Tommy o Brien to118a64c@westpost.

net INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION MANAGER Highly experienced Vice president and Director in medical devices, diagnostics a nd pharmaceuticals. Experienced in global manufacturing as well as smaller, grow ing companies. Deep familiarity with all major international markets, including 13 years of in-country management in the United Kingdom. and U.S.A. Gerresheimer Peachtree City Atlanta GA August 08 - Present Global leader in medical plastic and glass 10,000 employee's world wide Vice president/production Gerresheimer is a medical glass and plastics manufacture with plants worldwide. I work in the medical plastics division where we have increased our North Americ an presence over the last 2 years. Turnover is circa 25million with a staff of 1 00 people. I joined the company as production manager and was promoted to Vice President after 12 months. Some of my contributions and achievements here at Pea chtree City are listed below * Managed transition from automotive supplier to medical device manufacturer. * Accelerated sales growth of all medical molding and devices. * Redirected critical transfer program with 30 molds being transferred from Euro pe, meeting customer demand and scale up. * Halted free-fall decline of personnel issues by upgrading management team and instituting rigorous management and reporting practices. * Increased production capabilities by changing fire fighting tactics to problem solving and root cause analysis * Educated and instilled cGMP practices throughout the Peachtree City site. * Moved from weekly reports to monthly reports with headquarters in Regensburg G ermany. * Worked closely with the sales team to ensure we won targeted business and ther efore managed growth in line with expectations * Validated a failing high speed medical device line with a structured ramp up t o meet customer demands. * Facilated our 20 keys improvement system to match program that was up and runn ing in Europe * Increased turnover from a loss making venture to making a substantial contribu tion in EBITDA. through lean manufacturing and severe cost cutting. * Rapid decrease in customer complaints and cost associated with non conformance s. * Managed worldwide plant managers meeting held in Peachtree City 2010. * Managed installation of new technology. * Increased employee morale by making some tough and critical decisions. CONSORT MEDICAL PLC (formerly Bespak) Milton Keynes, UK Production manager May 2005 - July 2008 $250MM leader in devices for inhaled drug delivery and anesthesia. 1,200 employe es in UK, US, and India. Consort medical was a name change and role change as I moved to a faster paced e nvironment with several programs and one of the largest worldwide projects taken on by the company. * Grew asthma inhaler core business, surpassing 3M and doubling market share to become #1: * Managed new products by setting up flexible manufacturing cell in Milton Keyne s. * Restructured UK operations on several occasions * Implemented Six Sigma, producing dramatic quality improvements and $6million i n annual savings.

* Increased customer satisfaction from 42nd to 63rd percentile of UK companies s urveyed. Employee satisfaction (2007) ranked in 90th percentile of UK companies and #2 among manufacturing companies. * Managed portfolio of 15 device development programs, including $42MM inhaler for Pfizer's Exubera(R), world's first inhaled insulin. * Managed restructuring of mature medical device due to increased competition. * Operated over several production sites in United Kingdom. * Facilated new center of excellence at Milton Keynes site.

Bespak PLC Milton Keynes and Kings Lynn UK 1998 - 2005 We started production of new device for Milton Keynes site as back up for our si ster plant in Kings Lynn in 1999. We had a total of 60 employees working a 5 shi ft 24/7 pattern. We molded printed and assembled the device that was shipped to our customer for filling. After some years of consistent production we were face d with the challenge of new competition. We met our cost reduction with increase d output due to new and novel technology. Production manager/ Team manager * Managed 24/7 operation Of leading Asthma inhaler for major pharma customer. * Managed 14 injection molding presses ranging from 100 ton to 250 tons. * Installed and validated high speed assembly line with capacity of 12 million a nnual output. * Structured improvements to achieve consistent output for MK site. * Developed a total teamwork approach. * Learned valuable lessons during recruitment drive for new device for MK site. * Worked very close with colleagues in other locations that had experience with this device. * Implemented planned maintenance and facility procedures. * Worked with colleagues to change to a can do culture. * Assisted with implementation of SAP management system Bridgman doors Bedford United Kingdom 1996-1998 High end Door manufacturer that had a complete design and fit packa ge for large construction projects within the United Kingdom. During my time wit h Bridgman I spent a lot of time traveling around the United Kingdom Overseeing several projects and liaising with customers. Shannon timber products Smithstown Ireland 1985 -1995 Small family run business that provided services to the construction industry. C ontracts were very last minute and required constant updating and planning. Emig rated with my young family to United Kingdom EDUCATION Level 5 diploma in management studies Bedford College United Kingdom 2006 Diploma in construction management Moylish technical college Limerick Ireland 1985 Leaving certificate pass Shannon comprehensive school Ireland