John is the founder of Insight Pharma Consulting, providing expert guidance in visual inspection and particle control. He began his pharmaceutical career as a scientist with The Upjohn Company and subsequently worked in Operations with Pharmacia and finally as a manager in Pfizer’s Corporate Quality Assurance organization.
John holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Carroll College and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Indiana University. He is an active member of the Parenteral Drug Association, having served as chair of the Board of Directors and chair of the Science Advisory Board. He organized and currently leads the Visual Inspection Interest Group. He instructs at PDA's Training and Research Institute and has also authored several PDA Technical Reports. John serves on the USP Dosage Forms Expert Committee and chairs the Visual Inspection of Parenterals Expert Panel. He is a lead author for USP Chapters <790> and <1790>. He has published and presented numerous papers on spectroscopic analysis, PAT, rapid microbiological testing and visual inspection of pharmaceutical products. John co-authored the recently published book Visual Inspection and Particulate Control.