JOANNE

PO Box 32058  Philadelphia, PA 19146  856.495.5578  joannewatson18@yahoo.com

FACILITIES MANAGER – MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS EXPERTISE

Offering Strengths in Working in a Physical Plant Environment.
Skilled in Preventive Maintenance, Operations & SOP/GMP Compliance.

Core Competencies:
- Facilities Management
- Preventive
Maintenance
- Plant Operations
- SOP/GMP Compliance
- Contractor Supervision
- Validation/Testing
- Personnel Supervision
 Facility Manager with 15+ years of supervisory and operations expertise
with industry leading pharmaceutical manufacturing organizations.
 Demonstrated expertise in handling a 120 thousand square foot complex
and oversaw maintenance operations with consistent track record of
meeting or exceeding compliance based objectives.
 Worked effectively and efficiently in demanding environments requiring a
keen attention to detail and superior organization and management skills.
Regarded for the ability to learn new concepts quickly.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

URL PHARMA
Facility Manager Mutual Pharmaceutical (1998-2010)
Manage complete facility operations and oversee facilities maintenance, sub-contractor coordination and
preventative maintenance programs for pharmaceutical manufacturing company. Direct supervision of
physical plant operations ensuring all heating/cooling, plant air, water and production equipment are
working to operational efficiency. HIGHLIGHTS:

SOP/GMP  Participated in the consent process, updates and maintained plant SOP’s
Compliance in accordance with GMP standards and oversaw training of staff personnel on
compliance requirements.

Facilities & Project  Oversaw preventative maintenance programs to ensure uninterrupted

Management equipment operations and plant production. Project Manager for a diverse
range of project activities and supervised trades, negotiated and finalized
contracts with sub-contractors.

Personnel  Managed staff of up to 14 staff maintenance personnel regarding daily

Supervision operating activities and ensured all completed assigned tasks were within
defined timeframes.

URL PHARMA
Project Engineer (1994-1998)
Served as a highly regarded Project Engineer in a busy pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Oversaw and managed equipment installations and performed validation testing prior to final start-up
and/or commissioning. HIGHLIGHTS:

Project Management  Maintained ongoing communications with all vendors and contractors and
managed all assigned electrical projects as well other vendor related activities.
Oversaw all equipment installations and testing prior to online activities.

Contractor  Coordinated with maintenance personnel and sub-contractors on various

Supervision electrical projects and oversaw final sign off on project completion.

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U.S. STEEL
Shift Manager (1989-1991)
Shift Manager over the Sinter operation with direct responsibilities encompassing employee supervision
and production oversight. Coordination of production and manpower schedules to ensure proper staffing
to meet daily manufacturing objectives.
HIGHLIGHTS:

Operational  Direct management and responsibility over all electrical system operations,
Management installation of new systems and maintenance of existing wiring.

Preventative  Oversaw production equipment remained operational within defined

Maintenance specifications and initiated corrective actions or repairs on equipment not
meeting production standards.

EDUCATION

DREXEL UNIVERSITY – Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Calibration Program Management

Electrical Certification

Decision Making/Problem Solving