Marta Vargas

Experience

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  Grupo VICAL

  Jan 2009 - May 2010

  Quality Engineer

  Responsible for quality laboratory, inspection and planning shipments of finished product, under the standards of ISO 9001, ISO-14000. Responsible for precursor substances Grupo Vical -Vidriera Centroamericana S.A. (VICESA):Performance an evaluation of a sequential batch reactor (SBR) in the treatment of industrial wastewater in a company producing glass

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  Hospira

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2014

  Plan and execute Test methods, Process/System/Equipment, Utilities/Facilities validations or qualifications. Write validation-related documents like protocols, validations plans, technology/desing transfers, etc.Review and approve validation-related documents like VCRs, protocols, validation plans, technology/design transfers.Participate in local and inter-plant projects, teams or councils related to validation and quality. Supervise assigned personnel and ensure they are properly trained for their job.Support company´s strategic projects. Show less Provide leadership and supervise the daily activities on non-exempt personnel involved in in-process monitoring, testing/sampling, quality evaluation and routine release of products manufactured at the Austin facility. Assure all exception documentation adequately address root cause, corrective and preventive action and product impact. Coordinate, develop quality system programs and projects to ensure regulatory compliance, track and manage investigations per procedures.MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Hire, train, supervise, evaluate and develop MQ employees to perform in-process monitoring of production processes related to medical products manufacture. Monitor manufacturing processes and personnel to assure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and GMP requirements. Review and release product for sale or make initial determination to hold products or materials for further review and disposition. Ensure root cause, corrective action, preventive action and product impact are thoroughly addressed in investigations. Document investigations in a format that ensures the requirements of procedures are reflected. Show less

  • Validation Quality Engineer

    Nov 2010 - Feb 2014

  • Manufacturing Quality Supervisor , Flush syringes / Final Product

    Nov 2010 - Mar 2011
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  Boston Scientific

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2017

  Quality Engineer
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  ABBOTT VASCULAR

  Jul 2017 - May 2020

  Supplier Quality Engineer Specialist
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  Smith+Nephew

  Mar 2020 - now

   Supplier Quality Engineering management support to Strategy Integration (shared services) business while aligning purchasing controls across all Smith & Nephew locations. Lead global metrics reporting in the Supplier Quality Data Review (SQDR), Supplier Performance Management Committee (SPMC) meetings, and management of supplier scorecard data.  Lead and implement Supplier Quality process improvements and procedures updates globally across all Smith & Nephew locations.  Manage supplier audit execution for all Smith & Nephew sites. Support implementation and ongoing maintenance of eQMS modules affecting Supplier Quality. Support regulatory and compliance requirements in respective markets.  Provides global support consolidating and evaluating data analytics of Global Supplier audits and annual risk assessments. Support global audits by the notified bodies and or corporate Show less

  • Global Supplier Quality Manager

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

    May 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

    Mar 2020 - Apr 2022