William D. Ogden Named a VIP Member of Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Biopharmaceuticals

    GAITHERSBURG, MD, April 24, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- William D. Ogden, Senior Manager of Technical Operations, Research and Development for MedImmune, was recently named a VIP member of Worldwide Who's Who. This special distinction honors individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to achieving personal and professional success.

In addition to being an engineering manager, Mr. Ogden (also know as Bill Ogden) is now an aspiring author and speaker. He will be writing and speaking on a variety of Biblical topics, such as our relationship with God, prayer, the Will of God, creation, and Bible study. His writings can be found at http://www.RevealedTruth.com.

His new foray into writing comes during his current 25-year career in biopharmaceuticals, which includes four years in his current role with MedImmune. He has developed an expertise in the design, operation, validation and maintenance of biotech and sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing process equipment, facilities, and utilities.

Mr. Ogden is managing a group of engineers supporting clinical biopharmaceutical manufacturing. His duties include ensuring product quality, purity, safety and efficacy and the reliable operation of biotech manufacturing process equipment and utilities. He is also skilled at project management, problem solving, providing transformation, and mentoring and developing professionals. He would like to continue growing in the fields that interest him.

Mr. Ogden has been working as a pharmaceutical engineer, supporting biotech and sterile manufacturing, for over 25 years. He spent 16 years at Merck and five years at Amgen before joining MedImmune. Mr. Ogden has often worked with equipment manufacturers to have equipment custom built to his specifications. Some of his designs (including mechanical seals and filter housings) have become part of the manufacturers' standard product lines.

Mr. Ogden attributes his success to his curiosity and constant learning, which have resulted in understanding how things work. He was recruited by Merck as a utilities supervisor while he was attending Calvary Baptist Seminary in Lansdale, where he earned a Master of Divinity. Two years later, he moved to biomanufacturing engineering support, providing engineering services for vaccine manufacturing. The highlight of his career was helping design and build a new polysaccharide vaccine production facility at Merck.

Mr. Ogden's impressive education also includes an equivalent to a Master of Science in nuclear engineering from the Naval Nuclear Power School and a bachelor's degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University. He is a member of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering and his local church.

MedImmune is a biopharmaceutical research and development division within AstraZeneca, a global research-based, innovation-driven, integrated biopharmaceutical company.

For more information about Mr. Ogden, visit http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamogden.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.worldwidewhoswho.com.

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Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
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