1. JOHN W. REILLY
21 Pleasant Park Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(339) 206-8342 Cell
(781) 784-7480 Home
Email : john.w.reilly@verizon.net
P R O F I L E
Decisive, action-oriented and results focused professional with 25+ years of project management experience and 13+ years in
manufacturing and operations management. Accomplished senior project manager with unique breadth & complexity
of achievements ranging from construction/engineering projects, ERP implementations and multifaceted
automation system integrations. Skilled at creatively implementing leading edge technology systems across a
multitude of business functions and creating cohesive teams to meet a common objective. Highly skilled at recruiting
and developing a loyal staff that leads with high integrity and a clear vision, and possess the ability to create a stimulating
work environment that routinely overachieves.
EXPERIENCE
PerkinElmer June 2002 – Present
Experience Summary
Instrument Manufacturing Manager
• Extensive experience in the management of manufacturing production operations for large corporations.
• Expertise in product development, process improvement, operational development, analysis, planning and scheduling in
manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA safety protocols and ISO compliance regulations. Specific experience in FDA, ISO-9001
and ISO-13485 regulated environment.
• Manage a group of 50-60 full time technicians in the area of Manufacturing and Systems Integration. Responsibilities
include overall oversight of the group technical, production and financial performance as well as recruiting, interviewing,
hiring and training of personnel.
• Responsible for daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly production goals while maintaining quality metrics and budgetary
controls.
• Drive an environment of Continuous Improvement through the deployment of a Total Productive Management (TPM)
program that includes a granular study of losses in the manufacturing operation and a detailed approach to maximizing
resource capacity. This results-based program eliminated scrap and inefficiencies through harmonized Kaizen efforts.
• Trained in Lean manufacturing and six sigma techniques. Utilize Lean Manufacturing strategies to improve
manufacturing processes and reduce costs.
• Transferred over 20 major products from Research & Development into manufacturing while continuously improving the
quality of each product launch. Implemented key quality metrics and Total Quality concepts including Lean, Six Sigma,
5S, and Kaizen.
Senior Project Manager
• Served as the Project Manager and single point of contact for the Design and Build of Laboratory Automated Systems.
The Systems ranged in financial value from $100K to $2-3M.
• Managed, on average, four System Orders each financial quarter.
• Administered the design, development and installation of the “Robot Scientist” at the University of Wales in
Aberystwyth, Wales. The Robot Scientist Project was a multidisciplinary research project involving expertise from
Computer Science, Engineering and Microbiology, and is permanently housed with the Computational Biology research
group at the University of Wales.
• Managed, from conceptual design to on-site installation, the build of a $1M Forced Degradation and Material
Compatibility System for Pfizer Corp. in Ann Arbor, MI. Forced degradation studies involve exposing a drug substance
to harsher conditions than the product would be expected to experience and determining at what point and how it
degrades

2. JOHN W. REILLY
21 Pleasant Park Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(339) 206-8342 Cell
(781) 784-7480 Home
Email : john.w.reilly@verizon.net
Duke Engineering & Services Dec., 1988 – June 2002
Experience Summary
Consultant/Engineering Lead
• Organized and managed a research and development effort in conjunction with the Electric Power Research Institute to
develop a coordinated plan for the construction of new power generating facilities both domestically and internationally.
The project was initiated and funded to advance the methods and design currently used to engineer and construct
generating facilities and included such items as code moderation, technological advances and project management
collaboration.
• Served as the Engineering Lead for work activities associated with the engineering and construction of a $120M generator
replacement project for Consolidated Edison of New York. Specific tasks and responsibilities included Work Package
development and implementation and field implementation of design activities associated with replacing four 350-ton
steam generators.
Project Manager/Consultant
• Served as the overall director for several multi-million dollar clients and projects. Responsibilities included the approval
of all project deliverables, the quality maintenance of all project files and the primary interface with all client contacts.
Specific project activities have included:
• Managed an international team performing Year 2000 (Y2K) readiness assessments for the Egyptian Electrical
Authority (EEA). Simultaneously managed 16 people in both the home office and Cairo, Egypt. Developed
procedures to classify and prioritize components for all embedded systems, software and hardware for Y2K
transitions. Integrated multi-source vendor information to enable detailed Y2K compliance assessments and reported
final assessment results to electric utilities and the U.S. Department of State.
• Directed development teams for two new products, including market analysis, cost analysis, system requirements and
rapid prototype development. First, a prototype document integration system capable of integrating documents from
various software platforms, while retaining their original references and configuration management. Second,
developed an application around a concept based search system capable of searching databases and documents on
concepts vice key words, revealing additional relationships from data.
• Supervised a software quality assurance (SQA) testing team for a web-based application. Analyzed requirements,
developed test cases, conducted risk assessments to prioritize testing and implemented the testing strategy of a human
resources (HR) compensation application.
• Managed the development of a customized database application to control plant design and licensing basis.
• Led a research and development team in the automation of engineering and administrative work processes for
marketing to domestic and international utilities.
• Implemented and participated in a regional Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Program.
• Provided on-going Project Management Training to business unit.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Nominated and selected by PerkinElmer to participate in a corporate development Emerging Leaders Program targeting
early career high potential leaders.
• Selected by DE&S executive management to participate in a Project Management (PM) Training Program and obtained
Certificate from the Project Management Institute for successfully completing the Advanced Project Management Class.
The class was conducted by Dr. John R. Adams, Professor of Project Management at Western Carolina University in
North Carolina and co-founder of the Project Management Institute.
• Elected as an Officer and Director of the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association of Greater Boston. Established
and developed a networking career services program for the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association. The

3. JOHN W. REILLY
21 Pleasant Park Road
Sharon, MA 02067
(339) 206-8342 Cell
(781) 784-7480 Home
Email : john.w.reilly@verizon.net
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EDUCATION
B.S. Mechanical Engineering May, 1988
University of Notre Dame
B.A. Liberal Arts May, 1987
Stonehill College
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