Nick Veneris

Experience

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  Abbott

  Jun 2002 - Jul 2018

  • Capital Planning: Led division-wide capital planning and execution for facility, operations, and quality projects. Scope included GMP and non-GMP infrastructure and manufacturing equipment. Developed the capital selection process, facilitated capital project selection, and monitored progress of capital projects.• New Product Introduction: Led the facility expansion for a next-generation product including commissioning.• Audit Support: Represented engineering in FDA, UL, and other external body audits with no observations. • Physical Plant: Managed a contract with an integrated facility management provider; 99% on-time maintenance.• Equipment: Developed automation solutions to eliminate labeling quality concerns requiring weekly rework.• Packaging: Deployed packaging improvement that reduced packaging assembly time by 50%. Show less • Deployed continuous improvement / Lean methodologies across a business with 40% of the employees engaged.• Trained and mentored leads through Lean Six Sigma techniques such as value stream mapping, Kaizen, and DMAIC.• Managed a division-wide portfolio of improvement projects and monitored metrics that demonstrated project impact.• Results included the elimination of thousands of hours of waste activities, $4.8M reduction in global inventory, cycle time improvement of 50% for on-market risk assessments, and a 96% reduction in overdue effectiveness checks. Show less • Premiere entry level development program at Abbott.• Rotated through different divisions of Abbott in following roles: production supervisor, service engineer, manufacturing engineering, and packaging engineer.During the program:• Supervised 11 employees in the production of assay modules and disposables for diagnosticinstruments.• Wrote and modified the qualification documentation as well as designed, verified, andimplemented test protocols for a newly launched molecular diagnostic instrument. Theseprotocols and qualifications were subsequently distributed worldwide.• Served as the technical expert in the development, qualification, and implementation of aninfusion pump field upgrade.• Developed processes to double software upload capacity during infusion pump assembly and torefurbish infusion pumps.• Managed the packaging qualification testing of 28 mm and 38 mm caps. Show less

  • Sr. Manager of Operations Engineering

    Nov 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Manager of Operations Engineering

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

  • Sr. Project Manager of Business Excellence

    May 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Sr. Project Manager of Quality

    May 2011 - May 2012

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

    Feb 2008 - May 2011

  • Plant Engineering Supervisor

    Jul 2005 - Feb 2008

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Jun 2004 - Jul 2005

  • Engineering Professional Development Program

    Jun 2002 - Jun 2004
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  Takeda

  Jul 2018 - now

  Led the team responsible for global analytical testing of Oncology and External Supply Small Molecule products. Set strategic direction for the team and led the team through the execution of this strategy. Led reorganization of the team to maximize the team’s effectiveness resulting in strong metric and goal performance. Strategy partner for Oncology and External Supply Quality and Global Quality Compliance, Systems, and Auditing with responsibilities that include annual goal setting, critical continuous improvement projects, overseeing budgets, and mentoring staff on continuous improvement techniques. Led strategy deployment efforts for Global Quality resulting in the establishment of Global Strategic Imperatives and Must Wins. Deployed continuous improvement throughout Takeda Oncology & Biologics Operations and Quality. Areas of focus included increasing the efficiency of Batch Review, defining the Commercial Submission Management Process, and establishing Governance for how the organization makes decisions, elevates issues, and manages business performance.

  • Sr. Director, Strategy & Business Operations – Global Quality eAGILE Transformation

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Sr. Director | Head of Analytical Services

    Mar 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Director | Head of Strategy and Business Operations

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2022

  • Sr. Manager of Operational Excellence

    Jul 2018 - Apr 2019