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"Your workshop was very informative and I came away from today's session willing to start using this information right away.  You really helped prepare our company to succeed."

Jaell Bradley
Production Manager
Andover, Massachusetts

"John's presentation skills are dynamic and engage the audience to participate ... just wonderful!"

Jim Shore
Principal Design Assurance Engineer
Boston Scientific
Marlborough, Massachusetts

"Yours was an excellent talk, well worth the time and money.  I'm looking forward to using the material you shared to help us become better prepared to manage this important topic.  I look forward to other presentations in the future."

David Hardy
Director, Quality Operations
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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Speaking and Seminars

Our managing director, John Avellanet, has gained tremendous acclaim for his speeches, workshops, and presentations for corporate clients and conference venues.

He is a gifted speaker who motivates audiences with personal stories, practical advice, and powerful strategies.  He provides a professional mix of business and entertainment.

He consistently garners "excellent" and "Wow" feedback from attendees.  Conference organizers and program directors repeatedly note that Mr. Avellanet gets the highest evaluations of any of their speakers.

He's trained executives from Fortune 100 international companies like 3M, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, and Wyeth, small medical device startups and biotech firms, plus officials from the FDA, NIH and Health Canada.

If you need a speaker who will:

 look no further than Cerulean's John Avellanet.


"You possess that rare talent of being able to handle sensitive issues in a direct and productive manner that promotes an on-going dialogue and practical solutions."

Barry Nowak
Director, Business Intelligence
Lansing, Michigan

"You did an excellent job for us. You are passionate, enthusiastic, and a dynamic speaker. I heard nothing but praise from my colleagues.  We were all impressed with the refreshing candor with which you delivered:  bold, truthful and interested in doing the right thing."

Ginger Norfleet
Senior Analyst
San Francisco, California

"Your presentation is excellent and consistently among the highest rated. I hope we can get you back next year."

Maureen Carley
Program Director
VCU Business School
Richmond, Virginia

"John has an incredible knack for putting his audience at ease and getting them involved in the flow of the presentation. His presentation speaks TO you, not AT you, with his brilliant combination of energy, humor, positive attitude, and solid meat-on-the-bones details that are all multiple 'take-away' points.

I would go out of my way to hear John speak on any subject just to enjoy his style of message delivery."

Wayne Starnes
CEO
Cary, North Carolina

"I found John one of the best speakers at the two and half day conference. His presentation offered sound practical approaches that could be implemented quickly and provide value almost immediately. His well grounded presentation cut through the fluff often seen in other venues."

Dan O'Leary
President, Ombu Enterprises
Swanzey, New Hampshire


"I attended many sessions during the three-day conference and found yours to be the most useful and informative of all.  I look forward to attending your future speaking engagements."

C. Calvert
President
Woodbridge, Virginia

See for yourself - request one of his recorded seminars, download his article on how to engage with attendees to drive performance:  Six Hard-Hitting Strategies for Capturing Your Listeners' Hearts and Minds, or read some of the many thank-you's and testimonials posted on this page.

 

Workshop Topics

Examples of specific workshops and speeches can be found on this page or our seminar and resource kit page.  In general, topics are centered around our specialties:

 

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

NIH speech on the future of the biopharmaceutical landscape, Washington, D.C. (April 13)

FOI Services telecon on the real-world cost of FDA compliance and how to improve your ROI  (May 13) 

ExpertBriefings webinar on cost-effective supplier management  (May 25)

VCU Business School speech on the role of IT in regulatory compliance, Richmond, Virginia (June 25)

Co-Chair and panel leader, FDAnews Supplier Quality Congress  (August 18-20)

Contract Pharma conference keynote, Iselin, New Jersey  (September 24)

 

Recent Public Speaking Engagements

Teleconference:  Lean Supplier Quality Management  (March 2010)

Teleconference:  Supplier Quality Management Toolkit  (January 2010)

Webinar and teleconference:  Bulletproof Yourself against FDA Enforcement  (January 2010)

Host of FDAnews Supplier Management Webinar and Speech on  Supplier Quality Management Tools for Small to Midsized Businesses  (November 2009)

Post-Conference Workshop:  4th Medical Device Regulatory, Reimbursement and Compliance Congress.  Making Compliance Training Fun:  Training the Trainer  (November 2009)

Speech:  Role of IT in Regulatory Compliance. Virginia Commonwealth University Business School Executive Colloquia.  (October 2009)

Pre-Conference Workshop:  AdvaMed's 2009 MedTech Conference.  Dangerous Documents:  Putting in Place a Records Management Program to Avoid FDA Trouble (October 2009)

Webinar and Teleconference:  Bulletproof Yourself against FDA's New Enforcement (September 2009)

Conference Speech:  Contract Pharma's 8th Annual Contracting and Outsourcing Conference.  Kiss & Tell: How to Prove to the FDA Your Outsourcing Oversight Works (September 2009)

Teleconference through FOI Services:  Defensible Documents (September 2009)

Conference Host:  FDA Supplier Quality Management Congress. Chairperson  (August 2009)

Conference Speech:  FDA Supplier Quality Management Congress. Medical Device Supplier Quality Management Toolkit  (August 2009)

Teleconference through FOI Services:  Making FDA and Quality Systems Training Captivating - Train the Trainer Session (August 2009)

Teleconference through FOI Services:  Quality Systems Management Review Toolkit  (July 2009)

Expert Briefings.  How to Improve Data Integrity in Your NDA, 510(k) or BLA  (May 2009)

NIH. Washington, D.C.  Scared Straight - An Overview of the Future FDA Landscape for Biotech Scientists and Entrepreneurs (April 2009)

FOI Services.  Avoid 483 Observations by Creating a Document Control System that Actually Controls Your Documents (March 2009)

Expert Briefings.  Bulletproof Yourself against FDA Enforcement in 2009 (February 2009)

Management Roundtable.  Boston, Massachusetts.  Preventing Intellectual Property Theft by Partners and Contractors (November 2008)

Expert Briefings.  Webinar.  How to Limit Executive Liability with Effective Policies and SOPs (October 2008)

Pharmaceutical Quality by Design.  Chicago, Illinois.  Keynote:  Quality by Design and Time to Market (October 2008)  Joint program with FDA officials  |  Read press release

Contract Pharma Contracting & Outsourcing Conference.  New Brunswick, NJ.  Designing a Risk-Based Supplier & Outsourcer Selection and Qualification Program (September 2008)

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business.  Richmond, Virginia.  The Role of IT in Regulatory Compliance (September 2008).

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  An Update on the FDA's Revised Part 11 and the EU's Revised Annex 11  (September 2008)


"Thanks for a magnificent presentation.  I thought it was very informative, useful and entertaining.  You had just the right amount of detail."

Michael Cohen, CMC
President Emeritus
IMC National Capital Region Chapter
Washington, D.C.

"Your presentation provided the necessary frameworks to simplify complex processes.  Just incredible."

A. Fauchier
Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Atlanta, Georgia

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  Cost-Effective Management and Compliance for Suppliers (August 2008)

BIO.  San Diego, CA.  Lean Outsourcing for Biotechnology Executives (June 2008)


"I wanted to thank you for giving such a great talk a few weeks back.  Your presentation was not only interesting, it was full of humor.  And thanks again for providing such great information and follow-up resources on your website."

Jason Robins
Director
Richmond, Virginia

"In developing our new lean supplier qualification system, I have relied a lot on the GHTF GS3 work that was presented at the conference.  Then I reopened your presentation from the August conference.  Wow. Your method is definitely cleaner and LEANer than the GHTF, particularly in relation to supplier risk evaluation and qualification.  Thanks!!"

Ruth Barnett
Supplier Quality Specialist
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

"Your talk and presentation were very personable. And I liked the downloadable reference material so the presentation could be left to high-level concepts and helping us understand the logic behind the advice instead of getting bogged down in details."

Mike Weber
Director, Quality Assurance R&D
Newport News, Virginia

"John clearly illustrated a complex subject and its potential impact on the lives of our patients and the success of our company."

John Orr, Ph.D.
Director, Analytical Chemistry
Boston, Massachusetts

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  A Cost-Effective Approach to Managing Supplier Risk (May 2008)

Independent Computer Consultants Association.  St. Louis, MO.  Systematic Records Management for Small Business Owners (2008).

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  FDA Enforcement Expectations for 2008-2009 (2008)

Institute of Management Consultants.  Washington, D.C.  Systematic Records Management for Small Businesses (2008).

College of William & Mary, Mason School of Business.  Williamsburg, Virginia.  Expensive Startup Mistakes (2008).

BIO-IT Coalition.  Washington, D.C.  Speeding New Product Time to Market (2008).

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  Simplifying IT Change Control and Improving FDA Compliance (2007).

Virginia Commonwealth University.  Richmond, Virginia.  The Role of IT in Regulatory Compliance (2007).


"I thoroughly enjoyed your speech. I found the style of your presentation to be refreshing and engaging and very supportive of your message and content.  Well done.  Your presentation was top tier."

M.J. Wojtusik
Manager, Business Operations
Milford, Massachusetts

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  Easing Your Pain When Dealing with IT and 21 CFR Part 11 (2007).

Independent Computer Consultants Association, 30th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.  Growing Your Business Globally (2007).

Shenandoah University, School of Pharmacy.  Winchester, Virginia.  Lessons from a Pharmaceutical Executive and Entrepreneur (2007).

 

Call +1.757.645.2864 or email info[at]ceruleanllc.com to request a speaker today or check out our recorded best practice compliance seminars.