William MacFarland FDA

William C. MacFarland is the Director, Division of Manufacturing and Quality, within the Office of Compliance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA. This division's work relates to promoting device quality, ensuring that high risk Class III devices have sufficient quality, and, responding to manufacturer violations and the presence of defective devices in the market place. Mr. MacFarland has previously served in multiple management positions in CDRH as well as held positions in the device and regulatory consulting industry. He received an MBA from the University of Maryland, an M.S in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and his B.S in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University. Currently he maintains a Professional Engineers license in Maryland and is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Biomedical Auditor, Certified Software Quality Engineer, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence and Certified Reliability Engineer.