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Carlos Ramírez

Mason,OH

Summary

Multifaceted engineering and project manager with a proven track record in motivating and energizing cross-functional teams to exceed goals and achieve higher levels of success via work performance, strategic planning, strategy creation, and organizational transformation. 30+ years of experience in Maintenance, Capital Project Management, and Process Engineering, driving performance to the next level. Aligns business and technology to accelerate company growth while managing risk, manufacturing, technology, and process improvement, resulting in lower costs and increased engineering/production efficiency.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager of Facilities and Maintenance

Axogen Inc.
Vandalia, OH
10.2023 - 08.2024
  • Led and directed a biotech company's facilities and maintenance department that develops treatment options for peripheral nerve injuries.
  • Collaborated with external vendors to negotiate contracts that met company requirements while minimizing costs.
  • Participated in recruitment initiatives by interviewing potential candidates and selecting suitable hires.
  • Conducted regular performance appraisals for direct reports to provide feedback on their work performance.
  • Identified areas of improvement within existing operations through process analysis.
  • Ensured compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures across all business units.
  • Managed crisis situations, implementing contingency plans to minimize impact on operations.

Senior Manager, Facilities and Reliability

BPL Plasma
Cincinnati, OH
11.2021 - 05.2023
  • Managed facilities, reliability and critical systems department staff including resource allocation, hiring, training, performance management and career development
  • Directed and had oversight of planning, building, maintaining, and repairing facilities-related issues
  • Manage multiple facilities projects across the fleet that are in various stages of development
  • Coordinate cross-department to ensure the success of identified facilities construction, maintenance projects
  • Ensures maintenance is carried out in adherence with safety, technical and quality standards (validation requirements)
  • Responsible for planning and forecasting capital project and non-capital project activities
  • Direct the design of center construction projects including the analysis of stakeholder requirements, project conceptual design, design team selection and management, project estimate development, value engineering of projects, peer and constructability reviews.

Project Engineer

Nitto Denko Avecia
Cincinnati, OH
11.2013 - 10.2021
  • Responsible for maintenance, capital projects, writing qualification documentation, change controls, SOP’s and work instructions in a cGMP environment
  • Managed capital projects up to $1.5 Million within time and budget constraints
  • Provide technical guidance and leadership in the improvement of equipment reliability and production efficiency
  • Develop, review and complete CQ&V documentation, including verification of engineering components, drawings and specifications utilizing technical engineering background and expertise
  • Review and approve Standard Operating Procedures and other documents to ensure integration of cGMPs and improve process efficiencies
  • Design for compliance with OSHA, NEC, NFPA, ASME BPE 16 and ISPE
  • Conduct and document impact and risk assessments with a full understanding of equipment
  • Develop User Requirement Specifications for Process and Equipment.

Project Engineering Manager

Teva Animal Health- Bayer HealthCare
St. Joseph, MO
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Designed, procured, led construction, installation, and start-up, and troubleshooting activities for multiple engineering projects, including improvement of distribution pipe system for laboratory gases
  • Devised project plans and engagement activities to engineer installation of 200-ton chiller, including capacity planning, resource allocation, project documentation, and change management
  • Designed and executed engineering studies for critical process parameter definition and verification prior to validation
  • Promoted and encouraged continuous improvement in efficiency, quality, production, and safety using team-driven processes and KPIs while rewarding high performance
  • Upgraded fire alarm systems, added temperature control HVAC to clean sampling rooms.

Project Engineering Maintenance Manager

Temptime Corporation
Morris Plains, NJ
01.2005 - 01.2012
  • Led, directed and supported facility expansion projects for Project Engineering and Maintenance department, including construction, utilities and equipment layouts
  • Influential member of company Safety Committee
  • Analyzed and evaluated manufacturing processes to develop/implement improvements in accordance with GMP standards, including reducing active ink manufacturing process from three to one-day process
  • Led project that defined user requirements and installed vision inspection system that allowed the company to transition from manual to 100% fully automated inspection of printed labels
  • Oversaw project to install thermal oxidizer for the control of VOC emissions giving the company the ability to run production at double the capacity during multiple shifts and maintain compliance with emissions limits; project was implemented in record time, within budget and meeting all scope requirements
  • Defined and wrote User Requirement Specification (URS) for facility and equipment projects; created SOP for Specification of Business Needs, Appropriation Request presentation, and project evaluation
  • Coordinated efforts of internal and external resources to meet EPA and local building code.

Project Engineer

CCL Custom Manufacturing
Cumberland, RI
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Managed Projects in packaging, compounding and utilities in an aerosol production facility
  • Redefined packaging line layouts, installed product fillers, shrink wrapping, can cappers and case loading equipment.

Project Engineer

Georgia Pacific
Parchment, Michigan
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • Directed Maintenance technicians and contractors
  • Designed and installed new converting equipment for food wrap products and automation of packaging lines.

Maintenance Engineer

Kellogg Company
Battle Creek, Michigan
01.1998 - 01.1999
  • Engineering Consultant for the start-up of new CMMS Computer Aided Maintenance Management System.

Project Engineer

Tepsa S.A.
Colombia, South America
01.1995 - 01.1998
  • Environmental and Process Engineering Services

Maintenance Engineer

Kimberly Clark
Colombia, South America
01.1993 - 01.1995
  • Managed a team of ten technicians and one supervisor.

Project Engineer

Procter & Gamble
Colombia, South America
01.1990 - 01.1993
  • Managed Projects for facilities and Equipment
  • Managed the Appropriation Request System.

Education

MBA - Finance

Western Michigan University

Specialization - Combustible Gases

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Skills

  • Commissioning
  • Validation
  • Qualification Practices
  • Process Management
  • Budgeting
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • 5S
  • SMED
  • TPM
  • Leadership
  • Team Building
  • Policy Development
  • Procedure Development
  • Facility Maintenance Management
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Reliability Management
  • Safety
  • Compliance Audits
  • Capital Appropriation
  • Engineering Project Management
  • Six Sigma
  • Organizational improvement
  • Sales channel analytics
  • Cross-functional team leadership

Certification

Certified Project Manager, Xavier University, Cincinnati Ohio

Professional Highlights

  • Managed capital projects up to $16 Million within time and budget constraints while meeting critical success factors.
  • Led cross-functional team projects that incorporated vision inspection systems and allowed operations to go from manual to 100% fully automated inspection of printed labels.
  • Trained and led teams using lean manufacturing tools to achieve significant process improvements that reduced active ink manufacturing from a three to one-day process.
  • Managed Facilities/Maintenance and Engineering Departments
  • Exemplary record of department internal and external quality/safety audits.

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Timeline

Senior Manager of Facilities and Maintenance

Axogen Inc.
10.2023 - 08.2024

Senior Manager, Facilities and Reliability

BPL Plasma
11.2021 - 05.2023

Project Engineer

Nitto Denko Avecia
11.2013 - 10.2021

Project Engineering Manager

Teva Animal Health- Bayer HealthCare
01.2012 - 01.2013

Project Engineering Maintenance Manager

Temptime Corporation
01.2005 - 01.2012

Project Engineer

CCL Custom Manufacturing
01.2004 - 01.2005

Project Engineer

Georgia Pacific
01.1999 - 01.2001

Maintenance Engineer

Kellogg Company
01.1998 - 01.1999

Project Engineer

Tepsa S.A.
01.1995 - 01.1998

Maintenance Engineer

Kimberly Clark
01.1993 - 01.1995

Project Engineer

Procter & Gamble
01.1990 - 01.1993

MBA - Finance

Western Michigan University

Specialization - Combustible Gases

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Carlos Ramírez