Peter Watler, PhD is Principal Consultant and Chief Technology Officer with Hyde Engineering + Consulting. He has twenty-three years of GMP biopharmaceutical experience with a focus on process design, scale-up, implementation as well as facility design, start-up and qualification. He has prepared three license submissions and participated in several FDA inspections and GMP audits. Watler was previously Vice President, Manufacturing at VaxGen, where he led the design, construction, commissioning and qualification of a GMP vaccine facility. Watler managed the supply chain and manufacturing operations, led the CMC project team and prepared submissions for government agencies. Watler spent twelve years at Amgen, leading process development, manufacturing support and overseeing pilot plant engineering. Walter holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Toronto and a PhD in chemical engineering from Yamaguchi University, Japan.