John Shabushnig PhD Insight Pharma Consulting, LLC

John is the founder of Insight Pharma Consulting, providing expert guidance in visual inspection and particle control. He began his career with The Upjohn Company responsible for process analytical technology (PAT) and visual inspection. He was Director of Technical Support and Engineering for Pharmacia with responsibility for sterile and non-sterile technology transfer and process improvement, package engineering and automation. He later served as Director of the Center for Advanced Sterile Technology. Before starting his consulting firm, he managed microbiology and aseptic manufacturing technical support for Pfizer’s Global Quality Operations. 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 co-leads the Visual Inspection Interest Group. He also instructs at PDA's Training and Research Institute. John serves on the USP Dosage Forms Expert Committee and chairs the Visual Inspection of Parenterals Expert Panel. He has published and presented numerous papers on spectroscopic analysis, PAT, rapid microbiological testing and visual inspection of pharmaceutical products. He co-authored the recently published book Visual Inspection and Particulate Control.