AGXPE West Coast Chapter Spring 2021 Meeting - August 5, 2021
Hello, as this event is free of charge and all AGXPE West members have been automatically enrolled. Feel free to attend if you would like to. -Chris O'Leary, President AGXPE West
Theme: Contamination Control in Manufacturing
Cost: FREE!
NOTE: AGXPE West has an open leadership opportunity! We are recruiting for Treasurer.
LOG IN DETAILS:
Thursday, August 5- 1:00 – 2:30pm (PDT) - 4:00 - 5:30pm (EDT)
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Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nua-kbce-jth
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Topic: Contamination Control in Manufacturing
- Speaker: Patrick Boyle, President, Skillpad Canada Inc
Synopsis:
Quality and Safety Management of Foreign Objects and Contamination – an Aerospace Industry Perspective
In nearly every industry, contamination by foreign objects and debris is a constant threat to product integrity and safety during all phases of manufacturing, delivery, maintenance and operation. With many similarities to Pharma and Biotech, the Aerospace Industry has particular vulnerabilities to product contamination at a number of key points which can have very important and potentially damaging consequences on product safety (the product being ‘airplanes’ in this case). After many years of product-contamination incidents, and in some cases accidents, the Aerospace Industry through its regulatory bodies, adopted a number of measures to mitigate, and where possible eliminate, the risks of product contamination.
In this presentation, we will examine a case study of a new aircraft manufacturing site being incorporated into an existing enterprise, and the efforts taken to identify, manage, and control contamination in several areas of the manufacturing and operation environments. The successful implementation of new measures was possible after uncovering and then re-framing, the contamination threats, both physical and organizational, that existed in this site. The parallels to certain Pharma and Biotech industry manufacturing sites will be highlighted for the purpose of sharing a number of valuable ‘lessons-learned.’
- Bio:
Patrick Boyle served in the Canadian Air Force for 13 years, with two active duty tours flying jets in Training and Combat Support roles. He then joined a major aircraft manufacturer in Montreal, and spent the next 15 years as an instructor pilot, check pilot (examiner/inspector) and test pilot, with the final 3 years as Manager of a Flight Test Center in an aircraft production facility. During that time, Patrick designed and certified aircraft pilot training programs where complex technology, automation and human factors had to be combined for effective and safe operations.
In 2014, Patrick joined Skillpad, a leading Life Sciences Knowledge Management company, and began adapting many of the Aerospace Industry’s proven approaches for human performance in Automation Management and Situational Awareness to the challenge of training Pharmaceutical and Biotech plant employees for the realities of working in highly automated manufacturing environments, where integrated and interdependent systems are being deployed, requiring error-free performance from all those working with them.
We welcome you to join is for this very interesting topic!
-Chris O'Leary
President, AGXPE West
650-438-7120
