerators, Freezers;
o Environmental testing (using laser particle counter, STA, RODAC
plates and settling plates);
Received 80 hrs. SOP and Safety Training, Review of Engineering Turn Over
Packages (ETOPs);
o Some validation included 21 CFR 11 requirements for computer
validation; Risk Analysis, User Requirement Specifications and
Validation Plan.
. Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, Inc., Duncan, SC. 6/2001
to 9/2001
Employed by Aerotek, Inc. as a Contract Validation Engineer to prepare IQ &
OQ protocols and Functional Specifications for high speed, computer-
controlled pharmaceutical packaging equipment.
Pitman-Moore, Terra Haute, Indiana (4/1991 to
1/1992)
Employed by Valigen, Inc., div. Bishop Technology, Inc. as a Validation
Engineer to execute IQ and OQ protocols.
Incubators, Plant Steam System, Clean Steam System, Chilled Glycol System,
Chilled Water System, Emergency Generator System, Microbial Control System,
Deionized Water System, Deionized Water Storage and Distribution, Low
Pyrogen Water System.
GENERAL ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:
Registered Professional Engineer in the States of Kansas, Colorado and
South Carolina.
Technical Consultant, Self-employed, Greenville, SC.
1998 - 2001
Arizona Insulation, Inc., Casa Grande, AZ. Employed by Thermal Design,
Inc. as a consultant to prepare a detailed report about reopening a closed
mineral wool insulation plant.
. Gulf Glass Fiber Technological Industries Co. Ltd (Fibertech).
Completed a 10-month project, in Saudi Arabia, to design, construct
and erect a large industrial oven to dry fiber glass roving.
Performed all engineering and project management tasks personally
. QuietFlex Mfg. Company, L.P. Process consulting at Houston, TX plant.
. PPG Industries, Inc. Process consulting at Shelby, SC plant.
. World Advanced Technology, Inc. Process consulting at OCF, Newark, OH
plant.
. Fibertech. Worked two 3-month tours in Saudi Arabia. Converted the
main fiber drying ovens to electric heat and completed other plant
process projects.
Process & Environmental Engineer, Bishop Technology, Inc., Greenville, SC.
1993-97
Designed mechanical process equipment for an 8000 MT/YR. continuous
filament glass fiber plant in Saudi Arabia. Was Site Manager, living in
Saudi Arabia, for installation of all process equipment. Assisted the
plant in the start-up and stayed to help improve plant performance.
Technical Consultant, Self-employed, Denver, CO. 1980-
92
-Reviewed spinner manufacturing process for Cape Insulation at
Washington, England.
-Designed centrifugal glass fiber generator and spinner for T.B.A. -
Bishop, Ltd.
-Installed finishing equipment for continuous filament fiberglass plant
in Polotsk, Russia.
-Reviewed process and plant operation for Roxul mineral wool insulation
plant in Canada.
-Assisted in contract negotiations for mineral wool insulation plants
while in Beijing, China.
-Served as expert witness in patent lawsuit, Johns Manville v. Guardian
Insulation.