Omar Garced
About Omar Garced
Omar Garced is the Manufacturing Sr QA Manager at Procter & Gamble, with extensive experience in quality assurance and a background in chemistry.
Current Role at Procter & Gamble
Omar Garced currently holds the position of Manufacturing Sr QA Manager at Procter & Gamble. He has been in this role since 2021 and is based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. His responsibilities include overseeing quality management of finished product stability, handling consumer complaints, and conducting annual product quality review (APQR).
Previous Experience at Procter & Gamble
Before assuming his current role, Omar Garced served as Innovation Sr QA Manager at Procter & Gamble from 2017 to 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to that, he was the Contract Manufacturing Quality Assurance Manager from 2014 to 2017 in the same location. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Manufacturing Site Quality Assurance Specialist for over-the-counter products from 2009 to 2014 in Puerto Rico.
Early Career and Roles at Johnson & Johnson and Wyeth
Before joining Procter & Gamble, Omar Garced gained valuable experience at Johnson & Johnson, where he worked as a Quality Control Scientist from 2006 to 2007 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. Additionally, he served as a Validation Specialist at Wyeth from 2005 to 2009 in Guayama, Puerto Rico. These roles helped him build a strong foundation in quality control and validation processes.
Education and Qualifications
Omar Garced holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry from Inter American University of Puerto Rico. His academic background in chemistry provides a solid foundation for his extensive career in quality assurance and manufacturing management.
Key Initiatives and Impact
Omar Garced has a proven track record of implementing key initiatives and driving significant improvements in quality assurance. He successfully reduced human errors in product quality by 30% and decreased repeat investigations by 15%. Additionally, he led a quality initiative for a critical business product with no major observations and promoted site change management review and approval as well as cleaning validations. During the global pandemic, he implemented supply chain solutions to maintain business continuity.