Project Manager Senior

Deepak Kanda

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Professional Summary

Driven and detail-oriented Senior Project Manager with 15+ years of experience executing project management activities, introducing and maintaining vendor and stakeholder relationships, overseeing contractual obligations, managing budgets and project timelines. Skilled at creating systems and processes through various platforms such as Smartsheets and MS Project, Experienced PM for the following industries: BioPharma, Nutraceuticals, Beauty, Dental, Food & Construction. Excel in transforming complex situations into digestible summaries to effectively communicate with the team.

Experience

Tumber Law Firm, PC Sacramento, CA

Senior Project Manager (Remote) Apr 2024 – Present

•Collaborated with attorney to define the scope, goals, and deliverables of client matters, ensuring alignment with business ethics and compliance with California employment regulations.

•Implemented project management frameworks and structure to monitor firm matters, budgets, case volumes, and litigation strategies.

•Integrated electronic conversion into CLIO, a legal software, systematically updating all sensitive client information while identifying risks and gaps for client deadlines and firm compliance.

•Developed and managed online intake forms, integrated site wide calendars into CLIO and EVE software to accurately capture legal work and fees during litigation for trials.

•Led process improvement initiatives through change management, providing sensible systems and training attorney’s how to enhance efficiency.

•Created, tracked, and automated follow ups on cases with deadlines for discovery, depositions, filing, mediation and trial dates using Smartsheet’s.

•Maintained high ethical standards and demonstrated sound judgment in managing sensitive employment law matters, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism in all client interactions.

Rocket Pharma Cranbury, NJ 08512

Senior External Manufacturing Vendor Manager / Senior Project Manager Apr 2019 – Nov 2023

•Successfully completed delivery of a new construction of a 100,000 sqft manufacturing site for cell and gene therapies in Cranbury, NJ during COVID:

Delivered & moved equipment, all manufacturing consumables during supply chain & essential personnel constraints

•Implemented the current Enterprise Resource Planning system (Net Suite) for all processes throughout all departments

•Completed all qualification and validation activities to get manufacturing space GMP compliant for operations

•Implemented Key Performance Indicators (KPI) baselines with 3rd party manufacturing vendors by developing metrics in 5 key areas: Adherence to Budget, Batch Success, Right First Time, Adherence to Schedule, Batch TAT

•Fostered positive vendor relations via site inspections, collaboration, accountability, communication & SOW negotiation

•Successfully delivered (4) clinical campaigns of Drug Substance from contracted CDMO’s to fill finish sites by providing risk management reports, developing attainable project timelines & monitoring schedule, drafting contracts & deliverables like Drug Substance and laboratory ranges per assay and resource planning for critical aspects of the project

•Completed tech transfer for flagship AAV methodology from CDMO to onsite manufacturing for BLA filing

•Led the quality validation and analytical assay development activities for LAD-1 program (LVV) for use in BLA filings

•Delivered a completed Potency Method project collaborating with QC, R&D & vendor testing sites

•Successfully tech transferred 2nd AAV program for initiating clinical manufacturing feasibility & engineering runs

Reliance Vitamins Edison, NJ 08820

Contract Manufacturing Manager/Project Manager September 2018 – April 2019

•Successfully launched new product for Avon attributing to an increase of 6% gross sale increase in 2019

•Developed new client relations through creative strategies ( i.e. private labeling protein shakes in their innovative packaging for international product launch)

•Analyzed & negotiated contracts through spreadsheet comparisons and SME reviews to mitigate risks and future problems concerning product life cycle, procurement, manufacturing, delivery & payment terms

•Determined costs, budgets, resources, constraints and risks associated with projects via project management tools like Smartsheets

•Directed supply vendor evaluation through scorecards by developing & implementing metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), streamlining raw material vendor evaluation processes

•Successfully built and implemented an internal digital process to automate new product development inquiries from clients to reduce ambiguity cross-functionally, thus enhancing efficient and timely responses from company side for client

•Created Gantt charts to illustrate timelines for clients and internal manufacturing with milestone recognition

•Worked cross functionally to ensure timely manufacturing of client products and communicated status to all stakeholders

Altima Innovations (Division of Strides Pharma) Branchburg, NJ 08876

Senior Director of Manufacturing/Project Manager June 2015 –September 2016

•Completed full design of a modular cleanroom GMP space for a regulated Nicotine Replacement Therapy product (NRT)

•Authored all RFP’s, required RFI’s, SOW’s, SOP’s, related manufacturing documents, timelines, budgets & project risks

•Tech transferred technical process in house from overseas lab to demonstrate comparable end results

•Negotiated and analyzed all 3rd party vendor bids, provided recommendations & negotiated global supplier agreements

•Decreased waste & errors in manufacturing by 36% implementing LEAN principles as well as 5S Methodologies for workflow within lab operations

•Developed manufacturing process implementing Kaizen events to maximize quality of product and increase overall cost savings by reducing filling errors and wasted product

5abi LLC (Consulting) Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Senior Project Manager Consultant January 2013 – December 2014

•Provide Project Management Consulting for life cycle management, manufacturing and document creation in Pharma, Dental, Beauty and Food Industries

•Life Cycle Management of innovative snack product from conception to tangible product

•Created (5) scalable snack line manufacturing processes for use within the food industry using proprietary dry mixes

•Identified & managed all 3rd party contract manufacturers & co-packing

•Delivered completed SOP’s for all processes and authored batch records for all snack production

•Transitioned snack business to event business and spice company line as ancillary product lines

•Launched marketing campaigns designed to introduce new product to patrons through innovative and collaborative marketing strategies

•Developed all product packaging & social media alliances with leading influencers to promote offerings and launch product in 2013

Procter & Gamble Avenel, NJ 07202

Technician/Junior Project Manager September 2006 – January 2012

•Successfully migrated all manufacturing data, batch records and packaging systems to an electronic system from a manual process by executing and testing software for manufacturing, micro dosing. delivery and batch management completion

•Implemented Kaizen events such as 5S to identify and eliminate time loss, maximized efficiencies in work flows using spaghetti charts.

•Led continuous improvement efforts via kanban system for chemical ingredients to prevent inventory issues during manufacturing

Education

Bachelors in Arts in Business Administration

Berkeley College - (Magna Cum Laude) (3.98 GPA with Honors)

Certificate in LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt

Management & Strategy Institute (7301554)

Certified Scrum Master (exp. December 2026)

Scrum Alliance, Grow-Lean (000898184)

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