Alan Gatica

Results-driven professional with extensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratories, sterile fields, and industrial facilities. Proven expertise in leading production teams, supervising manufacturing lines, optimizing efficiency, and managing inventory/stocks. Adept at implementing continuous improvement cultures, reducing costs, and ensuring strict adherence to GMP and quality standards.

Recognized for leadership capacity, proactive initiative, problem-solving abilities, and strong interpersonal relations.

Production Supervisor - Sterile Injectables & Lyophilized Liquids at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (2025-01 – Present)

• Oversee operations including procurement, production order notifications, inventory control, stock management, materials creation, and goods movements.
• Supervise the production and packaging of sterile injectables and lyophilized liquids.
• Manage reporting, scale-up processes, technology transfers, standard operating procedure (SOP) drafting, and budget generation and tracking.

Production Leader - Injectables Sterile Area (8 direct reports) at Laboratorio Pablo Cassará (2022-01 – 2025-01)

• Provided comprehensive management of production processes, from compounding and dispensing to packaging and dispatch of sterile injectable products.
• Supervised and controlled batch documentation and production records to ensure compliance with strict regulatory guidelines and standards.
• Led personnel training and drafted precise operational procedures to maintain safe and efficient workflows.
• Analyzed and tracked Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to identify optimization opportunities and support data-driven decision-making.
• Successfully led continuous improvement initiatives, achieving a 30% increase in productivity, efficiency, and quality compared to 2022 baselines.

Machine Operator at Laboratorio Pablo Cassará (2021-01 – 2022-01)

• Operated filling and dispensing machinery for injectables (vials and ampoules), nasal sprays, eye drops, and single-dose products inside the sterile core area.
• Handled specialized equipment configuration, tooling changes, setup, and operation for machines including Cozzoli, Tover, Macofar, Valmax, Tecnomaco, CAM cartoners, and Bausch 800 vial/ampoule washers.
• Performed manual and automated particulate inspection using CMP inspection equipment.
• Executed preventive and corrective adjustments, machinery setup, and deep cleaning and sanitization of tools and line items for sterilization.

Sterile Area Operator at Laboratorio Pablo Cassará (2019-01 – 2022-01)

• Conducted specialized sterilization tasks, component preparation, and cleanup in strict conformance with cleanroom regulations.

Mechanical Maintenance Technician at Laboratorio Dicoffar S.R.L (2017-09 – 2019-08)

• Executed preventive and corrective mechanical maintenance on various automatic and semi-automatic filling and cartoning lines.
• Performed facility maintenance including electrical systems, plumbing, refrigeration, masonry, sensor adjustment, and troubleshooting. Generated daily fault, alarm, and equipment repair logs. Extensive work with PLCs.

Operator / Compounder at Laboratorio Dicoffar S.R.L (2016-05 – 2017-08)

• Prepared and compounded batches following strict production orders, batch cards, and mixing sequences for food or pharmaceutical formulations.
• Dispensed, verified, and weighed raw materials. Completed quality control records and performed equipment sanitation.

Machine Operator (Flowpack & Continuous Lines) at La Fármaco S.A. & Unilever (2013-01 – 2016-01)

Operator 2013-2015, Machinist 2015-2016

• Operated continuous flowpack machinery, vertical/horizontal fillers, and specialized Coster lines for consumer goods (shampoos, soaps, creams, gels).
• Monitored weight controls, batch numbers, expiration coding, and overall finished product quality. Kept detailed records of hourly and daily output metrics.
• Performed daily formatting changes (dosing nozzles, labeling heads, conveyor configurations), lubrication, and fine tuning.

Industrial Engineering in Industrial Engineering – Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN) (2018-01 – 2025-01)

Electromechanical Technician in Electromechanical Technician – Escuela de Educación Técnica Nº 5 "Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz"