Vlatko Kvesic
Chalfont,PA
Summary
A passionate advocate for digitalization and leveraging technology to convert ideas into practical solutions for valued customers, I am a goal-driven professional. With a proven track record of leading successful teams, I prioritize collaboration and operational efficiency to achieve measurable results. My expertise lies in strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence. Acknowledged for my adaptability and consistent ability to meet evolving organizational demands, I am committed to driving innovation and delivering outstanding outcomes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Automation & MES Manager in Life Science
Siemens Inc.
07.2021 - Current
- Accountable to ensure both customer and internal team members making right decision to achieve project targets and deliverables
- Guiding customer to best practice solution per business needs and requirements
- Manage clarification of customer requirements and specifications during the request for proposal (RFP) and proposal stages
- Negotiate and actively work and monitor progress of suppliers, vendors and partners
- Monitor project budget adherence and take actions to minimize non-conformance
- Task ownership & priority management (Time vs cost vs quality)
- Managing resources and project revenue/cost streams and working closely with commercial team
- Ensure milestones – such as design specification phase delivery, implementation phases, functional acceptance testing, and site acceptance testing – are delivered on time
- Managing and coordinating large international team in different time zones
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams and suppliers/vendors through project lifecycle from requirement phase till performance qualification following GAMP5 guidelines
Lead Automation & MES Engineer in Life Science
Siemens Inc.
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Intensively communicating with the customer to accomplish a common understanding about the technical & qualification scope of the project following GMP guidelines
- Engineering & software solution end to end delivery (from requirement phase to manufacturing shop floor)
- Project lifecycle in life science industry following the V model and GAMP5 guidelines
- Technical Leadership and decision-making skills
- Software expertise in control system automation & MES
- Delivery of system Recipe driven execution system
- Network design & industrial network security
- Software integration to 3 party system via various communication protocols
- Computer system validation process
- Leading Software design -> implementation and qualification through FAT & SAT
- Planning and organization of a dispersed and multicultural team of more than 30 engineers depending on project phases
- Deep technical understanding of Siemens automation & MES application and how to utilize them to achieve better system efficiency and reliability
- Additionally deep understanding in simulation software for process automation
Automation and process control engineer
Siemens d.d
03.2014 - 07.2018
- Design and implement DCS software following S88 model including both physical and procedural model
- Site acceptance test execution
- Design and implement procedural recipes and integration software and integration with MES system(Werum & Siemens MES)
- Hyper care support and system validation
- Software development in PLC and SCADA system and integration with DCS system
- Package units integration using different communication protocols such as Modbus TCP, Ethernet IP of PROFINET
- Production support and system optimization
Education
Master degree - electrical engineering and computing
University of Zagreb
01.2014
Bachelor degree - electrical engineering and computing
University of Zagreb
01.2012
Skills
- Task ownership and priority management
- Engineering and software solution delivery
- Team management through different phases of project life cycle from requirement -> function specification -> design specification -> testing -> qualification phase
- Technical Leadership in both S88 & S95 standards With almost 10 years of delivering the standards to customers in projects
- In depth technical knowledge of layer 1 ( field device integration), layer 2 ( controls system ) & layer 3 ( MES system) and integration with LIMS, SAP, QMS, DMS and data historian
- In depth technical knowledge of S88 standard of both physical ( Control modules, Equipment modules, Units ) and procedural model ( recipe phases, recipe operation, procedure) and how to use best practice solution to deliver the standards in projects
- Decision-making & leadership skills
- Network design & Industrial network security
- Analytical thinking and solution oriented Practical thinking
- Computer system validation process per GAMP5 guidelines
- Leading system design
- Strong understating of simulation platforms
Accomplishments
Project management award for best performing project in 2022 in Siemens Digital industries organization
Certification
- International Project Management Association (IPMA) certification
- GMP - Training certification
- Industrial network design certification
- Batch process training certification & S88 fundamentals
Languages
English
Full Professional
German
Full Professional
Croatian
Native or Bilingual
Serbian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Technical Automation & MES Manager in Life Science
Siemens Inc.
07.2021 - Current
Lead Automation & MES Engineer in Life Science
Siemens Inc.
07.2018 - 07.2021
Automation and process control engineer
Siemens d.d
03.2014 - 07.2018
Bachelor degree - electrical engineering and computing
University of Zagreb
Master degree - electrical engineering and computing
University of Zagreb
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