Ken Franklin

Experience

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  DuPont Merck Pharmaceuticals

  Feb 1992 - Mar 1993

  Cyclotron Specialist II

  ● Applied knowledge of PLC logics and programming● Utilized AutoCAD to create or modify cyclotron components ● Performed troubleshooting of air nomadic systems (electronic and mechanical)● ACAD to creating wiring diagrams for PLC and control room components

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  DuPont Pharmaceuticals

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2001

  Production Scheduler

  ● Oversaw Y2K testing of inventory control systems; implemented SAP ERP system company-wide.● Created and tested SAP scripts to ensure seamless transition from end of year to start (1999-2000).

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  Bristol Myers Squibb

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2016

  ● Executed product rebranding by revising standard operating procedures and product labeling as a result of change to private equity owner. ● Implemented LX ERP system for supply chain; created and tested scripts prior to approval and company-wide distribution.● Oversaw tactical transition from single source radioisotope supplier for Mo-99 and xenon gas to three global suppliers for Mo-99 generator and xenon production lines. ● Managed qualifying process for all new suppliers per cGMP practices and FDA approval.● Developed vendor partnerships globally by coordinating planning meetings, relationship building with key players, and setting expectations for communication and performance.Master Production Scheduler ● Successfully implemented BPCS ERP system for supply chain; created and tested scripts prior to approval and distribution company-wide.● Developed monitoring system to maximize company usage of Mo-99 and Xenon Gas resulting in process improvement and cost savings of approximately $600k per year in supply and waste. Show less

  • Senior Master Production Scheduler (promotion)

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2016

  • Master Production Scheduler (promotion)

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2008
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  Lantheus

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Senior Master Production Sheduler (promotion)

  ● Recipient of Lantheus President’s Award for saving up to $1.2M per year on material and waste while managing change and building relationships in the transition from a single source North American Radioisotope Vendor to three Global Suppliers for Mo-99.● Managed complexity of Mo-99 supply from reactor suppliers around the world by providing required on-call 24/7 support.● Ensured timely response to supply shortages, distribution disruptions , or delays by facilitating production schedule changes within days or hours prior to the start of production. ● Provided immediate notification to upper management, marketing, distribution, and all production departments heads at all hours. ● Created effective and efficient manufacturing revised schedule to ensure product shipped to customers and medical patients on-time.● Managed 5 Radiopharmaceutical Production Lines of approx. 450 finished product SKU’s. Show less

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  Lockheed Martin

  Aug 2019 - now

  Sr. Poduction Planner