Jeffery N. Odum is President of NCBioSource USA and ISPE’s North American Continuing Education Advisor. He has been involved in the biopharmaceutical industry for more than 20 years with expertise in engineering design, construction, and plant operations. Prior to founding NCBioSource, he was a successful market leader for an international engineering design firm specializing in biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility design and construction. His experience includes design and construction of many of the industry’s major manufacturing projects, as well as consulting roles for a number of the global biotechnology industry leaders. Odum is a nationally recognized author and speaker with industry insight in the areas of regulatory compliance, facilities and process design, and project management for biopharmaceutical companies. He has been a member of ISPE for more than 15 years and has been a presenter and course leader for more than 25 professional training and education sessions within the industry. Odum is a past chairman of ISPE’s North American Continuing Education Committee (NAEC) and the ISPE Training Committee. As North American Continuing Education Advisor, he works closely with the NAEC and the Director of Continuing Education on development of the society’s North American conferences. He is also a member of ISPE’s Technical Training Staff. In 2002, Odum received the Society’s prestigious Richard B. Purdy Award for Outstanding Achievement within the biopharmaceutical industry. Odum is the author of more than 25 published works on many critical issues, including process improvement and execution to meet regulatory guidelines issued by the FDA and other international regulatory bodies. He was also one of the lead chapter authors for ISPE’s Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities Baseline® Guide. Odum graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a degree in mechanical engineering and received his Masters Degree in engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.