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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes, Quality Management, and FDA Interactions

ID: 733424 Pennsylvania, USA

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Expert is a consultant to the US FDA for Quality issues associated with the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
Expert is a subject matter expert for the US FDA in Warning Latters and Consent Decree work and data Integrity issues. Expert provides cGMP support to the FDA and private industry in manufacturing quality of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biologics and biotechnology drugs.

Quality management of warning Letters and lean system manufacturing

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1980 Degree: PhD Subject: Fermentation Technology / Biochemical Engineering / Chemistry Institution: University of Manchester
Year: 1977 Degree: MS Subject: Fermentation Technology / Chemical Biosynthesis Institution: University of Manchester
Year: 1976 Degree: BS Hons Subject: Chemistry Institution: University of Leicester

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1999 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Managing Partner Department:
Responsibilities:
Development of core expertise areas within company.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 2000 Employer: Inflammatics Title: CEO Department: R&D
Responsibilities:
CEO of startup biotechnology company. Raised finance and directed production of material to cGMP. Planned clinical trials and selected clinical investigators.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 1994 Employer: Sterling Winthrop Title: Director Department: Development
Responsibilities:
Steered production of biotechnology antibodies production and facility operations for clinical trials materials.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1989 to 1991 Employer: SmithKline Beecham Title: Development / Manufacturing Department: Assistant Director
Responsibilities:
Directed start up of biomanufacturing plant for biopharmaceuticals . Project Director for facility bioreactors and processes.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1989 Employer: Allelix Inc Title: Scale-up Manager, Pilot Plant Department: Pilot Plant
Responsibilities:
Oversee all manufacture of materials for product targets and clinical materials from host production systems.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1979 to 1984 Employer: Wolfson Institute of Biotechnology Title: Pilot Plant Manager Department: Pilot Plant
Responsibilities:
Development of industrial processes.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Patents for bioreactors 1987
Patents for cell culture processes 1988/89
Entrepreneur Award 1995 ; best young talent, 1995
Commendation from Dept Defense for Anthrax vaccine production. 2002
Licenses / Certifications
MRSC C.Chem 1988
MRSB C.Biol 2005
Awards / Recognition
Commendation -- U.S. Department of Defense (2002) for Anthrax vaccine production.
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has 20-30 paper and articles in the area of biological processes and equipment and manufacturing techniques.
He has published a full-length book on lean manufacturing in the biological field.

Fields of Expertise

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