Richard is a Mechanical Engineer with several decades experience in hydraulics industry - selling hydraulic cylinders to global manufacturers of construction & agricultural equipment (Caterpillar, John Deere, Kubota, Bobcat, etc.). Active hands-on managerial support of continuous process improvement methods (SMED, 5S, Kaizen, VSM, etc.) - and introduction of new production processes.
Owner of Halltech - distributor of Rattiinox aseptic valves, Zimmerlin manways, Lumiglas process lighting & camera systems, OsecoElfab rupture discs.
Business Development for Rattiinox (aseptic valve manufacturer).
Non-voting member of four ASME BPE task groups: CIP, Valve certification, Appendix K (valve testing), vessel certification.
Member of ISPE since 2011, PDA, A3P, and ASTM E55 since 2021.
Technical lead of ASTM E55.11: Clean by Design task group (75 members). Writing new standard for the specification, design, manufacture and FAT test (CIP-cleanability test - not just coverage test) of pharmaceutical manufacturing systems that are rapid to clean robustly with CIP.
Chair of ASTM E55 subcommittee E55.11 Process Design