Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
AVILIO LISCANO
**** ******** **** ******* *******, IL 60169 847-***-****
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MANUFACTURING/ QUALITY ASSURANCE/ PRODUCTION
Operations/ Manufacturing/ Quality Assurance/ CGMP/ FDA/ EPA/ OSHA/ ISO 9000/ Beverages/ Pharmaceuticals/
Personal Care/ Feed Additives/ Fragrances/ Food Manufacturing/ Aerosols/ P&L Management/ Continuous
Improvement/ Total Quality/ DI water /
MBA Keller Graduate School of Management. B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas. Post Graduate
Work Industrial Pharmacy, University of Texas.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Re engineered and validated manufacturing process, documenting every step and developing work instructions
to monitor each batch performance through records file system, to comply with CFR21, at a Beverage Company,
reducing failed batches by 80%.
- Created SOP system and developed procedures required to improve quality, housekeeping, audit compliance,
productivity, CGMP and safety, including master cleaning schedule and cleaning validations for manual cleaning,
COP and CIP systems, at a Food manufacturing Company.
- Completed CGMP training for various plant teams, including training in cleaning, sanitation, personal hygiene,
pest and disease control, truck inspections and proper warehouse rules in compliance with CFR21.
- Developed operations manual, recording complete process, setting specifications for pressure, temperature
and mixing and blending times, assuring a standard and repeatable process, at a Beverages Company.
- Developed and implemented raw material sampling process and raw material internal labeling system to
standardize approval of incoming ingredients and prevent production mistakes in compliance with CFR21, at a
cosmetics manufacturing Company.
- Supported increase in sales of 53% over a two year period with corresponding turnaround in profits by
increasing throughput, using selective cost reduction helped further increase profit margin by 5% for International
multi- product/ multi market Lucta USA.
- Led installation of powder blending and packaging line to increase through-put by 60% at Lucta USA.
- Reversed pattern of failed audits with an increase in CGMP and housekeeping compliance in compounding,
successfully passing more than 18 customer’s audits as well as an FDA audit for CCL Custom Manufacturing.
- Reduced maintenance cost and increased throughput with computer based PM program, decreasing down
time due to equipment breakdown by 30% for CCL Custom Manufacturing.
- Managed monthly production of over 600 batches for a total of 20 MM pounds of mix, with minimum
rejections at CCL.
- Improved operation of the D.I. water system, through training of operators and development of appropriate SOP
at CCL.
- Coordinated the installation and start-up of a $ 6MM production line, reducing direct labor cost by 60%, while
increasing throughput by 40% for a yearly savings of $250,000 at Alimentos Mulcoven.
- Reorganized planing and distribution teams with recruiting and coaching of new employees and
implementation of MRPII system, improving throughput by 15% at Abbott Laboratories.
- Implemented equipment PM program under JD Edwards platform, decreasing down time due to equipment
breakdown by 30% at CCL Custom Manufacturing.
- Coordinated the installation and start-up of a $ 6 MM production line, to reduce labor cost by 60% while
increasing throughput by 40% at Alimentos Mulcoven.
- Participated in the redesign of the packaging area for mozzarella sticks, with a total savings of $250,000 per
year.
- Aggressively managed purchasing and inventories, accomplishing $400,000 reduction through JIT
implementation with major suppliers at Warner Lambert.
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior Consultant, Manufacturing Improvement Concepts, Present. External consultant on CGMP, documentation,
compounding, packaging, shipping and receiving, purchasing, maintenance, engineering, safety and environmental
compliance, for several food and Chemical manufacturing Plants in the Chicago land area.
VP Operations/ Plant Manager North America, Lucta USA. Reporting to Company’s CEO in Spain. Responsible
for manufacturing operations including compounding, production, raw materials and finished goods warehouse,
purchasing, shipping and receiving, maintenance, engineering, CGMP, safety and environmental compliance.
Supervising 12 employees.
Compounding Manager, CCL Custom Manufacturing. Responsible for Compounding operations, including
production, cleaning and housekeeping, CGMP compliance and safety. Supervising 50 employees and reporting to
the Operations Manager.
Plant Manager, Alimentos Mulcoven. Responsible for the production of over 400 Tons per month of frozen bakery
products, in a three shifts operation.
Plant Manager, W arner Lambert. Responsible for the manufacture of 2MM units per month of Pharmaceuticals,
Consumer and Personal care products with 200 hourly workers and two shifts. Products included antacids,
mouthwashes, surface cleaners, toothbrushes, ethical and OTC products. Supervising 200 employees on 2 shifts and
reporting to the Operations Manager.
Materials Manager, Abbott Laboratories. Responsible for purchasing, production planning, raw and packaging
materials warehousing and distribution of finished goods. Products included injectables, solid dosage forms, liquids,
eye care products and IV solutions. Supervising 70 employees in one shift and reporting to the Plant Manager.
OTHER SKILLS
Ample experience in Procter & Gamble’s QUALITY ASSURANCE KEY ELEMENT
TRAINING AND AUDITING
SYSTEM
Fully Bilingual (English - Spanish). Part time interpreter for Dupage and Cook county court
systems
and Cook country school districts.
W orking Knowledge of French and Italian.
Computer proficient (MS Office, Power Point and Project, Great Plains, SAP and JD
Edwards)
Good communicator, team player, hands-on attitude, good motivator, problem solver, self-
starter,
mechanical ability, goal oriented.
MEMBERSHIPS
Associate member of the A. I.Ch. E. since 1978 # 91904400
Certified Food Safety Manager # BH000053385
Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree.
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