Joseph Azary has spent the last 27 years in the medical device industry in various quality and regulatory positions. He is currently the Vice President of Quality & Regulatory at Z-Medica, LLC. Joseph has worked for US Surgical (now part of Medtronic), Johnson & Johnson, Fujifilm Medical Systems, and Sekisui Diagnostics. He was a consultant for 10 years where he worked with over 180 medical device companies around the world on a variety of quality and regulatory projects including 510k submissions, internal auditing, supplier auditing, quality system development (ISO 13485, FDA QSR), international regulatory registration and compliance, regulatory strategy, compliance, and training. Joseph has a bachelors degree in Biological Sciences and a Masters Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Public Health. He is an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor.