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Published by the South Central Area Chapter
Serving Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
Chapter Manager: Chris Clarke
Phone: 1.816.741.9484 and E-mail: ispesc@aol.com
Board of
Directors
Shannon Goodson; President
Cytovance Biologics
405-319-8312
shannonwinters1@gmail.com
Mike Mills; Vice President
Mundy PharmaTech
(281) 530-8711
Steve Pondell; Treasurer
Integrated BioTech Solutions
281-253-7088
Amber Myers; Secretary
CRB
816-880-9800
Joe Rettinger; Past President
CSA Soliance
512-732-1210 ext. 112
Bill Shwaiko; Director
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
817-551-4537
Joe Sullivan; Director
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
817-551-8556
Craig Laubacher; At Large Member
CSA-Soliance
(512) 732-1210 ext. 113
Chris Clarke; Chapter Manager
816-741-9484
ispesc@aol.com
NEWSLETTER
December 2012, Number 4
ISPE South Central Chapter
DINNER EVENT
austin, TEXAS
26 february, 2013
Re-Tasking of Existing Process Equipment
The South Central Chapter is sponsoring a dinner event
on Tuesday February 26 at the Iron Cactus Restaurant at
10001 Stonelake Rd, Austin, TX 78759. The event will have
a cocktail hour, followed by the presentation and dinner.
A networking period will follow. The presentation topic is
Re-Tasking of Existing Process Equipment and the presenter is Witold Lehmann of CRB Consulting Engineers.
The consolidation within the industry has resulted in a
growing surplus of high quality equipment that has become dormant or available for resale. Fueled by industry
pressures, many organizations are looking to this area as
a means to save on two critical areas: cost and schedule.
While the benefits are clear, there are pitfalls and challenges
that must be recognized and overcome to make such
projects successful.
In this educational meeting, the speaker will address the
practical realities and implications related to the repurposing of existing process equipment as well as how to avoid
potential pitfalls with specific guidance and awareness.
Important consideration will be given to the facility and
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A Message from the
dar and plan on attending. Also, please help to
spread the word to any other colleagues or contacts you have that may be interested—especially
any new Members. Members and non-members
are welcome at the events.
president
If you are unable to attend this meeting, please
check with the website or future newsletters
for upcoming dinner/education events in your
area. These meetings are a great way to keep
up to date with trends and changes within the
pharma/bio-pharma industry, along with keeping up with contacts in the area. Other upcoming ISPE events include the Tampa Conference in
February, the Baltimore Conference in March and
INTERPHEX in April in New York, in addition
to numerous other training events and conferences throughout the year. I invite you to visit
the ISPE.org website to see if any of these opportunities would benefit you, your career and your
employer, as many of these are highly specialized
events, for certain aspects of the industry.
Greetings South Central
Chapter Colleagues:
Happy New Year! It
is this time of year
that we reflect on the
last year and look forward to the next. 2012
brought about some
interesting events that
affected our industry
including the issues
with the compounding
pharmacies that will
lead to a redefinition of that aspect of the industry, among other notable events. I have also been
observing a general upswing in the industry as a
whole as of late, which is good for all of us! 2013
will hopefully prove to be an exciting and profitable year for all.
I would also like to extend a very special welcome to our Young Professionals (individuals
just starting in the industry and in their first four
years after completing their university education). The South Central Chapter won the award
for most Young Professionals recruited from 31
December 2011 to 31 October 2012 among Small
Chapters. We are very excited to have more
Young Professionals joining our Chapter and I
encourage you to attend the events to increase
your networking and to get involved with leadership of the Chapter. Please feel free to contact me
if you are interested!
The dinner education event on October 16 in
Dallas was an enjoyable evening and very informative. Jim Grimes, with GenesisSolutions presented on “Asset Management for Operational
Excellence”. Olenjack’s Grill in Arlington proved
to be a great central location (between Dallas and
Ft. Worth) for this event. Our next event will be
in Austin on February 26th at the Iron Cactus.
Wit Lehman will be reprising his presentation
from the 2012 Annual meeting: “Re-Tasking
Existing Equipment and Legacy Facilities: The
Practical Realities”. Please mark your calen-
In closing, I would like to thank you all for your
participation in the South Central Chapter. We
do have a very geographically broad and industrially diverse chapter and it is all of you who
make it unique and enjoyable. I am looking forward to meeting many of you over the next two
years of my term as President.
Enjoy your 2013!
Shannon Winters Goodson
www.pspaec.com
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DINNER EVENT
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how it interfaces with the used equipment to
mitigate equipment installation and operational
problems. The discussion will conclude with a
case study for a fluid bed processor installation.
ect engineering with Novartis Pharmaceuticals
(formerly Sandoz) and worked five years for an
M/E consulting firm prior to his employment at
Novartis.
Witold Lehmann,
P.E. is a Senior Process Engineer for
Clark, Richardson
and Biskup Consulting Engineers, Inc.
(CRB) with over 25
years of experience
focusing on pharmaceutical facilities
design and related
process equipment
operations for oral solid dose manufacturing
operations. Prior to his work at CRB, he had
over 11 years of experience in process and proj-
The registration form is in this newsletter and is
also posted on the South Central Chapter Website
at http://www.ispe.org/south-central-chapter .
Send your registration form with a check payable to ISPE South Central Chapter to the Chapter Manager:
Chris Clarke
8601 N Overland Drive
Kansas City, MO, 64154
For more info, call Chris at (816) 741-9484 or
ispesc@aol.com.
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ispe international Events
25-26 February 2013
Critical Utilities
2-Day Education Intensive
Tampa, FL
3-6 November 2013
ISPE Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
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ISPE Announces 2012-2013 Board
of Directors Election Results
(TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA, 17 OCTOBER 2012) – ISPE has announced the results of its 2012-2013 International Board of Directors election, revealing a slate of representatives that hail from nearly every corner of
the globe.
“2013 will be a year of continued transformation for ISPE, as we align our traditional position as the pharmaceutical industry’s neutral ground upon which to resolve technical issues with a necessary transition to
a focus that encompasses the complete product lifecycle,” said ISPE President and CEO Nancy Berg. “I am
confident that the incoming International Board of Directors will build upon the work of previous Boards
and the Society’s past success to lead ISPE in its mission to help advance the pharmaceutical industry’s
efforts to provide safer, more affordable and more available drugs for patients around the world.”
The following pharmaceutical industry professionals have been elected to positions on the 2012-2013 ISPE
International Board of Directors:
Officers
• Chair: Charlotte Enghave Fruergaard, Director of Technology/Process, NNE Pharmaplan Denmark.
• Vice Chair: Damian Greene, Senior Director Network Strategy, Pfizer Global Supply.
• Treasurer: Brian H. Lange, PE, Operations Director/PMO, North American Operations
and Merck Consumer Care, Merck & Co, Inc.
• Secretary: Andrew D. Skibo, Executive Vice President, Operations, MedImmune.
• Past Chair: Arthur “Randy” Perez, Director, IT Risk Management and Compliance,
Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
Re-elected Directors:
• Joseph Famulare, Senior Director, Global Quality Compliance and External Collaboration, Genentech.
• Gordon Leichter, Eastern Regional Sales Manager, Belimed.
New Directors:
• Mike Arnold, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Pfizer.
• Jennifer Lauria Clark, CPIP, Technical Services Project Manager, Commissioning Agents, Inc.
• Jim Durkin, Project Manager, United Kingdom National Health Service.
In addition to those named above, Directors James A. Breen, Jr., PE, LEED AP, Tim Howard, CPIP, PE,
Doyle R. Johnson, Morten Stenkilde, and Udo J. Vetter, each of whom were elected in 2011 to serve a twoyear term, will continue their service on the Board. Complete biographical information on all of ISPE’s
Directors can be found at the ISPE Board of Directors web page.
About ISPE
ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world’s largest not-for-profit association serving its Members through leading scientific, technical and regulatory advancement throughout
the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. The 20,000 Members of ISPE are building solutions in the development
and manufacture of safe and effective pharmaceutical and biologic medicines and medical delivery devices in more than 90 countries around the world. Founded in 1980, ISPE has its worldwide headquarters
in Tampa, Florida, USA and offices in Brussels, Belgium, Singapore and Shanghai, China. Visit www.ISPE.
org for more information.
For more information contact:
Danielle Hould
ISPE Communications Manager
Tel: +1-813-960-2105, ext. 277
email: dhould@ispe.org www.ISPE.org
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ISPE South Central Chapter
DINNER EVENT
austin, TEXAS
attendee Registration FORM
26 february, 2013
The event will be held
ISPE Membership #__________________________
at the Iron Cactus Restaurant
Name______________________________________
at 10001 Stonelake Rd.
Company___________________________________
Address____________________________________
City/State/Zip________________________________
Austin, TX 78759 (512-794-8778)
www.ironcactus.com
Phone_____________________________________
Fax________________________________________
Presentation
E-mail_____________________________________
The speaker will be:
Witold Lehmann
of CRB Consulting Engineers
Additional Attendees:
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
Our presentation topic will be:
Re-Tasking of Existing
Process Equipment
Registration Fees
Member
$ 40
x______= $______
Non-Members
$ 55
x______= $______
Student
$ 20
x______= $______
Vendor Table
$ 500 x______= $______
Schedule of Events
Dinner Sponsor $ 300 x______= $______
Social Hour
Sponsor
$ 250 x______= $______
Total Amount
Social Hour/Networking
6:00 PM
Presentation
7:00 PM
Dinner
8:00 PM
Networking
8:00 PM
$______
Payment Method:
Pay at the Restaurant &
Register in Advance
by February 13th, 2013
to Chris Clarke,
Fax: (816) 746-1989 • Phone: (816) 741-9484
ispesc@aol.com
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