PROGRAM FACULTY

Wayne A. Taylor, Ph.D.
Chairman
Taylor Enterprises, Inc.
Libertyville, Illinois

Dr. Taylor is the founder and chairman of Taylor Enterprises, Inc. where he is responsible for the development of the VarTran®, Change-Point Analyzer, and Sampling Plan Analyzer software packages as well as providing consulting and training on the Six Sigma approach and tools including Robust Design, Tolerance Analysis, Design of Experiments, Acceptance Sampling, and Statistics. He is the leading expert on acceptance sampling in the pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics industries. His articles on selecting statistically valid sampling plans have become standards in the industry and are used by the FDA in its new inspector training. Dr. Taylor is also a leading expert in Process Validation.

Jay M. Mirtallo, M.S., R.Ph., BCNSP, FASHP
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Specialty Practice Pharmacist, Nutrition Support
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Mr. Mirtallo is a specialist in pharmacy nutrition support. As such, he has conducted research on the stability, compatibility, and efficacy of TPN formulations, evaluated new procedures of TPN admixture, and studied quality control methods for use with automated compounding devices. Mr. Mirtallo is very knowledgeable on the pharmacist’s role in nutrition support. He is intimately involved in the public policy and standards issues related to pharmacy nutritional support professional practice. He is currently a member of the 2004 Task Force for the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Clinical Guidelines on Safe Practices for Parenteral Nutrition Formulas.