Jo Ann Boyd, BS/MBA, is quality assurance manager for Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Division (C&CED). Ms. Boyd has Lead Auditor training for ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025,17020, and NQA-1 requirements with extensive experience establishing quality programs and auditing for  ISO 9001:2008, 17025, 17020, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), ISO 13485 and 21 CFR Part 820. Ms. Boyd performs external audits for GLP, cGMP, and Medical Devices for regulatory programs.  She is past Chair of the Beyond Compliance Specialty Section, Historical Committee, and on the Medical Device and GMP Specialty Sections as well as the Program Committee for the last four years for the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA).  Ms. Boyd participated in several SQA Quality College Trainings in support of the Beyond Compliance Specialty Section and assisted in SQA Symposiums.