Jeffery Nelson is the President and CEO of Nelson Laboratories, Inc. a microbiological testing company specializing in sterilization and compliance testing for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. He completed a Bachelors of Science (B.S.) degree at the University of Utah in Microbiology and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at Westminster College where he was a member of the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society. Jeff was also selected to participate in the Master Track executive training and mentoring program. He is a Specialist Microbiologist (SM) with the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM). He has a depth of experience with business, science, and regulatory affairs and is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He has a passion for process improvement and solving problems and enjoys working directly with people. Jeff also serves as a trustee on the board of the Utah Technology Council and is the Chairperson of the Life Sciences Advisory Council. He serves on the advisory board for SPLORE and organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities enjoy outdoor experiences such as river rafting and rock climbing. He is the father of two and enjoys running, theater, film, technology, hiking, fishing and camping.
Jerry R. Nelson, Laboratory Directory at Nelson Laboratories, has a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Utah. He is a member of many standards writing committees and associations including the New York Academy of Sciences, American Society for Quality, Parenteral Drug Association, American Society of Testing and Materials, Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering and the American Society for Microbiology. He has published dozens of articles in the scientific literature. He is an adjunct professor of bioengineering at the University of Utah and an adjunct assistant professor of microbiology at Brigham Young University. Jerry was named by MD&DI magazine (2004) as one of the top 100 notable individuals in the medical device industry. Jerry and Lynda Nelson were also finalists in the Utah Entrepreneur of the year sponsored by Ernst & Young for their company, Nelson Laboratories, Inc.
Jeff Hills is Vice President of Laboratory Operations at Nelson Laboratories, Inc.. He received a B.S. degree in microbiology from Brigham Young University. He is a member of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists with a certificate of Specialist Microbiologist (SM). He is a member of many standards committees and associations including the American Standards of Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), and the Parental Drug Association (PDA). Within these organizations he has been actively involved in test method development, and has lead development efforts within U.S. and international committees in the areas of personal protective equipment and biological barrier materials.
He is the father of three and enjoys photography, travel, and computer technology.
John Bolinder has enjoyed several career advancements at Nelson Laboratories during the last 12 years and currently serves as our CFO. He started with the firm in the mailroom and during his advancements has worked extensively with clients and assisted with development of our marketing and sales teams. He received his MBA from the University of Utah, Beta Gamma Sigma. He enjoys working with numbers and spends his free time studying economics, US history and the Japanese language. He also enjoys a round of golf and keeps a set of clubs in the office for last minute outings. John lives in Salt Lake City with his wife, Alice, and their four children.
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Dan Floyd is the Sterilization Section Leader at Nelson Laboratories, Inc. For the last 18+ years he has specialized in all aspects of EO validations including cycle development, D-value determinations, bioburden resistance studies, biological indicator sterility testing, BI incubation reduction studies, comparative resistance testing, PCD development, and temperature and humidity distribution studies. Dan has performed onsite validations of sterilizers domestically and abroad both at contract sterilization facilities as well as for customers sterilizing product in house. Recently Dan has become involved with vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization validations and has had experience with EO, steam, dry heat, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, liquid chemical sterilants, and ozone sterilization.
Dan received his B.S. in microbiology and a minor in chemistry from Brigham Young University where he attended on a Presidential scholarship. He has been with Nelson Laboratories, Inc. since 1992. Following graduation he became a registered microbiologist with the National Registry of Microbiology.
Dan is a participating member of several AAMI working groups including industrial ethylene oxide sterilization, biological indicators, BIER/CIER vessels, and Process Challenge Devices.
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Martell Winters received a B.S. in microbiology with a minor in chemistry from Brigham Young University. He has been at Nelson Laboratories for 17 years and spent most of that time heading the Radiation Sterilization group, which is responsible for bioburden testing and radiation validation studies. He is currently a Senior Scientist for Nelson Laboratories. Mr. Winters serves on the AAMI Microbiological Methods, Sterility Assurance Level, Radiation Sterilization, General Criteria for Sterilization and Terminology Working Groups. He is currently heading the AAMI task force for a document regarding sterilization of tissue products. He is also on the AAMI Sterilization Standards Committee and on the AATB Standards Committee. In 1995 he received his Registered Microbiologist (RM) certification, and in 2001 his Specialist Microbiologist (SM) certification in consumer products and quality assurance microbiology from the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists.
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Thor Rollins is a certified microbiologist, RM(NRCM) with the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists and has been with Nelson Laboratories, Inc. since 2002. Currently, he is the In-vivo Biocompatibility Subcontracting Section Leader, and from 2002-2006, he was the study director over cytotoxicity.
He specializes in the In-vitro and In-vivo biocompatibility tests and actively speaks on the topics through Nelson Labs external seminars, webinars and tradeshows. He presented on biocompatibility at the Northern California Biomed ASQ group meeting in 2010 and had an article published in the July / August 2010 issue of Medical Design Technology entitled The Big Three: Cytotoxicity, Sensitization and Irritation.
He is a participating member on all AAMI 10993 ISO committees and plays an active role along with the FDA and regulatory committees developing standards, and discussing and voting on changes to those standards. As one of a select group of experts in the industry, Thor’s participation on the committees offers him insight on industry changes and helps prepare Nelson Labs and its clients for changes in testing.
Thor studied engineering at Colorado School of Mines and received his B.S. in biology with an emphasis in cell biology and genetics from Idaho State University.
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Emily Mitzel received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Microbiology from North Dakota State University. Her masters research focused on the development of biochemical and immunological methods to detect a specific strain of a plant pathogen of potatoes. Emily has been with Nelson Laboratories, Inc. for almost nine years. She is the Laboratory Manager over the Hospital Reprocessing, Pharmaceuticals and Microbiology sections. Nelson Laboratories’ Hospital Reprocessing Section validates product-specific cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and functionality procedures for reusable devices between patient uses. She is also a member of many AAMI standard committees.