Summary
Overview
Education
Work History
Certification
Skills
Accomplishments
Key Areas Of Working
Disclaimer
Timeline
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Ayyappa Vengalthuri

Ayyappa Vengalthuri

Tirupati

Summary

Looking forward to pursue an environment which provides me opportunity to enhance my knowledge, experience in Quality, Information Security, Audits and Compliance, documentation, having experience in Quality Hub tool/ JIRA, VLMS, QMS ISMS, CMMI GxP, 21 CFR Part -11, Salesforce, GAPM-5, Data Management, Internal, External audits, Vendor assessment audits, SDLC knowledge and serve best to the company. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Education

MSc. Organic Chemistry -

Sri Venkateswara University

B.Sc. - Biotechnology, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sri Venkateswara University

PGD in Quality & International Regulatory Affairs - Quality Assuance

Annamalai University
Chennai

Work History

Senior Manager Quality & Compliance

Cloudbyz
05.2021 - Current
  • Championed process improvement initiatives that led to significant cost savings without compromising on quality standards.
  • Represent the Organization as MR(Management Representative) & CISO Hosting ISO 9001 & 27001External audits, Customer Audits and Compliance activities.
  • Extensively collaborate with Customers, Business Partners, Project Managers, department heads and project teams to understand the process challenges and address the same.
  • Conduct regular management review meetings with Senior Management people and discusses the process adherence and effectiveness of the defined/enhanced process
  • Lead the QMS and ISMS Compliance and ensure all company policies, procedures, and work instructions are in compliance with SDLC, GDPR ,HIPAA, ISO 9001:2015 & 27001:2022 - certifications/accreditations are maintained.
  • Monitor and measure the benefits of post process implementation to ensure quality, efficiency, and improvement.
  • Ensuring implementation and adherence to the approved process by performing regular audits and monitoring control points. Act as SPOC for the process related activities and provide support and guidance to different teams.
  • Implement governance of all circle’s cross functional teams using standardized metrics system.
    Perform timely escalations and highlight violation and gaps discovered.
  • Ensure timely resolutions post engaging with responsible teams to reduce end customer experience impact.
  • Maintain the company library HUB (EDMS) of compliance resources including standards
  • Facilitate project teams on process set up and metrics for their projects according to the scope and type of the project.
  • Train all company personnel in the documented company policies
    Conduct SDLC, quality, and IT system compliance audits
    Leading Risk and Opportunity module and ensure all risks and identify for all functions and mitigation action are tracked till closure.
  • Ensure personnel have received appropriate training and are assessed as competent to perform tasks.
  • Prepare and submit monthly & Quarterly management reports relating to company systems, compliance and Defects.
  • Enhanced company reputation by driving successful initiatives that addressed client pain points effectively.
  • Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.

Quality Manager

Navitas Life Sciences
06.2019 - 05.2021
  • Worked as a Quality Manager, responsible for implementing quality management systems and ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 standards
  • Collaborated with project teams and support functions to offer insights and best practices
  • Conducted internal audits and coordinated external audits.
  • Ensured consistent delivery of high-quality products by closely supervising production teams throughout manufacturing processes.
  • Promoted a proactive approach to risk management within the organization, mitigating potential concerns before they escalated into larger issues.
  • Evaluated and approved new suppliers based on thorough assessments of their quality management systems, ensuring ongoing reliability in the supply chain.
  • Facilitated cross-functional team collaboration, ensuring seamless communication between departments regarding quality matters.
  • Drove process standardization by creating and implementing SOPs, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced deviations.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.

Manager Quality and Compliance

Lake Chemicals Pvt.Ltd
11.2017 - 06.2019
  • Worked as a Manager of Quality and Compliance, responsible for implementing quality management systems and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Led initiatives for continuous improvement and successfully faced EU Regulatory Audit.

QA-Assistant Manager Audits & Compliance

SYMBIOTICA
04.2016 - 11.2017
  • Worked as a QA-Assistant Manager, responsible for conducting audits and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Handled projects from various clients in the pharmaceutical and life sciences domains.

Quality Assurance Executive

Pfizer India Ltd.
04.2015 - 04.2016
  • Worked as a Quality Assurance Executive, responsible for ensuring compliance with quality standards and regulations
  • Collaborated with various departments to gather documentation requested for audits.

Quality Assurance Executive

Alivira (Strides Acrolabs)
07.2014 - 04.2015
  • Worked as a Quality Assurance Executive, responsible for ensuring compliance with quality standards and regulations
  • Collaborated with various departments to gather documentation requested for audits.

Assistant-II

Apotex India Pvt. Ltd
08.2012 - 06.2014
  • Worked as an Assistant-II, responsible for quality assurance activities in a pharmaceutical company
  • Collaborated with various departments to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Senior Executive

Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd.
06.2010 - 07.2012
  • Worked as a Senior Executive, responsible for quality assurance activities in a multinational pharmaceutical company
  • Collaborated with various departments to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Certification

  • ISO 9001:2015 Certified QMS -Lead Auditor, CQI-IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors)
  • ISO 27001:2013 Certified ISMS Lead Auditor, CQI-IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors)
  • HIPAA (Business Associates), HIPAA Exams
  • Information Systems Auditing, Controls and Assurance, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Computer System Validations and DI, QRM, QMS, RCA, USP
  • Scrum Master & Agile
  • Handling of RCA, CAPA , Data Integrity, Quality Events, Non Conformances, Audit reports,

Skills

  • QMS 9001 :2015
  • ISMS 27001 :2022
  • GAMP5
  • GDPR
  • SOC2
  • HIPAA
  • 21 CFR Part 11
  • Salesforce
  • Computer System
    Validation (CSV)
  • Process validation
  • Organizational improvement
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Excellent Communication
  • Training and Development
  • Staff Training
  • Team Collaboration
  • Troubleshooting and problem resolution
  • Cross-functional Team Coordination

Accomplishments

  • Received Special Recognition from MD for leading the team and implementing QMS tools and training teams on Process SOP & Tools. enabling the company to face ISO 9000 & Customer Audits successfully.
  • Best Team Award at Cloudbyz across the organisation. (Sep-2021 & 2023)
  • Received an Award & Special reward from Managing Director for implementing the QMS systems in various departments of lake enabling the company to face EU Regulatory Audit successfully (Inspection date: 18/09/2108-21/09/2018) @ Lake Chemicals Pvt.Ltd Bangalore.
  • Actively Performed Internal Audits Vigilance and Surveillance and faced USFDA without any major observations (USFDA- Inspected i.e. (11-09-2017-15-09-2017) @Malaysia.
  • Have done successfully Internal and External Audits (Visited China, Malaysia for Supplier and Contract Laboratories Audits and Make reports and CAPA)

Key Areas Of Working

  • Having good exposure in Agile and Waterfall approaches, functional requirements, process modelling and completed product and project management lifecycle.
  • Monitoring the compliance activities and responsible for the effective and efficient selection, qualification and quality management of IT suppliers, indirect management of the supplier quality managers and communication and escalation of major issues to the management as Management representative.Proactively collaborated with project & Product teams, offering invaluable insights & best practices.
  • Respond to client questionnaires, surveys and audit requests
  • Facilitation on Project Management process and Support Functions ( HR, IT, Admin, Pre-Sales, Marketing etc., )
  • Preparation and review of SIG questionnaire and provide feed back
  • Performing gap analysis on process against various standards (ISO, CMMI)
  • Providing QMS( 9001) and ISMS (27001) facilitation to projects and departments
  • Facilitate project teams in identifying issues and risks, metrics, document creation, review and approval.
  • Conducting Internal audits, tracking closure of NCR's and Conducting QMS training.
  • Handled projects from various clients from diverse industry domains viz., Pharmaceuticals, CROs, Life Sciences, Clinical Research, pharmacovigilance domain and drug safety applications - Argus & other regulatory service providers, etc.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true and correct to the best of knowledge and belief.

Timeline

Senior Manager Quality & Compliance

Cloudbyz
05.2021 - Current

Quality Manager

Navitas Life Sciences
06.2019 - 05.2021

Manager Quality and Compliance

Lake Chemicals Pvt.Ltd
11.2017 - 06.2019

QA-Assistant Manager Audits & Compliance

SYMBIOTICA
04.2016 - 11.2017

Quality Assurance Executive

Pfizer India Ltd.
04.2015 - 04.2016

Quality Assurance Executive

Alivira (Strides Acrolabs)
07.2014 - 04.2015

Assistant-II

Apotex India Pvt. Ltd
08.2012 - 06.2014

Senior Executive

Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd.
06.2010 - 07.2012

MSc. Organic Chemistry -

Sri Venkateswara University

B.Sc. - Biotechnology, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sri Venkateswara University

PGD in Quality & International Regulatory Affairs - Quality Assuance

Annamalai University
Ayyappa Vengalthuri