Nicholas Haycocks

Nicholas R. Haycocks was a Senior Specialist QA for Amgen Inc., supporting international distribution quality. In 2006, he joined Amgen’s engineering department and moved to quality in 2009. He is a SME for critical utilities and has worked on projects in a C&Q role in many locations, including China, Singapore, and Kenya. Nick is currently a member of the ISPE HVAC and Sustainability Community of Practice Committee and has been a team member for a number of ISPE Guidance Documents, including the ISPE Baseline® Guide: Commissioning and Qualification, the first edition of the ISPE Good Prac-tice Guide: Good Engineering Practice, the ISPE Good Practice Guide: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, the first edition of the ISPE Good Prac-tice Guide: Controlled Temperature Chambers, and the ISPE Good Practice Guide: Approaches to Commissioning and Qualification of Pharmaceutical Water and Steam Systems. He has been a member of ISPE since 2002.

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