Rick Calabrese is the global corporate director of quality systems at Sartorius Group North America Corp. He’s been involved with quality in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years. He has more 12 years’ experience performing internal and external audits. Calabrese is past chairman of ASQ’s Long Island section and the current co-chair for RX-360, a supplier-led initiative committee. Calabrese holds a bachelor’s degree in geology and a master’s degree in industrial management, both from SUNY Stony Brook in New York.