Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
JOSEPH R. BAJGER
Martinsville, NJ 08836-2218
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EXPERIENCE:
JRB Repair Contractor
Self-employed as a residential repair contractor. Work included dry-wall,
spackling, plastering, and painting. Performed repairs/upgrades to
kitchens and bathrooms. Modified/added electrical circuits and plumbing
fixtures, DWV systems. Also installed ceramic/porcelain/marble floor and
wall tile.
Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, NJ 1979-2005
Project Engineer, Pilot Facilities Engineering (MRL Process Research) (1995-
2005)
Assigned engineering and project responsibilities in Merck's Chemical
Engineering R&D Pilot Facilities, laboratories
and administrative complexes. Provided managerial oversight for 'interim
production' campaigns.
. Served as the department/division/site representative on diverse
initiatives: member of the Corporate P&ID Standardization Committee;
primary reviewer of Mechanical (piping, civil, structural,
architectural, administrative) Engineering Guides; New Technology
Initiatives; and represented the Division's interests on the Site
Committee for determining 'modular' concepts for equipment
configurations and processing/mechanical best practices. Appointed to
the Site Selection Committee for 'House Contractors', as well as
chairing the Divisional Committee for designating and defining out-
sourced maintenance tasks. Recognized as the department's hard and
soft document authority.
. Assigned to Merck's $55 million Material and Operation Support
Facility and the $650 million Multi-Scale Organics Pilot Plant. These
grass-root projects began with asset relocation or abandonment,
demolition and extensive site preparation (including environmental
remediation) through construction. Project responsibilities included
(conceptual and final) basis of design and scope development,
preliminary and final detailed design reviews, document management and
review, equipment specification, construction, qualification
assignments in IQ-OQ-PQ, mechanical commissioning assignments
including IC-OC-PC tasks and start-up.
. Additional assignments included facility upgrades, equipment
installations, and regulatory compliance initiatives, including
federal, state, local and corporate mandates. Supervised four
engineers plus designers and clerks, and mentored new staff.
. Selected as divisional Lead Engineer for specific Safety and
Environmental initiatives. Developed novel implementation plans,
educational and training courses, and unique long-term solutions to
ensure compliance with OSHA and NFPA regulations.
. Managed the logistics, resources, activities, and tasks required for
employing Pilot Facilities for Interim-Production of newly approved
drugs or their intermediates. Included activities were Quality
Initiatives, change control, as well as scheduling production,
staffing and maintenance.
. Assigned as department representative for the upgrade of the Site CMMS
(Computerized Maintenance Management System) to a corporate-wide CMMS.
Senior Area Mechanical Engineer (MMD Site Services) (1988-1995)
Engaged in the cost estimation, implementation and, as required, the design
of facilities' capital projects. Planned the
labor, material and staff requirements for MRL Projects. Divisional profit
improvement objectives realized
annually through cost savings achieved by the application of energy
conservation, labor reduction, preventive and
predictive maintenance and capital avoidance techniques.
Mechanical Coordinator (MRL Process Research) (1984-1987)
Maintained process equipment and the physical plant in three major pilot
plants and support buildings. Scheduled
craft/contractor sequencing supporting processes and product campaign
requirements. Planned major turnaround events (annual as well as seasonal
or process-specific shutdowns.) Contributed significantly to the
implementation and rollout of the then-current maintenance management
information system (FAMIS). Accomplished related facility project
engineering.
Process Supervisor (MRL Process Research) (1979-1984)
Supervised unionized hourly staffs in the manufacture and process research
of pharmaceutical compounds. Trained the
staffs in GMP's and SOP's. Wrote SOP's and conducted classroom and field
training in the use of process equipment,
safety and emergency procedures.
American Cyanamid Company, Inc., Linden, NJ 1976-
1979
Shift Process Engineer / Supervisor (1977-1979)
Started-up and commissioned a new specialty monomer facility (65 mmppy
Acrylamide). Wrote operating instructions
and batch sheets. Developed training programs for hourly and supervisory
staffs. Remained as a shift process
supervisor after unit commissioning; advanced to process engineer and
developed maintenance and troubleshooting
programs.
Staff Engineer (1976-1977)
Wrote hourly job descriptions, performed job evaluations and unit staffing
activities for a unionized work force.
EDUCATION:
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Earned BS degree in Industrial Engineering while working full time.
Graduated Cum Laude ~ Member of Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor
Society.
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