Project Manager Maintenance

David Reekie Manufacturing Management ** yrs.

*** ****** ***** *** ******, TX 78666 Baked Goods, Beverage, Oils, Candy

512-***-**** Pharmaceuticals, Plastic, Rubber, Packaging

Project Manager / Maintenance Manager

DelStar Technologies – plastic extrusion and netting

4/08/2013 - 3/19/2014

• Managed four major projects from their inception, milestone and completion

• Oversaw maintenance department personnel and equipment

Maintenance and Project Manager

Pompeian Inc, - ready to eat food and oil and vinegar

11/ 2011 – 12/ 2012

• Engineered and implemented CIP system, water filtration system, railroad track for robots, Roberts’s dog-bone inserter, and Zenitram filtration system rebuild

• Designed many poke-yokes, go-no-go gauges and re-engineered processes

Southwest and Mid-West U.S. Regional Maintenance Manager

Bimbo Bakeries – ready to eat food and baked goods

11/ 2010 –6/ 2011

Oversaw product variations in nine facilities covering five states. Ran statistical reports for all 34 Bimbo facilities. Archived all technical data for all U.S. locations. Audited each facility on safety, efficiencies, scrap reduction and improvements. Wrote recommendations, take-aways and responsibility metrics including the who-what-when-how.

• Implemented company wide technical bulletin program to all BBU sites

Maintenance and Facilities Supervisor, Maintenance Dept. Head

Allergan Pharmaceutical – pharmaceutical plastic extrusion and eye care products

12/ 2005 – 5/ 2009

Blow-fill-Seal plastic fill technology. TPM Continuous Improvement originator and facilitator. Write SOP’s, CAPA’s and technical side-by-side analysis for corporate. Mentor maintenance department, directed rebuilds planned and non-planned. Eighteen direct reports, twenty-four hour facility/seven days a week.

• Re-started old mothballed robotics department and installed two new plastic extrusion lines

Senior AES Automated Equipment Specialist

Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical – pharmaceutical plastic extrusion and respiratory inhalant products

12/ 2001 – 12/ 2005

Trained three set-up technician’s blow-fill-seal technology from December 03-05. Performed daily repairs and staged parts for annual rebuilds. Updated high speed fill and packaging equipment. Installed and commissioned new equipment.

• Introduced and implemented autonomous maintenance program

Additional

Casual Male – Big ‘Tall Corp. distribution

Coca – Cola CCE

Education

DeVry University B.S. Technical Management, Project Management

Wentworth Institute of Technology, graduate / certificate, Machining and Welding

ITT Technical Institute, graduate / certificate, Automotive Technology & Maintenance

Technical – 20 years in pharmaceutical. FDA, CAPA’s, deviations, MTBF, RCFA, FMEA, most CMMS systems, documentation, technical writing, TPM, 5Why’s, DeMing methodology, creams, aerosols, tablet compression, liquid fill, clean room gowning, overseer of multi-locations (9), started as a mechanic

Recommendations

Pompeian Inc,

Bruce Holder

Field Consultant at 7-Eleven Corporation

David is a sincere, knowledgeable, professional. He worked tirelessly to bring the maintenance and production departments together as single unit with the goal of achieving continuous improvement. Efficiencies improved substantially during his tenure at Pompeian and he brought excellent mechanics into the business. He has tremendous experience and background in the...more

February 7, 2013, Bruce worked with David at Pompeian Inc,

Kevin Lydon

Consultant/Principal at LSMS LLC

David is a smart and talented professional who developed a strong PM program out of just a few equipment manuals and an Excel spreadsheet. David took over a struggling group of individuals and developed a team which was striving to new performance metrics in the maintenance department. He is a strong team member willing to assist whenever possible. David was a good...more

February 1, 2013, Kevin managed David at Pompeian Inc,

Allergan Pharmaceutical

Wayne Myers

Lead Mechanic at Allergan

Mr. Reekie was instrumental in implementing OEE at our sight. This resulted in focusing on which lines needed to improve systems to increase overall efficiency. Work with venders on modification of systems to improve uptime. Review PM’s and changed to be more effective. Worked with mechanics to improve their skill sets. He was an asset to the facility.

March 5, 2013, Wayne reported to David at Allergan Pharmaceutical

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