BRAHAN RUPAN – MS, PMP

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(973) 214 – 9673

Bradenton, Florida 34203

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SUMMARY

Project Manager/Leader who drives engineering programs across all product lines and teams to achieve key objectives. Best known for achieving productivity, quality/continuous improvement initiatives and identifying opportunities to reduce cost. Cross-functional and industry expertise including supply chain, sourcing, compliance, product management, and manufacturing operation. Strengths includes:

Root Cause Analysis

Project /Program Management

Concise Communication

Lean Six Sigma Lreen Belt

Change Management

Continuous Improvement

Regulatory Expertise FDA, QSR, ISO and MDD

Quality Auditing – ISO 9001/13485//14000

LEAN ACCOMPLISHMENT

Ten percent error reduction in reactor operation process (savings of > $200K).

Fifty percent setup time reduction in furnace- building operation, resulting in 10% material usage.

Fifty percent setup time reduction implemented in table-cleaning process.

Forty percent machine efficiency gain and 20% yield improvement in corner-rounding operation.

Achieve 5S on parts setup and loading resulting in ~30% reduction in setup time.

Reduced EDM machining time by more than 20% for femoral cone manufacturing.

Improved safety in the acid area which resulted in ~15% reduction in labor savings.

Improved parts cutting in the fabrication process thus reducing defects by 10%.

Improved the cutting operation which resulted in 10% reduction in setup time.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MDC Precision LLC Sarasota, FL 01/2022 – 11/21/2023

Process Engineer/Project manager

Reviewed, updated, and created SOPs and work instructions.

Reviewed, updated, and created manufacturing processes.

Validated new product introductions.

Conducted root cause analysis and manufacturing defects.

Reviewed drawing specification making sure they confirm to customer requirements.

Continuous improvement on capacity planning projects

Worked on special engineering projects.

Jabil Healthcare Clearwater, FL 07/2019 – 01/2022

Engineering Consultant (Operation Development)

Reviewed customer drawings for New Product Introduction.

Created, updated, and managed new work instructions, process travelers and inspection plans.

Created and reviewed product build plan for customer review.

Streamlined and managed incoming material inventory with project leader for equipment build.

Prepared and build renal equipment based on customer drawings (Zero and Design Verification Build).

Coca-Cola Business Services North America, LLC Tampa, FL 02/2018 – 06/2019

Business Process Engineer/Project Manager

Managed Facility Optimization project, consolidating 2 buildings to 1 and moving 500 plus employees into one building delivering >$2M in cost savings.

Managed Sales Optimization project by delivering > $200K in cost savings.

Streamlined work force management business processes for easy accessibility through Promapp.

Authored thirty plus workforce management and quality business processes.

Reduced sales operation and service support reporting preparation time by more than 50%.

Completed Data Analysis of QA performance metric data.

Micro Medical, Largo FL 06/2013 - 11/2017

Process Engineer

Managed >25 process improvement project. Authored job books, setup books, work instructions and prepared setup sheets for molding processes.

Writing, executing, and reporting validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ).

Created PFMEA, Process Flow Diagram and Control Plans.

Conducted Gage R&R study and Process Capability Analysis.

Respond to customer corrective and preventative action.

Performed Root Cause Analysis and suggest workarounds and/or solutions for recurring issues.

ANKO PRODUCTS INC., Bradenton FL 2012 - 2013

Manager for Process and Product Quality

Drove whole product quality strategy.

Drove continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management.

Worked with customer service to anticipate, meet and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively, making customer issues a priority.

Maintained company ISO 9001 documentation.

Modified QA and QC in-process and final testing procedures to eliminate defects.

Created and refined the Return Material Approval process flow and data collection process.

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - FIRE & SECURITY, formerly GE Security, Bradenton FL 2010 – 03/2012

Value Engineering Program Manager (Global Security Products)

Delivered $2M plus in sourcing opportunities and $8M plus value engineering opportunities by working with engineering, supply chain and external teams.

Drove project deliverables by monitoring performance according to plan and identifying potential issues and resource gaps as well as proposing mitigation strategies.

Identify best cost solutions to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e., modification of responsibilities and consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes and complete re-engineering of processes and systems.

Led weekly project review meeting with global manufacturing sites, follow up action items and provide complete support to close action items in a timely manner.

Tracked relevant metrics and drive action items based on results.

Developed and monitored project budgets with finance and ensures that monthly spend matched the projected spend.

Worked with cross functional teams (Supply Chain, Sourcing, Technology, Manufacturing and Component Engineering) to identify Non-Value Engineering cost out opportunities.

Participated in initial product requirements, reviews, assess product complexity, alignment with existing intrusion platforms and resources requirements and communicate such requirement internally.

Functioned as liaison between customer technical teams and UTCFS business internal design and technical teams.

Initiated and conducted Action Workouts at manufacturing sites and help prepare execution plans.

Acting Global Technology Leader (Value Engineering) Global Security Products

Directed, managed, and coordinated value engineering initiatives in conjunction with our global product lines.

Managed new idea generation process by recognizing high potential ideas and aligning them to value engineering teams across the business.

Drove accountability and engagement of project execution and value engineering savings in all product lines and engineering teams.

Recognize potential problem areas against the plan and identify and implemented alternative solutions.

GENERAL ELECTRIC - FIRE & SECURITY, Bradenton FL 2009 – 2010

Value Engineering Program Manager, Direct Material Productivity

Delivered $2M plus in sourcing opportunities and $20M plus value engineering opportunities by working with engineering, supply chain and external teams.

Worked with engineering teams to identify cost out opportunities via data analysis, multi-functional team workouts and application of Value Engineering techniques.

Managed and coordinated technology driven deflation projects with global DMP engineers.

Managed cost reduction programs to ensure schedules are on target.

Prepared and published weekly VE metric report to upper leadership team.

Worked with commodity management and manufacturing to drive productivity improvement projects.

Supported Global DMP Technology Leader to conduct Action Workouts at manufacturing sites and helped prepare execution plans.

ZIMMER TRABECULAR METAL TECHNOLOGY – MEDICAL DEVICE, Parsippany NJ 2005 – 2009

Senior Production/Operation Engineer I

Led the implementation of lean manufacturing utilizing lean manufacturing principles. Proposed and implement kaizen events throughout the plant to affect rapid changes.

Champion manufacturing process improvements, providing leadership as a consensus gainer. Proactively identifies areas for improvement in processing efficiencies, capacity, energy, process safety and environmental system with business objectives.

Led problem solving and root cause analysis to improve product yield, product cost and manufacturing throughput including the implementation of lean manufacturing principles.

Maintained quality, GMP, production, safety, and housekeeping standards in accordance with company goals and objectives.

Coordinated the procurement of equipment supplies as well as contracted services within budgeted expenses.

Provided management oversight for all operation activities towards the production and on-time delivery of Trabecular Metal Devices.

Worked with Product Development, Quality, Logistics and Engineering for successful introduction of new products.

AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS, - SEMI-CONDUCTOR, Huntington Station NY 1995 – 2005

Senior Process Engineer

Lead the identification/development/qualification of new processes, fixturing/tooling, and technologies related to new product introductions into manufacturing.

Develop and implement manufacturing processes for new products in preparation for commercial production.

Process Validation – (IQ/OQ/PQ_ of new equipment for low and high-temperature firing kilns.

Authored various work instructions and production operation procedures.

Conducted Annual Internal Quality & Environmental Audits.

Managed and monitored manufacturing processes daily for various product lines.

EDUCATION

Master of Science (MS), Engineering Management with minor

in Project Management

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark NJ

Master of Business Administration Certificate in Finance

Tulane University, A. B. Freeman School of Business,

New Orleans, LA

Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering Technology

New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY

Associate in applied science (AAS) Electronic Engineering Technology

Queensborough Community College, Bayside NY

Diploma in: ISO 9000 Quality Management, Quality Engineering,

Quality Management and Inspection Management

Seifer Quality Institute of Long Island NY

Professional Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP®)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Project Management Training

First Line Supervisor Training

Lean Manufacturing Training

Statistical Process Control

Six Sigma Green Belt Training

ISO 9001/13485 Quality Auditor Training

ISO 14001 Auditor/Lead Auditor Training for

Environmental Management System

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