MANAGER

ENG. JOSÉ M. SEPÚLVEDA RAMÍREZ

*************@*****.***

787-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Obtained extensive knowledge and “hands-on” experience in planning and execution of maintenance and construction projects (manufacturing, utilities, instrumentation & controls, infrastructure, process, and facilities) within operating (c-GMP) manufacturing facilities. Developed skills in operation of computerized maintenance-management system (CMMS-MAXIMO). Responsibilities have required extensive coordination and interface with User groups, including process improvement, engineering, manufacturing, operations, validation, QA/QC & safety.

CURRICULUM VITAE

ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS, PSC

Project Manager (Bumble Bee LLC-Mayaguez) Dec 08 – Jun 09

Additional duties to provide Project Management services for the $1M capital projects as:

•Manage and coordinate project works executions according to client requirements.

•Coordinate equipment installation and inspections according to design drawings, specifications and client requirements.

•Liaison between Bumble Bee staff and contractors to coordinate and lead project meetings for project works executions.

•In-charge of the project schedule updates and reports.

•Supervise project executions and contractors personnel.

ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS, PSC

Construction Manager (Bumble Bee LLC-Mayaguez) Oct 08 – Jun 09

Provide Construction Management services to the $6.5M construction project for the New Freezer and Utilities Buildings as:

•Manage and coordinate construction works executions according to design drawings, specifications and client requirements.

•Coordinate equipment installation and inspections according to drawings, specifications and client requirements.

•Liaison between Bumble Bee staff and contractors to coordinate and lead construction meetings for construction task interventions.

•Coordinate with Bumble Bee contracted engineer designers the drawing changes, updates and as-builds for the construction phases.

•Coordinate with Bumble Bee contracted engineer consultants the government agencies permits, fees, documents and authorizations for the construction projects.

•In-charge of the government agencies visits to process documents, permits and authorizations for the construction projects.

•Assessment of the construction schedule updates and reports.

•Supervise ESP Corporation construction personnel.

ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS, PSC

Project Quality Engineer (PRASA-San Juan) Aug 08 – Oct 08

Provide Quality Management services to the $1.5M Water Meters Remote Data Collection Project as:

•Execute project installation inspections according to specifications and client requirements.

•Programming verification for the new MAR’S data transmitter.

•Installation and configuration verification for the MAR’S data transmitter and Puerto Rico Aqueduct Sewer Authority (PRASA) pulse meter.

•Non-compliance installation and configuration report to Project Manager.

Bumble Bee LLC (Mayagüez) Apr 08 – Aug 08

Project Manager

Professional service contract to provide Project Management services to the $500,000 ½ pound Tuna can downsize project as:

•Manage and coordinate project works executions according to drawings, specifications and client requirements.

•Liaison with department managers for existing equipment modifications & testing, new packaging equipment orders, new labels - plastic printed films expediting and label & casing modifications.

•Contractor management for equipment installation and existing equipment modification.

•New recipes retort (autoclave) commissioning coordination.

•Engineering support to QA department manager to develop and execute Plant Commissioning Protocol.

ELI-LILLY (Guayama) Aug 07 – Dec 07

Maintenance Manager

Professional service contract to provide Maintenance Management services to the chemical process expansion project as:

•Liaison with system owners for equipment/instrument data collection & analysis

•Administer the develop of preventive-maintenance Job Plans

•Managed spare parts recommendation and BOM creation

•Hierarchy development for data entry in Computerize Maintenance Management System (CMMS – MAXIMO)

YONKERS INDUSTRIES INC. May 06 – Aug 07

Maintenance Manager (AMGEN-Juncos)

Management of pharmaceutical-manufacturing $1.4M maintenance projects:

•Liaison with system owners for equipment/instrument data collection & analysis

•Administer the develop of preventive-maintenance Job Plans

•Managed spare parts recommendation, BOM creation & Inventory analysis

•Hierarchy development for data entry in Computerize Maintenance Management System (CMMS – MAXIMO)

•Liaison with maintenance technicians & system owners for initial calibration coordination for SUC execution

•Managed preventive maintenance scheduling according to manufacturing requirements

•Engineering support for IQ/OQ and start-up qualification

•CMMS – MAXIMO training level 8 (Work Order Administrator)

Responsible for project development, preliminary scheduling, cost estimating, cost control and document control. Liaison with validation and quality control group providing engineering documentation packages for IQ/OQ/PQ. Staff, client personnel and contractors supervision.

YONKERS INDUSTRIES INC. Feb 04 – Apr 06

Senior SUC & Maintenance Engineer (LILLY-Carolina)

Supervises staff and contractors. Liaison with validation and quality control group providing engineering support to execute Start Up & Commissioning Protocols for utility and pharmaceutical-manufacturing equipment and systems. Management of pharmaceutical-manufacturing maintenance projects:

•Equipment/instrument data collection & analysis

•Spare parts recommendation, BOM creation & Inventory analysis

•Hierarchy development for data entry in Computerize Maintenance Management System (CMMS – MAXIMO)

YONKERS INDUSTRIES INC. Sept 03 – Feb 04

Senior Project Engineer (GSK-Cidra)

Project engineering and management of pharmaceutical-manufacturing facility and $2.3M utility projects. Responsible for ensuring Total Quality in the project-life cycle, including:

•Construction management

•Project development and managing A/E design

•Constructability reviews and cost estimating

•Preliminary project schedules

•Contractor qualifications, Contract administration and change management

•Construction and equipment procurement

•Site safety

Liaison with validation and quality control group to provide engineering support in the validation of the utilities tie-in. Start-up/commissioning and validation management. Supervises staff and contractors.

BUMBLE BEE ACQUISITION LP. Jun 01 – Sept 03

Engineering Manager

Responsible for plant facilities, utilities and overall improvements for efficiency of the operation. In charge of preparing:

•Basis-of-designs

•Engineering plans

•Cost estimates

•Justifications for capital projects

•Project schedules

•Contractor qualifications

•Construction and equipment procurement

•Site security and safety

•Contract administration and change management

Management of $5M capital projects (consisted of process improvements, utility upgrades, facility upgrades and new construction), scheduling and execution to ensure:

•Completion in a timely and cost-effective manner

•Quality conforming to specifications and expectations

Managed the maintenance function for the plant including all utilities, equipment and systems. Managed the implementation of:

•Preventive-maintenance program throughout the plant

•Operating and personnel budgets for the Engineering Department

•Ensured that operating maintenance was timely and cost effective

Provided technical support to the Water Treatment System daily operations. Ensured adherence to company and governmental safety and industrial-hygiene standards. Initiated corrective actions for identified problem areas.

STAR-KIST CARIBE, INC. Feb 96 – May 01

Project Manager

Managed all activities for new installations and modifications to existing facilities and machinery. Responsible for delivering essential business results as defined by capital-project improvements and expansions including design, drafting, estimating, permits processes, material acquisition and bid management. Managed capital project activities in terms of measured and reported operational, financial, quality and safety performance objectives. Decision-making related to coordination of crews, project plans, spare parts availability and PM programs. Development and implementation of projects on plant efficiencies, operating cost reduction, quality standard requirements and compliance with various regulatory agency requirements.

•Designed and managed capital improvement of over $750K of sanitary piping supplying vegetable broth to the packaging lines.

•Successfully managed with “on-time” delivery the $4M Fishmeal Manufacturing Area Refurbishment project. Responsibilities included design management, procurement, construction management and start-up/commissioning.

•Planned, designed, and managed implementation of new $400K Cooling Room. The project was designed to increase yields with annual savings of $250K.

INSTRUMENTATION SERVICES INC. (INSCO) Jan 95 – Feb 96

Project Management/System Engineer

Professional service contract as project manager and system integrator for the pharmaceutical companies and private industries.

•Develop and installation supervision of Air Conditioning Control Systems (BMS).

 HVAC controls (ANDOVER)

 Chill Water & Heating control valves

 Fans On/Off

 Louvers control

 Chillers monitoring systems

 Chill Water temperature sensors

 Motors load sensor

 Flow sensors

 HVAC monitoring systems

 Filters status (clean/clog)

 Fan status (on/off)

 Temperature, Humidity and Flow sensors

 Pressure differential sensors

 Fan motor load sensors

•Develop Building Automation Systems & Energy Management Systems

 Lighting controls (on/off)

 Motion sensors

 Timers

 HVAC control (on/off)

•Develop Building Security and Access Control Systems

 Doors access control

 Monitoring

•Manage technicians to coordinate calibrations in construction projects of c-GMP manufacturing facilities.

RHÔNE-POULENC RORER Dec 93 – Jan 95

Project Engineer

Professional service contract as construction engineer for the $20M Inhale Therapy Expansion project and manage capital projects for the manufacturing and packaging departments such as:

•Liaison with client engineering construction group to supervise contractors and vendors.

•Liaison with validation group to provide support for IQ/OQ and start-up, commissioning of new building warehouse.

•Planning, transfer, IQ/OQ qualification of packaging lines from stateside plants to Puerto Rico.

•Packaging equipment improvement.

ELECTRO BIOLOGY INC. Sept 90 – Dec 93

Manufacturing Engineer

Development and implementation of production procedures and manage $1M capital improvement programs. Directly in charge of capital projects such as:

•Manufacturing area modifications (Clean Room – class 100,000, manufacturing layout improvement, Laser welder and Wave soldering room’s construction, incoming inspection and warehouse layout improvement, etc.)

•Transfer and installation of manufacturing equipment

Liaison with validation group to provide support for IQ/OQ and start-up qualification. Manage engineering groups to provide adequate maintenance of automated manufacturing equipment.

EDUCATION

BSME. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus

LICENSES

10491 EIT (Puerto Rico)

ADDRESS

Quintas de Cabo Rojo

180 Picaflor St.

Cabo Rojo P.R. 00623

787-***-**** (Home)

787-***-**** (Mobile)

*************@*****.***

LANGUAGES

Bilingual

(English & Spanish)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

CIAPR – College of Engineering and Surveyors of Puerto Rico

ESP, PSC – Engineering Solutions Providers, Corp. – Vice-President (Partner)

SKILLS

MAXIMO

SOFTEK CMMS

CAMMS - FLUOR

Excellent Communication Skills

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project)

COURSES/TRAININGS

PLC Basic Principles (2009)

HVAC Water Systems Balance (2009)

CPVC Piping Potable Water & Fire Systems (2008)

Integrated Building Design (2008)

Introduction to Green Building & Sustainable Construction (2007)

Forensic Engineering in Buildings Inspections and Construction Defect Claims (2007)

Computerize Maintenance Management System (MAXIMO) Level 8 (2006)

Variable Speed Application in Chillers, Air Handling Units and Pumps (2006)

Sanitary Pump Requirements in Pharmaceutical Industries (2006)

Engineering Management Techniques (2005)

OSHA 10 Hours Construction Outreach (2004)

Lean Manufacturing Principles (2003)

EPA Refrigerant Compliance Management (2003)

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and GMP (USFDA 21CFR) (2002)

Six Sigma - Green Belt (2001)

Better Process Control for Low Acid Canned and Acidified Food Regulation (1998)

Construction Operating Systems and Requirements (1995)

Construction Quality Controls (1995)

Safety Awareness (1994)

Quality Control Techniques (1993)

Project Management and Execution (1993)

GMP Regulations in Medical Devices (1992)

GMP Quality Assurance & Soldering Techniques (1992)

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) (1992)

Just in Time (JIT) & its Relation with Purchasing Department (1990)

Basic AutoCAD (1990)

Placing and Compaction of Hot Bituminous Paving Mixtures (1989)

Hurricane Emergency Management (1989)

Flexible Pavement Evaluation (1988)

Rehabilitation of Existing Bridges (1987)

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