Colin Crowley
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Sun Prairie, WI 53590
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accomplished Project Manager with a robust history, adept in strategic planning and advanced problem solving. Spearheaded projects with budgets over $16 MM, commercializing new processes to enhance product quality and increase production by 50%. Expert in construction management and project development, demonstrating exceptional productivity improvement and business analysis skills.
SKILLS
Strategic Planning
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Productivity Improvement
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Project Management
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Business Analysis
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Project planning and development
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Construction management
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Advanced problem solving
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EXPERIENCE
PROJECT MANAGER - PROCESS, Windsor, WI
Novonesis, October 2018-Present
Design and build processing and packaging equipment and utilities with capital budgets in excess of $16 MM.
Develop and execute engineering best practices for process and equipment design and validation including IQ, OQ, PQ.
Provide subject matter expertise in process design, processing, safety, health and environmental controls, utilities, and engineering.
Managed project team members internally and externally to ensure tasks were completed on time and within budget.
Conducted stakeholder meetings to define project objectives and obtain approval for capital expenditures.
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SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER
Scientific Protein Laboratories, July 2014-October 2018
Designed process and control specifications for technology transfer of $21 MM FDA approved API product into an existing production line with insertion of new equipment.
Commercialized new process to remove contaminants from existing product line to meet customer specifications
Patented new process technology to improve quality of products including development of laboratory scale process and methodology.
Increased production capacity by 50% by process optimization of existing production.
Installed and started up new industrial distillation and storage equipment, and solvent containment.
Provided cGMP, cGLP, and cGEP subject matter expertise for protocol development, testing, troubleshooting, root cause investigations, change control, validation, HAZOP, and data integrity in API/CDMO facility.
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BIOPROCESS TEAM MANAGER AND SCIENTIST
DuPont, June 2009-July 2014
Led production of dairy cultures, collaborating with two other global sites.
Commercialized new dairy strains increasing product diversity by 150%
Optimized production formulation to simplify ingredients and eliminate allergens.
Increased profitability by increasing production throughput by 50% and reduction production costs by 30%.
Developed new products from laboratory scale development, to full commercial prodcution.
Collaborated with global regulatory affairs, quality, engineering, research, and manufacturing groups between DuPont's sites in US, Europe, and Asia.
Managed laboratory and commercialization group of 3-4 technicians and 2-3 scientists supporting entire US dairy culture production.
Provided subject matter expertise to support production in GMP ISO 22000 facility.
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ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
Kraft Foods Cheese Center of Dairy Expertise, June 2001-December 2008
Provided subject manner expertise in manufacturing systems, process development and optimization and formulation to increase profitability of multiple dairy manufacturing locations and support ongoing production.
Manufactured new low-fat cheeses with flavor profiles similar to full fat cheeses using existing assets.
Patented new processing technology to deliver shelf stabile products without characteristic off-flavors of current production methods.
Evaluated new processing technologies for efficacy and fit within global Kraft foods product portfolio.
Led product development team to create new product line leveraging existing assets and technology for Kraft Foods.
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EDUCATION
PH.D. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 2004
M.S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 1996
B.S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 1991
CERTIFICATIONS
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, University Wisconsin-Madison, 2024
Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, 2019
Agile Project Management Certificate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019
Masters Certificate of Project Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
Business Analyst Certificate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024
Advanced Management and Leadership Certificate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024
PATENTS
US10093916B2 Method for reducing or inactivating viral and microbial content in the processes for the manufacture of pancreatin.
US20080311276A1 Production of Glucosinolates from Agricultural By-Products & Waste
US7863546B2 Automated preparation of infant formula and children's beverages
US20070158194A1 Process for the Production of Contaminant-Free Electrodialyzed Products
US20060024412A1 Shelf-stable acidified food compositions and methods for their preparation
US7582326B2 Method of deflavoring whey protein using membrane electrodialysis
US20050186312A1 Shelf-stable foodstuffs and methods for their preparation
US7175869B2 Method of deflavoring soy-derived materials using electrodialysis
US20060024413A1 Preparation of pumpable, edible composition using electrodialysis
US20050186311A1 Method for acidifying and preserving food compositions using electrodialyzed compositions
LANGUAGES
German
Fluent
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Technical Japanese
Intermediate
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Norwegian
Beginner
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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