Mr. Garcia has thirteen years experience within the pharmaceutical clinical research industry in monitoring and quality assurance auditing. He studied at the University of Texas, then later at Temple University where he pursued his Masters in Quality Assurance / Regulatory Affairs. He has participated in training and seminars on Electronic Records and Signatures, 21 CFR Part 11. He has completed Quality Assurance Audits in Allergy and Asthma, Cardiovascular, Infectious Disease/Immunology, Neurological Disorders, Oncology, Pharmacokinetic Analysis, and Sexual Disorder. Mr. Garcia was the Internal Monitor / Quality Assurance Auditor with PPD Pharmaco, Inc. where he performed protocol and GCP compliance audits at clinical research sites.
At Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Mr. Garcia was the Senior Quality Assurance Auditor, followed by being the Manager of Worldwide Research Quality Assurance for Schering Plough Corporation. Mr. Garcia is now the Clinical Consultant and President of Clinical Development Consultants, Inc.