Kurt is the Global Aseptic Technologies Lead for Monitoring and Control at GSK and has worked within the pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years. Kurt holds a master's degree in biochemistry and has been working in different quality control and quality assurance roles with a focus on pharmaceutical microbiology, environmental monitoring, and bioburden-controlled manufacturing and clean utilities. In addition, Kurt co-chaired the revision of the PDA Technical Report No. 13: Fundamentals of an Environmental Monitoring Program and is PDA IG co-lead for Microbiology and Environmental Monitoring.