Timothy P. Howard, PE, ACC has served in a variety of senior executive roles including Chief Human Resources Officer, VP of Asia Operations, VP of Strategic Development and VP of C&Q services. Tim also served on the International Board of Directors of ISPE 2011 – 2019, serving as Chair in 2018 and as interim CEO to ISPE in 2020. He previously worked with Eli Lilly, is a former naval nuclear submarine officer, and was previously licensed as a senior reactor operator on a commercial nuclear power plant. Tim earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from N.C. State University, is a Certified Pharmaceutical Industry Professional, a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation.
I write my final "Message from the Chair" article full of a range of thoughts and emotions. Perhaps the best way to sum up my feelings is just to say, "Time flies when you're having fun."
I am pleased to have another opportunity to share some thoughts and provide a quick update about the progress of ISPE. It is hard to fathom that we are halfway through 2018, and summer is upon us (at least those of us in the Northern Hemisphere). ISPE had a very busy first half of the year, with three major conferences in North America, a very successful Europe Annual Meeting in Rome, and...