Engineer System

FERNANDO DEL TORO, P.E. **** Westgrove St. # ****

Raleigh NC 27606

Mobile Phone: 1-787- 202-4264 ****************@*****.***

EDUCATION Bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez, P.R. - June 1987.

LICENSE Licensed engineer (P.E.), member of the College of Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico.

PROFESSIONAL MANPOWER – August 2008 to June 2009

EXPERIENCE

Validation Engineer working at APP Pharmaceuticals, Barceloneta, P.R.

Commissioned a laboratory facility for oncologic product testing. Validated an Air Handling unit and an air exhaust EPA filter unit. These validations included the equipment and their control systems. Commissioned a Steris Finn - Aqua sterilizer. Validated a stability room. Worked in the validation of a filter integrity tester. Wrote two SOP’s for the filter integrity tester.

FENWAL, Maricao, P.R. - June 2006 to December 2007

Senior Engineer

Worked in the control system validation of a blood pack assembly machine that has an Allen Bradley 5000 PLC with three CPU’s, two industrial computers (one of these computers is a wireless tablet pc), and seven embedded pc’s. Worked in the validation of the control system for a WFI system. Also worked in the process validation of radio frequency welding machines, tabs sealers, and a vision system. Performed FMEA’s. Worked closely with equipment manufacturers and contract services suppliers.

ISS CORP July 2004 – April 2006

Validation Engineer working at Baxter Maricao and Pfizer Vega Baja, P.R.

Validated two Kiefel Radio Frequency Sealer machines control systems. The main control system components for these machines included: Allen Bradley Logix 5555 PLC’s, Versa View 1600 W Industrial computers and Allen Bradley Panel View 600 OIT’s. Validated a Twist Off Protector (TOP) installer machine control system. Validated a Weiler Rotary labeler control system and performed the commissioning activities for the same equipment.

FERNANDO DEL TORO, P.E. 4700 Westgrove St. # 1106

Raleigh NC 27606

Mobile Phone: 1-787- 202-4264 ****************@*****.***

SS TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS, FEB. 2002 – JAN. 2004

Validation Engineer

Worked in various projects in different pharmaceutical plants including: Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Schering Plough, Wyeth and Pfizer. Projects included: software qualification, SOP’s preparation, facilities commissioning, compressed air qualification, equipment control system validation for different types of equipment such as: tablet fillers, labelers, bottle unscramblers, cartoners, clean steam generators, cappers for vials and plastic bottles, retorquers, vial washers, vision systems for packaging lines, tablet testers, vial fillers, tanks and reactors.

CARIBBEAN TEMPORARY SERVICES, MAR. 1999 – FEB. 2002

Validation Engineer working at Bristol Myers Squibb, Mayagüez P.R.

Worked in the control system validation and equipment qualification of several machines controlled by PLC’s (Allen Bradley, GE, Siemens and Omron) and computers in the utilities and packaging areas and in the manufacturing areas. Worked in the Building Management System validation project. Performed Process Change evaluation. Participated in the electronic records and signatures validation for a paperless documentation system Participated in the selection of contract services suppliers.

COURSES 1. A practical course about programming and troubleshooting programmable logic controllers, Universal Technology College of P.R. – Aguadilla, P.R.

2. 21 CFR Part 11 (Electronic Records & Signatures).

3. CAPA procedure.

4. Technical writing.

5. Electrical safety.

RELEVANT Bilingual (English / Spanish). Computer skills: Word, Excel,

SKILLS PowerPoint. Knowledge of cGMP’s, 21 CFR part 11 (Electronic Records and Signatures) GAMP and System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) concepts. Validation, commissioning and qualification skills: tests document development, tests execution, final report preparation, ability to read and interpret drawings.

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