JANUARY MONTHLY MEETING

"Supplier Auditing Strategies "

Speaker: Mark Bauman

Corporate Regulatory Compliance Specialist

B. Braun Medical Inc.

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 7 p.m.

Abstract: Mark will be discussing some basics of Supplier Auditing, including why we conduct audits, types of audits, auditing standards and regulations, and the auditing code of ethics. Also, Mark will discuss audit preparation, which includes frequency, scheduling, creating the agenda and audit elements. Mark will also share some of his experiences and challenges encountered during various audits he has conducted.

Speaker Bio: Mark Bauman is a Corporate Regulatory Compliance Specialist with B. Braun Medical Inc. in Allentown, PA. Mark began his auditing career in 2006 with B. Braun as a Regulatory Compliance Auditor, where he was responsible for supporting compliance functions associated with the OEM business segment, including hosting OEM customer audits. He then took on Internal Auditing responsibilities upon completing the RABQSA Registered QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor Training for ISO 13485. In 2008 Mark earned his ASQ-CQA and added supplier auditing to his responsibilities at B. Braun. In 2010, Mark was promoted to Corporate Regulatory Compliance Specialist and became responsible for maintaining the Supplier Audit Program for B. Braun's Allentown, PA and Dominican Republic sites. During his career at B. Braun, Mark has been the Lead Auditor for several Internal Audits and numerous Supplier Audits, including International Audits in China, Germany, Brazil and the Dominican Republic. Prior to his auditing career, Mark was the Chemistry Supervisor of the QC Analytical Laboratory at B. Braun. Mark received his Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Wilkes University, and earned a Parker Graduate Fellowship to the University of Nebraska, where he was accepted into the PhD Chemistry program. He worked in the R&D Laboratory at the Topps Co., developing and testing new flavors of gum and hard candies, as well as developing relational databases for use in the R&D, quality assurance, purchasing, and manufacturing departments of the company. Mark then went on to work as a Chemist for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, where he developed and validated analytical test methods related to blood lead, environmental lead, amino acid, hemoglobin and drugs of abuse analyses. Mark also conducted research pertaining to analyses of chemical agents used in terrorist activities, and was appointed a key role in several committees including Y2K, Bioterrorism Task Force, Safety Committee, Newborn Screening Work Plan Committee, and Governor's Award for Excellence Committee.

Location: Stefano's Restaurant - 2970 Linden St. Bethlehem,PA

Directions: From Route 22, take Route 191. At the end of the ramp, go south on 191 which turns into Linden Street in Bethlehem proper. Go 1.6 miles, and Stefano's is on your left.

If not specified, such as this month, no reservations are required for general meetings. Pitza and refreshments are provided at no charge to attendees. (Usually tours and the September joint meeting with Reading Section will require RSVP and will be specified as such in newsletters.)