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A Plant Engineering Manager with extensive experience gained in managing activities of facility supervisors, facility engineers, skilled craftsperson’s, ESH specialists, mechanical and building contractors for major manufacturing and research and development facilities. Effective in management, leadership, project management, communications, team building and financial planning.Manager, Maintenance & Utilities @ Responsible for managing the maintenance activities in support of...

A Plant Engineering Manager with extensive experience gained in managing activities of facility supervisors, facility engineers, skilled craftsperson’s, ESH specialists, mechanical and building contractors for major manufacturing and research and development facilities. Effective in management, leadership, project management, communications, team building and financial planning.Manager, Maintenance & Utilities @ Responsible for managing the maintenance activities in support of pharmaceutical manufacturing operations at the Conshohocken and West Deptford facilities. Responsible for the direct supervision of the Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, and maintenance staff located at each facility. Responsible for defining clear performance indicators and work schedules in support of the manufacturing operations and business objectives. Within the scope of the position accountabilities,responsible for identifying, implementing and maintaining a validated computerized maintenance management system to maximize on-line time for production areas. Responsible for controlling the departmental expense budget while effectively maintaining the facilities and continuously focusing on ways to reduce operating expenses. All work is performed in compliance with FDA and DEA requirements, as well as all federal, state and local requirements relating to health, safety and the environment. From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Manager, Facilities & Engineering @ Manage the design, planning, construction, operation and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings and other facilities at a biopharmaceutical development and cGMP manufacturing site. Plan, budget and schedule facility modifications and expansions including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Oversee the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. • Oversee all aspects of managing the Maintenance, Engineering, Security and Metrology Departments including development of and compliance with programs, systems, processes and SOP’s. • Responsible for proper operation of plant utilities (boilers, refrigeration systems, HVAC), clean utilities (WFI, clean steam, compressors) and compliance with regulatory requirements for their use. • Responsible for maintaining engineering, metrology, maintenance and other records. • Manage design, planning and execution of capital projects. • Manage contracted Maintenance and Engineering services for equipment, building and grounds. • Ensure adequate inventory of spare parts and materials. • Responsible for personnel training and development. • Ensure regulatory compliance with Federal, State and Local EHS guidelines. • Responsible for building management system (BMS) and environmental monitoring system (EMS) operation, updating and cGMP compliance. • Keep senior management apprised of equipment/facilities issues and alarm conditions. • Participate in audits by insurers, regulatory agencies and government officials. • Responsible for energy conservation and utility usage. From October 2014 to May 2015 (8 months) Manager, Facilities & Engineering @ Manage the design, planning, construction, operation and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings and other facilities at a biopharmaceutical development and cGMP manufacturing site. Plan, budget and schedule facility modifications and expansions including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Oversee the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. • Oversee all aspects of managing the Maintenance, Engineering, Security and Metrology Departments including development of and compliance with programs, systems, processes and SOP’s. • Responsible for proper operation of plant utilities (boilers, refrigeration systems, HVAC), clean utilities (WFI, clean steam, compressors) and compliance with regulatory requirements for their use. • Responsible for maintaining engineering, metrology, maintenance and other records. • Manage design, planning and execution of capital projects. • Manage contracted Maintenance and Engineering services for equipment, building and grounds. • Ensure adequate inventory of spare parts and materials. • Responsible for personnel training and development. • Ensure regulatory compliance with Federal, State and Local EHS guidelines. • Responsible for building management system (BMS) and environmental monitoring system (EMS) operation, updating and cGMP compliance. • Keep senior management apprised of equipment/facilities issues and alarm conditions. • Participate in audits by insurers, regulatory agencies and government officials. • Responsible for energy conservation and utility usage. From October 2013 to October 2014 (1 year 1 month) Manager of Maintenance & Engineering @ Manage the design, planning, construction, operation and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings and other facilities at a biopharmaceutical development and cGMP manufacturing site. Plan, budget and schedule facility modifications and expansions including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Oversee the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. • Oversee all aspects of managing the Maintenance, Engineering, Security, EHS and Metrology Departments including development of and compliance with programs, systems, processes and SOP’s. • Responsible for proper operation of plant utilities (boilers, refrigeration systems, HVAC), clean utilities (WFI, clean steam, compressors) and compliance with regulatory requirements for their use. • Responsible for maintaining engineering, metrology, maintenance and other records. • Manage design, planning and execution of capital projects. • Manage contracted Maintenance and Engineering services for equipment, building and grounds. • Ensure adequate inventory of spare parts and materials. • Responsible for personnel training and development. • Ensure regulatory compliance with Federal, State and Local EHS guidelines. • Responsible for building management system (BMS) and environmental monitoring system (EMS) operation, updating and cGMP compliance. • Keep senior management apprised of equipment/facilities issues and alarm conditions. • Participate in audits by insurers, regulatory agencies and government officials. • Responsible for energy conservation and utility usage. From March 2012 to October 2013 (1 year 8 months) Manager of Facilities/SHE @ Oversaw all aspects of managing the Plant Engineering (PE) operations and maintenance of the Lansdale facility as well as remote Sensor Electronics (SE) sites. Developed a collaborative team environment among the different functions of PE to ensure overall success. Responsible for the department's overall financial performance and total budget success. Developed an annual operating budget of approximately $6.2M dollars and long-term (5 year) capital and facilities infrastructure restoration plans. Responsible for the management of PE staff, including facility engineers, facility supervisors and contract personnel in renovation, operation, maintenance and repair of plant equipment and facilities on the 68 acre, 400K sq. ft. Lansdale, PA site. Accountable for the activities of the SHE specialists programs, regulatory compliance and training programs for all SE sites. Coordinated efforts and communications among PE staff, as well as Senior Management, Operations, Engineering, Business Management, Mission Success, Security and Program Management. Provided leadership skills, coaching and mentoring to the PE staff. • Determined Plant Engineering priorities, developed team goals and objectives, managed departmental workload and insured timeliness and quality of work. Insured all work completed met departmental and SHE compliance guidelines. • Oversaw the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. • Developed long range plans, conceptual designs and capital outlay requirements and documentation for renovations and infrastructure upgrades to the facility. • Acted as Fleet Manager for Company vehicles. • Oversaw the Business Unit’s SHE programs, regulatory compliance and management systems. From March 2008 to March 2012 (4 years 1 month) Facilities Manager @ Managed activities of facility engineers, shop trades and contract personnel in renovation, operation, maintenance and repair of plant equipment and facilities for the Lansdale, PA, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. sites. Responsible for control of annual labor, shop expenditures, buildings and grounds costs of $8M. •Effectively supervised facility engineers, HVAC mechanics, electricians, maintenance mechanics, contract custodians and mechanical/building contractors on the Lansdale site and contract personnel at the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. sites. •Assigned work orders to shop trades and contract maintenance personnel, determined priorities, developed estimates, managed shop workload and insured timeliness and quality of work. Insured that all work is done in compliance with all departmental, safety and environmental guidelines. •Responsible for snow removal, landscape and grounds maintenance and site vehicles. •Identified, defined and developed the preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance programs for building equipment/systems and scheduling of the trades. •Accountable for MAXIMO CMMS work order system and Johnson Controls Metasys BAS. •Responsible for contract waste removal, sensitive document disposal and recycle program. •Provided input to upper management in the development of the department’s annual budget. Control and monitor shop spending. Provided input, prioritization and updates to the Plant Engineering 5 year plan. •Active member of the Lansdale Leadership Team. •Performed the duties of Incident Commander for the Site Crisis Management and Emergency Response Teams. From January 2005 to February 2008 (3 years 2 months) Lead Maintenance Supervisor @ Managed activities in operation, installation, repair and capital renovation of plant equipment and facilities on the 500 acre, 8M sq. ft. West Point site. Had tactical responsibility for five maintenance supervisors and three planners; managed forty-three union mechanical tradespersons and various outside service contractors. Planned and scheduled work of union craftspersons and contractor personnel. Insured that all work was done in compliance with all quality, safety and environmental guidelines. Responsible for control of annual labor costs of $2M and buildings and grounds costs of $4M. Acted as area superintendent in the absence of the incumbent. From March 1988 to September 2004 (16 years 7 months) Mechanical Engineer @ Provided field technical solution to all trade shops in the troubleshooting of shipboard turbine machinery and power conveying systems. Developed, wrote and planned technical repair instructions for turbine driven propulsion systems, turbine driven generators, propulsion boilers and condensate equipment. Responsible for preparing a variety of test requirements covering an array of machinery such as reduction gears, propulsion shafts and turbine related components. From June 1986 to March 1988 (1 year 10 months) BS, Mechanical Engineering @ Widener University From 1982 to 1986 Mechanical Engineering @ Temple University From 1981 to 1982 High School Diploma, Academic @ Salesianum School From 1977 to 1981 Greg DeFusco, CPE, CPMM is skilled in: Facilities Management, Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Team Leadership, Customer Service, Project Engineering, Building Codes, Environmental Compliance, GMP, Team Building, Program Management, Facilities Operations, Process Scheduler, Budgets, Management