James M. Gibson, Jr.
15105 Elmcrest Street
Odessa, FL 33556
813-920-1957 (Voice and Fax)
Email: sps@his.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Special Process Services, L.C.
1995-Present
Co-owner of Special Process Services, L.C., a consulting firm
specializing in sterilization technologies, project management and education
in the fields of sterilization and sterility assurance.
Consultant
1994-Present
Johnson & Johnson Medical Inc.
1992-1994
Research Fellow
1991-1992
Manager, Sterilization Technologies
Responsible for all sterilization processes. Provided technical assistance
to all Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. sterilization sites including
steam, ethylene oxide, radiation sterilization. Provided on-site training.
Investigated new sterilization methods. Represented Johnson & Johnson
Medical at technical meetings and standard setting organizations.
1988-1991
Project Manager
Sterilization Sciences Group
Consultant for sterilization processes and problems worldwide. Preparation
of corporate policies; conducted sterilization training worldwide; performed
preliminary evaluation of new sterilization technologies.
Critikon, Inc.
1983-1988
Senior Project Engineer
Quality Assurance Department
Managed Microbiology Laboratory, Sterilization Engineering and R&D.
1980-1983
Sterilization Engineer
Research & Development Department
Abbott Laboratories
1977-1980
Project Manager
Sterilization Development & Technology Department
Johnson & Johnson
1968-1977
Chemical Engineer
Sterilization Research & Biological Technical Service Departments
Warner-Chilcott Laboratories
(Division of Warner Lambert)
1965-1968
Chemical Engineer
Pharmaceutical Technology Department
EDUCATION
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude
New Jersey Institute of Technology
PROFESIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1994-Present
Co-chair AAMI Working Group, Moist Heat Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
1992-Present
Co-chair AAMI Working Group, Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
1991-Present
Member, NFPA Task Group, Ethylene Oxide Standard
1990-Present
Co-chair AAMI Working Group, Moist Heat Sterilization
Member, National Fire Protection Association Committee on Safe Use of Ethylene
Oxide for Sterilization
U.S. Delegate to ISO for Moist Heat and Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
U.S. Delegate to ISO TC 198 : "Sterilization of Health Care Products"
1986
Member, AAMI Task Group to revise "Guidelines for Industrial Ethylene
Oxide Sterilization of Medical Devices"
Member, AAMI Task Group on Analysis of Ethylene Oxide Residues
Member, AAMI Task Group and co-author of "Guidelines for Industrial
Ethylene Oxide Sterilization of Medical Devices"
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Troubleshooting Sterilization Processes
Gibson Jr., JM.
In: Morrissey RF and Phillips GB, eds.
"Sterilization Technologies - A Practical Guide for Manufacturers
and Users of Health Care Products".
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold; 1993: 348-371.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
HIMA Conference
1994.
Tutorial: "Recent Developments in Ethylene Oxide Sterilization".
Nordion Gamma Irradiation Seminar
1991.
"Irradiation of Custom Kits".
Pharmaceutical Packaging Association
1990.
"Basics of Gamma Sterilization" and "New Sterilization Technologies".
International CFC Conference
1989
"New Sterilization Technologies".
Pharmaceutical Packaging Association
1988.
"Alternatives to 12/88 EO Sterilization".
AAMI National Meeting
1982.
"EO Gas Sampling Valve".
AAMI/FDA Conference
December 1981
"Installation Qualifications"
