Walter Earl Woods

Background

Woods, Walter Earl was born on September 26, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Earl and Janet I. (Ferguson) Woods.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Delaware Valley College Science and Agriculture, 1966.

Career

Pilot plant operator, Shell Chemical, Woodbury, New Jersey, 1966-1967; virologist, tissue culturist, 1st United States Medical Laboratory, New York City and Fort Meade, Maryland., 1967-1969; virologist, Merck, Sharpe & Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania, 1969-1970; quality control and assurance supervisor, Richardson-Merrell Inc., Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, 1970-1974; consultant, director influenza vaccine manufacturing, Richardson-Merrell Inc., Naples, Italy, 1974-1975; manager biological production, Richardson-Merrell Inc., Swiftwater, 1976-1978; manager biological production, Connaught laboratories, Inc., Swiftwater, 1978-1981; director vaccine manufacturing, Connaught laboratories, Inc., Swiftwater, 1982-1984; director manufacturing resource planning, class A rating, Connaught laboratories, Inc., Swiftwater, 1984-1988; director product development and management, Connaught laboratories, Inc., Swiftwater, 1989-1991; project director Systems, Applications and Products software installation, Connaught laboratories, Inc., Swiftwater, 1991-1998; executive director project management, chairman HIB and Pertussis business group, Pasteur Mérieux Connaught, since 1998. Project director licensing Acellular Pertussis and Japanese Encepahlitis Vacines, 1992, HIB vaccine, 1993, licensed acP vaccine, Germany, 1994. Business director for license of acellular pertussis vaccine, infant indications.

Member joint development committee Merck-Connaught Partnership. Corporation sponsor for licensing of DTacP vaccine for infant use, 1996.

Achievements

• Walter Earl Woods has been listed as a noteworthy Biomedical research and development executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1988-1991. Member American Society for Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Project Management Institute, International Association Biological Standardization.

Interests

• Avocations: soccer, music, gardening, reading.

Connections

Married Anna Maria Gianfreda, December 4, 1975. Children: Jeffrey, Elaine, Roberto, Carlo.

Father:

Walter Earl Woods

Mother:

Janet I. (Ferguson) Woods

Spouse:

Anna Maria Gianfreda

child:

Jeffrey Woods

child:

Roberto Woods

child:

Carlo Woods

child:

Elaine Woods