Youval Tahan
Project Director/ Engineering Director/ Operations Manager
Ashdod
Summary
A well-educated and highly motivated chemical and industrial engineering management professional with over 20 years of experience in the international pharmaceutical industry in a leading technical project worldwide. Superior technical proficiency, with excellent communications skills and a talent for motivating others. Proven ability to increase capacity and reduce costs while improving product quality. A natural leader and strong contributor as well as a loyal team member, flexible to relocation, EU citizenship.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Engineering Director
Wavelength Pharmaceuticals
01.2018 - Current
- Responsible for engineering, projects and development for a big API manufacture.
- Managing strategic projects while maintaining high output and building new production lines.
- A member of senior management and a key decision-maker on the direction of major contracts.
- Establishing a new API facility, in India ,chemical plant , budget of 50 MEUR , brownfield.
Director of Operations
Algatechnologies Ltd
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Responsible for engineering, operations, and HSE for a world leader in alga biotechnology.
- Managing strategic projects while maintaining high output and building new production lines.
- A member of senior management and a key decision-maker on the direction of major contracts.
- Constantly setting goals, improving methods, building new processes, and increasing efficiency.
Technical Director / Director of Strategic Projects and HSE
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Swiss /BTG
01.2007 - 01.2015
- Prepared budgets and multi-year work plans for major cross-departmental engineering projects.
- Worked with government and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with all HSE standards.
- Directed the design, purchasing, and installation of new facilities, including production machinery, clean rooms, packaging, sterile equipment, and clean utilities.
- Managed the engineering and HSE activities of a major subsidiary of a global pharmaceutical company.
- Manage number of global projects: Upgrade facilities in BTG Israel: New bioreactors, formulation, Fill and finish sterile line, packaging, 50 MEUR , brownfield.
- New facility in the USA, Parsippany NJ , formulation and fill and finish 200 MEUR , greenfield.
- New facility in Germany, Kiel , Tableting 50 MEUR , brownfield.
- New R&D center in Swiss, St Prex , 80 MEUR , greenfield.
Chief of Operations and Technology
Inotek Pharmaceuticals
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Led the start-up and development of the Israeli branch of a USA-based biopharmaceutical firm.
- Designed a new API and pharmaceutical pilot plant, including process equipment, facilities, and clean rooms, 30 MEUR , Greenfield.
- Worked with suppliers on the purchase and installation of reactors, driers, mills, and tablet presses.
- Successfully transferred 8 new products from lab scale in USA to quantity production in Israel.
Engineering Manager
Chemada Fine Chemicals
01.1998 - 01.2004
- Managed major capital projects, including upgrades and expansion resulting in a doubling of capacity.
- Doubled capacity of the facility and installed new reactor, dryer, and waste treatment system.
- Took on responsibilities for R&D, project management, general engineering, and maintenance.
- Worked with suppliers and contractors to achieve improved quality at lower overall cost.
Plant Engineer / Production Manager
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
01.1995 - 01.1998
- Performed plant engineering for Teva-Tech, the chemical component of the greater corporation.
- Relocated manufacturing line into new and expanded factory without interrupting production.
- Establishing a new facility API chemical plant , 200 MEUR , Greenfield.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial Engineering and Business Management
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Be’er Sheva, Israel01-1996
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Be’er Sheva, Israel01-1993
Skills
Biotechnology
API Chemical Manufacture
Project Management
Communications
Leadership
MS Office Suite – Word, Excel, etc
Engineering design
Team building
Financial analysis
Contract negotiation
Budget coordination
Financial administration
Quality assurance controls
Manufacturing
Compliance
Performance updates
Budgeting & estimating
Quality control implementation
Design optimization
Architecture
Design evaluations
Accomplishments
- Project Manager for the new pharmaceutical factory and biotechnology facility worldwide.
- Manage a big project globally up to 200 MEUR, in Greenfield and brownfield.
- Key member of the management team of a world leading biotech and pharma companies.
Other
Portuguese citizenship (European citizenship).
Timeline
Engineering Director
Wavelength Pharmaceuticals
01.2018 - Current
Director of Operations
Algatechnologies Ltd
01.2015 - 01.2018
Technical Director / Director of Strategic Projects and HSE
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Swiss /BTG
01.2007 - 01.2015
Chief of Operations and Technology
Inotek Pharmaceuticals
01.2004 - 01.2007
Engineering Manager
Chemada Fine Chemicals
01.1998 - 01.2004
Plant Engineer / Production Manager
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
01.1995 - 01.1998
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Master of Science - Industrial Engineering and Business Management
Ben Gurion University of the Negev