Senior Project Manager - EPC, Pharma & Lean Leadership

Nathaniel Antwi, CV

+491********** *****.***********@*****.*** Ritschermoorstraße 14, 21706-

Drochtersen- Germany

I am a certified Project Manager with a track record of lean Management, business development, setting up PMOs, delivering successful complex projects, EPC projects (MEP, CSA, HVAC), CAPEX, & programs with emphasis in operational/ functional excellence in both developed and developing countries with cross function teams of over 150 members, and customer-centric leader who has laudable experience leading organisations, NGOs, etc. I led teams of manufacturing of Drug Substance & Product (for vaccine production), qualification & validation of processes & equipment in

(GMP, ISO9001, GCLP, GCP, GMP Env’t). I have exposure to plant commissioning, qualification & validation. Having handled positions at different levels, I have developed tenacity to keep information confidential with professionalism and lead every team to achieve project goals. I am looking for a strong challenge that would require putting my expertise to the test in achieving goals and developing learning capability in the events. EXPEPERINCE

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG- GERMANY

Exyte Central Europe GmbH (EPC Project Construction, Pharma) Sep 2024- to date

• Management of planning, implementation, and finalization of EPC project (Construction of Yeast Fermentation Plant- MEP, HVAC, CSA activities) for Ohly worth €200M BLS

• Management of clients’ communication and a bridge between the client, subcontractors, and project teams

• Lead of bi-weekly steering meeting with client and top management on project progress.

• Ownership of cost, time, and quality targets of the project as well as subcontractor management with expectation

• Planning, Preparing & Monitoring KPIs, budgets, timelines, and risk management while ensuring measurable impact

• Coordinate with all stakeholders, including clients, architects, engineers, and subcontractors

• Provide strategic management of project controls, budgeting, procurement, engineering, construction and other functional teams

• Develop and maintain a detailed project schedule and budget

• Preparing high-quality presentations, reports, and dashboards for bi-weekly steering meetings

• Dealing with government agencies and departments on behalf of the project

• Monitor project progress and ensure timely completion

• Share best project management practice & lead implementation on project activities

• Lead Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) and related topics to implement safe practices.

• Management of project teams including Internal and external project reporting.

• Assembly and management project team during the planning and execution phase

• Lead, manage and coordination of subcontractors, external partners and suppliers over 220 people on site include contract negotiation

• Identify and mitigate potential risks and manage client expectation

• Conflict management

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER (Deputy Head, PMO) CUXHAVEN, NIEDERSACHSEN- GERMANY ReciBioPharm GmbH (CDMO- Drug Substance & Products Manufacturing) October 2022- Aug 2024

• Proactively led, developed & implemented a detailed strategy for program process & long- term management expertise to create detailed Project Procurement, Plans & schedules, identify resource requirements, and set achievable milestones for Drug Substance & Drug products projects (Tech Transfers, Process Development, Validation & GMP manufacturing)

• Supported global sales initiatives, analyzed performance data, and made recommendations for improvement.

• Efficiently led Capex Projects (retrofitting QC Lab, MEP, HVAC), Quality, Qualification, and validation of equipment & methods, as well as release of equipment.

• Successfully ensured cost breakdown structure creation for accurate budgeting, financial forecasting, requisition, procurement, raising purchase orders, & vendors management

• Created PMO Documents & contract negotiation and management processes.

• Timelines planned, budgeted, coordinated, and executed programs for large-scale projects of 5 of the company's Tier 1 Pharma companies in the USA, Europe & Asia with strong engagements with state agencies, project teams, subcontractors & vendors.

• Accurately prepared Project Controls Plan based on the scope and execution strategy for each project, as well as efficiently developed/reviewed schedules, estimates, and risk registers included in the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and RFI/RFP of CSA & MEP activities.

• Lead monthly project management meetings with top management & stakeholders at all levels of the organization & creation of project management templates for continuous improvement.

• Develop global business strategy, including situation analysis, pricing strategy, registration planning, defining needs for evidence generation, segmentation, targeting, positioning, and revenue forecasting.

• Accurately wrote proposals, offers, contract reviews, and master service agreements for my clients, contract management, KPI development & controlling.

• Lead the BD team in securing more projects from new and old pharma companies.

• Led renovation and qualification of equipment and Aseptic readiness of clean rooms.

• Led complex, cross-functional programs, maintained strategic alignment, executed change management strategies, and fostered diverse, high-performing teams

• Responsible for developing and keeping our sales presentation for customers & external stakeholders, updated and at the latest standard.

• Supported the Business Development team in strategic planning of sales campaigns

• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks and issues, and implement effective mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes

• Accurately developed project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), subcontractors to ensure compliance with WBS, CBS to meet project goals.

• Others

CHIEF CONSULTANT, PROJECT & QUALITY MANAGEMENT Accra, GREATER ACCRA-GHANA Natalex Company Ltd (Mining & Gen. Construction- Part-time) May 2020- Mar 2025

• Facilitate communication between executive management teams across multiple divisions

• Lead in the setting of PMO in the organisation, developing project management templates & lean management tools and methods.

• Effectively negotiate supply contracts and monitor performance against contractual commitments during the contract life cycle and beyond

• Develop & maintain strong relationships with clients, Procurement, stakeholders, and vendors to ensure the successful water supply, mining, and mineral exploration projects delivery

• Lead tender and other proposal documents preparation (RFP) & evaluation as well as tendering process and contract Management

• Proactively identify, implement, and track cost savings projects in cooperation with the site stakeholders, site managers, and finance team

• Managing client expectations by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality and risk management efficiently

• Lead steering meeting and top-level meetings with clients and government agencies.

• Training & Monitoring project/ product development processes, risks and scope creep to identify potential problems & proactively identifying solution to address them & making savings on general construction projects

• Review and standardize project management templates and tools for effective planning, monitoring, and executing projects for continuous improvement of systems & process using Lean Six Sigma principles & ISO9001.

• Others

MANAGING DIRECTOR Accra, GREATER ACCRA-GHANA

Natalex Company Ltd January 2012- June 2017

• Developed and executed business strategies to achieve short- & long-term goals that yield revenue increase of over 30 % and reduce employee annual turnover from 30 % to less than 1 % during the period through identifying, implementing proper cost control systems

• Early Business Intelligence support in terms of breaking into new markets, benchmarking and industry knowledge

• Conduct annual budgeting and controlling to ensure avoidance of overruns

• Lead steering meeting and top-level meetings with clients and government agencies

• Successfully negotiated supply contracts and monitor performance against contractual commitments during contract life cycle and beyond

• Established processes to generate revenue and improve profits by cutting to down through continuous processes improvement & prudent projects management

• Reviewed tender and other proposal documents preparation & evaluation as well as tendering process, contract management & general procurement

• Successfully planned, coordinated, and executed CAPEX projects (MEP, CSA Activities) for mining, production companies together with strong stakeholders from government agencies, Vendors/ Subcontractors

HEAD OF PROJECT & QUALITY MANAGEMENT Accra, GREATER ACCRA-GHANA Natalex Company Ltd January 2008- December 2011

• Facilitated communication between executive management teams across multiple divisions

• Developed & maintained strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and vendors to ensure successful project delivery

• Planned and coordinated international business trips, events, and board-level meetings as well as liaison of the chief executive.

• Budgeted, meetings with government agencies among others

• Managed a dynamic calendar, global meetings, and key communications with stakeholders

• Utilized critical thinking skills to assess complex situations quickly and accurately

• Managed client expectation by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality with International Standards, (ISO9001, ISO14001)

• Successfully streamlined procurement activities within all departments & KPI monitoring

• Monitored project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems & proactively identifying solution to address them & making savings on general construction projects

• Others

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (PMO Lead) Hamburg, HAMBURG- GERMANY BioAgilytix Europe GmbH (Contract Research Organisation, CRO) August 2021- October 2022

• Mentored & led multiple teams of project managers & study coordinators, who were responsible for the delivery of our portfolio of global and local clinical trials projects aligned with the company objectives & strategies

• Led Capex Projects (MEP, HVAC, CSA) and qualification & validation of equipment & methods for Lab expansion

• Led in the establishment of PMO, creating Project management templates, assessment of quality risks, as well as the definition and tracking of necessary measures in the event of deviations.

• Projects budgeting and controlling, as well as dealing with government agencies & departments

• Coordinated team of R&D, Operations, Regulatory Affairs, or Medical Scientific Affairs to support product design through all stages of product development until commercial release

• Supported the Business Development team in strategic planning of sales campaigns.

• Identified areas for continuous improvement of existing processes and proposed innovative solutions to optimize performance and risk management.

• Supported the Business Development team in strategic planning of sales campaigns.

• Successfully managed multiple projects with tight deadlines and budgets while consistently meeting customer requirements using prudent project management tools and client-tailored templates

PROJECT MANAGER Hamburg, HAMBURG- GERMANY

BioAgilytix Europe GmbH June 2019- July 2021

• Successfully managed projects with tight deadlines & limited resources.

• Effectively coordinated team members to ensure tasks were completed on time & within Budget & in some cases below the budget

• Efficiently collaborated with cross-functional teams across multiple departments to achieve project goals & participated as an expert in the sales and contract negotiation process

• Accurately monitored monthly performance, risk analysis, budgeting, timelines & maintenance of NetSuite revenue recognition, as well as monthly closing of revenue

• Others

ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER Hamburg, HAMBURG- GERMANY BioAgilytix Europe GmbH November 2017- June 2019

• Accurately drafted reports for senior management, highlighting key successes and challenges faced during each project

• Assisted in creating basic project templates and setting projects in MS Projects

• Liaised with clients to understand their requirements and develop solutions that meet their needs & remarkably tracked out-of-scope work and followed through for amendment & negotiation of contracts with clients, & updated top management on the progress of projects HYDROGEOLOGIST (INTERN) Storrs, CONNETICUT-USA

US Geological Survey (Branch of Geophysics) May 2010- August 2010

• Enhanced knowledge of soil mechanics principles while conducting site investigation studies related to groundwater contamination issues, leading teams to successfully undertake groundwater monitoring projects in some states.

HEAD OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT Accra, GREATER ACCRA-GHANA Bless All Foundation (NGO- Water, Sanitation, Capacity Development) May 2003- January 2008

• Successfully generated over 30 proposals for funding and was able to raise over 500K dollars for water supply projects in Ghana from many NGOs, Companies, Donor Agencies, etc. Worked closely in a team with the Finance & Operations to monitor & controlling budgets, ensured sustainable business development, and found sponsors for our projects.

• Successfully carried out workshops on the role of non-governmental organisations in achieving SDG 5 & 7 in Ghana.

• Reviewed and standardized project management templates and tools for effective planning, monitoring, and executing projects.

• Prepared & won over US$1M fund raising proposals for Water & Sanitation Projects for rural

& peri-urban WASH projects

• Led the planning & execution of project schedules, risk management, project procurement, and cash flow forecasts and performance, as well as general contracts management under donor-funded WASH projects amounting to over US$1M.

• Led Procurement of materials & contractors for the execution of projects within budget, vetted invoices and payment certificates for audit to protect the project's funds

• Undertook capacity development of over 200 women & youth in some mining areas on alternative livelihood, including modern agriculture in the Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana

• Managed client sponsors expectations by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality service within the budget, cross-checking of invoices, and payment certificates.

• Monitored the execution of the standards and procedures implementing alternative livelihood activities to generate extra income for women and the youth

• Maintained good relationship with donors by providing accurate & on time deliverables as prescribed and in some cases more than expected

• Mediated many discussions with the government agencies and some communities in the mining areas on land conflicts.

PROJECT MANAGER Accra, GREATER ACCRA-GHANA

Geomax Resources Dev. Ltd (Water Supply- Consultancy firm) September 2002- April 2003

• Successfully generated over 60 proposals for projects that won about 50% of that and managed the implementation of the projects

HYDROGEOLOGIST Accra, GREATER ACCRA-GHANA

Geomax Resources Development Ltd November 2001- December 2002

• Successfully led the construction of over 150 water supply facilities across the whole country adhering to budget, time and scope

GEOLOGIST Obuasi Mine, ASHANTI- GHANA

Anglogold Ashanti Ltd November 1999- Aug 2000

• Successfully led mineral exploration and mining projects across some sites on the mine ensuring health & safety of the people

EDUCATION

EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EMBA) July 2022 Quantic School of Business & Technology, Washington DC- USA CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT December 2017 Alumni Deutschland, Bonn- Germany

MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S) IN HYDROGELOGY, ENGINEERING GEOLOGY December 2010 Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN SAFETY; HEALTH & ENV. MGT October 2004 Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration, Accra BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S) IN GEOLOGY June 1999

University of Ghana, Accra

Certification & Short Courses

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (Project Management Inst., PMI-USA) Mar 2019 LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT (SIX Sigma Global Institute, SSGI- USA) Jan 2021 CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Dec 2025 University of Maryland, College Park (USA)

CERTIFICATE IN DRUG COMMERCIALISATION MANAGEMENT December 2023 University of California, San Diego-USA

CERTIFICATE IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT December 2023 University of California, San Diego-USA

CERTIFICATE IN DRUG DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT November 2023 University of California, San Diego-USA

CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT January 2021 Columbia University, New York- USA

DRIVING SKILLS

- Ghana Driver’s licence Class D - Germany Driver’s licence Class B PERSONAL SKILLS

- Microsoft Office

- MS Projects

- Primavera P6

- Team Gannt

- SAP

- Smartsheet

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Speaking Reading Writing

• English Advance (C1) Advance Advance

• German Intermediate (B2) Intermediate Intermediate

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