Measuring Up – Thinking Out Loud
Measuring Up – Thinking Out Loud
Podcast Description
Measuring Up – Thinking Out Loud is a podcast from Testo, your consultative resource for precision measurement technology and digital solutions serving the pharmaceutical, industrial, and allied industries worldwide. Each episode shares expert insight and practical strategies for maintaining compliance, ensuring safety, and optimizing processes in critical environments.
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The podcast focuses on precision measurement technology and digital solutions, with episodes addressing critical themes such as compliance, safety protocols, and process optimization. For example, the episode featuring Jim Bacon discusses advancements in cold chain logistics and the importance of technology in safeguarding pharmaceuticals, highlighting both industry innovations and personal narratives.
Measuring Up – Thinking Out Loud is a podcast from Testo, your consultative resource for precision measurement technology and digital solutions serving the pharmaceutical, industrial, and allied industries worldwide. Each episode shares expert insight and practical strategies for maintaining compliance, ensuring safety, and optimizing processes in critical environments.
Episode Summary:
In this episode of Measuring Up: Thinking Out Loud, host Bill White speaks with Patrick Girten, a pharmaceutical logistics expert whose career journey spans aviation, firefighting, and pharmaceutical operations. Patrick shares how the discipline and accountability from his early experiences translate into protecting life-saving therapies during transport.
From the evolving complexities of cold chain management to the human element that drives vendor compliance, Patrick highlights why logistics is never just about moving packages; it’s about safeguarding patients. He recalls a powerful Christmas Eve shipment that reached a young cancer patient in Canada, a moment that reshaped his entire perspective on logistics and leadership.
The conversation explores regulation, vendor relationships, technology, and the balance between metrics and mission with one central theme: remembering the patient in every package.
About the Guest:
Patrick Girten is a pharmaceutical logistics expert with nearly two decades of experience ensuring therapies reach patients safely and on time. He began his career in aviation and firefighting before transitioning into the pharmaceutical industry, where he worked across various areas, including manufacturing, quality compliance, distribution, and logistics. Patrick is known for connecting the technical side of cold chain operations with the human responsibility behind everyshipment.
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