Rodney Duran

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*** **** ***** *****, ******** PA 15044

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INTRODUCTION

I am an Operations and Quality Senior Executive with unique working experience combinations with a complete global reach of proven business relationships in countries such as Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, East and Southern China, Taiwan, Netherlands, Italy, Brussels, Austria, Germany and many others. Working in highly complex matrix organizations and obtaining consistent results, while selecting, managing and developing my direct staff and support team. Capable of creating and sustaining a creative work environment that delivers consistently above average expectations. Ability to clearly identify future business growth whether Organic or Inorganic and process enhancements which will attract and retain key customers accounts. EXPERIENCE

Engineering Deputy Director, Global Supplier Quality Engineering, Bayer Healthcare Corporation Indianola, Pennsylvania Jan 2011 to September 2016 1. Provide strategic and operational direction, resource assignment, and supplier development, to the Global Supplier Quality Engineering team in support of Medical Device electromechanical and sterile disposable manufacturing operations.

2. Provide Due Diligence support for critical medical device Inorganic growth through the entire life cycle (from cradle to grave).

3. Management of approximately 30 to 50 Engineering projects, which include, process improvements, cost reductions, new product development, product upgrades and many more. 4. Evaluation and final approval of Human Use manufacturing and service suppliers. Accomplishments

● Developed and implemented an FDA compliant monitoring and surveillance processes utilizing and identifying the best human and capital resources. Performing on an annual average 60 site quality systems audits all around the globe. While being consistently within the Operation Financial Budget.

● Created a Continuous Supplier Improvement (CSI) program that provides strong support to key suppliers with sub- optimal manufacturing processes and quality systems that have results in major cost avoidance in excess of 2.0 million dollars.

● Created and lead a strategy to remove and transfer 20 million dollars of molded components from a non-strategic supplier to several within a very tight schedule and with no impact to the $650 million sales revenue.

● Established strong relationships with all key suppliers which enables, accurate product and process requirements which are consistently met and improved over time. Engineering Director, Global Procurement, MEDRAD Inc. a Company of Bayer Healthcare Corporation Indianola, Pennsylvania Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

1. Selection of key suppliers / partners (local and internationally) in the development of new Radiology and Rodney Duran

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Vascular Injection devices with sterile disposable kits while providing technical and financial analysis for complete evaluations on sourcing and manufacturing options. 2. Prepared, managed and revised a department budget of approximately 10 million dollars Accomplishments

● Identify design for manufacturing opportunities before product launch into full production mode with cost reduction programs. YTD savings total more than $4.6 million. Several positions from Logistics Manager to Director of Logistics, Baxter Healthcare Corporation Aibonito, Puerto Rico to Deerfield, Illinois Mar 1994 – Jan 2006 1. Development and implementation of short and long term supply strategies with local & International suppliers. 2. Lead R&D and Manufacturing Engineering groups in identifying best resources selection, whether internal or external suppliers.

3. Developed detailed Financial Analysis on Multi-Divisional Business Development initiatives, which included after tax profit calculations with full capital investment and human resources requirements. 4. Served as a Lean Manufacturing Instructor for many locations such as Puerto Rico, Northern Illinois and others. Accomplishments

● Reduced the Material Inventory to 2 weeks of class “A”, 4 weeks of class “B” and 8 weeks of class “C”. This resulted in a 30% inventory reduction in just 1 year of ~$2.0mm.

● Became the first Baxter Employee in P.R. to become a Certified Strategic Manager (American Management Association) Deployed a multi-department strategy development program enrolling more than 100 co-workers of all disciplines.

In addition to the details above I have held several positions such as Manufacturing engineer, Operations Manager up to Technical Services Manager, Omark Industries, Western Digital, AMP Incorporated among others.

Puerto Rico 1979-1994

1. Provide Strategic and operational direction and budget management to the following service teams; Industrial Engineering, Environmental Compliance, MRO Purchasing, Warehouse, Distribution Center and Facilities & Production Equipment Maintenance.

2. Project Manager on Cost Reduction, Product Transfers and J-I-T philosophy Implementation projects. 3. Production planning, coordination and supervision of all Production Equipment Maintenance activities. 4. Served as Team Leader to the Manufacturing Engineering group. Accomplishments

• Participated in the design, Review and construction of a continuous flow nickel electroplating process, which was successfully implemented, and provided a manufacturing cost reduction of approximated $200k. A Reverse Osmosis water treatment system was also installed to reduce water contaminants which also resulted in a $150k Rodney Duran

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annual savings

• Transferred from California to Puerto Rico a high speed “Pick & Place” equipment to assembly PC mother boards

(incremental business of ~ $2.0mm) in parallel, operations and electrical technicians were trained to support the transfer.

EDUCATION

Inter-American University of Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico 1982-1986

Bachelors in Arts with a Major in Accounting and a Minor in Physics. Cum Laude Honor obtained University of Puerto Rico

Bayamon, Puerto Rico 1976-1979

Mechanical Engineering Technology Degree and a Minor in Physics SKILLS

● Fully Bi-Lingual in English and Spanish

REFERENCES

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