We are pleased to announce the addition of Van Zhao to our team as Manager of Process Engineering. Van's hire brings high-level experience and technical leadership to the firm’s process engineering group.

“Van’s experience and depth of knowledge is a great addition to our growing process team. As manager, she will provide technical leadership focused on ensuring project alignment with GMP standards and engineering design specifications that fit with client objectives,” said Precis Director of Process Engineering, Kristina Pumphrey, PE.

Van has more than 17 years of experience as a process engineer, providing process design, analysis, and project management for projects within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Her areas of expertise include basic design to construction administration for advanced cell and gene therapies facilities (allogenic and autologous), active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) GMP facilities, designated pathogen-free (DPF) animal facilities, and research labs. As Manager of Process Engineering, Van is responsible for guiding the firm’s process engineering staff, providing technical leadership and creative engineering expertise, and ensuring successful project execution.

Van holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University. She is an active member of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Bioprocessing Equipment Program (ASME BPE), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChe).