Project Manager Supply Chain

Penny R. Rousseau

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Ridgeley, WV 26753

Home 304-***-**** Cell 402-***-****

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SUMMARY

. Qualified by a background in biopharmaceutical and nutritional

labeling management, supervision of artwork design teams focusing on

graphic arts and print production, project management using PMBOK

methodology, and supply chain experience with active pharmaceutical

ingredients (API)

Pfizer, Kalamazoo MI

09/95 - 04/09

Demand Supply Coordinator (10/08 - 04/09)

. Responsible for allocation, scheduling and shipment of 50 API products

to domestic and export customers

. Analyzed demand and supply and worked with master scheduling,

production, quality and internal and external customers to resolve

issues relating to production, testing, shipping and delivery of API

products

. Utilized material management software to facilitate movement of

products

. Developed, maintained and presented PowerPoint, Excel and Share Point

reports relating to shipments and back orders for management review

Manager / Team Leader / Project Team Leader Packaging Design (09/95 -

10/08)

. Eleven years experience as a Manager/Team Leader within packaging

design at GMP compliant sites at Kalamazoo, MI and Lincoln, NE

o Project Manager for domestic and export artwork projects

ensuring brand identity of approximately 80

biological/pharmaceutical product lines in domestic, regional

and global markets. Workload encompassed 125 countries and 45

languages used in multi-lingual packaging.

o Served as subject matter expert (SME) and mentored staff by

providing direction and guidance regarding trade dress design,

language, placement, consistency and regulatory content detail

pertaining to new and revised labeling components (packaging

inserts, USPIs, labels, cartons and shipping case labels)

o Multiple projects were managed simultaneously from inception

through approval by corporate reviewers and applicable

authorities

. Served on strategic teams that developed labeling review and approval

procedures for the company and developed and implemented a database to

track labeling through the company approval process and the applicable

authority approvals

o This highly functioning database has been updated with and it

now also tracks labeling approvals and workflow within the

packaging design department at multiple work sites

. Established procedures within packaging design for maintaining a

labeling document repository

o These procedures ensured document version control on documents

used during labeling design, review and the submission stages of

labeling

o Electronic and manual filing systems were implemented to store

paper documents as well as electronic documents

o Wrote Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) detailing these

procedures

. Managed large labeling projects designed to move packaging of product

families from one manufacturing site to another

o Multi-tasking was essential to manage large work volume (average

of 150 projects weekly)

o Projects were managed from inception through both corporate and

government approvals

o Participated on strategic project teams and interacted with

internal and external customers and stakeholders in and outside

the U.S. to assure divisional objectives, department SOPs,

regulatory labeling requirements and target dates for

implementation of new products, presentations and labeling were

met

o Implemented PMBOK processes on projects when possible and

liaised with Marketing, Advertising Agencies, Regulatory,

Quality, Site Manufacturing, Packaging Development, Production

Scheduling, Supply Chain, Procurement and Technical Service

o Project priorities fluctuated daily, and were assessed through

communications with these entities

. Served on new product launch teams

o Adhered to established timelines on projects and followed up on

deadlines

o Created and analyzed daily database reports to stay abreast of

projects status and progress

o Updated Gantt charts with pertinent information for new product

launch teams

. Department liaison to software development project teams that

implemented project life cycle methodology to create, test, pilot and

implement CFR compliant software to automate the creation of bills of

material and develop electronic review of artwork

o Communicated progress of those teams to users via Share point

and PowerPoint presentations. Trained users upon implementation

of new software

. Supervised colleagues within Packaging Design and Development for ten

years

o Those colleagues worked in professional positions (Artists,

Graphic Specialists, and Document Coordinators) and were

responsible for packaging design, resolving print production

issues and implementation of new packaging compliant with

FDA/APHIS regulations on company products

. Analyzed problems using Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze,

improve and control) process

o Created lean processes and tools to increase efficiency of work

processes or decrease operating expenses

o Served as a member of a strategic project team that changed the

process for transmitting artwork to vendors by establishing a

company file transfer protocol (FTP) website

o The new processes associated with this FTP website saved the

company approximately $1,000,000.00 yearly

Cook Family Foods, Lincoln, NE

01/90 - 09/95

Purchasing Assistant

. Managed $20 million yearly procurement budget, procuring packaging and

production materials for two meat-processing plants

o Responsible for procurement of packaging materials, chemicals,

and consumable production items

o Negotiated prices, recommended suppliers, followed up on

purchase orders, verified delivery, and maintained necessary

records

o Maintained packaging material inventories of two plants at

levels proportionate to production/sales

o Negotiated freight terms and arranged delivery of packaging

materials using cost effective methods

. Designed printed flexible film, bags and labeling for company products

using Quark Express.

o Extensive experience with nutritional labeling design, approvals

and implementation.

o Maintained corporate trade dress on packaging.

o Responsible for proofreading printers' proofs and attending

press approvals.

EDUCATION

. BA, Business Management and Organizational Behavior, Spring Arbor

University,

Spring Arbor MI 03/09

TRAINING

. 35 hours of study for PMP certification

REFERENCES

. Available upon request

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