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Has led the implementation and accreditation of risk,
quality, safety and environmental management systems, covering ISO 9001, ISO
14001, FMEA, HACCP, HazOp, TQM,
biotechnological, food and pharmaceutical GXP.
A biotechnology expert with practical international
management and consulting experience in research and development, technology
transfer, toll manufacture, laws, standards, licensing and marketing.
Expert in highly advanced automated biotechnological systems, aseptic and hygienic design, equipment and processing.
Speaks English, Dutch, French and German.
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1997-now 1994-1997 1989-1994 1985-1989 1977-1985 1975-1977 1977 1977 1976 1970-1972 |
Quest International (Unilever) Glasgow Corporation Chivas Regal (Seagrams) Singer Sewing Machines |
Director/Consultant Project Manager and Assurance Manager Group Fermentation Manager Group Fermentation Manager Pilot Plant Manager & Penicillin Section Head Wolfson Research Fellow Consultant Consultant Consultant Research Microbiologist |
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1972-1974 1966-1970 1964-1966 1966 1965 |
Ph D Fermentation Technology B. Sc. Applied Microbiology 2.1Hons 3 A-levels, 8 O-levels British Schools Exploration Soc. Outward Bound Course
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University of Aston in Birmingham University of Strathclyde Greenhill Grammar, Oldham Expedition to Arctic Sweden Outward Bound Mountain School, Eskdale |
Born Oldham, England on 18/08/1947. Married with two children. Interested in ocean sailing, hill walking, music, design, technology and in building boats, gardens and houses. Back to Top
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Consulting
in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and food, especially assurance systems, regulation,
hygienic and aseptic design technology, development and design processes.
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Some
collaborations: Wyeth Medica Ireland, Zeneca LifeScience Molecules, Schering
Plough, Martek Biosciences Corporation, TEVA-Biogal Pharmaceuticals, BTC Singapore,
Enterprise Ireland, ADM Ireland, Jacobs Engineering Ireland, NSAI, Hercules,
Heineken, Pepsi-Cola North America, Danone, Scientific Generics, Domnick Hunter
Ltd., Cheil Jedang, TNO, Koppens, Aquarius, Tiromat Krämer & Grebe,
Fermpro, EBM Techniek BV, Onix Process Analysis Ltd., Jungbunzlauer AG, Danisco
Cultor A/S, NSF, Instituto Biomar, Virtual Consulting Group, Umbria Olii, Sudmo
GmbH, Sudmo North America and Financial Times Healthcare.
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Member
of The International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, European Hygienic
Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG), (chairman of subgroups Hygienic Systems
Integration, and Education and Training in Hygienic Engineering and Design).
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Author
of FT Healthcare report on Fast Track Development in Biopharmaceutical Research
· Co-author of EHEDG guidelines on (i) Mechanical Seals, (ii) Hygienic Valves (iii) Double-Seat Mix-Proof Valves (iv) Education and Training in Hygienic Design and (v) Integration of Hygienic Systems.
· Representative for Ireland from 1994-1997 on the CEN Biotechnological Safety Expert Working Groups.
· Implementation of initiatives for product quality and safety and joint scripting of best-practice guides.
· Implementation of web-enabled software platforms for quality and risk management systems.
· Presentations on rDNA-based activities with Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth & Bundeshausfraugesellschaft.
· Led simultaneous accreditation to ISO 9001 and ISO14001 for an integrated responsible care system.
· International transfer of know-how and technology for the above to Unilever sites.
· Implemented design, FMEA, HACCP, validation and commissioning of BAC plant and facility. This lights-out plant is still a showpiece of advanced biotechnological design ten years later.
· Key responsibilities in biotechnology-related budgets up to US $ 34,000,000.00 per annum.
· Obtained US $ 2,300,000.00 grant and US $ 750,000.00 cost reduction of proposed factory design,
· Improvements in process cost (up to 30%) and yield (up to 20-fold) in Cork factory.
· Led many new formulations and processes based on products of fermentations, using both non-recombinant and recombinant strains of bacteria, fungi and yeast.
· Responsible to Chairman for the management of internal and external research and design partnerships.
· Developed a complete facility and organisation for submerged fermentation manufacturing.
· Established rDNA enzyme-production in 1991.
· Implemented design and development of Cork (submerged) and Bangalore India (solid state) fermentation facilities.
· Management of new computerised pilot plant serving antibiotic and enzyme process development.
· Process development and production support of the penicillin V&G process at two sites.
· Revolutionised penicillin V process with a 20% gain in yield.
· Represented Glaxo on Alvey Commission Real-time Expert System Process Control Committee.
· Anaerobic fermentation of food processing, municipal and farm waste supported by energy analysis.
· Design, construction and patenting of a novel high efficiency anaerobic bioreactor.
· Consultant to Glasgow City Corporation, Chivas Regal (Seagrams), Singer Sewing Machine Company
· Genetic fungal strain improvement for citric and itaconic acid production.
· Design, optimisation and calibration of safe chemical mutagenesis procedures.