Melbourne (03) 8400 4481
Adelaide (08) 7100 1122
Brisbane (07) 3703 1280
Derek has ~30 years of engineering and project management experience in many sectors including FMCG manufacturing, food, pharmaceutical and consulting. Having worked for various multinational companies with Australia, Derek has experience in delivering projects within live manufacturing environments. He has a strong working knowledge in FMCG, GMP as well as GxP requirements within pharmaceutical environments.
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