CHRISTOPH LEBL

C HRISTOPH A. L EBL 1260 NW Naito Pkwy – Unit 308, Portland OR 97209
Cell: +1 858 967 2167
e-mail: christoph.lebl@gmail.com
AUTOMATION / ENGINEERING / Linkedin: “Christoph Lebl“
START-‑UPS / LARGE SCALE PROJECTS
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

EXECUTIVE PROFILE …
Large Scale Projects & Start-‑ups • Over 25 years of increasing responsibility in many different
GMP Manufacturing business areas which include, Automation & Control
GMP Inspections (FDA, EMA) Systems, Instrumentation, Process Engineering, Facilities
Automation & Control Systems Management, Maintenance,
Project Portfolio Management • Managing of internal and external professional
instrumentation & control, process and mechanical engineers,
Class A implementation
facilities mangers, maintenance managers, supervisors and
Business Processes Deployment
technicians, in the US and Germany.
Facilities Management • Proven leadership in managing diverse projects and people,
Cross-‑Functional Team Building effectively enhancing performance in highly competitive
Cost Savings & Avoidance growing environments, supporting change during start up
Leading through change and organizational restructuring.
• Cost containment, budgeting and portfolio management
• Expertise and compliance in FDA Regulatory requirements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE …
Genentech Inc. Hillsboro, OR (USA) (since 2009 a Member of the Roche Group)
Associate Director Automation 2011 – current
• Department head and Lead Control project engineer of a newly built $400 million
grass root Aseptic Fill & Finish facility for biological products
• Lead the Automation effort with a staff of 14+ professional engineers, managers and
4+ professional contractors
• Responsible for the successful implementation of all Automation Systems (PLC, BAS,
DCS and MES – Rockwell, Siemens, Emerson Delta V, Emerson Syncade)
• Project Sponsor to replace MES Compliance Suite with Syncade in Q1/2013
• Develop, implement and oversee all activities for the Automation Department,
ensuring strategies and objectives align with overall corporate objectives.
• Provide leadership and guidance to subordinate staff including performance
management and career development.
• Lead and manage Strategic Project Portfolio for all capital and expense projects at the
Genentech Hillsboro site.
• Ensure Project Portfolio for the Genentech Hillsboro site is aligned with overall
corporate objectives
• Responsible for managing and meeting all financial requirements and objectives to
execute Genentech Hillsboro Project Portfolio

Genentech Inc. Oceanside, CA (USA) (since 2009 a Member of the Roche Group)
Associate Director Facilities Operations Services 2009 – 2011
• Direct the Facilities, Maintenance which includes Instrumentation, Operations and
Services in GMP and non GMP areas, Real Estate Management, Mechanical
Engineering, Reliability Engineering,
• Responsible for a $62+ million Department Budget
• Responsible for overseeing all facility operations for 550,000 square foot campus on a
60-acre lot for commercial and clinical Biotech operations
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• Evaluates, selects and oversees contract services in managing ongoing operations.
• Apply lean principles and lean tools (5S, 5 Why, Kanban, DMAIC, Kaizen etc. ) to
drive efficiencies and foster environment of waste avoidance
• Lead Process Maintenance, Utility Maintenance, Utility Operations and Reliability
Engineering group with a staff of 60+ professional Genentech, director, manager,
supervisor, technician and contractors

Genentech Inc. Oceanside, CA (USA)
Associate Director Maintenance Operations 2008 – 2009
• Lead Process Maintenance, Utility Maintenance, Utility Operations and Reliability
Engineering group with a staff of 30+ professional Genentech, manager, supervisor,
technician and contractors
• Responsible for a $7+ million Department Budget
• Provide leadership and guidance to subordinate staff including performance
management and career development.
• Plan, direct and oversee the interface between Manufacturing, Maintenance, QA and
QC as required to support project goals, objectives and responsibilities.

Genentech Inc. Oceanside, CA (USA)
Associate Director Engineering, 2006 – 2008
• Lead Engineer of a $400 million biological manufacturing facility
for an therapeutic antibody to treat metastatic colorectal cancer
(ISPE Facility of the year in 2007)
• Lead Engineering Operations with a staff of 30+ professional Genentech engineers,
supervisor, technician and 5+ professional contractors
• Responsible for a $3+ million Department Budget
• Develop, implement and oversee all activities for the Engineering Operations
Department, ensuring strategies and objectives align with overall corporate
objectives.
• Provide leadership and guidance to subordinate staff including performance
management and career development.
• Plan, direct and oversee the interface between Automation Engineering, Process
Engineering, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Science, Maintenance, Electrical,
Mechanical, IT, QA and QC as required to support project goals, objectives and
responsibilities.

Genentech Inc. Oceanside, CA (USA) (NIMO Facility)
(facility acquired from BiogenIDEC by Genentech Inc. in August of 2005)
Associate Director Automation, 2003 – 2006
• Lead Instrumentation & Control project engineer of a $400 million grass root
biological manufacturing facility for an monoclonal antibody to treat metastatic
colorectal cancer (project name NIMO – awarded ISPE Facility of the year in 2007)
• Lead the entire Instrumentation & Control with a staff of 8+ professional engineers,
supervisor, technician and 10+ professional contractors
• Responsible for the $ 17 million Automation Budget
• Managed and supervised the entire loop check effort
• Managed and supervised the SAT, FAT
• Lead Instrumentation & Control engineer of the start up and commissioning teams
• Established change control system for the DCS automation
• Managed all Instrumentation & Control related issues for qualification / validation
• Set standards for qualification and cGMP of DCS automation
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Bayer AG, Wuppertal, NRW (Germany)
Automation Project Management, 2001 – 2003
• Lead Automation project engineer of a $15 million biological project for an enzyme-
blocker
• Managed and supervised the basic design effort for all Instrumentation and Control
issues
• Lead the Instrumentation and Control effort to review design drawings and P&IDs
• Lead the I&C team with a staff of 4+ professional Bayer engineers, supervisor and 3+
professional contractors

Bayer Corporation, Clayton, NC (USA) (IGIV-C Facility)
Automation Project Management, 1999 – 2001
• Lead Automation project engineer of a $50 million grass root biological
manufacturing facility
• Lead the I&C team with a staff of 8+ professional Bayer engineers, supervisor,
technician and 6+ professional contractors
• Managed and supervised the loop check and calibration effort
• Managed and supervised the software acceptance test with ABB
• Managed and supervised factory acceptance tests of the DCS with ABB
• Lead Automation engineer of the start up and commissioning teams
• Established change control system for the DCS automation
• Managed and resolved all Automation related issues for qualification / validation
• Lead Automation engineer for pre-approval of the German health inspection.
• Supervised rewriting of the DCS functional requirements and specifications and
detail design specifications
• Set standards for qualification and cGMP of DCS automation

Bayer AG, Wuppertal, NRW (Germany)
Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Project Management, 1993 – 1998
• I&C project engineer and team member of a $30 million upgrade project for a
pharmaceutical product from concept to completion
• I&C project engineer and team member of a $60 million pharmaceutical project for
antibiotic from basic design to completion
• I&C project engineer and team member of a $30 million pesticide project from basic
design to completion
• Managed a staff of 6+ maintenance technicians and 8+ contractors
• Managed and supervised the entire loop check and calibration effort
• Lead I&C engineer of start-up and commissioning

Bayer AG, Wuppertal, NRW (Germany)
Process Control Maintenance Specialist, 1989 – 1993
• Managed and supervised a staff of 5+ maintenance technicians and contractors

Bayer AG, Wuppertal, NRW (Germany)
Process Control Maintenance Technician, 1984 – 1989
• Maintenance technician chemical and pharmaceutical production
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PROFFESSIONAL EDUCATION …

Technical College for Electrical Engineering Wuppertal, Germany
♦ Electrical Engineer 1984 – 1989
Military Germany
♦ Decontamination specialist 1985 – 1986
Bayer AG Wuppertal, Germany
♦ Qualified instrumentation technician for the chemical and
pharmaceutical industry 1980 – 1984

TECHNICAL COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP …
♦ 2009 Chairman Board of Director – Emerson Global User Exchange
♦ ISA – Instrumentation System and Automation Society
♦ ISPE – Society for Life Science Professionals

ADDITIONAL SKILLS …

Language
♦ Fluent in German and English

RELATED TRAINING …
♦ Aseptic Processing in the Manufacture of Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
♦ Leadership Introduction 6 Sigma Process Improvement
♦ Business Improvement Oliver Wight International – Class A certification
♦ Management training
♦ Leadership Development – Center of Creative Leadership
♦ Presentation Skills