John Kurth
After a rather short stint back with Jacobs to assist with stabilizing a multi-billion dollar program for Johnson & Johnson, I have returned to the world of global CAPEX and project management.
- Role
- Senior Director, Pmo & Capex at Sterigenics
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Kurth
Global Engineering & Project Management ExecutiveMultiple Industries but with a focus in Life Sciences you for visiting my profile. I have recently joined AGC Biologics, a Contract Development and Manufacturing company (CDMO). AGC Biologics is expanding both its global footprint and its capabilities. Recently, AGC Biologics bought a very large facility in Longmont Colorado and is modifying the campus to become part of our global centers of excellence in Cell & Gene Therapy. We are also completing the startup of our Boulder, Colorado facility for large scale mammalian cell production. On our Copenhagen site, we are constructing a new facility that will use a large capacity, single use manufacturing approach able to flex to our client needs. I have been brought on board to create a world class Project Management organization including a PMO to facilitate this global expansion. It is exciting times for us at AGC Biologics, and for me Passion for creating high performing teams.• Commitment to Business Performance – broad perspective on the business of engineering & CAPEX.• Expert in Project Delivery - Developed stage gate processes for six (6) companies. Established PMO\'s. • International Experience & Perspective – lived in five countries, delivered projects in >25 countries • Risk management expertise - first in projects - Switzerland(biotech), China (fine chemicals), Brazil (vaccines), Russia (refining), Turkmenistan Skills include:• cGMP Facilities• Team Forming, Building & Performance• Operational Leadership• Project Management• Engineering Management• Construction Management• Capital Management• Profit & Loss• Risk Management• Strategy & Growth• Mergers & Acquisitions• Restructuring & Rightsizing• Integrated Project Delivery• Lean Engineering & Construction
Experience
Senior Director, Pmo & Capex
May 2025 — Present
Sterigenics is a global leader in comprehensive sterilization solutions meeting industrial sterilization needs in the medical device, pharmaceutical, advanced applications, commercial, and food industries. I joined Sterigenics to create their Project Management Office (PMO) from the ground up and to oversee all CAPEX investment. With forty-eight (48) plants located throughout the world, our PMO will focus on the optimal use of our CAPEX and the delivery of those CAPEX projects consistent with the business objectives.
Education
Rice Business
MBA, Finance
1999 — 2001
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering
1979 — 1983
Rice University
MBA, Finance
1999 — 2001
Skills
- Power Generation
- Primavera P6
- Construction
- Oil/Gas
- Cpm Scheduling
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Management Consulting
- Nuclear
- Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Cost Management
- Process Engineering
- Cost Engineering
- Petrochemical
- Gas
- Natural Gas
- Process Improvement
- Contract Management
- Project Management
- Feasibility Studies
- Factory
- Business Development
- Petroleum
- Upstream
- Project Engineering
- Change Management
- Project Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Project Finance
- Construction Management
- Risk Management
- Epc
- Project Estimation
- Oil & Gas
- Procurement
- Energy Industry
- Financial Modeling
- Project Control
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