Manager Quality

**** ********* **., ********, ** ***** • Phone 847-***-****

Dawn J. O’Malley

Summary of Qualifications

Extensive manufacturing and quality system management experience dealing with increasing levels of responsibility up to and including total plant P&L accountability. Areas of manufacturing and quality experience include; cosmetic, food, pharmaceutical and contract packaging of household and personal care products (including aerosols). Energetic, analytical decision maker with excellent problem-solving skills. Recognized for ability to improve processes and productivity through lean metrics and employee involvement.

Work Experience

2/11 – 2/16

Philosophy/BioTech

Phoenix, AZ

Compounding Business Unit Manager

Responsible for all aspects of business associated with the compounding area. These include:

• Raw material storage and inventory control

• Area equipment and process system maintenance

• Budget development and compliance

• Quality system development and compliance

• Personnel management and development

• Technical support to product and process development groups

• Regulatory compliance

• Process development and improvements

07/07 – 2/11

Bridgeview Aerosol

Bridgeview, IL

Director of Quality

• Utilized experiences in manufacturing and quality to develop and implement ISO-based Quality System for the facility

• Responsible for Quality system management, new product introductions, SOP development, development of maintenance management systems, regulatory compliance, customer audits, internal audits, development and implementation of calibration program

• Responsible for Quality Assurance department personnel, technical services, outside lab and contractor services.

• Utilized experiences to help develop and grow a small, single-plant operation in various business aspects including: Metrics development, new business processes, inventory control, production scheduling and control.

10/06 – 07/07

Consultant

Manufacturing Operations and Quality Systems Consultant

• Consulted with aerosol manufacturing operations on process improvements and Quality Systems development.

04/05 – 10/06

CCL Custom Manufcaturing

Cumberland, RI

Operations Manager

• Responsible for all plant production, maintenance, compounding and MRO purchasing. Developed Lean Manufacturing metrics and operating systems to improve throughput, capacity and profitability. Worked directly with customers to improve processes and reduce costs.

• Oversee 30+ Managers/Supervisors and 350+ associates with an annual budget of $25MM.

• Accomplishments included development and implementation of Management Operating Systems to monitor performance; development and implementation of Process Reliability metrics to improve up time, increase capacity and reduce costs; Resulted in $500M OVER planned profit of $2MM; development of High Performance Work Team structure; Improvement of Process Reliability (increased capacity) by 10%.

2003 – 2005

Abbott Labs/

Hospira Corp

North Chicago, IL

LVP Solutions Manager

• Responsible for all aspects of production of solutions to support the filling of large volume parenterals.

1999 – 2003

American National

Galveston, TX

Independent Business Owner

• Independent Contractor responsible for recruiting, training and supporting field agents and operations

1998 – 1999

Hunt-Wesson Foods

Rossford, OH

Plant Operations Manager

• Responsible for all plant production, quality and maintenance operations. Developed and implemented production, quality and maintenance teams to improve quality and inventory control.

•Oversaw 20+ Managers/Supervisors and 300+ Union associates with an annual budget of over $53 MM

1994 – 1998

CCL Custom Mfg

Niles, IL

Operations Manager

Responsible for all Production and Production Maintenance operations. Developed and implemented line teams and training programs, communications and measurement systems to achieve a $1.1 MM reduction in direct labor and overhead costs.

Oversaw All Managers/Supervisors and 200+ Union associates.

Compounding Manager

• Responsible for all Compounding and Raw Material Warehousing functions

1985 – 1994

Avon Products

Morton Grove, IL

Processing Advisor

Receiving and Warehouse Supervisor

Finished Goods Shipping and Warehouse Supervisor

Microbiology Supervisor

Microbiologist

1984 – 1985

Kraft Foods R&D

Glenview, IL

Microbiologist

Education

Illinois State University – Normal, IL

B.S. Biology/Microbiology

Minors in Chemistry & Russian Studies

Includes Graduate courses in Microbiology

Continuing Education

• ISO 9001 Trainer

• ISO 9001 Auditor

• Validation Review Board Member

• Six Sigma Greenbelt – University of Illinois

• Lean Manufacturing training

• Pharmaceutical GMP training

• HACCP Certified

• OSHA training

• APICS Certifications

- MRP

- Master Planning

- Inventory Control

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