| June 2011 Contributors |
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Alison Cowley has worked in the market research department at Johnson Matthey since 1990 and currently holds the post of principal analyst. She is the company’s specialist on mining and supplies of the platinum group metals (PGMs). Cowley conducts research into demand for PGMs in a number of industrial markets, including the biomedical and aerospace sectors. |
| Pamela Furman Forrest is a partner in the Washington, DC office of King & Spalding’s FDA and life sciences practice group. Her practice focuses on FDA medical device matters. Forrest holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a law degree from Stanford University. She can be reached at pforrest@kslaw.com. | ![]() |
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Beverly Lorell, MD is senior medical and policy advisor for the FDA and life sciences practice group in King & Spalding’s Washington, DC office. Lorell, a cardiologist, was previously professor of medicine at Harvard University and served as vice president and global chief medical and technology officer at Guidant Corp. (Indianapolis). E-mail her at blorell@kslaw.com. |
| John Rokus is vice president of continuous improvement at Micro Power Electronics (Beaverton, OR). Rokus, a certified Six Sigma black belt, trains and coaches Micro Power employees in lean deployment and applying Six Sigma problem-solving methodologies. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial and manufacturing engineering from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR). E-mail him at jrokus@micro-power.com. | ![]() |
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Matthew Rupert is a software architect II with Talecris Biotherapeutics (Raleigh, NC). He has been designing and developing software for 15 years. Rupert graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Ball State University in 1998. He has worked in a range of software development and lead roles, spending more than seven years on medical device software. Rupert lives in Wake Forest, NC. Reach him at matthew.t.rupert@gmail.com. |
| Brian Woodward is general manager of the medical products business at Johnson Matthey (London), based in the company’s San Diego office. He has been involved in the electronic materials and platinum fabrication business for more than 25 years. Woodward holds bachelor’s and MBA degrees in business and management and has focused on value-added component supply to the global medical device industry. Contact him at woodwbk@jmusa.com. | ![]() |