More than 20 years dedicated to customer-centric innovation within the Biotech, Chemical and Food industries. Strong performance in local and international innovation projects for consumer care and B2B products. Management and execution of innovative and application projects of biotechnological solutions together with customers and managing opportunities with commercial teams responsible for key accounts. Acting as technical consultant in developing finished goods for the Cleaning Products area and advising on regulatory affairs for Sanitizing and Cosmetics areas. Active participation in due diligences, investigating business opportunities and assessing the risks of a potential investment in the Sanitizing and Pharmaceuticals areas. Responsible for Quality Audits of raw materials and package suppliers. Trusted advisor to customers and colleagues, both in the laboratory and in the C-suite level with a proven track record of business support success and that can also lead to changes in matrix organizations in large multinationals. Member of the Regional Leadership Team, responsible for the long-term strategies of the Latin America organization. Dedicated coach and mentor, who has recruited and developed leading technical and commercial professionals in support of double-digit sales growth in both markets of Brazil and Latin America.

I started my career from beverages where CIP plays a critical role as it will ensure a longer self and contamination free product than subsequently I switched to Hygiene care where CIP is utmost important for product integration and quality. later in pharma industry it is not only a legal requirement but also critical from the point of patient health. A contaminated product may result in cancelling of manufacturing license as well as lock out in plant. Considering all these diversified industrial background and also the range of exposure I have in different type of CIP and there cycle time. I think I can add substantial value to this discussion forum.

As Vice President of CCT, I would exclusively with pharma and medical device companies, addressing their cleaning needs. I have also spent my entire career in the pharma and medical industries.

With over 25 years exclusively in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, and positions of leadership in both Quality and Process engineering, I feel uniquely positioned to share insight and provide personal experiences in the area of cleaning validations and manufacturing processes. As a former member of ASTM Committee F04, and participant of ASTM Workshop on Medical Device Cleanliness, I have contributed to test methods for both cleaning and testing of medical implants, surgical tools and manufacturing equipment and am aware of the potential pitfalls in driving to the answer as to how clean is clean?

I have extensive experience in quality, operations and innovation commercialization in the food and pharmaceutical ingredient sector. I follow and have designed new processes to improve product quality, reduce variation and improve the speed of producing products. Ultimately reducing cost and improving quality via processing.