Shep Bentley, RAC
Shep Bentley has 43 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry. His background includes hospital technical support, operations management of GMP pharmaceutical production facilities, and designing the layout of automated manufacturing systems for factory medical devices and other technologies. He has also overseen quality assurance, compliance, and regulatory affairs from start-up ventures through Fortune 500 companies in the USA, Europe, and Asia.
Shep’s principal expertise spans drug and device product categories, regulatory and quality functions, and operations in areas such as:
- Regulatory compliance and premarket approvals
- Medical devices
- Clinical evaluations
- Logistics
- Operations and program management
In addition to his experience in the Life Sciences industry, Shep’s expertise includes:
- Military medical logistics
- Surface, air, and transportation logistics
- Operational planning for theater conflict/post-conflict (consequence management)
- Civil affairs
His accomplishments include:
- Founded and managed a medical device technology company, growing it from zero to $100 million and 400 people in two years
- Received the Meritorious Service Medal from the President of the United States, twice
- Force closure for combat of $30 billion of materiel during Operation Enduring Freedom
