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Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Transformative Servant Leader | Director - Specialty Products AbbVie | Program Management | Product Development | Process Improvement | Operational Excellence | Non-Profit Board Leader | STEM Advocate

  • Education

    • Northwestern University

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      BS Material Science & Engineering

    • University of Illinois Chicago

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      MS Mechanical Engineering

    • The George Washington University School of Business

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      MS Program Management

  • Experience

    • Hughes Aircraft Company

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1996
      Engineering Director

    • Motorola

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2003
      Program Manager

    • Baxter Healthcare

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2011

      • Senior Project Manager - Process Improvement

        Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

      • Senior Project Manager - R&D

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

      • Project Manager - R&D

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

    • Hospira, a Pfizer Company

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2016
      Senior Program Manager - Consumables Medical Devices

    • Takeda

      Jan 2017 - Apr 2022

      • Global Program Manager, Senior Manager - Global Medical Affairs - Rare Metabolic Diseases

        Jan 2020 - Apr 2022

      • Global Program Manager - Scientific Strategy

        Sept 2017 - Dec 2019

      • Senior Project Manager - Global Medical Affairs

        Jan 2017 - Sept 2017

    • AbbVie

      Apr 2022 - now
      Director Medical Program Management - Specialty Products

      Serves as the strategic partner for the Therapeutic Area (TA) leader and serves as the primary cross-functional operational contact/liaison to assure effective communication and alignment in the Medical Affairs Teams (MATs – USMAT/GMAT) within a TA, while also enhancing integration with Development, the Brand Team (IBT/GBT), and MAT. Responsible for coordinating, planning, tracking, and information flow from multiple organizations in support of a unified and comprehensive Therapeutic Area (TA) view. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Dec 2003

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      Henry and Emma Rogers Society Northwestern University Jul 2023 The Henry and Emma Rogers Society honors and recognizes alumni and friends who have included Northwestern in their estate plans. Whether it is through a charitable bequest, gift annuity, life insurance policy, or other form of planned gift, members of the Rogers Society have created a lasting legacy of support for students, faculty, research, and University programs. Your planned gift creates tremendous opportunities for the University and allows Northwestern to transform the lives of future… Show more The Henry and Emma Rogers Society honors and recognizes alumni and friends who have included Northwestern in their estate plans. Whether it is through a charitable bequest, gift annuity, life insurance policy, or other form of planned gift, members of the Rogers Society have created a lasting legacy of support for students, faculty, research, and University programs. Your planned gift creates tremendous opportunities for the University and allows Northwestern to transform the lives of future generations. Show less
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      President’s Council University of Illinois Foundation Feb 2023
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      The Walter P. Murphy Society Northwestern University McCormick Institute Sep 2022 Named in honor of Walter P. Murphy, a Chicago industrialist who, in the 1930s, made a transformative gift that funded the construction of the Technological Institute, the Murphy Society recognizes donors who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to the McCormick School. Through their gifts, Murphy Society members earn the unique opportunity to assist the dean in making critical decisions about funding for faculty and student initiated projects.
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      Reynolds Society University of Illinois Alumni Association Oct 2021 The Reynolds Society is a recognition organization for all former members of the University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors.
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      Distinguished Service Award University of Illinois - Chicago Oct 2020 This award is presented to alumni who, through their outstanding professional contributions and/or volunteer leadership, have significantly improved or enriched the lives of others and the welfare of humanity on a national or international scale, and/or whose consistent, exceptional, and meritorious service to the UIC College of Engineering has made a significant impact on the institution’s overall welfare and the advancement of its mission.
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      Zeta 100 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc Jun 2020 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Celebrates the Professional Achievements of Our SisterhoodThe Zeta 100 is a unique collective of sorors, spanning every profession, chosen for their career accomplishments, leadership, and dedication to their fields. This initiative promotes networking opportunities and highlights the excellence of our sorors, while inspiring and empowering the next generation of Zeta leaders.
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      Constituent Leadership Award University of Illinois Mar 2005 This award recognizes the alumnus or alumna who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and/or special efforts in the organization, management and support of a constituent alumni association (college, school or department alumni association).
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      Outstanding Technical Achievement Award Baxter Healthcare Corporation 2004 Development and Scale-Up of a Solvent-less Liposome Extrusion Process
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      University of Illinois Loyalty Award University of Illinois Apr 2002 This award is bestowed upon alumni of the University of Illinois who have made significant, notable and meritorious contributions, and who have consistently demonstrated exceptional loyalty, commitment, dedication and service to the college and/or one of its departments for the advancement of their alma mater.
    • Awarded to Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE
      Society of Women Engineers Fellow Grade Society of Women Engineers Jul 1999 Honor conferred on SWE members “in recognition of continuous service to the advancement of women in the engineering profession

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Foundation Member

      Issued by University of Illinois Foundation on Jul 2021
      University of Illinois FoundationAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Advisory Board Member

      Issued by Northwestern University Materials Science and Engineering Department on Nov 2023
      Northwestern University Materials Science and Engineering DepartmentAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Chair Outreach Committee

      Issued by University of Illinois at Chicago Alumni Association on Jan 2017
      University of Illinois at Chicago Alumni AssociationAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • CEPAC Industrial Advisory Board

      Issued by University of Illinois at Chicago on Jan 2014
      University of Illinois at ChicagoAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • ECE Executive Advisory Board

      Issued by University of Illinois at Chicago on May 2009
      University of Illinois at ChicagoAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Committee Member - Awards & Recognition Committee

      Issued by Society of Women Engineers on Jun 2012
      Society of Women EngineersAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Great Lakes Regional Zetas have Heart Coordinator

      Issued by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Official on Oct 2020
      Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - OfficialAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Life Member & Executive Board Member

      Issued by NAACP on Jan 2017
      NAACPAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Secretary/ Outreach Committee Member

      Issued by The Woman’s Club of Evanston on Oct 2017
      The Woman’s Club of EvanstonAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Member of North Suburban Leadership Council

      Issued by March of Dimes on Jan 2018
      March of DimesAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • Member Board Of Directors - University of Illinois Alumni Association

      Issued by University of Illinois on May 2011
      University of IllinoisAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE

    • President - Omega Pi Zeta Chapter

      Issued by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Official on Jun 2016
      Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - OfficialAssociated with Debra P. Evans, MS, MPM, PMP, F.SWE