Fadi Abdelkader

About Fadi Abdelkader

Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience delivering capital infrastructure and facilities modernization within FDA-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.Currently leading multimillion-dollar CAPEX programs supporting production isolation, facility expansion, and long-term operational growth. Experienced managing complex infrastructure initiatives from concept through commissioning—aligning engineering, quality, validation, EHS, and operations to ensure compliance, budget discipline, and schedule performance.Background spans laboratory leadership, validation engineering, utilities systems, and capital project management—providing deep GMP expertise combined with strategic execution capability.Known for:• Delivering large-scale infrastructure upgrades within active GMP operations• Leading cross-functional teams and contractor partnerships• Mitigating risk while maintaining operational continuity• Driving accelerated schedules without compromising compliance• Translating capital strategy into measurable operational resultsFocused on capital portfolio execution, facilities infrastructure growth, and scalable manufacturing expansion.

Experience

1. Senior Project Manager Engineering (Facilities & Maintenance)

   Novo Nordisk

   Aug 2025 — Present · US

   Lead large-scale capital infrastructure initiatives supporting production isolation and facility modernization within active GMP-regulated manufacturing operations.•Direct Building D Osiris Program (185.2 mDKK | 3-year capital initiative) supporting long-term manufacturing capacity expansion•Managed Osiris Freezer Farm Removal (25.2 mDKK | 4 months) ensuring operational continuity•Delivered North & South Walls (1.25 mDKK) and Occupancy Release (0.78 mDKK) projects on accelerated schedules•Accountable for scope governance, cost forecasting, contractor oversight, and risk mitigation•Align facilities strategy with manufacturing growth and regulatory requirements

Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  BS General Studies & Minor of SPEA

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Cleaning Validation
• Hplc
• Continuous Improvement
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Sop
• Fda
• Validation
• Capa
• Quality System
• Laboratory
• Change Control
• 21 Cfr Part 11
• Process Improvement
• Quality Control
• Gmp