Professional Career Portfolio comprised of selected achievements. For adding to LinkedIn profile.

1. Nykky McCarley
Strategist | Implementer

2. STATEMENT OF
ORIGINALITY &
CONFIDENTIALITY
This is Nykky McCarley’s
portfolio.
All information is a product
to be used to demonstrate my
work experience and related
skills.
Please do not copy without
permission.

3. Work History:
! Senior Quality Engineer
! Corporate Commissioning & Validation Engineering Manager
! Plant Engineering & Validation Manager
! Validation Supervisor
! Operations Manager
! Operations Supervisor
! Process Engineer
! Validation Engineer
Career Interests: Quality/Validation/Regulatory & Project/Program Management
Location Preferences: Phoenix, AZ & California
Certifications:
! Certified Quality Engineer
! Certified Quality Manager
! Commissioning Process
! Abbott Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
! Wellness (Life) Coaching
! BS Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
! Master of Engineering Management, Northwestern University
! Marketing Strategy for Business Leaders Certification, Cornell University
! Foreign Language Study Abroad: French (Brittany, France) & Spanish
(Santa Anna, Costa Rica)

4. Highlights Major Outcomes
2012
Conference
Planning Project
Chicago, IL
As VP of the ISPE GLC Board of Directors,
successfully planned & executed the regional
conference in Chicago, IL. Coordinated speakers,
vendors show, hotel & tour arrangements; was sole
organizer for the event with gross revenue of
>$28,000.
2011
Abbott US
Corporate
Recognition Award
Honored with IWILL Award due to successful
management & execution of the Abbott Women
Engineers Bio Book Project. Awarded by Abbott's
Women Leaders in Action employee network.
2010
Regulatory
Consulting
Abbott Diabetes
Care
Alameda, CA
Consulted to address critical regulatory & quality
issues. For 6 months, while on assignment,
maintained positive momentum in staff’s
performance in Chicago, IL. Submitted deliverables
to ADC & led my staff in achieving >90% of our
business plan milestones & exceeding sales goals.

5. • Futuristic Thinker
Strategic Leadership
• Empathetic Leader
Talent Development
• Service Provider
Business Relationships

6. Futuristic Thinker…
! Provides solutions
today for the
challenges of
tomorrow
! Wrote dept business
plan to develop multi-
year strategy for sales
& service growth

7. Empathetic Leader…
! Coaches employees to high levels of achievement
! Created employee matrix to augment skills; increased
certifications by >200%
Accumulated Certifications of Staff Over Time

8. Service Provider…
! To existing & emerging business units, domestic & worldwide
! Supplies corporate requirements, best practices &
implementation strategies

9. • Engaged Problem-Solver
Technical
• Open-Minded Professional
Cross-Functional Teams
• Eloquent Speaker & Presenter
Communication

10. Engaged Problem-Solver…
! Won President’s Award for
process optimization in 1st
year of hire
! Used Root Cause Analysis to
reduce errors by 50%;
delivered annual savings of
$200,000
! Exceeded 90% Validation
Master Plan goal within 8
months of assuming
validation supervisor role, in
spite of significant time &
resource constraints
<1
year
50%
$200
K
>
90%

11. Me!
Technical Teams
• Process, Validation, Operations,
Engineering
Business Teams
• Class A, Employee
Networks, Recruitment
Industry Teams
• ISPE, NU-MEM Alumni
Advisory Board
Community Teams
• Career Connectors, NU
Club of Phoenix
Open-minded Professional…
! Have participated on or led
teams in corporate, industry,
educational and non-profit
environments

12. Eloquent Speaker &
Presenter…
! Possesses strong
communication skills;
delivered at multiple
levels, to internal &
external audiences

13. Connect with me on LinkedIn -
www.linkedin/in/nykkymccarley