Justin D. Mathai

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Qualifications Summary

Highly skilled engineer with more than nine years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry. Possesses strong understanding of lean manufacturing, execution of capital projects, and reliability engineering with demonstrated ability to problem-solve, prioritize, and work under pressure, while coordinating with cross-functional teams to provide production support and project completion within a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment.

Professional Experience

PCI PHARMA SERVICES (Philadelphia, PA)

Process Engineer, 9/2015 to Present

Optimized process flow of packaging lines through the execution of line trials in order to maximize throughput and reduce operating costs.

Implemented continuous improvement initiatives on packaging lines through the use of lean tools, such as kaizen events, changeover reduction techniques, standard work documentation, 5S, and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA).

Managed capital projects such as new equipment acquisitions and existing equipment upgrades in order to increase run capacity and improve efficiency.

Supported daily operations by troubleshooting packaging equipment and coordinating necessary repairs.

MERCK & CO., INC. (West Point, PA)

Manufacturing Engineer, 6/2009 to 9/2015

Maximized production equipment uptime by scheduling preventative maintenance, performing correctional troubleshooting on malfunctioning equipment, supervising labor workforce during job execution, and obtaining necessary spare parts.

Improved equipment reliability by implementing physical equipment modifications, enhancing preventative maintenance plans, analyzing equipment life-cycle maintenance strategies through reliability initiatives (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis/Simplified Maintenance Review), and participating in root cause investigations and regulatory audits.

Supported capital equipment replacement by decommissioning old equipment, defining new requirement specifications, executing factory acceptance testing, supporting start-up, and creating maintenance strategy.

JAVAN & WALTER, INC. (Fort Washington, PA)

Project Engineer (Contracted to Merck & Co., Inc.), 2/2007 to 6/2009

Verified engineering drawings by conducting process/utilities field surveys, optimized equipment preventative maintenance schedules by examining reliability history, supported implementation of enterprise asset management database upgrade, and revised GMP equipment life-cycle documents.

Co-op Experience

MERCK & CO., INC., Assistant Manufacturing Engineer, 3/2003 to 9/2003

JOHNSON MATTHEY, INC., Assistant Process Engineer, 3/2002 to 9/2002

PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT, Assistant Process Engineer, 3/2001 to 9/2001

Education

Master of Business Administration, 9/2006 St. Joseph’s University (Philadelphia, PA)

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 6/2004 Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)

Highlights: Awarded A.J. Drexel Merit Scholarship

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