Keith Bader
Director, Tech/Quality Systems

Keith Bader is the Director of Technical and Quality Services at Hyde Engineering + Consulting, Keith is responsible for the implementation of quality and validation standards for Hyde Engineering + Consulting on a corporate wide basis.  In addition, Keith serves as project manager for validation and engineering projects, as well as providing high level strategic consultation to Hyde Engineering + Consulting’s clients.

Since joining Hyde in 1999, as a Control Systems Engineer, Keith has gained experience on a variety of projects ranging from project engineering and commissioning to process and cleaning validation projects.  Keith has worked on equipment ranging from stand-alone unit operations such as CIP and Ultrafiltration skids, to entire process trains. 

Prior to joining Hyde , Keith was a Research Engineer at TDA Research in Wheatridge Colorado where he was responsible for the synthesis and testing of novel catalysts, and advanced ceramic composites. All of the work at TDA was funded by various government agencies, including NASA, DOE, and the EPA, through the SBIR program.

Keith earned his bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995.

RICHARD JUSHCHYSHYN
Principal Consultant

Richard Jushchyshyn has served as Director of Mid-Atlantic Operations for Hyde Engineering + Consulting since joining the company in 2004.  Richard directs the activities of the North Wales, PA office supporting clients in the Tri-State region of Pennsylvania and the Research Triangle area of North Carolina in the design, commissioning and qualification of biopharmaceutical process and utility systems.

Since joining Hyde , Richard has provided consultation and project management services in support of validation master planning, CIP and COP systems design, commissioning, qualification, cleaning validation and cleaning remediation efforts for many of the major biopharmaceutical companies in his territory.

Prior to joining Hyde , Richard served 24 years in various consultation, engineering and managerial roles in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, including 20 years with SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline) in the engineering of solid dosage, liquids, ointments, small volume parenterals systems followed by four years of compliance consultation and validation management. His experiences with GSK ranged from equipment specification, procurement and validation to implementing systems improvement projects and operations management. Richard gained 10 years experience in solid/liquid dosage manufacturing, and a subsequent 10 years in aseptic parenteral manufacturing with GSK. Richard next spent two years as an independent consultant providing design review and validation services in vaccine and blood fractionation facilities. As a Validation Manager at Cardinal Health he spent 2 years managing the validation of packaging, equipment cleaning, warehousing and computerized systems.

A graduate of Drexel University with a B.S. in Commerce and Engineering, he received his M.B.A in marketing from Drexel University's Evening Business College in 1992.

BOB TIGER
Principal Consultant

Bob Tiger joined Hyde Engineering + Consulting, Inc. in 1998, and is currently a Principal Consultant. Bob has designed, programmed, started up and validated automated control systems ranging in scope from skidded systems to plant-wide control systems.

In his current role, Bob is responsible for managing automation, commissioning and validation projects, consulting on projects that involve tailoring automation systems and equipment and process design to work together, and designing and implementing CIP applications.

Prior to joining Hyde Engineering + Consulting, Bob spent 16 years working with automated systems in the food and pharmaceutical industries, including eleven years at Celestial Seasonings and several years working with biopharmaceutical companies in the Boulder, Colorado area. In 1992 Bob joined Synergen (now Amgen) and later took on the responsibility for building and managing the Controls group. In 1994 he continued this role with Amgen at their LakeCentre Facility in Boulder, where he was responsible for programming and validation of automated controls for the manufacturing facility. In 1997 Bob joined Napro Pharmaceuticals where he was responsible for the control systems design for the planned manufacturing facility and supported automation and controls projects. Bob regularly presents at seminars on automation, validation, plant design and CIP related topics for the ASME and the Society for Bioprocessing Professionals.

STEVE WILES
Director, Northeast Operations

Steve Wiles is the Director of Northeast Operations for J.M. Hyde Consulting, Inc. He graduated Tufts University in 1984 with a B.S. Chemical Engineering degree and joined Badger Engineers, Inc. (now part of Washington Group International).

He served Badger for 9 years as a process engineer in the petrochemical industry before joining Hyde Engineering + Consultingand entering the biopharmaceutical arena in 1994. With Hyde he has provided process engineering, control system design, startup/commissioning and validation services to Merck, J&J (Centocor), Genzyme and Wyeth BioPharma among others.

BENNETT WISE
Regional Manager, Southeast Operations

Bennett Wise is the Manager, Southeast Operations. Based in North Carolina, Bennett will continue to provide quality services to the regional Biotech industry.

Bennett brings over 10 years of biotech process engineering experience in GMP facility design and project management. Additionally, Bennett has extensive knowledge in start-up and commissioning for clinical and commercial manufacturing operations. He is known for recognizing and implementing cost and time saving changes to manufacturing procedures and processes while maintaining a high level of compliance

Bennett was most recently at Biogen Idec Inc, where he led the engineering support for mammalian harvest and purification areas. Prior to joining Biogen Idec, Bennett served as a Project Engineer at Human Genome Sciences on the construction and start-up of the large scale manufacturing facility. Bennett has also held positions with Diosynth RTP, Covance and North American Vaccine, Inc and is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with a BS in Chemical Engineering.

Neil Hastings
Director, Mid-Atlantic Operations

Neil Hastings joined the Hyde Engineering + Consulting team early in 2005 and currently serves as Director of Mid Atlantic Operations.  In this role, Neil manages the Mid-Atlantic operational activities consisting of designing, commissioning, and qualifying biopharmaceutical process and utility systems.   Complementing these activities is Mr. Hastings wide-range of experience in project management, process control systems, and CIP design for new and existing pharmaceutical facilities

Neil experience, prior to joining Hyde Engineering + Consulting, encompasses more than 25 years in the areas of designing, programming, and commissioning automated process control systems. He is also an experienced project manager and has had exposure to managing multiple projects in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Bob Bettis
Director, West Coast Operations

Bob Bettis is Director of West Coast Operations for Hyde Engineering + Consulting, where he is responsible for the management of Hyde Engineering + Consulting’s Northern California operations. Bob has over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology industry. His expertise includes bulk facility design and startup, process design and validation, manufacturing operations, environmental control, training program design, and continuing improvement programs. He has represented manufacturing operations in more than a dozen regulatory inspections, including four FDA PLI’s. In addition, Bob has published the textbook Industrial Biotechnology: A Training Manual. 

Prior to joining Hyde Engineering + Consulting, Bob held the role of Director, Operational Excellence at VaxGen, Inc., where he established systems for documentation, training, material movement, safety, environmental control and continuous improvement.

Previous to his position at Vaxgen, Bob served as Associate Director of Master Virus Seed development at Aviron (acquired by MedImmune Inc.). In this role he directed the annual development of attenuated Influenza strains for FluMist® and implemented design improvements for a class 10,000 production facility.

Bob began his career at Amgen where he spent over 12 years in Operations. During his tenure at Amgen, Bob filled key leadership roles in the start up and licensure of the first two microbial manufacturing facilities and the launching of Neupogen®.  Bob holds a Bachelor’s degree in Genetics from the University of California at Davis.

MARILYN BETTINGER
Director, Human Resources

Marilyn Bettinger, Director of Human Resources, joined Hyde Engineering + Consulting in August of 2005.  Marilyn’s experience includes a diverse range of domestic and international human resources in the field of oil and gas, high tech, and military operations. 

Prior to joining Hyde Engineering + Consulting, she served as Director of Human Resources, North America for Atos Orgin, a leading international IT services company and a global provider of business consulting and technology integration services.   At Hyde Engineering + Consulting, Marilyn is responsible for developing and implementing human resources policy and directing and coordinating all human resources training and development activities.   Marilyn attended Regis University for Human Resource Management and brings to Hyde Engineering + Consulting more than 18 years experience in the HR arena.