Mr.
Lankford is co-founder of PharmaSys, Inc.
In his current role as CEO, Mr.
Lankford provides strategic direction for
the company and acts as a senior consultant
for validation/compliance projects. Charles
has served as validation project manager for
successful implementations of Clinical Data
Management Systems, remote data entry
systems, various facility utilities,
manufacturing systems and information
systems. He has performed a number of vendor
and computer validation compliance audits
and is recognized as an authority in the
fields of validation, 21
CFR Part 11 and quality
assurance.
Before forming
PharmaSys, he served as Senior Director of
Information Technology for Insite Clinical
Trials. Previous assignments with Burroughs
Wellcome, Glaxo Wellcome, Johnson & Johnson
and Lockheed have contributed to over 30
years of experience in the engineering and
validation fields.
He holds a Bachelor of
Science in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of Alabama
in Huntsville
and has continued his educational experience
through professional development programs at Duke University,
ASQ and PDA.
Mr. Lankford is a
coauthor of
Clean-In-Place for Biopharmaceutical
Processes and is a regular
contributor to industry taskforces.