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Slide 1: James L. Fox, PMP 3184 River Glorious LN Las Vegas, NV 89135 JLFox8501@yahoo.com Home: (702) 425-5228 Cell: (317) 503-9258 www.visualcv.com/jlfox8501 Technology and Operations Executive Tenacious, resilient leader and team builder with over 20 years experience in engineering, project and operations management with a track record for delivering or exceeding expectations. Key experience in technology and operations management in the pharmaceutical, food, beverage and engineering services industries utilizing progressive experience to improve operations through change or introduction of new technology delivering bottom line results and continuous improvement. Has directed engineering and operations in facilities FDA regulated with cGMP requirements. BSME. Certified PMP. Experience in project, facilities management and operations directing and supervising as many as 300 employees (up to 20 exempts and 190 non-exempts or 300 construction) and simultaneous management of budgets totaling in excess of $50 million ($15 million operating; $40 million capital for projects in four locations). Areas of expertise are: • • • • • • • Project Life Cycle Management Process Engineering and Performance Metrics Technology Development and Application Organizational Strategy and Strategic Planning Customer and Stakeholder Relationship Management (Especially, difficult people or situations are handled diplomatically) Major Expansion Design and Management Quality Management and Improvement • • • • • • • Construction Management Service Operations Change Management Business Solutions Leadership and Consulting Department and Budget Management Turnaround Management Bottom Line Accountability Value Proposition Proven executive will commit to returning amount equal to salary & benefits in cost savings or cost avoidance in first year (dependent on position and level of responsibility – the greater the responsibility, the greater the return). Selected Accomplishments: • • • • • • • • • • Saved over $3 million to the bottom line – increased Sterile Operations output 81%; reduced downtime 64%, machine turnaround time 20%, and bulk losses 84%, by providing effective direction and using team approach. Assisted in directing Engineering and Maintenance Departments in plant wide effort to elevate plant efficiency from 68% to 90%. Managed projects for new product and process from concept through conceptual testing, appropriation, construction and start-up including the use of up to 300 construction workers. Managed a 25% plant expansion. In just one year, while managing primary package redesign doubled production capacity with a new manufacturing facility and new packaging equipment. Championed and directed project that relocated two used Inhaler Packaging lines from another plant – on schedule and within budget. Successfully designed and installed a new Self Medication Packaging line. Successfully developed a 3-year, $4 million capital program to upgrade and automate Packaging Operations – projected to reduce headcount 50%. Successfully completed startup of new isolation facility, design and installation for USP water system, and planning phase for new office building and warehouse Created 5-year plan projected to double plant production.
Slide 2: • • • • • Received Engineering Excellence Award for team leadership and technical expertise in developing continuous sterilization process for plastic container. Created first continuous – processing line for filling, sterilizing and packaging plastic cans with 12-person cross-functional project team. Reduced customer complaints more than 38% annually – raised employee awareness of complaints, improved maintenance and used team approach to analyze problems and find solutions. Saved $500 million and received Presidential Award for outstanding negotiating skills. Developed industry’s first filler for milk products that could be cleaned in-place. Professional Experience TestMarcx, Las Vegas, NV (Engineering Services) Branch Manager • Strengthened branch project management expertise. • Revised organizational structure. • Improved bottom line profitability by 10% for $350K improvement in eight months. 2008 Global Automation Partners, Indianapolis, IN 2003-2007 (Automaton & Manufacturing IT, Quality and Project Management) Senior Project Manager. Responsible for project management in the pharmaceutical industry. • Provided program leadership consulting services to a pharmaceutical client for an MES Global IT implementation project involving plants in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Asian Pacific regions being completed simultaneously with a Global SAP implementation. Significant communication management was required with the SAP team. Resources were added as needed to meet the schedule. • Managed multiple OSI PI Data Historian software development projects to replace historians and create new historian reports for a pharmaceutical client. • Managed validation activities for a Delta V Control System for a new manufacturing facility at a major pharmaceutical company located in Puerto Rico. • Responsible for a pharmaceutical project incorporating Delta V as a Data Acquisition System (DAS) and the installation of OSI PI as a Data Historian for a new incineration system incorporating continuous emissions monitoring equipment at a major pharmaceutical company located in Indiana. Rockwell Automation, Indianapolis, IN 2002 - 2003 (Engineering and Validation) Program Manager. Responsible for processes, projects and programs involving HVAC, Utility systems and validation activities. • Managed validation for HVAC Building Management System Upgrade at major pharmaceutical company in 30 buildings in Indianapolis, IN. Required scope and budget development for the client and assistance to secure capital funding. • Held responsible for P&L on numerous projects. F.E. INC., Columbus, OH (Corporate apparel manufacturer.) General Manager. Responsible for marketing, sales and production Business was sold. 1999 - 2001 Boehringer Ingelheim, Roxane Laboratories Division, Columbus, Ohio 1992 - 1999 (Pharmaceutical manufacturer - sterile products & liquid/solid dosages.) Director for Production (1998 – 1999). Directed the departments of Sterile Operations, Metered Dose Inhaler Packaging and Self Medication products packaging with three managers, 11 exempts and up to 100 nonexempts and $4 million payroll and $791,000 expense budget. Liquids Production Director (1994 – 1998). Directed the departments of Liquid Manufacturing, Packaging and Sterile Operations with two managers, 11 exempts and up to 190 non-exempts and $6 million payroll and $925,000 expense budget. Plant Engineering Manager (1992 – 1994). Managed maintenance, project engineering, package development and engineering, housekeeping, and site utilities with six exempts and 35 non-exempts and $12 million payroll and $2.2 million expense budget. Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering University of Missouri at Rolla Project Management Professional, PMP Project Management Institute