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Global Quality & Process Engineering Leader | Validation, Risk Management & Systems Development Expert | Driving Compliance, Reliability & Operational Excellence

Overview

A seasoned global quality and process engineering specialist with deep experience implementing scalable systems, leading multinational QA teams, and ensuring compliance across diverse manufacturing and R&D operations. Background includes oversight of chemical and perfume platforms, major incident reduction, and strategic integration of quality systems for global sites. Brings strong capability in validations, risk analysis, and process control strategy deployment. Adept at guiding organizations through complex regulatory and customer audits while driving continuous improvement and operational discipline.

Short Bio

A veteran QA and process engineering executive with extensive global experience driving quality system excellence, risk mitigation, and validation strategy across consumer products manufacturing. Known for building capable QA teams, reducing quality incidents, and elevating compliance performance worldwide.

What I Bring

  • Leadership of global QA teams across four continents

  • Strong background in validations, process control strategies, and system design

  • Proven reductions in quality incidents and increases in operational reliability

  • Extensive experience with ISO, BRCGS, FDA, cGxP, and customer/supplier audits

  • Ability to train and qualify QA leaders globally

  • Expertise in chemical engineering and manufacturing optimization

  • Experience executing cost savings and continuous improvement projects

Key Technologies & Product Expertise

  • Chemical processes, perfumes, dry and liquid consumer products

  • Quality systems (ISO 9001, BRCGS, FDA, cGxP)

  • Food safety systems, HACCP, PCQI

  • Process control strategies and validation frameworks

  • R&D process development, materials introduction, product reformulation

Titles Held

  • Consultant / Limited Contracts, Technical Services LLC (2021–Present)

  • Global QA & Continuous Improvement Group Director, Chemicals & Perfumes, Procter & Gamble (2006–2021)

  • Global Technology Leader – Laundry, Procter & Gamble (2004–2006)

  • Laundry Engineering & Material/Process Optimization Leader, Procter & Gamble (1996–2004)

  • Plant Chemical Engineer / Quality Manager, Augusta, GA, Procter & Gamble (1992–1996)

  • R&D Process Engineer, Procter & Gamble (1982–1992)

Career Highlights

  • Reduced global quality incidents by more than 70% across chemical and perfume platforms

  • Led 50+ QA and laboratory resources across four continents

  • Successfully guided global plants through FDA, ISO, BRC, cGxP, UNICEF, and customer/supplier audits

  • Trained and qualified approximately three dozen QA leaders worldwide

  • Integrated and improved quality systems across multiple manufacturing sites

  • Served as SME for validations and process control strategies

  • Delivered annual cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple categories

  • Introduced new materials, processes, and reformulations across dry and liquid product lines

  • Developed and implemented new Quality Management Scheme for Augusta operations

  • Invented and patented technologies supporting upstream and downstream R&D processes

Education & Professional Certifications

  • BS, Chemical Engineering – Polytechnic Institute of New York (now NYU)

  • BRC Food Safety External Auditor Certification

  • ISO 9001 External Auditor Certification

  • HACCP Certification

  • Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)

Languages

English- Native
German- Fluent

Impact

  • Transformed global quality performance across chemicals, perfumes, and consumer product platforms, driving a sustained reduction of quality incidents by more than 70% through disciplined systems, advanced controls, and leadership accountability.

  • Built a high-performance global QA organization across four continents, elevating technical capability, strengthening regulatory readiness, and establishing a repeatable model for quality leadership development.

  • Architected and deployed validation, process control, and risk management frameworks that significantly improved manufacturing reliability, audit outcomes, and operational consistency across diverse product lines and geographies.

  • Led sites through demanding FDA, ISO, BRCGS, cGxP, UNICEF, and customer audits, consistently achieving strong compliance results and reinforcing operational credibility with regulators and global partners.

  • Delivered enterprise-wide continuous improvement and cost-savings initiatives that advanced technical standards, enhanced system robustness, and enabled measurable business value across multiple global platforms.

Experience

40

Years of Experience

Patents Held

2

Patents Held

Fields of Expertise