John leads a team of global Asset Quality Leads in GCP with Astellas. He started his career 'on the bench', then managed laboratories before shifting to Quality Assurance for the lab/preclinical space (GLP). He has 20 years of QA experience and has been with Astellas for 11 years. He has expertise in the implementation and management of 'right size' quality systems, both in regulated and non-regulated contexts. John holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology (Univ of Wisconsin and Univ of Nevada, respectively) and RQAP certifications in GLP and GCP.