Tom Van Ginneken

• Leading a group of engineers and technical professionals who support the global customer acquisitions process with the development of new Pharmaceutical Packaging products (mainly pre-fillable syringes) according to customer requirements and latest regulatory requirements (10 employees) • Technical and financial assessment of new business opportunities • Continuous improvements of business processes to improve international – interdepartmental cooperation

• Leading an accredited laboratory that endorses product development, production, validation, quality department with technical subjects (7 employees) • Support Business Unit (Pharmaceutical Packaging) with technical expertise on product functionality, stability and components • Leading laboratory for development and roll out of new test methods • Establish and control yearly departmental budget

• Managed different international process- and product development projects (customer and innovation projects) • Managed project costs (project budget 100 k€ up to 1000 k€), timelines and quality to fulfill the customer requirements • Built up expert knowledge on primary packaging (syringes, vials, cartridges), components (plungers, stoppers, plunger rods, Luer Lock connectors) secondary packaging (tubs, nests, Tyvek)

• Qualified utilities (HVAC, Local Protection Down Flow, Clean Steam distribution, Cooling chambers), equipment, PLC migrations and packaging lines in pharmaceutical production • Technical project support

• Assisted production with technical advice • Assessed and implemented process improvement projects • Monitored product quality by controlling process parameters

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