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Operations Director

Work Experience

LAST POSITION

1996 - 2002 PENN PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES LTD
Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate, Tredegar, Gwent NP22 3AA
Operations Director.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, and a share holder in this GBP12.5 million management buyout of a privately owned company, with a ,12 million turnover, specialising in the development and production of formulations for clinical trials supplies and contract manufacture of solid dose, liquid & cream products.
Full budgetary responsible for all production, formulation development, production control, warehousing & despatch, engineering, security and general site management employing 64 staff. Commercially responsible for all contractual and regulatory agreements, costing and profits within my business unit turning over GBP 9.3 million .

Successfully obtained FDA PAI approval for two products.
NEBOSH (Cert) qualified , responsible for implementing H&S systems and COSHH assessment.
Initiated EMS system and began preparation for ISO 14001

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

1980 - 1996 AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Director of Production - Wyeth Laboratories Ltd., Havant 1992 - 1996

Promoted from Whitehall Laboratories to manage a fivefold increase in output as more than 150 products in 340 pack presentations were introduced, from around Europe, during a major manufacturing rationalisation making it the most complex plant in Europe for product processes, routing and product variety. Led the design, specification and equipping of a GBP 4m production extension and GBP 8m other refurbishment to 40% of existing facilities and achieved on time Medicines Control Agency (MCA) validation and approval. Introduced a formal product introduction / change control process ensuring timely delivery and accurate cost estimates.

Working through a staff of 5 senior managers and 12 managers I was responsible for: -

Bulk Manufacturing and Packaging - 34 Team Leaders and 187 operators on mixed shifts including 2 X 12 hrs during periods of heavy demand for seasonal products
Warehousing ¡Vimproved service level to production, inventory accuracy (65->96%), morale and space utilisation.
Fine Chemical Unit - synthesizing pharmaceutical active ingredients for own products and general sale. Operating on continuous shifts under strict safety conditions using flammable solvents and hazardous materials for organic synthesis.
Production /Product Support - product/process development group, administration function handling master documentation and procedures, production training and management services/work study


Director of Manufacturing - Whitehall Laboratories, Wrafton, Devon 1987 - 1992.

Responsible for all manufacturing and packaging operations. Initiated and led the project to computerise pack specification allowing faster response to customer change requests. I was Project leader for implementation of MRPII. On announcement of factory closure I led a rationalisation project team to transfer production to other Wyeth sites and joined an MRPII project team in USA preparing for greenfield plant in Eire. Specified and trialled ,1.5m of equipment to move Anadin production to Eire.

Packaging Manager. 1984 ¡V 1986

Packaging 500,000 packs per day OTC brand leaders by 130 operators, schedule achievement was vital for on-time supply to tight / short delivery schedules with 52% sales to 5 major multiples.

Production Manager 1980 - 1984

Managed 40 operators making more than 1500 m tablets (Anadin, BiSodol), 1000 tons creams (Immac, Anne French, Algipan, Preparation H), 300 tonnes liquids (cough / cold) and 3000 tonnes Kolynos toothpaste per annum.

1974-1980 WARNER LAMBERT, EASTLEIGH, HANTS.
Recruitment and Training Officer 1978 - 1980

Recruitment and training of all technical and factory staff, management development, IR training, job evaluation.
Tablet Dept. Manager 1974 - 1978

1971-1974 CROOKES LABORATORIES (BOOTS CO. LTD), BASINGSTOKE.
Dept. Manager -Tablet / capsule manufacture and packaging.
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1967-1971 GLAXO LABORATORIES, GREENFORD.
Assistant to Tablet Dept. Manager. 1969 - 1971
Deputy Section Leader, Quality Control. 1967 - 1969

Education

Qualifications
2000 NEBOSH Certificate in Health & Safety
1989 C.Chem. M.R.S.C. & Qualified Person (CPD 2000)
1988 Fellow Chartered Management Institute

Education
1964-1967 Exeter University B.Sc. Chemistry/Physics
1974-1977 Southampton CAT. Diploma of Industrial Management

Vocational Training
1994 Industrial Society Project Management
1988-1990 MRPII 5-day course/Project Leader/Prism MRPII
1979 Test Agency Psychometric testing
Personal Date of Birth: 30. 7. 1946
Status: Married, 2 adult daughters

Appointments Held Governor Vice Chairman, Llwynu Infants School, Abergavenny
Past President of North Devon Junior Chamber 1987
Secretary of Southwest England Region Junior Chamber 1985-1986.

Leisure Activities Art, Gardening, Computers, DIY, Motor sports, Walking

Skills

PROFILE

A quality driven senior operations director and Qualified Person having successfully improved key production facilities and operations within Wyeth Laboratories, Warner-Lambert and Glaxo and a member of a GBP 12.5 million MBO of Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd. participating in a 300% increase in turnover in 3 years.


STRENGTHS


Professional Expertise

Strong logical resolver of complex production and organisational dynamics to maximise utilisation of resources and increase velocity of customer service.

Undertaken and completed numerous complex projects to achieve cost effectiveness, quality and excellence, while working to tight deadlines

Constructed and validated plant and production facilities, achieving FDA and MCA approval.

Introduced Health & Safety and Environmental Management systems.

Project Management

Managed three major manufacturing rationalisation projects and MRPII implementation

Specified, commissioned and validated GBP 4m production extension and further GBP 8m refurbishment.

Set up New Product introduction, product development and product specification change control systems.

Introduced project management system.

Strategic View

Planned strategy for and implemented fivefold increase in factory output.

Initiated and implemented creative solutions increasing productivity and culture of continuous improvement.

Team Building / Management

Designed and introduced Continuous Professional Development programmes for managers.

Introduced Team Leader concept in place of traditional supervisors.

Introduced supervisory training programme culminating in an NEBSS certificate course.

Introduced operator training system to NVQ qualification

Languages

Basic French German Spanish & Italian sufficient for technical conversation

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