Robert Behrend

Experience

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  CareFusion

  Jan 1982 - Jan 2000

  Principal Engineer

  Principal Engineer - Applied diversified engineering practices in systems and support processes for the qualification, manufacture, and distribution of medical devices. Mentored other engineers.Sr. Production Supervisor – Supervised and improved productivity of 30 line workers and machine operators. Supervised maintenance staff.Sr. Industrial Engineer – Improved productivity in several production and support areas. Managed documentation group and tripled productivity for cGMP change control system. Sr. Development Engineer – Developed and qualified medical device products used for infusion and vital signs measurement. Co-invented infrared thermometer probe cover. Show less

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  Nortel Networks

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Business Operations Project Manager

  Targeted and managed multi-product complex solutions orders from customer order through integration and testing before shipment. Developed, sold and implemented supply chain improvements with other functional groups and business units.• Developed business case to direct orders through the department. Reduced expenses by 40%• Created and utilized forecasting tool for headcount, capacity, and scheduling for all orders.• Coordinated meetings with account teams to ensure Solutions met customer requirements. Show less

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  Grifols

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Plant Engineering Standards Coordinator

  Planned, authored, coordinated, and controlled all Engineering standards, specifications and practices for the production and development of Pharmaceutical Biological products. • Established life cycle management, routing, review, approval and training processes for Engineering documentation. Decreased routing time by 30%.• Managed site engineering documents as the Documentum Administrator. • Subject Matter Expert for Preventive Maintenance and Project Engineering procedures.

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  Eli Lilly and Company

  Mar 2003 - now

  Manage the facility and equipment delivery for the dispensing, cleaning, sterilization and testing areas from conceptual design to the installation, qualification and delivery of the systems to validation and operations. • Created user requirements and technical specs for cleaning, sterilization and testing equipment.• Managed all engineering and design documents for systems and processing equipment.• Maintained project changes, schedule and costs successfully for domestic and international sites.• Coordinated with other internal disciplines, vendors, other Lilly international sites and alliance partners for requirements to deliver processing equipment and facilities on time and on budget. Show less

  • Consultant Engineer

    Feb 2011 - now

  • Component Technical Steward

    Feb 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Pharma Chemist

    Apr 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Associate Engineering Consultant

    Mar 2003 - Apr 2007