Timothy P. Howard, PE has over 12 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology plant commissioning, qualification, and validation. He spent 3 ½ years with Eli Lilly at a green field site, responsible for leading the C&Q effort and later the maintenance and facility. He has been active with ISPE since 1996, is a former board member of the Carolina-South Atlantic Chapter, has served on the North American Education Committee since 2002, and is the current co-chair of the NAEC. He is a former naval nuclear submarine officer, and was previously licensed as a senior reactor operator on a commercial nuclear power plant. Mr. Howard earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from N.C. State University and is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina.