Trainers Profile

Brad Swarbrick (Vice President, Sales, CAMO Software - Europe & Oceania) is also a PAT specialist consultant and has over 10 years experience in the application of chemometrics techniques to Mid and Near Infrared Spectroscopic analysers in the Pharmaceutical, Agricultural and Chemical Industries. Brad was part of the Pfizer Global Process Analytical Technology (PAT) group based at the West Ryde Facility in Australia and recently developed the NIR and PAT programs for Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Australia largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer. Brad has extensive experience in the development and implementation of in-line analysers in both the Pharmaceutical and Agricultural sector and is currently the chair of the ISPE PAT Community of Practice in Australia.

- Private Consultant in Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Chemometrics

Mirta Golic is a chemist by training (PhD. in Organic Chemistry). She is currently working at the Peanut Company of Australia as a Near Infrared Technologist. Mirta’s previous employment was as a private consultant in chemometrics and spectroscopy for a year, and as a researcher in the area of NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics for five and a half years.  NIR spectroscopy was used for predicting fruit and vegetable qualities under laboratory and commercial conditions. During that time, she was consulting external groups and individuals interested in potential use of NIRS in their work.  Her current aspirations involve expanding chemometrics work into other fields, with a special interest in environmental sciences.