Cesar A Hernandez serves as the Vice President of Engineering at Ascend Elements since July 2025, bringing extensive experience from previous leadership roles including Engineering, Maintenance and Utilities Lead at Zoetis and Site Engineering Director at Pfizer. Hernandez has a strong background in automation and controls, having held significant positions at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals as Automation Director, and at Pfizer as Sr. Manager of Instrumentation and Automation, where responsible for establishing the Automation Group at the Rocky Mount site. Additional experience includes Director of Manufacturing Process Automation & Controls at Hospira and Associate Director of Controls & Automation at Novartis, where efforts to standardize engineering specifications improved plant productivity. Hernandez's career began as Principal Controls & Systems Engineer at Conagra Brands. Educational credentials include a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering from Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and two master's degrees in Operations Management and Supervision, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.
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