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Nafi Anwar

Nafi Anwar

Senior Project Manager
Ringsted

Summary

Highly skilled Project Manager with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and feed industries, adept at overseeing projects from the quotation phase to installation and delivery. Proven track record in constructing large-scale and smaller production facilities on national and international levels, ensuring all projects are completed within agreed financial and time constraints while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety. Ambitious and determined, consistently delivering exceptional results that exceed client expectations and foster team satisfaction. A commitment to excellence drives successful project outcomes and builds lasting relationships with customers and stakeholders.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Senior Project Manager

Novo Nordisk A/S
01.2024 - 01.2025
  • As Multidisciplinary Project Manager, I am responsible for Oral Pack Extension project in building DF, where the building is build from scratch from inside for the new lines. The project is very complex due to that the project is executed while the production continues. This project was close to be completed. Unfortunately, I was among the 5000 employees that was layed off in September, due to re-organization in NovoNordisk.

Senior Project Manager and Senior Consultant

Niras (AlfaNordic A/S)
01.2022 - 01.2023

Novo Nordisk, 01Aug2023- 31Dec2023,

I was hired as interim senior project manager for Oral Pack Extension project in building DF.


Novo Nordisk , 01Aug2022- 01Aug 2023,

As Multidisciplinary Project Manager, I helped Biotech & Rare Disease building FF in Kalundborg with upgrading the Personal Air lock, Material Air lock and Waste Air lock according to Annex 1. This project was a very complex project with many sub-projects as dismantling and installing of HVAC channels, Sewer, and clean room.


Novo Nordisk , 01Mar2021-31Jul2022,

I helped IM1-Recovery in Kalundborg with production support in ML1 and ML2 as specialist. I managed also to be Project Manager for a couple of upgrades in the centrifuge room.


Novo Nordisk, 15Sep2020-28Feb20121:

I helped 2H in Bagsværd with writing different deviations reports for aseptic department.


Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, 01Jan2020-30Jun2020:

I helped in the Finish Goods Manufacturing area and supply Chain with optimizing of the workflow in a GMP production environment. I was also responsible for finalizing CAPA’s, SOP’s, working instructions, Change Requests and deviations.


Bavarian Nordic, 01Jun2017- 01Oct2019:

As Project Manager I helped with purchasing, installing, qualifying and validating a centrifuge and two Ultrasonicators for aseptic production for a new developed process. I helped with qualification of 6 bio-wave reactors. I helped with writing Periodic System Evaluation (PSE) for all equipment in aseptic production. I Helped composing a data sheet for all qualified parameters for all equipment in aseptic production. I Helped with writing CR, DR and production SOPs. I helped with several Equipment Qualification Rationales (EQR) for aseptic production for several product campaigns.


Leo Pharma, Ballerup, 01Oct2016-31May2017 :

I helped with establishment of new production and filling line. I was responsible for URS, RS, FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ and PQ.
I optimized the process in Recovery department, which resulted in a gain of the production from ca. 60 to ca. 68 %.


Novo Nordisk, 1S pilot plant , 01Apr2016-01Sep2016 :

I helped at Novo Nordisk, Bagsværd pilot plants, with writing PSE's (Periodic System Evaluation, VSS-reports (validation Status Summary).


Statens Serum Institute (SSI) , 01Jan2015-01Apr2016:

I helped in aseptic section as Chemist with batch release for production of disposable syringes with Sterile Water for Novo Nordisk.

Senior Consultant and Project Manager

Niras (AlfaNordic A/S)
01.2015 - 01.2022

Owner and Responsible Person

Dankur
01.2014 - Current
  • Company Overview: Dankur (http://www.dankur.com) is a Danish company that produces high quality natural cosmetic products for adults and children.
  • After I had established the company and developed all products incl. labeling and packaging, my role as a Consultant Responsible Person has been to evaluate safety and classify all the ingredients in the products for Product Information File (PIF).
  • Dankur (http://www.dankur.com) is a Danish company that produces high quality natural cosmetic products for adults and children.

Technical Project Manager

Gumlink A/S
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Worked as Technical Project Manager in R&D department where I was both responsible for building a Nicotine chewing gum pharma plant in DK for Gumlinks A/S customers in USA and also responsible for building an E-liquid plant including labelling and filling plant in DK. For both project I managed to prepare the necessary documentation for submission to the Danish Medicines Agency.

Turnkey Project Manager

Andritz Feed and Biofuel A/S
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • I managed the following projects: Building a pilot plant for Torrefaction process with filling and packaging plant. The torrefaction plant was the first kind in the world. Building solid biofuel Plant in Poland, Bulgaria, Vietnam and animal feed in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico. The mentioned plant included also filling and packaging section. Building a Miscanthus pellet Plant for DRAX power ltd in UK, which is also the first plant in the world. Establishing a Change Request system for the company. For all above-mentioned customer projects, HAZOP was a standard part of the work.

Founder and Owner

Roj Oil
01.2010
  • In January 2010, I decided to start my own production plant. I managed to design the organization and the basic design for the production plant, I also managed to find buyers for my products, but because of the global economy crises and problems with finding investors, I decided to stop the production plant.

Chemist, Production/ process supporter and Project Manager

Novo Nordisk A/S
01.2000 - 01.2010
  • Besides having the responsibility for the quality and delivery of Human Insulin (HI) and Insulin Aspart (IA) I have been working with the following different fields: Being part of the process support / chemist-team which was engaged to build the biggest Insulin Bulk plant in the world. Process support /operation support, working with HPLC on production scale, hydrolyses, centrifugation and crystallization/ iso-precipitation processes. Reviewing batch reports for HPLC, hydrolysis, centrifugation and crystallization/ Iso-precipitation processes. Being part of educational task force for teaching new colleagues about process, insulin chemistry, GMP and diabetes. Writing and reviewing Validation and qualification protocols and reports (FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ and PV) of different process in purification and recovery steps. Handling the inspection from FDA, EMA and the Danish health and medicines authorities and customers. Being part of the task force for selection and job interview of new employee. Being super user of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and implementing SPC for Purification department and laboratory. Participating in implementation of LEAN. Being responsible for various strategically optimization projects, as: Automatizing the pH measurement with LMES-system in purification part for Human Insulin and Insulin Aspart. Optimization of the stationary phase (gel phase) of production scale HPLC, so it could have a longer shelf life. Hydrolysis optimization for which the doubled volume could be produced in the same container as before. For all above projects I managed to write change request (CR), PQP, PQR, PVP, PVR and different SOPs for use after the implementation. Organizing and participating in a teambuilding seminar for operators. Responsible for implementation of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) in purification. Coordinate the implementation of Product Protection Control Strategy (PPCS) in Purification for Human Insulin and Insulin Aspart. Writing Annual Product Review (APR) for purification for both Insulin and Insulin Aspart. Reporting Periodic System Evaluation (PSE) for both Insulin and Insulin Aspart. Being elected as work environmental, health and safety representative for all employees during the construction of Insulin Bulk plant in Kalundborg-Denmark. Reporting Lifetime of Column Matrices in Purification for both Human insulin and Insulin Aspart.

Education

Semcon Project Management (2012) -

Semcon Project Management (2012)
01.2012

Diploma in Leadership - undefined

Copenhagen University College of Engineering
01.2009

Project Management - undefined

Novo Nordisk
01.2005

M.Sc. - Chemical Engineering

Aalborg University
01.2000

Skills

Cross-functional project management

Interests

Reading books
Making delicious ice cream
Board member for daughter’s school
Football coach for Ringsted pigefodbold (DBU)

Personal Information

  • Citizenship: Danish
  • Date of Birth: 1975
  • Nationality: Danish

Training

  • 2017-01-01 to 2023-01-01, GMP, EMA Annex 1, Niras (AlfaNordic) A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S
  • 2016-01-01, EMA Annex 15, AlfaNordic A/S
  • 2016-01-01, NN validation concept, AlfaNordic A/S
  • 2012-01-01, Semcon Project Management, Andritz feed and biofuel A/S
  • 2007-01-01, LEAN, Novo Nordisk A/S
  • 2007-01-01, Statistics, Novo Nordisk A/S
  • 2007-01-01 to 2012-01-01, ATEX and CE, Novo Nordisk A/S, Andritz feed and biofuel A/S
  • 2005-01-01, Project Management, Novo Nordisk A/S
  • 2004-01-01, Change Request (CR), Novo Nordisk A/S
  • 2003-01-01, None Conformity (NC), Novo Nordisk A/S
  • 2001-01-01 to 2016-01-01, Qualification and Validation (FAT, SAT, IQP/R, OQP/R, PQP/R, PVP/R and some CV), Novo Nordisk A/S, Gumlink, AlfaNordic A/S
  • 2000-01-01 to 2016-01-01, GMP, GDP, Novo Nordisk A/S, AlfaNordic A/S

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

Novo Nordisk A/S
01.2024 - 01.2025

Senior Project Manager and Senior Consultant

Niras (AlfaNordic A/S)
01.2022 - 01.2023

Senior Consultant and Project Manager

Niras (AlfaNordic A/S)
01.2015 - 01.2022

Owner and Responsible Person

Dankur
01.2014 - Current

Technical Project Manager

Gumlink A/S
01.2013 - 01.2014

Turnkey Project Manager

Andritz Feed and Biofuel A/S
01.2011 - 01.2013

Founder and Owner

Roj Oil
01.2010

Chemist, Production/ process supporter and Project Manager

Novo Nordisk A/S
01.2000 - 01.2010

Diploma in Leadership - undefined

Copenhagen University College of Engineering

Project Management - undefined

Novo Nordisk

M.Sc. - Chemical Engineering

Aalborg University

Semcon Project Management (2012) -

Semcon Project Management (2012)
Nafi AnwarSenior Project Manager