Manufacturing Engineer

Joseph M Braun Phone: Cell: 518-***-****

* ** ****** **., *****, NY 12921 Home 518-***-****

**************@*****.*** Joe Braun LinkedIn

Summary:

Executive level professional that really enjoys the challenge of hands on

problem solving. I enjoy building powerful teams across departments that

focus on bringing out the best in each other and moving towards making

things better and working smarter. I've had the privilege of working with

great people at great companies and been able to make truly remarkable

improvements working with those people.

Accomplishments:

. Transformed Culture from traditional to Lean & Quality by Design in

manufacturing and Quality.

. Managed P&L for manufacturing to exceed company EBT goal for each

year.

. Eliminated non-value added paperwork for a 70% reduction in wasted

time.

. Facilitated Lean Process Flow for 76% increase in equipment

utilization. (500K Gain/Year)

. Optimized formulation. Result was a 60% increase in Quality and 400%

increase in yield. (30K Savings/Year)

. 4-year old project completed in < 12months after starting with

Company.

. Single Piece flow implemented yielding a 200% increase in production

throughput.

. Implemented laboratory method improvements: increased throughput by

300%.

. Improved pharmaceutical manufacturing process, yielding $3M /year in

increased revenue.

Skills:

. OE, Quality Management & R&D:

Proven Lean Manufacturing Green Belt Facilitator. Extensive

experience in root cause analysis, DOE's, FMEA's, SMED

projects, Kaizen events, fishbone diagrams, mind maps, SPS,

5S, 5Why's, PDCA etc.. I am well versed in protocols for

validation, method and process transfer, white papers on

scale up, process optimization using Lean Principles and

Process improvements with short ROI's. Extensive Laboratory

experience, including forensic FTIR analysis, method

transfer, method development, alternate supplier raw material

testing and assessment, & routine testing required by the

USP, EP, and BP of raw materials, packaging components,

intermediates and finished products.

. Technical Expertise:

Certified Green Belt with demonstrated broad understanding of

Manufacturing, Printing and Packaging Equipment, including

extruders, plodders, cartoners, Offset, Letter and

Flexographic Presses, automated soap presses, liquid tanks,

fluidized bed dryers and more. Expert in Process, Packaging,

Cleaning, and Sterilization Validation in a regulated CGMP

environment, including all documentation required to maintain

regulatory compliance in a CGMP environment.

. Computer Skills:

o Microsoft Office: (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint,

Project, Visio).

o Lotus Notes, Groupwise, and Outlook Express.

o SAP, Trackwise,

o Laboratory Information Management System (Lims).

o Most Laboratory Instrument software.

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Professional Experience:

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Mylan Technologies Inc., St. Albans Vt.

2013 to Present

Senior Packaging Development Specialist

. Continuously Improve, Innovate and refine packaging for existing

products by analyzing various packaging designs and associated

suppliers to eliminate inefficiencies and reduce manufacturing

costs.

. Coordinate packaging construction and design with operations and

engineering to assure successful scale-up and commercialization

within the defined Standard Operating Processes for New Product,

current product renovation, current product modification and

current product maintenance.

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Twincraft Soap Inc., Winooski Vt.

2011 to 2013

Vice President of Manufacturing

Managed the manufacturing of this private label soap product

producer. Lead & mentored 7 direct reports, and supervised 120 staff

across 7 departments including Quality and Manufacturing. I was

responsible for meeting the overarching company goals and Key

Performance Indicators. Ensured regulatory compliance including the

Site master validation program, Change Controls and all Validation

activities. Coordinated new Capital Improvements and Process

Improvement projects. Implemented cost saving ideas employing Lean

tools such as A3, Fish Bone Diagram, PDCA, 5Why's, FMEA, and Mind

Maps.

. Spearheaded Lean transformation within a traditional (job shop)

manufacturing org. structure.

. Started cultural transformation towards quality/manufacturing

using Continuous Improvement to design quality into the process

and teaching the concept of best practices starting with 5S and

SMED.

. Lead manufacturing to exceed company EBT goal by 1.5% for the

year.

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Mylan Technologies Inc., Swanton/St. Albans VT

2008 to 2011

QC/Validation Supervisor

Integral part of quality/manufacturing continuous improvement team,

using Lean principles as part of an Operational Excellence platform.

Supervised 6 staff at the Label Division, including reviews, payroll

& scheduling, and personnel issues. Reviewed & revised SOPs, STM's,

Procedures, and Validation protocols for content and accuracy.

Provided technical support to manufacturing for root cause and

troubleshooting as needed.

. Eliminated non-value added (eliminated waste) paperwork for a 70%

reduction.

. Facilitated Process Flow (Single Piece flow/5S) for 76% increase

in Letterpress utilization. (500K Gain/Year)

. Optimized material (letterpress Ink) formulation resulting in a

60% increase in Quality. (30K Savings/Year)

. Part of Site validation Committee; responsible for Change Control

and Validation activities.

. Completed a 4-year old project in < 12months after starting with

Company.

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Multina USA, Plattsburgh, NY 2006 to

2008

Lean Quality Engineer

Applied Lean principles to develop, implement, and optimize new

processes. Planed and managed all scale up activities and associated

batch records and S.O.P.'s for new and existing processes.

. Implemented a Lean Single Piece flow yielding a 200% increase in

production.

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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Rouses Point, NY 1995 to

2006

Temporary QA Analyst, QA III Analyst, QAIV Analyst, Validation

Specialist, & Validation Engineer

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Education & Certifications:

Certified Lean Green Belt facilitator

Since 2011

SUNY Empire State Bachelor of Science: Laboratory Science

Management 2005

Clinton Community College Associate of Applied Science: Medical

Laboratory Technology 1995

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