ELI MERCER

*** ********** ****, **** ** Prussia, PA 19406

acy8m1@r.postjobfree.com / 708-***-****

SUMMARY

Dynamic, charismatic leader and team-builder, with ability to work and communicate at any level within an

organization;

Utilizing a background in Industrial Engineering, built a solid skill-set/foundation by identifying and

executing process development, process improvement and change management opportunities;

Over 17 years experience developing and leading multi-disciplinary project teams across a diverse

portfolio of projects, facilities, and industries.

EDUCATION

BS in Industrial Engineering (2000), Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

PMI Masters Certification in Project Management, George Washington University

Motorola Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Laporte Consultants Corp., King of Prussia, PA / Project Director (Aug 2014 Feb 2017)

Client: Church and Dwight, PA (September 2015 July 2016)

Quality Management / Process Development

Quality Management team and process development for a nutraceutical manufacturing operation;

including development of programs and procedures for CAPA, internal audit, document creation

(SOPs, WIs and Forms) and control, training management, and development of KPI/Quality

Dashboard for reporting to senior management.

Validation Manager for new GMP process, packaging, and cleaning operations. Authored, executed

and closed-out protocols that passed external audits with zero non-conformances.

Process Improvement Lead

Engineering and Project Management for a manufacturing and distribution facility. Developed,

scheduled and executed process and packaging solutions increasing throughput and improving OEE.

Client: Inolex, PA (October 2014 May 2015)

Plant Expansion

Performed 3rd party audit of the preliminary engineering design and documentation for a new

chemical reactor mini-plant facility. Responsibilities included cost justification audit, BOD audit and

URS development.

Laporte Consultants Corp., King of Prussia, PA / Sr. Project Manager (August 2012 August 2014)

Client: Foodcomm International, NJ (January February 2015)

Facility Start-up

Engineering and Project Management for a new meat processing and packaging facility start-up.

Responsibilities included tempering system design, packaging line automation, and CapEx

justification and submittals.

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Client: Ferring Pharmaceutical, NJ (April October 2014)

New Parenteral Manufacturing Facility

Preliminary Engineering for a new syringe filling line.

Project management support during the construction, installation, start-up and validation phases

of a new parenteral manufacturing facility in Parsippany, NJ.

Client: Bridor, NJ (January March 2014)

Bakery Expansion

Project management for the new construction and equipment installation of a new 3 ton per hour

croissant line.

Client: Catalent, PA (January December 2014)

Engineering, Project Management and Validation

Project Management and Engineering for a new syringe assembly and labeling machine.

Responsibilities included budget development and CAR justification, URS development, layout

design, project schedule development and management, and equipment installation, commissioning

and validation;

Project Management and Engineering for two new table-top syringe labelers. Responsibilities

included development of project budget and CAR justification, URS development, project schedule

development and management, and equipment installation, commissioning and validation;

Performed feasibility study for clean and house compressed air system upgrades.

Client: GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, PA (August 2012 December 2013)

Project Management and Validation

Project Management and Validation for two new printer-stand and vision system conversions (to

accommodate GS1 datamatrix and serialization capability) on existing vial and syringe packaging

lines; and led the validation effort by developing and executing FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ and PQ for each of

the two conversions.

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, INC., PA / Senior Project Engineer (2008 2012)

Client: Church and Dwight, PA

Project Manager responsible for the detailed engineering and design, equipment procurement,

scheduling, construction management, process and packaging installation management, start-up and

commissioning for a multi-million dollar Cat Litter Production Line. Also authored and executed Line

Qualification and Acceptance Documents (IQ, OQ, PQ and LATs);

Provided engineering and project management for multi-line liquid laundry detergent plant

relocation and warehouse consolidation. Responsibilities included equipment upgrade management,

OEM scheduling & coordination, equipment re-design & re-installation, fast-track start-up, equipment

& line qualifications, and daily communication with plant management.

Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager for new automated manufacturing systems and contractor construction

services in excess of $20MM (New Albany, OH and Mt. Crawford, VA).

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Client: Coca-Cola Refreshments, MI

Managed Lines 1 & 2 case conveyor rebuilds (Rexnord roller upgrade), replacing conveyor

internals while strengthening the existing conveyor body at a fraction of the cost of new conveyor.

Managed OEM and contractor activities, and communicated daily with project team, plant

management, and PMO.

Managed Line 2 labeler upgrades and bottle conveyor re-layout; two end-of-life BW/Trine

Labelers were replaced with two new B&H Labelers. Responsible for engineering and project

management, including Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) development and execution, OEM/Contractor

management/coordination, schedule management, and daily communications with project team, plant

management, and PMO.

Client: GlaxoSmithKline, PA

Engineering and validation for the installation, commissioning and qualification of a vaccine vial

packaging line. All testing was in accordance with GMP practice.

Client: Nestle Waters (Allentown, PA)

Commissioning and Start-up Project Manager for a new water filling / packaging line;

responsibilities included: line controls / integration, scheduling, OEM and contractor management,

managing daily meetings with start-up and client project teams.

Client: Pepsi Bottling Group, FL

Site Project Manager responsible for all aspects of the construction, mechanical and electrical

installation, and start-up of a blowmold line in PBGs bottling plant in Jacksonville, FL, including

enforcement of design specifications, financial accountability, change-order management, schedule

management, OEM/Vendor coordination, periodic/routine reviews with client PMO, daily

communications with plant management, and start-up management of utilities, process and controls.

Client: Pepsi Bottling Group, NY

Site Project Manager for new product conversion on a filling / packaging line in Latham, NY.

Equipment scope included: filler, labeler, case packer, and palletizer. Responsibilities included

contractor management, customer interface, and installation / start-up management.

Constar International Inc., PA / Senior Project Manager (2006 2008)

Relocated two injection lines from Jackson, MS to Newark, OH to support Smuckers Crisco Oil

business; annual production 60.1MM units (Smuckers Preform Project);

Relocated SBO16 blowmold line from Dallas, TX to Orlando, FL; upgraded line to run 19,200 bph

to support Pepsi 2L bottle production (Orlando Line #49 2L Project);

Relocated multiple blowmold lines, injection lines and utilities equipment from SLC Obrist to

various Constar production facilities (Salt Lake City Plant Closing Project);

Relocated SBO10 blowmold line from SLC, UT to Dallas, TX; repaired and upgraded 7,000 bph

line to run 12,000 bph to support Ventura Oil business (Dallas Line # 4 / Ventura Oil Project);

Relocated Husky Injection Machine from Salt Lake City, UT to Havre de Grace, MD;

Streamlined process for upgrading production lines to meet NRTL and UL standards (NRTL / UL

Certification Lead);

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Proposal development for new equipment, upgrades and facilities requirements for new business

opportunities;

Identified and implemented guarding solution to resolve conveyor safety issue in Constar,

Maryland (Conveyor Safety Lead).

Motorola, IL / Supply Chain Quality Program Manager (2006)

Program Manager for Mobile Devices business sector Cost of Poor Quality $300M reduction

initiative;

Supply chain lead for quality management system integration;

Development support for supply chain quality event tracking system;

Process development and management for reverse logistics and reflash initiative for 300K

defective Razr units.

Motorola, IL / Senior Industrial Engineer (2000 2005)

Managed Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects, controlled floor space allocations,

developed layout plans and employed automated material handling solutions in a 300,000 square foot

service and distribution center;

Introduced Lean concepts and brought external Lean training to the service and distribution

center;

Led Lean Six Sigma DMAIC project to improve depot and warehouse internal logistics and

support service differentiation;

Managed contracted labor during the service center redesign to accommodate the relocation of

radio repair from Rockford to Elgin, IL;

Designed technical team layouts and coordinated the relocation of infrastructure repair from

Schaumburg to Elgin, IL;

Developed and maintained master layout for service center;

Developed and guided Industrial Engineering Intern project teams;

Designed and implemented Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) material handling system for

infrastructure depot operations;

Designed and implemented conveyor systems for inbound and outbound processes;

Designed and tested RF picking process;

Co-designed and implemented a real-time, web-based tracking system to track inbound packages

and equipment through service and distribution center;

Identified misalignment in the repair process measurement system and developed a new

streamlined metric;

Performed capacity & workflow analyses and developed process maps for service/distribution

center;

Managed the development of process control documentation resulting in ISO 9000 certification for

service and distribution center;

Improved workstation ergonomics as an active member of the safety and ergonomics team.

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