ANTHONY DE LA TORRE
Oxnard,CA
Summary
- Facilities Manager
- 20 years' experience in manufacturing, risk management, quality systems, ISO 9000 standards, compliance, GMP, and OSHA safety standards.
- 10 years experience in residential construction, source, hire, evaluate construction crews, all trade subcontractors, and ensuring the quality of work meets all building requirements.
- Proficient in effective leadership, project management, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Skilled analytical person with expertise in production, supplier relations, customer interface and personnel management.
- Expert ability in vendor management and contract negotiations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Extensive skills in strategic and project planning.
- Proficient in driving a long-term vision across functional organizations with the flexibility to adapt and manage changing objectives.
- Designed and implemented plant safety programs, inventory control systems, production planning, and personnel cross training for eight different operations.
- Developed plant and company direction, policies, and procedures, including plant security, quality systems, cost controls, and regulatory compliance.
- Participated in new product development and was instrumental in helping the company qualify for Therapeutic Goods Administration Certification.
- Increased processing yields 22% with Pigging System Design.
- Implemented spray balls, to address safety concerns on all processing tanks.
- Designed the use of an Eductor with Aerosil to improve product stability and reduce mixing time.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Compounding Lead
Jafra Cosmetics
Compounding Lead
Clairol Inc
SR QC Associate, QC Micro
Atara Biotherapeutic/Fujifilm
07.2019 - Current
- Supports the implementation and execution of an environmental monitoring program
- Ensuring team compliance with regulations and required training
- Daily collaboration with cross-functional teams and internal stakeholders
- Supports the implementation and execution of all media fill/process simulations
- Supports internal and external inspections and audits
- Works with QA to investigate problems, analyze root causes, and implement solutions
- Support creation, and revisions of department procedures and upload of documents to Veeva
- Performs Carbon Dioxide monitoring for the facility (Viable Air, Moisture, and Non-Viables)
- Initiated on-site calibration for particle counters
- Sends Isolates for Microbial identification
- Participates in the performance of microbiological assays (growth promotion, sterility testing, and purity)
- Supports equipment maintenance and calibration, troubleshooting, and documentation review and escalates any issues appropriately
- Apply strong leadership talents and critical thinking skills to maintain team efficiency to meet daily demands
Project Lead
Inside Out Construction
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Coordinated and managed residential construction projects, new, remodels, and additions
- Source, hire, and evaluate construction crews and all trade subcontractors
- Inspect construction sites for safety hazards and ensured safety protocols were followed
- Reviewed construction change orders, prepares cost estimates and analysis, and conduct change order negotiations
- Monitored the work of contractors relative to project timelines, quality control and overall conformity with contractual obligations and applicable building codes, and legal requirements
- Kept organized records and files related to projects, contractors, plans, specifications, and other related matters
- Ensured hazardous material compliance and appropriate remediation
Manufacturing Associate III
Baxter
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Perform direct execution of manual and automated manufacturing operations in the fractionation department
- Equipment includes centrifuges, filter presses, ultrafiltration systems, CIP/COP, nanofiltration skids, chromatography columns, and material handling devices
- Manual activities include weighing and adding chemicals, paste suspension, equipment cleaning and sterilization, room cleaning, passivation, equipment assembly/disassembly, and transfer panel connections
- Ensuring proper disposal of industrial and hazardous waste
- Perform assays such as pH, content uniformity, turbidity, alcohol, viscosity, and total dissolved solids
- Performs investigation as dictated by the type of complaint
- Caustic passivation on tanks and fractionation equipment
- Created and revised batch records, and procedures
Project Lead and Investor
KM Construction
01.2004 - 01.2013
Plant Supervisor
Natren Inc
01.2000 - 01.2003
- Implemented and managed all operations (10) for the facility
- Managed twenty-one direct reports
- Sourced and purchased new equipment to manufacture products in house
- Designed and administered annual plant budget
- Reduced downtime and cost through efficiency improvements
- Performed all plant purchasing and managed capital expenditures, including sourcing vendors
Education
Criminal Justice -
Ventura College
Ventura, CaliforniaContractors State License School
Ventura, CaliforniaLean Six-Sigma Yellow Belt Certification -
Skills
- Manufacturing
- Risk management
- Quality systems
- ISO 9000 standards
- Compliance
- GMP
- OSHA safety standards
- Residential construction
- Project management
- Continuous improvement methodologies
- Analytical skills
- Production
- Supplier relations
- Customer interface
- Personnel management
- Vendor management
- Contract negotiations
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Strategic planning
- Project planning
- Long-term vision
- Flexibility
- Plant safety programs
- Inventory control systems
- Production planning
- Personnel cross training
- Plant security
- Cost controls
- Regulatory compliance
- New product development
- Therapeutic Goods Administration Certification
- Processing yields
- Pigging System Design
- Safety concerns
- Spray balls
- Eductor
- Aerosil
- Product stability
- Mixing time
Jobobjective
Facilities Manager
Timeline
SR QC Associate, QC Micro
Atara Biotherapeutic/Fujifilm
07.2019 - Current
Project Lead
Inside Out Construction
01.2017 - 01.2019
Manufacturing Associate III
Baxter
01.2013 - 01.2017
Project Lead and Investor
KM Construction
01.2004 - 01.2013
Plant Supervisor
Natren Inc
01.2000 - 01.2003
Criminal Justice -
Ventura College
Contractors State License School
Lean Six-Sigma Yellow Belt Certification -
Compounding Lead
Jafra Cosmetics
Compounding Lead
Clairol Inc