Joe Munley is founder of Munley Resources, LLC, and a Senior Fellow with the Lehigh
University Enterprise Systems Center (ESC) located in Bethlehem, PA.
Joe's business career includes senior management level leadership positions with both $B
corporations and $100M privately held entities. His work experience is primarily centered
around the manufacture of customized high value specialty gases, chemicals, and
biopharmaceutical equipment.
He has a unique multi-faceted mix of business experience encompassing a wide variety of
business skills, techniques and knowledge gained throughout his career in facility
operations, product management, continuous improvement, business & general
management.
His depth of experience includes general management of globally positioned businesses
with geographically dispersed commercial teams and manufacturing locations including both
non and bargaining unit sites.
In his most recent role, Joe was VP of Global Operations at ABEC, Inc. a Biopharmaceutical
equipment manufacturing company. The global vice president of manufacturing reports to
the President/CEO and is responsible for safety, strategy, planning and execution for the
company’s global manufacturing operations and expansion activities. ABEC, Inc. has been a
leader in delivering integrated process equipment solutions for GMP biopharmaceutical
manufacturing. ABEC is unique in its ability to custom engineer and manufacture the entire
bioprocess, including bioreactors and fermenters, sanitary vessels, filtration and
chromatography systems, and utility systems.
Prior to retirement from ABEC, the bulk of Joe's managerial career was in the Packaged,
Specialty Gases and Chemical Industry. Before moving to ABEC he was with Praxair
Distribution Mid Atlantic holding the positions of VP of Operations & Director of Productivity.
In these roles, he was responsible for providing overall direction and guidance for the
operational and continuous improvement activities of the organization with the objective of
maximizing growth and profitability.
Prior to Praxair, Joe was Eastern Region General Manager for Air Liquide America Specialty
Gases with P&L responsibility covering the Eastern US and South America. The earlier part
of Joe's career included 21 years with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. where he held
positions of increasing leadership in Plant Operations, Product Management and Business
Management.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry-Business from the University of
Scranton.