Ivan Ashworth
Clayton,United States
Summary
Facility and Maintenance Technician with 8 years of expertise in the pharmaceutical sector, and a distinguished 21-year career in the US Navy Submarine Service. Demonstrates strong leadership in preventive maintenance and unscheduled repairs, optimizing equipment performance and minimizing downtime. Renowned for innovative strategies and a keen attention to detail, ensuring smooth operations in fast-paced environments while fostering team development and adherence to safety standards.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician III
Grifols Therapeutics
Clayton, North Carolina
09.2025 - Current
Facilities & Maintenance Manager
Alcami
RTP/Durham/Garner, NC
01.2024 - 09.2025
Maintenance Manager
Alcami
Charleston, SC
03.2022 - 01.2024
Maintenance Technician II
Novo Nordisk
Clayton, NC
12.2021 - 02.2022
- Perform routine preventive maintenance on process equipment and support systems to ensure equipment reliability.
- Troubleshoot and perform corrective maintenance on process equipment and support systems.
- Use a Computerized Maintenance Management System to document activity.
Maintenance Technician III
Grifols Therapeutics
Clayton, NC
07.2018 - 12.2021
- Manages a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical filling facility that houses 4 isolator filling lines, 2 GMP laboratories, as well as a 65,000 square foot storage facility with walk in refrigerated storage from -75C to 40C stability rooms, cryogenic chambers, and control room temperature pallet storage warehouse.
- Ensures optimal conditions and safety.
- Developed maintenance program for cGMP and non GMP systems and equipment.
- Leads a team of 10 technicians, ensuring timely completion of preventative and corrective maintenance and contractor oversight.
- Facilitates client audits, ensuring compliance and operational transparency.
- Established spare parts inventory, reducing repair times and controlling costs.
- Led a team of 7, in a very demanding aseptic filling and compounding facility.
- Resolved mechanical issues with filling machines, cappers, vial washers and compounding equipment maintaining optimal performance and reducing downtime.
- Oversaw maintenance projects and contractor coordination, ensuring timely completion of major facility modification while maintaining cGMP standards and safety.
- Trained staff in welding and fabrication, cutting costs and minimizing equipment downtime.
- Implemented preventive maintenance, improving performance and adherence to safety standards.
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, job plans and/or equipment manuals to perform work.
- Adhere to cGMP, Safety, and Environmental procedures.
- Issue/complete job hazard analysis/safe work permits (hot work, excavating, confined space, hazardous atmosphere, etc.).
- Responsible for maintaining training curriculum requirements.
- Complete required in-house Maintenance Qualifications.
- Assist with modification, installation and startup of new and existing systems.
Air Compressor Service Technician
Patton's Inc
Raleigh, NC
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Responsible for the troubleshooting and repairs of air compressor and vacuum systems for major industrial facilities and hospitals.
- Obtained ASSE 6040 Certification to conduct maintenance and repairs in hospitals and companies that are required to comply with Grade D breathing air and vacuum systems.
Lead Maintenance Technician
APC Inc
Selma, NC
05.2017 - 10.2017
- Responsible for all repairs and maintenance of entire facility, including welding food-grade piping.
Shift Supervisor
Darnel Inc.
Monroe, NC
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Supervised production of food-grade manufacturing plant.
- Direct supervision of 29 employees.
Facility Manager and Contractor Work Controls Coordinator
Joint Base Charleston
Goose Creek, SC
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Coordinated and supervised all maintenance and repairs to the facility, including a 60,000 square foot training building, 4 support barges, and two piers.
- Oversaw and coordinated work control for the onsite contractor responsible for repairs and maintenance to the buildings and support systems to maintain the facility running two nuclear reactors.
- Assistant Work Controls Coordinator for a $153 million construction project extending a pier and building three new buildings totaling over 150,000 square feet.
- Coordinated and supervised all crane operations for onsite work, including conducting pre-job safety briefs and maintaining the Navy's crane surveillance program in accordance with the Navy Crane Center and OSHA P307.
Maintenance Supervisor
USS Albany
Norfolk, VA
06.2010 - 12.2013
- Administered numerous complex tag outs on ship's trim and drain system, high pressure air system, and several hydraulic systems during major ship refits.
- Managed over 10,000 division/IMA maintenance items during upkeeps and pre-deployment refit cycles with no rework.
- Conducted comprehensive diesel inspection, repaired ship's service hydraulic power plant, sanitation pumps, and high pressure air valves, and conducted hydrostatic testing of all auxiliary division systems.
- Conducted in-depth troubleshooting and repairs of critical and major onboard equipment, keeping the ship operational through all missions and underway requirements.
Ship Superintendent
Trident Refit Facility
Kings Bay Base, GA
12.2007 - 04.2010
- Coordinated and supervised all work conducted on tended units, including eight Trident Submarine refit maintenance periods, four dry-docking periods, 900,000 repair man hours, and 5400 work packages performed by 31 work centers.
- Led and coordinated personnel in the initiation, implementation, and clearance of all tag-outs and work authorization forms.
Education
Mechanical Marine Systems Degree -
Trident Training Facility
Kings Bay Base, GA, United StatesASSE 6040 Medical Gas Systems Maintenance Personnel Certification -
Medical Gas Training Institute
Manchester, NHHigh School Diploma -
Piner High School
Santa Rosa, CA, United States30 hour OSHA Course in Construction Safety and Health -
OSHA
CFC/HCFC Refrigerant Processing Certification types I & II -
US Defense Department
Skills
- Aseptic gowning
- Organizational skills
- Quality control
- Project management
- Troubleshooting
- OSHA Certified
- Safety protocols
- Work package preparation
- Problem solving
- Team collaboration
- Lean processing
- Production planning
- Master scheduling
- Inspections
- Quality assurance
- HVAC
- Compressed air systems
- Chilled water systems
- Medical air systems
- Vacuum systems
- Facilities maintenance
- MIG welding
- TIG welding
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Team Leadership
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Mechanics
- Quality Assurance
- Diesel generators
- Power supply systems
Personal Information
Title: Facility and Maintenance Manager
Timeline
Maintenance Technician III
Grifols Therapeutics
09.2025 - Current
Facilities & Maintenance Manager
Alcami
01.2024 - 09.2025
Maintenance Manager
Alcami
03.2022 - 01.2024
Maintenance Technician II
Novo Nordisk
12.2021 - 02.2022
Maintenance Technician III
Grifols Therapeutics
07.2018 - 12.2021
Air Compressor Service Technician
Patton's Inc
10.2017 - 06.2018
Lead Maintenance Technician
APC Inc
05.2017 - 10.2017
Shift Supervisor
Darnel Inc.
01.2017 - 04.2017
Facility Manager and Contractor Work Controls Coordinator
Joint Base Charleston
01.2014 - 01.2017
Maintenance Supervisor
USS Albany
06.2010 - 12.2013
Ship Superintendent
Trident Refit Facility
12.2007 - 04.2010
Mechanical Marine Systems Degree -
Trident Training Facility
ASSE 6040 Medical Gas Systems Maintenance Personnel Certification -
Medical Gas Training Institute
High School Diploma -
Piner High School
30 hour OSHA Course in Construction Safety and Health -
OSHA
CFC/HCFC Refrigerant Processing Certification types I & II -
US Defense Department