shirley smith

Shirley Smith is the Director of Quality at Velesco Pharmaceutical Services. Prior to joining Velesco, Shirley was the Quality Assurance Manager for Richard-Allan Scientific (aka Thermo Fisher Scientific) and the Senior Quality Assurance Manager for Pfizer’s Drug Product and Device Research Group in Kalamazoo, MI.

Shirley has more than twenty-five years of experience in the Pharmaceutical (human and animal health) and Medical Device Industries. Shirley has in-depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical and medical device GMP’s (US and EU) along with strong organization, team, and leadership skills. She has performed as a Lead GMP auditor of contract vendors (manufacturing, packaging, laboratories, devices, suppliers, etc.) Shirley is an ISO 13485:2003 certified lead auditor and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. She is a member of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) and the American Society of Quality (ASQ).