Alpha Global Services

James English
Associate Principal
jenglish@agsbi.com

Jim English is an associate principal with AGS Associates, LLC and is a strong leader who consistently takes organizations to significantly higher levels of productivity. Mr. English has over 25 years of experience, primarily in the regulated healthcare industry in widely varied roles from bench scientist to COO in functional areas from pure research to manufacturing, logistics, materials management, procurement and IT. These positions have been with companies ranging from start-ups to members of the global Fortune 1000. He has extensive operational experience, reorganizing and building teams, leaning operations and dealing with FDA regulated compliance requirements. He is creative in finding win-win solutions and looks to build coalitions to accomplish objectives.

Mr. English has served on numerous strategic and process improvement teams across multiple companies, with a proven track record in these varied environments.

Areas of Specialization

Developing Strategies - Business and Technology
Alignment of IT and business strategy through real-world business focused solutions
Proven effective in developing strategies across many functional business areas
Developed Information Technology Governance models resulting in investment decisions driven by ROI or development of long-term foundational elements upon which strategic objectives could be implemented
Experience in leading and developing an IT Architecture and Roadmap to effectively communicate and deliver IT services to global companies

Key Experience in Managing People and Organizations

Developed and implemented improved organizational models to reduce overall costs and improve value from critical personnel

Highly effective team-builder, who has developed individuals and teams into high-performance organizations;

Implemented customer-driven teams using metrics, surveys and 360 feedback;

Proven effective in the development of Service Level Agreements and management reporting to insure the effectiveness of both internal and external service providers

Successfully managed individuals and teams across international boundaries

Compliance and Quality Operations

Experienced working in manufacturing, development and IT areas operating under FDA and international sister organizations

Proven track record maintaining quality operations in multiple functional areas;

Implemented projects to prepare companies and employees for audit readiness;

Worked with quality organizations to harmonize methodologies and work cooperatively;

Experienced in preparation for internal, external and regulatory agency audits

Education

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa – BS Microbiology
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ – MS Zoology and Physiology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC - MBA

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