21 CFR Part 820 Quality System Regulation and FDA cGMP Requirements for Medical Devices

Frank Ried holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree (Dipl. Ing.) from University of Kassel/Hessen (Germany). Furthermore, Frank is a Quality Engineer and Quality Auditor certified by EOQ (European Organisation of Quality), respectively by DGQ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Qualitaet). He is trained as Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and USFDA 21 CFR 820 requirements and has vast experience auditing and setting up compliance systems in these areas.

Frank has over 30 years of professional work experience in the Medical Device manufacturing, pharmaceutical, personal protection and condom industry. He worked in two companies and in various departments during this time.

After University end of 1985, Frank joined B. Braun Melsungen, AG Melsungen/Germany as Design Engineer. In 1987, he already took over the In-process Control Department for Medical Products as Manager and in 1993 he was promoted to Head of the Quality Control Department, including incoming control for all raw materials and in-process control, final control, complaint handling, calibration and process and machine validation for all medical products. During that time, Frank was as well involved in the conversion from EN 46000 series to the new ISO 13485/13488 series and was part of the implementation team for the Medical plant in B. Braun’s Head Quarter in Germany.

In 1997, Frank accepted an overseas’ assignment in B. Braun’s Malaysian plant in Penang as Technical Director for the Medical Production. Later he moved back to Quality Management and set up all functions in Quality Management for ISO 13485 and USFDA 21 CFR 820 compliance. End of 1999 he was promoted to Director Quality Management Asia Pacific and Quality Management Representative for Penang Production Site, in charge of the entire quality management system of the company (Hospital Care, Medtech, Aesculap, Sutures & OPM), including the ISO documentation, internal quality auditing, vendor auditing, regulatory affairs, process and machine validation, defect and complaint management.

Since 2003 he oversaw Quality Management Asia Pacific with production sites in Japan, India, Vietnam and China.

In December 2007 Frank joined Ansell Services (Shah Alam/Malaysia) as Global Director Quality Assurance, in charge of Quality Assurance of all 15 Ansell factories worldwide for Medical Products (Examination and Surgical Gloves), Sexual Wellness Products (Condoms & Pleasure Tools) and Industrial & Household Products (Personal Protective Gloves). Beside leading all the Quality Managers in the plants and regional offices, he was leading as well a QA team for supplier qualification and monitoring for all purchased finished products (approx. 50% of all products Ansell sold).

In 2011 Frank was promoted to Vice President, Quality, leading the Ansell quality team until end of 2016. Beside introducing a Supplier Quality Assurance Program and upgrading the Medical Device Risk Management System, Frank established and implemented successfully a FDA Compliance Program in all Medical factories, was leading a Latex Saving project and finally selected and implemented the first phase of an EQMS (Enterprise Quality Management System) - TrackWise from Sparta Systems - for Complaint Management, CAPA/CAR and Change Management as Sponsor and Head of Project Management Office for Ansell globally.

End of 2016 Frank left Ansell to concentrate more on his own company Ried Q&C Consulting Sdn. Bhd., which he founded already in early 2015. Via this company, Frank is now consulting especially Medical Device companies in Malaysia as well as Asia Pacific in the compliance area of ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and QSR (FDA) by providing this expertise and long-years’ experience in Quality Management, Assurance and Control, by conducting training course as well as internal audits (incl. Mock-FDA Inspections) and supplier audits as contractor.