SAUL BERRIOS-QUIÑONES

RESUME

PO BOX 8076 Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792 Home Tel. (787)850-3482 Work Tel. (787)783-5500x2230

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

Over six years of experience in bulk pharmaceutical process management, two years in handling asbestos abatement projects and six years in process design. Has held positions as Process Design Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, Process Manager and Shift Supervisor. Broad knowledge of bulk pharmaceutical production management, Plant start-ups, project development, equipment design, specifications, and recommendation, validation, CGMP's and FDA requirements.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER CARIBBEAN ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS, San Juan PR November 1993 to Present

To be updated!

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR ALCON PUERTO RICO, Humacao PR February 1993 to November 1993

In charge of the production of a sterile manufacturing area for parenteral products from their formulation stage through filling, visual inspection and packaging of the finished product. Direct supervision of forty-six (46) employees including fifteen (15) production technicians, eight (8) inspectors and twenty-three (23) packaging operators. Responsible to coordinate the production schedule, reconcile the Batch Records, manage process deviation investigations, revise SOP's, recommend process changes, equipment modifications as well as participate in the selection of manufacturing equipment. Deal with other departments as : QC/QA, Engineering, Purchasing, Warehouse, Safety, etc.

PROCESS DESIGN ENGINEER CPI ENGINEERS, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico August 1990 to February 93

* Consultant, providing design engineering support services to the pharmaceutical industry.

* Prepared P &ID of new and existing process system facilities as USP Water distribution loop and bulk chemical processes. Clients: Abbott , Barceloneta, PR and Pfizer, Barceloneta, PR

* Performed process design and wrote specifications of different process equipments as heat exchanger, pump, holding tank and condensers, for different applications. Clients: Anaquest, Guayama, PR; Eli Lilly, Carolina, PR; Pfizer, Barceloneta, PR

* Performed evaluation of existing process system for upgrading and process optimizations. Client: Eli Lilly, Carolina, PR

* Prepared cost estimate and equipment requirements of a new bulk chemical process. Client: Abbott, Barceloneta, PR

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER Fernando L. Rodríguez & Associates, Hato Rey, PR January 1989-August 1990

* Consultant and contractor, providing support services in asbestos abatement projects; including coordination and supervision of asbestos material removal and disposal, Industrial hygiene monitoring, Asbestos Work Plan preparation and Technical Reports submissions. Clients: Fort Buchanan, Guaynabo, PR; Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, Ceiba, PR; Fort Allen, Juana Diaz, PR; Antilles Military Academy, Trujillo Alto, PR; Bromon Aircraft, Aguadilla, PR; University of PR, Rio Piedras, PR; Public Community Buildings, ST. Croix, Virgin Islands; National Guard, Ponce, PR; Luis Muñoz Marín Airport, Isla Verde, PR; Port Authority and others.

* Prepared Environmental Assessments related to construction permit applications of emission sources. Client: Ethicon, San Lorenzo, PR

* Worked on the validation of a Solvent Recovery System: carbon bed adsorption and distillation columns. Client: Schering-Plough (Key Pharmaceuticals), Las Piedras, PR

PROCESS MANAGER Squibb Manufacturing, Inc., Humacao, Puerto Rico January 1983 - December 1988

* Since April 1987, administered the operations of a bulk chemical plant (Building 1). Responsible of eight chemical processes, for an inventory of $12 millions, direct supervision of five Shift Supervisors and forty-six chemical operators as indirect employees. Contributed in the savings of $ 1.23 millions by product's yield increases, process improvements and solvent recovery. Reported to the Production Manager.

* Since January 1984 as a Shift Supervisor-day shift, was responsible in: process improvement, process troubleshooting, process start-ups, production planning, job skill training and documentation. Reported to the Process Manager.

* Since January 1983 as a Shift Supervisor-three shifts, I was responsible of the direct supervision of five chemical operators, personnel evaluation and job distribution. Reported to the Process Manager.

* Additional experiences are related to the following aspects of operations of a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment: Batch Tickets, Financial Summary Reports, Financial Forecast, S.0.P.'s, and the following manufacturing processes: Dissolutions, Hydrolysis, Crystallization by pH and cooling, Liquid-liquid extraction, Distillations (atmospherics, vacuum), Filtrations (in line, fest filter, centrifugation, filter press), Drying (vacuum tumble, fluid beds: Fitzpatrick, Aeromatic), Solvent Recovery, Hazardous Chemicals Management (Including Hydrogen Systems).

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

BS Chemical Engineering, 1982, University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez Campus). Member of the CIAPR, certification No. 10273-EIT

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Asbestos Commission of C.I.A.P.R, 1989

Supervision of Asbestos Abatement Projects: Course & Workshop at Georgia Institute of Technology, Nov. 1989

Respiratory Protection for the Asbestos Abatement Industry: Course by Georgia Tech, June 1990

Advanced Supervision of Asbestos Abatement Projects: Annual Update Course by Georgia Tech, June 1990

Others: Computer knowledge in IBM PC's software LOTUS 1-2-3 and EXCEL.