Shawn Walsh
Vice President of Manufacturing Operations | Life Sciences Manufacturing | Process Development
- Role
- Vice President of Manufacturing Operations at Somascan
- Location
- Brighton, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shawn Walsh
As an analytical and process-oriented manufacturing, sustainability, and operations executive, I have a demonstrated record of achievement in designing and introducing optimized manufacturing science and engineering strategies for cutting-edge clinical and commercial biologics manufacturing. Applying my multifaceted technical expertise and understanding of commercial manufacturing operations, process control, and engineering, I drive efficiency and productivity by building new lean processes while leading and mentoring teams as an empowering and collaborative leader. A few notable accomplishments of which I am incredibly proud include:• Generating a six-fold increase in reagents production throughput while decreasing the failure rate by 6 times within through the implementation of a new process management strategy, lean principles, and key metrics tracking. • Coordinating a multimillion-dollar laboratory facility expansion, directing the initiative as the process lead and securing its on-time and on-budget delivery.• Reducing overall manufacturing costs for small-scale DNA by 80% by leading my team through an iterative process to locate continuous process improvement opportunities while maintaining industry-leading quality standards. • Designing a vertical manufacturing strategy to increase in-house semi-finished goods manufacturing from 30% to 100%, while improving DNA synthesis production efficiency from 98% to 99.5%. • Developing 2 new processes that resulted in securing 2 US patents, including new process to introduce color into membranes facilitating identification of correct DNA starting base position for organic synthesis and new process to create controlled pore glass while significantly reducing waste.An established manufacturing, sustainability, and operations leader within life sciences manufacturing, I am always looking for opportunities to expand my professional network. If you would like to connect, please contact me at s••••••••@icloud.com.AREAS OF EXPERTISETeam Leadership & Team DevelopmentLife Sciences Manufacturing Strategic CommunicationsContinuous ImprovementBusiness DevelopmentOperations LeadershipProcess TechnologiesProcess DevelopmentProject ManagementLean ManufacturingStrategic DirectionQuality Systems
Experience
Vice President of Manufacturing Operations
Mar 2022 — Present · Boulder, CO, US
Oversee strategic decision-making and lead all operations across oligonucleotide manufacturing, diagnostic test manufacturing, and kit assembly for protein biomarker discovery. Lead and influence team of chemists, including 4 direct reports, maintaining optimal efficiency through implementation of lean manufacturing techniques and process improvements based on industry best practices.
Education
Cornell College
BA, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1996 — 2000
Illinois Institute of Technology
Coursework Toward Professional Science Master's Degree, Material and Chemical Synthesis
2005 — 2006
Skills
- Process Improvement
- Biochemistry
- Iso 14001
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Processing
- Data Analysis
- Chemistry
- Lifesciences
- Environmental Compliance
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology
- Materials Chemistry
- Life Sciences
- Chromatography
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