JIM GEERS, M.B.A., P.M.P.

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Lake Villa, IL 60046 acwpny@r.postjobfree.com

Global Project Management Summary

I’m an award-winning global project manager with 15+ years experience leading project teams to success across Europe, Asia, Latin America, South America and Canada. With an in-depth understanding of Fortune 500 project management across a product portfolio of hospital, nutritional and pharmaceutical products, I bring a broad range of manufacturing and operational experience to the table. In connection with managing these projects, I have conducted business on-site in 18 countries and my office might as well be seat 12A since I know what it takes to get things done internationally and could write a book on foreign business protocols. Overall, I am a highly effective global project manager that’s at home leading complicated, diverse, multi-national projects and bringing them in ahead of schedule on a consistent basis.

Results-Oriented Professional Analyzed new market tracking system utilized by 60+ international affiliates, determined the gaps, secured $50K in funding and developed new system module and to meet user-defined requirements

Focused Project Manager Proven ability to launch both US and global-based projects, for both internal and client products, successfully and complete them ahead of schedule with limited resources.

Conscientious Leader Led the team that converted 3 generic products from Germany-based company manufacturing site to two third party manufacturing firms in France and Italy resulting in over $1 million in operational savings.

Professional Experience

Baxter Healthcare via Swoon Technology Resources Round Lake, IL 2014–2015

Medical Products Fluid Systems

Program Manager Access Systems Program Management 2014-2015

Provided comprehensive project management, leading 2 cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Product Design, R&D/Engineering, Risk Management, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Marketing on 2 disposable intravenous device projects:

A working team tasked with conversion of product labeling for 200+ product codes to comply with the FDA’s Unique Device Identifier (UDI) mandate

New Product Development through all required verification, validation and testing stage gates, for a US-market Neuraxial/Epidural disposable delivery product compliant to the pending global ISO 80369-6 standard for non-interconnectivity with other device types

Hospira Lake Forest, IL 2012–2014

Global Pharmaceutical Research & Development

Program Manager Generics Platform 2013-2014

Provided comprehensive project management from clinical and validation lot manufacture through launch preparation, leading teams including Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Analytical Quality, R&D, Regulatory Affairs (domestic and international) Documentation Quality and Marketing, for 2 Hospira-branded sterile injectable pharmaceutical projects, including a treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism and a reformulation of epinephrine

Global Pharmaceutical Services

Program Manager One2 One 2012-2013

One2One Comfort Zone Award, 2013

Provided comprehensive project management from commercial customer agreement through product launch, leading teams including Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Analytical Quality, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Business Development, Site Manufacturing Customer Support, Procurement, Legal and Marketing, for 8 proprietary (customer owned) sterile injectable pharmaceuticals including a lipid treatment, a surgical anesthetic gel, a flu vaccine and several antibiotics

Abbott Laboratories Abbott Park/North Chicago, IL 1988-2012

Global Pharmaceutical Operations 2005-2012

Project Manager Planning and Programs 2006-2012

Proprietary Pharmaceutical Products Division President’s Award and ‘Award USA’ 2011

Global Pharmaceutical Operations Platinum Award (2009) and Silver Awards (2005, 2009 x2, 2011)

Provided global project management for international programs related to Abbott’s pharmaceutical operations. Create and manage staff to oversee new product introduction and lifecycle management. Served on a 3-month assignment, during 2010, to work on Enterprise Master Data Management.

Collaborated with IT on a $40K project to develop a system for product discontinuation review and approval

Transferred package manufacturing of 3 product lines from Abbott’s Germany plant to 2 third party vendors in France and Italy thereby reducing operational packaging costs by approximately 5%

Managed manufacturing and regulatory process and approvals of 3 generic product lines across 30 countries

Led project launch of new private label $20MM generic pharmaceutical product

Drove the implementation of a new Training/Education/Development program within GPO Supply Chain

Project Manager Planning Support 2005-2006

Global Pharmaceutical Operations Silver Award, 2005

Delivered project management expertise to a global team across the US, Panama, the Netherlands, Germany, and Puerto Rico on pharmaceutical operations and planning. Served as project leader on overhaul of US/Puerto Rico Purchased Material Review System that included establishing a management board to oversee resources and priorities.

Led supply chain projects for Abbott International launch of new strengths of two cardiovascular drugs

Conducted third party logistic site visits in Panama along with distribution site visits in The Netherlands

Managed inventory conversion strategy for product manufacturing transfer from third party site to company-owned Germany site

Abbott International 1997-2003

Program Manager Quality Assurance 2003-2005

Led program management quality assurance at all international market and manufacturing facilities, which included setting division policies and procedures. Conducted site quality assurance audits in Taiwan, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey and provided overlabeling training in Thailand and Switzerland.

Directed centralized site project to transfer overlabeling responsibilities from local sites to centralized site

Analyzed special European Union (EU) regulations for industry and managed project to ensure compliance with stated regulations across European sites

Created project map, and managed project to successful completion, for international regional finishing hubs to handle small product lots; provided international markets with individual packaging and removed the need for overlabeling

Previous Experience at Abbott Laboratories:

Senior Label Editor Quality Assurance 1999-2003

Regulatory Affairs Associate Abbott International Regulatory Affairs 1997-1999

Label Editor Abbott Diagnostics Division Standards and Specifications 1995-1997

Manufacturing Quality Assurance Technician Abbott Diagnostics Division 1991-1995

Research Information Technician Pharmaceutical Products R&D 1988-1991

Education & Training

M.B.A. Masters in Business Administration Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Bachelor of Science Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago

Certified P.M.P. Certified Project Management Professional Project Management Institute

Certified Quality Engineer American Society of Quality

Medical Technologist American Society of Clinical Pathologists

Professional Awards

2013 One2One Comfort Zone Award

2011 Proprietary Products Division President’s Award

PPD ‘Award USA’ 2011

GPO Platinum Award 2009

GPO Silver Award 2011, 2009, 2005

Abbott International President’s Club Award 2003

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