Geisem Beníquez

Geisem Beníquez has been working in the engineering and validation fields since 1998. From 1998 to 2001, they worked as a Project Engineer at C&IS, providing professional services in engineering, quality assurance, project management and validation. From 2001 to 2002, they worked as a Validation Engineer at Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and Schering Plough, supporting pharmaceutical products in solid and liquid dosages and assessing, scheduling, executing and reporting validation activities and protocols for equipment, process, facilities, utilities and computer systems. From 2009 to 2011, they worked as a Project Engineer at Ethicon, leading product and equipment transfer activities from San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico to Juarez, Mexico and using statistical analysis to predict defects probability and assure product is within process specifications. From 2011 to 2012, they worked as a Validation Consultant at Medtronic, supporting the transfer of production equipment to an alternate location and updating and generating technical documentation as required to support equipment transfers. Since 2018, they have been working as a Project Manager at VistaPharm, Inc., designing a Program Plan for the transfer / introduction of new products, planning commercialization activities, analyzing demand vs. batch size, calculating equipment capacity, estimating lot sizes and timelines, performing financial risk assessments and presenting alternatives.

Geisem Beníquez received a BSME in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez between 1987 and 1994. Geisem has also obtained several certifications since then, including an Indexed Annuity from PFS Investments in 2016, Cleaning Validation from Cleaning Validation Technologies in 2015, Retail Brokerage from PFS Investments in 2014, DebtWatchers from PFS Investments, and Insurance Agent, Variable Life & Variable Annuities from Primerica.