Project Manager Management

FRANK INTRAVAIA

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced manager with the ability to cultivate strong relationships and influence decision making at multiple levels of a global organization. Strong facilitator with a technical background and passion for building collaborative diverse teams. Proactive professional who works well under pressure and is comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments.

Professional Skills

Project Management

Regulatory Annual Reports

Change Control

Quality Systems

Business Performance Analysis

CMO Operations

Lean Manufacturing

Business Systems

Statistical process control

Process Validation

External audits

Performance Management

EXPERIENCE

Program Manager II

Lonza, Hayward, California

Lead project execution after deal closure with ultimate accountability for project initiation, planning, execution and control (cost, durations, quality and risk).

Ensure effective internal and external communication of project status and risks aligning stakeholder’s accountability and awareness.

Timely escalation of critical project issues as per the agreed Escalation Policy.

Responsible for all financial aspects of active projects managed.

Act as single point of contact for global customers with regards to operational questions.

Manage project scope, timelines, budget and program profitability together with core project team.

IND package owner, responsible for work completion and system submission.

SAP transactions for purchase orders, inventories, and project stages

Track completion of work and generate invoices.

Manage project risks and issues.

Project Manager, API Support

Bayer Corporation, Berkeley, California

Responsible for managing implementation of projects, corrective actions and providing

cross functional team representation.

Implemented department project program system, reduced resource constraints.

Implemented complex technical transfer project working closely with research and development, process engineers, operation managers and quality.

Managed projects by utilizing scheduling tools, analyzing indicators of lag and seeking opportunities for task compression.

Established communication and escalation systems to ensure resources and stakeholders are aware of any gates for their work packages.

Presented project timelines and any impacting issues to leadership

Accepted Voluntary Separation Agreement in Sept 2019

Senior Manager, Manufacturing

Bayer Corporation, Emeryville, California

01/20-3/22

01/13 – 09/19

01/07 – 12/12

Responsible for contract manufacturing operations of bulk production and final product formulation.

Improved business performance: reduced lot release cycle time by 30% using SAP.

Creation and implementation of new product segregation system for CMO client.

Project Manager for product transfer to alternative production site.

Achieved zero defect operations using process mapping tools.

Maintained the bulk manufacturing group’s performance to plan model in order to meet customer demand and to maintain inventory target levels.

Author/review validation and annual product reports.

Hosted and toured regulatory auditors.

Process Manager, Manufacturing

Novartis, Emeryville, California

01/00 – 12/06

Managed three staff specialists including area trainer. Supported Operations Management and staff.

Reduced deviations or incidents by 20% utilizing DMAIC process techniques.

Improved discrepancy closure rate by 10%. Member of Six Sigma team for streamlining the investigation and closure process.

Reduced training time by 70%. Created training programs for purification activities working with an external consultant.

CMO operations representative with J&J, Alexion and Novartis.

Implemented new equipment transfers into the department including FAT and IOQ requirements.

Manufacturing leader for purification scale-up/development work and for process technology transfers.

Implemented lean manufacturing tools such as Kaizen-5S

Supported operational Managers in the areas of process trending (Mini-Tab), technical training and discrepancy resolution.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Biology

University of Detroit, Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management - 2018

Performance Management –2009,2011, 2012

Lean Methodology - 2012

Root cause analysis/effective writing – 2005

UC Berkeley Project Management – 2011

Kaizen 5S – 2005

Coverdale Management Principles – 2011

Change Management – 2004

Six Sigma training – 2010

Statistical Process Control (ASQ) – 2004

Kepner Tregoe – 2008

SAP access and functions - 2005, 2011

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