Director of Engineering
Resume:
Eugene Pollitt
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Engineering Executive initiates and drives performance through innovation and motivation for Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, Maintenance, Validation, Project Management, and Strategic Planning.
Provided over-all facility utilization guidance that grew a $400 million division to +$1 billion in five years.
Facilitated consensus decision making for aggressively scheduled engineering projects.
Re-tooled manufacturing, lowered cycle-times and increased productivity by 60% for highest volume products.
Participative Leader who blends strategic thinking with tactical execution to deliver results.
Revised business plan timing and execution strategy that doubled productivity in five years.
Drove $15MM fast-track sterile pharma project – resulted in Division’s first “zero 483” FDA inspection.
Successfully managed global facility projects at ten sites and led all teams to budget and schedule goals.
Mentored “problem-children” in various maintenance and engineering departments – developing solid performers.
Analytical Problem Solver, who diagnoses root cause, innovates solutions and effects change through focused effort.
Devised process equipment utilizations that increased through-put by 25% and eliminated quality control issues.
Preemptively identified quality issues significantly reducing start-up and validation time - saving $10MM.
Resolved sterile operational problems and installed new WFI system in remote locale (New Zealand).
Education: BS, Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Professional Experience:
SPECIALTY GRANULES, INC. - provider of roofing granules, March 2015 - Present
Director of Capital Projects
Instrumental in delivering corporate goals in initial-year resulting in corporate bonus payout.
Responsible for all company capital budgeting and projects, 4 surface mines, HQ and Tech Center.
Plan, schedule and monitor all capital projects including site maintenance and corporate growth.
Innovate new process designs, improve productivity while lowering costs.
Implement Project procedures, train staff and drive performance metrics.
PREFERRED SANDS - provider of frac sand products, 2010 to 2014
Director of Engineering
Invented (patent applied for) mechanical equipment that applies Dust-Pro® dust-control product.
Responsible for Engineering and capital projects for expanding business grown from 2 to 7 sites in 1 year.
Manage strategy for all capital projects including procedures, specifications and controls.
Lead design teams for all aspects of mining and process operations.
Lead process design, construction and hazard analysis for chemical coating facility.
COMPASS MINERALS - provider of inorganic chemicals, 2008 to 2010
Director, Engineering Projects – Great Salt Lake Minerals Division
Built and led project team to complete facility upgrade project phase I ($46MM).
Developed execution strategy, project procedures, specifications and controls used for capital projects.
Instituted procedures for design standards, P&IDs, PFDs, and material specifications.
Innovated replacement of problematic process line -12 pieces of equipment replaced with 4.
Completed and submitted Title V (air permit) modification.
Discussed environmental reporting strategy with State regulators.
STERIS, ISOMEDIX SERVICES DIVISION, supplier of ETO, γ, and E-Beam sterilization services: 2007 to 2008
Director Facilities and Engineering
Helped develop standards and policies for ethylene oxide, Gamma, and E-beam sterilization processes.
In charge of twenty-two facilities: capital budget, projects, engineering, maintenance, validation, and facility compliance.
Completed $15MM Ethylene-Oxide sterilization facility project (El Paso, TX) to come in on time and budget.
SCHERING-PLOUGH PHARMACEUTICALS, 1998 to 2007
Director, Animal Health Division, Engineering, 2002-2007
Expanded and upgraded 12 global facilities; resulting in a dramatic decrease in non-compliances and out of spec. products.
Introduced facility and process optimization strategies resulting in highest customer service levels in division history.
Devised and executed strategies to address manufacturing, validation and compliance issues resulting in fastest-growing Animal Health Co. from $400MM - $1B sales (2002-2006).
Led Engineering Teams - every capital project (>50) completed on time, within budget and with 100% customer satisfaction.
Achieved 25% COGs reductions by increasing process efficiency through innovative filtration techniques.
Major capital projects for manufacturing, supply chain, Quality, R&D, Technical Transfer and energy management.
Team Leader for influenza vaccine projects including applications for two Department of Health and Human Services RFQs.
Instituted global and facility-specific standards and procedures such as Operational Excellence, Right-First-Time and GMPs.
Project Manager, Technical Services Engineering, 1998-2002
As ex-patriot in Manati, Puerto Rico, Managed $75MM GMP Sterile Process Equipment Qualification project.
Designed, built and validated: sterile manufacturing suites, pharmaceutical distribution centers and sterile utilities.
Managed multiple multi-million dollar projects at Schering-Plough Research Institute and Quality Control Laboratories.
Established estimates, reviewed designs, established & maintained budgets and schedules.
Selected to solve unique problems for critical projects when others failed, including:
Relocated millions of clinical trial samples over 3000 miles while maintaining -80ºC without a loss of a single sample.
Directed global Y2K back-up power project for temperature critical products, providing emergency power to twenty global facilities - resulting in zero product loss.
FARNELL AND ASSOCIATES, Engineering Contractor, 1997 to 1998
Project Manager - Managed critical process design of wastewater treatment plant project with 26-mile-long out-fall line.
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION, 1985 to 1997
Engineering Manager, Environmental Process - McIntosh, AL. 1990 - 1997
Managed facility operations and all capital projects for process, project and maintenance support for RCRA-permitted environmental process area with 9 MMGD waste water treatment plant, two hazardous waste incinerators, two land vaults and a remedial pumping well system.
Lead Team Engineer for $80MM hazardous waste incinerator project.
Process / Project Engineer responsible for process, project and maintenance support for RCRA-permitted facility.
Provided daily supervision of thirty-five maintenance crafts-men and operations personnel.
Managed as many as fifty simultaneous projects.
Resolved biological temperature control issue - monitor and control of over 5000 GPM flow with more than a billion Btu’s.
Developed equipment designs and operational procedures to employ Preventive Maintenance and SPC.
Trained, supervised and managed all construction trades.
Senior Production Engineer – Medical Research Laboratory, Ardsley, NY. 1985 - 1990
Substantial P&L responsibility for PROBIMIDEÒ Electronic Chemicals production - a highly specialized product-line with exclusive, customized formulations for customers such as IBM, Motorola, Siemens, and TI with ~$12MM sales.
Responsible for all product scale-up from development to production for over 40 products with more than 200 raw materials.
Facilitate cross-functional teams to ensure projects provide best engineered value and fulfill customer requirements.
Develop and implement quality control strategy to satisfy customer requirements.
Reduced order process cycle times from 20 days to 5 days.
Revised process operations resulting in faster order turn-around and increased on-time delivery from 75% to 99%.
ALLIED-CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 1977 - 1985
Senior Research Engineer – Buffalo Research Laboratory, Buffalo, NY. 1982 - 1985
Responsible for all engineering related to electronic chemical products development.
Responsible for characterization of products for AccuLith™ product line.
Developed processes and specified equipment for all product scale-up from development to production.
Developed and implemented quality control strategy to satisfy customer requirements.
Supervised nine technicians.
Environmental Engineer – Environmental Laboratory, Ironton, OH. 1980 - 1982
Performed all environmental sampling at all U.S. sites, including all discharge permits and renewals.
Never failed a testing protocol or procedure even under close regulatory personnel scrutiny.
Certified (un-official) to perform testing in every state the company had facilities.
Supervised seven technicians, chemists, and laborers.
Industrial Hygiene Technician – INTERNSHIP. 1977 - 1978
Performed industrial hygiene monitoring as full-time employee over two summers.
Performed personnel monitoring of unionized workforce at all company chemical sites.
Training and Team assignments:
Project Risk Management
Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
Business Management (6 courses)
GMP and GMP Awareness Training.
Good Laboratory Practice
Statistical Methods for Scientists
Process Safety and Risk Analysis
Supervisory Effectiveness
Environmental, Health & Safety Law
Facilitator and Team Leader Training
Process Optimization Strategies
Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving & Decision Making
Hazardous & Toxic Waste Management
NEC Basic Knowledge Course
Confined Space / High-Angle Rescue (40 hours)
Fireman’s Skills Training (60 Hours)
Flygt, Pump Assembly and Repair Certification Course
OSHA-Certified Courses for: Forklift Operator, Man-lift Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator
Safety, Team Leader (12 years)
OSHA Star Certification Teams (two facilities)
MSHA Part 56 New Minor Training (current)
Philip Crosby Quality System
Taguchi Quality Process
Toyota Production Model
Operational Excellence
Continuous Improvement (8D, 5(7)S)
Right-First-Time Program
Safety, Hazard &Risk Management
Project Management (4 courses)
ISO 9000 & 9001 Audit and Implementation (4 years)
Good Documentation Practices Advanced Training
Process Safety and Risk Analysis (advanced course)
Process Optimization Strategies
Microsoft Project Advanced Training
Microsoft Office Advanced Training
Leadership Practice Workshop
Facilitator and Team Leader Training
Responsible Care
SARA, HAZCOM, and HAZWOPER
Incident Commander - Emergency Response Team -Fire, HazMat, Rescue – (3 years)
Process Hazard Analysis Teams (14 years)
DDI Interaction Training, 2005, 2015
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