The Association for GXP Excellence (AGXPE) is pleased to hold this in-person Mid-Atlantic Chapter meeting at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, NJ (118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876).
Check-In will begin at 10am and we will wrap up the event at 3:30pm. From 3:30pm - 5:30pm we will be hosting a social networking event nearby!
The agenda is as follows (all times in ET):
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Check-Ins, Registration
- 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: Opening Remarks
- 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM: AGXPE Leadership Update
- 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: "Engaging cGMP Learners" - Manny Veloso & Rosa Melton (CI Consulting Services, LLC)
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch / Social
- 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Raffle (must be present to claim prize)
- 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM: "Learning-Business Partnership: From Taking Orders to Focusing on Learning Outcomes" - John Constantine (Orchestrall, Inc.)
- 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM: Open Forum/Closing Remarks
- 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM: Social Event (Location TBA)
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John Constantine, SVP Orchestrall, Inc.
John spent 30 years in the life sciences industry, first at GlaxoSmithKline, then at Merck as Executive Director, Merck Polytechnic Institute in 2008, and joining Orchestrall, Inc. as Senior VP in 2016.
Background in Sales, Marketing, Corporate Staffs, Information Technology, Human Resources, Research and Development, and 25 years in Learning & Development. Expertise in application of learning to business strategy to drive workforce effectiveness and the application of technology to learning to drive learning effectiveness and efficiency. Other areas of expertise include:
- Learning strategy
- SOP training optimization
- Training organizational design & development
- Technology solutions including training systems integration
- Business Partnership Focus on Business Outcomes
- Services to support strategy and technologies
- Measurement of training effectiveness – quantifying return on training spend
He is a long-term member and served on the Board of Directors of the Life Sciences Trainers and Educators Network (LTEN) for 14 years, including 2 years as president. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for GxP Excellence. John is also a member of the Association for Talent Development, the Society of Human Resources Management, Chair of the Board of the Asia (Global) Training Consortium, served as Advisor, National Board of Medical Examiners Clinical Research Certification, and is an advisor to the Smart Healthy City Alliance.
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Manny Veloso, LSSMBB
Principal, CI Consulting Services, LLC
Manny’s hands-on approach has provided practical, real-world solutions for countless companies. Manny holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Rider University and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Penn State.
Manny has delivered projects and trained internationally. He has a Master Black Belt certification and is a guest lecturer at Holy Family University, Temple University and spoken at industry conferences. Additionally he is a ConnEx instructor for ASQ in a variety of Six Sigma and Lean topics.
Manny Veloso | LinkedIn
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Rosa Melton
The Human Side of Lean, Consultant
CI Consulting Services LLC
Rosa brings a wealth of experience to her expanding consulting practice in the Human Side of Lean. She has over 25 years of experience in a wide range of industries and professions, ranging from entrepreneur to real estate to sales.
The key thread in all her experience is a commitment to continuous improvement and outstanding customer satisfaction.
A knowledgeable and engaging presenter, she is a hands-on practitioner, spending much of her time working with teams, coaching them through both project and leadership development. Her goal is to help clients achieve a Culture of Improvement, focusing on Lean and Leadership principles addressing the dimensions.
Rosa Melton | LinkedIn
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