James McNamee

Background

About James McNamee

With over 27 years of facilities and security management experience in the commercial, pharmaceutical / biotech / manufacturing industries- 2006 to Present - Co-Founder and Director of Secan Technologies Inc- Technical Officer responsible for choosing and developing, and steering the company towards an efficient use of technology, to supporting our customers- Technical project manager of security installation, commission and operational projects for many top line companies- Responsible for management, monitoring and emergency response of our client's critical systems-Managed staff who provided above average level of security services to some of the most demanding customers- Project Manager - for a clients data center upgrade. Including 500kw generator, 300kva UPS, HVAC and rack installation- Product Development - worked with a colleague to develop Secan's own lab monitoring system. Including writing software, selecting equipment, mining data, circuit board design, 3D printing, and testing- Network Administration - setup and configuration of complex firewall and vpn network- to 2006 - Sr. Facilities Manager at QLT Inc- Facility/Laboratory Management of over square feet of laboratory, manufacturing and administration space- Project manager for laboratory relocation, and significant construction projects- Facility design, and maintain ability reviews- Facility operation, maintenance, calibration and validation training- Consulting in all areas of facility management, operation, calibration, validation and automation, control and security- ISO and cGMP regulatory audit participation in FDA and Health Canada inspections, ISO and maintenance/vendor audits- Participation as an auditor on vendor/supplier audits- Managed calibration, and validations departments for QLT Inc- Consulted on a clean-room design, construct ability review, validation, operation, maintenance and ongoing monitoring of a regulated biotech pilot manufacturing facility- Project Managed installation and ongoing operation of a Water For Injection system- QLT's Facilities Department Representative for the project management of multi million dollar building projects.