A highly skilled technical leader with over 30 years experience within the pharmaceutical industry supporting manufacturing supply chain and new product introductions.Extensive knowledge and experience of process and analytical chemistry covering active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates and a diverse range of pharmaceutical dosage forms with specialities in solid dose oral, inhalation, parenteral and PET / SPECT radiopharmaceutical products.Significant experience in the development and validation of chemical and microbiological methods, physiochemical characterisation (supporting pre-formulation studies), stability testing, technology transfer, extractables / leachables studies, problem solving and design of experiments.Sound understanding of regulatory requirements with significant CMC experience supporting global regulatory submissions. Extensive experience of regulatory audits (FDA, MHRA).Current position provides technical support leadership supporting new product introduction, market expansion and continuous process improvement within a business characterised by high global service reliability, short delivery times and complex manufacturing plant.I am a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist, and a technical advisor for the British Pharmacopoeia Commission on the panel of experts for Radioactive Materials (RAD).