December 2007 Membership Meeting

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First Presentation: Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry, presented by Larry Mattson, KV Pharmaceutical.

Second Presentation: Trivia Night, hosted by Jim Ebone, Quality Manager, Marlo Coil (and Comedian in Residence, ASQ St. Louis).

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Sunset 44 Bistro
118 West Adams Avenue, Kirkwood, MO 63122
(314) 965-6644

• 5:30 – 6:00 pm: Registration & Social
• 6:00 – 7:00 pm: First Presentation – Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry, presented by Larry Mattson, KV Pharmaceutical.
• 7:00 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Section Business
• 8:00 – 9:00 pm: Trivia Night, hosted by Jim Ebone, Quality Manager, Marlo Coil (and Comedian in Residence, ASQ St. Louis).

Please register by Monday, December 3, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Starting this year, members registering and pre-paying online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $20.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

Map to Sunset44 Bistro

Sunset 44 Bistro Website

Driving Directions

1. From Lambert International Airport to Sunset 44
2. Head west on Lambert International Blvd – go 0.8 mi
3. Turn left and merge onto I-70 W - go 0.5 mi
4. Take the Lindbergh Blvd exit 235A-B, follow signs - go 0.7 mi
5. Merge onto Lindbergh Blvd - go 10.0 mi
6. Continue on N Krikwood Rd/US-61S/US-67S - go 1.4 mi
7. Turn Right at W Adams Ave - go 150 ft.

About the Presentations

First Presentation
Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Presented by Larry Mattson, KV Pharmaceutical.

Quality in the pharmaceutical industry covers all aspects from documentation and validation through manufacturing processes to facility design and management. Larry will present a pharmaceutical case study/simulation game for teams to work on using concepts such as metrology, quality life cycle, auditing, method transfer, suppliers, compendial, and sampling.

Larry Mattson is the Quality Control Manager of Technical Services at KV Pharmaceutical. His responsibilities include managing metrology services, technology transfer, training, raw material methods development and validation, and research and implementation of new technology. Larry has 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical quality control/assurance. Prior to joining KV Pharmaceuticals, Larry was Quality Assurance Manager for Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt we he was responsible for quality oversight of drug product manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, testing, and vendor auditing. In addition, Larry worked as Laboratory Manager at Forest Pharmaceutical managing QC and sampling operations and Associate Director of Celsis Laboratories managing contract lab operations and project management/sales. Larry holds a B.A. in Science and MBA from Webster University.

Second Presentation:
Trivia Night hosted by Jim Ebone

Since 1996 Jim has been the Quality Manager for DRS Marlo Coil where he led the registration effort to obtain ISO 9001 and maintain ASME U-stamp Certification. He participates in contract reviews, new product development, supplier surveys/surveillance, reviews work in process and final product audits, internal audits, corrective and preventative action, field service follow up. Jim has an extensive background in quality working for National Graphics, National Vendors, Carrier Air Conditioning, AM Sterilizer, Roper Corporation, and Ingersoll Rand.

Jim holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN and an MBA from Auburn University in Montgomery, AL. Jim has been a member of ASQ since 1976. He is a Certified Quality Engineer (1986), Certified Quality Auditor (1996), and a Senior Member of ASQ.

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Please register by Monday, December 3, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Starting this year, members registering and pre-paying online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $20.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.