{"id":280,"date":"2018-05-10T14:49:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T19:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/variation.com\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:32:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/variation.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"280\" class=\"elementor elementor-280\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dbb1a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dbb1a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddfaa7e\" data-id=\"ddfaa7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90f64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c90f64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Wayne A. Taylor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5575b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5575b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Taylor-Wayne-PSTAT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Accredited Professional Statistician\u2122<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-619ede3\" data-id=\"619ede3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15652fd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"15652fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"\/cv-dr-wayne-taylor-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e0dc90\" data-id=\"3e0dc90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c144d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a1c144d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/wayne-taylor\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ff3489 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ff3489\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2575a1f\" data-id=\"2575a1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ff142 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2ff142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dr.-Taylor-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Wayne A. Taylor\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Dr. Taylor is a leading expert in applying Statistics to the Medical Device and other FDA-regulated industries.\u00a0 His book, <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><a href=\"\/product\/statistical-procedures-for-the-medical-device-industry\/\">Statistical Procedures for the Medical Device Industry<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">, sets the standard for using statistics in compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 15px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-21\/chapter-I\/subchapter-H\/part-820\/subpart-O\/section-820.250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21 CFR \u00a7820.250, Statistical techniques<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>Dr. Taylor is the leading expert on acceptance sampling in the medical device, diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries.\u00a0 His articles and books on selecting statistically valid sampling plans have become industry standards.\u00a0 He has taught his acceptance sampling courses to over 10,000 students and 100 companies, including the CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) of the FDA.\u00a0 Dr. Taylor is also a leading expert in Process Validation.\u00a0 He is the author of Annex A of the <a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/ghtf-process-validation-guidance-edition-2-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHTF Quality Management Systems \u2013 Process Validation Guidance \u2013 Edition 2<\/a>.<\/p><p>Dr. Taylor is the founder and chairman of Taylor Enterprises, Inc., where he is responsible for developing the software packages <strong><a href=\"\/product\/vartran-software\/\">VarTran<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/product\/change-point-analyzer\/\">Change-Point Analyzer<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/product\/sampling-plan-analyzer\/\">Sampling Plan Analyzer<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"\/product\/distribution-analyzer\/\">Distribution Analyzer<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>His other books include:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/product\/optimization-variation-reduction-in-quality\/\">Optimization and Variation Reduction in Quality<\/a>: Covers the tools and strategies for reducing variation taught in Baxter\u2019s Six Sigma program.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/product\/guide-to-acceptance-sampling\/\">Guide to Acceptance Sampling<\/a>: Explains how to select and justify manufacturing sampling plans to reduce inspection costs. This system has saved Baxter over 30 million dollars annually.<\/li><\/ul><p>Dr. Taylor offers <a>consulting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/courses\/normality-testing-and-transformations\/\">training<\/a> on statistical and Six Sigma tools.\u00a0His most popular courses include:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/courses\/validation-sampling-plans\/\">Validation Sampling Plans<\/a>: Explains how to select and justify sampling plans for Design Verification and Process Validation to safeguard consumers while reducing sample sizes and false rejections.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/courses\/successful-acceptance-sampling-manufacturing-focused\/\">Successful Acceptance Sampling (manufacturing focus)<\/a>: Explains how to select and justify sampling plans for product release during manufacturing.\u00a0\u00a0 This course is designed to help improve the effectiveness of your manufacturing sampling program and to reduce costs.\u00a0 The differences between sampling plans for manufacturing and validation are clearly explained.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/courses\/normality-testing-and-transformations\/\">Normality Testing and Transformations<\/a>: One of the best ways to reduce sample sizes is to use a variables sampling plan.\u00a0 However, variables sampling plans assume that the data follow the normal distribution.\u00a0 This course teaches how to test for normality and handle non-normal data, including fitting other distributions and transforming the data.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/courses\/robust-tolerance-analysis\/\">Robust Tolerance Analysis<\/a>: Explains how to engineer product\/process variation during design.\u00a0 The VarTran<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0software and this course have become a key component of many companies\u2019 DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) programs.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/courses\/process-validation-principles\/\">Process Validation Principles<\/a>: Explains <a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/ghtf-process-validation-guidance-edition-2-pdf\/\">GHTF Quality Management Systems \u2013 Process Validation Guidance \u2013 Edition 2<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><p>In 2000, Dr. Taylor retired from his position as Director of Quality Technologies at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baxter.com\/\">Baxter<\/a>, where he implemented Baxter\u2019s Six Sigma program. \u00a0He and his staff trained over 800 of Baxter\u2019s engineers to serve as Six Sigma black belts. \u00a0He had been with Baxter for 22 years.<\/p><p>Dr. Taylor\u2019s clients include over 200 medical device companies.\u00a0 He has served as part of the third party to close to a dozen companies under consent decrees and has served as an expert witness in multiple court cases, including the blockbuster drug Gabapentin. \u00a0He is an <a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Taylor-Wayne-PSTAT.pdf\">Accredited Professional Statistician\u2122<\/a> with dozens of articles and hundreds of presentations to his credit.<\/p><p>He has made many key contributions to the field of Quality:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/change-point-analysis\/\">Change-Point Analysis<\/a>: More powerful and simpler than Shewhart control charts for detecting sustained shifts.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/normalized-individuals-control-chart\/\">Normalized Individuals Control Chart<\/a>: It allows an I-Chart to be normalized by the number of opportunities.\u00a0 This single chart can replace most types of charts, including the I, P, U, Laney P, Laney U and Within\/Between Average charts.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/process-tolerancing-a-solution-to-the-dilemma-of-worst-case-versus-statistical-tolerancing\/\">Process Tolerancing<\/a>: A unified approach to tolerance analysis where worst-case and statistical tolerances are special cases.\u00a0 They can be combined into the same analysis.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/comparing-three-approaches-to-robust-design-taguchi-versus-dual-response-versus-tolerance-analysis\/\">Robust Design<\/a>: Use of Tolerance Analysis for Robust Design as an alternative to Taguchi Methods.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Quick Switching Systems:\u00a0 \u201cQuick Switching Systems,\u201d Journal of Quality Technology, Volume 28, No 4, October 1996<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ph.D. Statistics, Purdue University 1983<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">M.S. Statistics, Purdue University 1978<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">B.S. Mathematics, Purdue University 1976<\/p><h3><strong>HONORS<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">1996 &#8211; Elected a Fellow of the American Society for Quality<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2001 \u2013 Change-Point Analyzer received ZDNet Editor\u2019s Pick\u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6118\" src=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Editors-Choice.gif\" alt=\"ZDNet\" width=\"59\" height=\"59\" \/><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2008 \u2013 Recognized as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mddionline.com\/medical-device-markets\/100-notable-people-in-the-medical-device-industry-12902\">100 Notable People \u00a0in the Medical Device Industry<\/a> by MD&amp;DI Magazine<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 110px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/News_MDDI0806_cover.jpg\" alt=\"MD&amp;DI\" width=\"160\" height=\"216\" \/>Article Overview:<\/strong>\u00a0 In this issue, MD&amp;DI honors some of the people who make these advances possible and who ensure that those devices can treat patients safely and effectively. If we tried to list everyone who has made a significant contribution to medical technology, we would have to publish an issue larger than a phone book. So we are highlighting 100 of them on the following pages.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 110px;\">It was not easy coming up with a representative list. We started with nominations from readers, Editorial Advisory Board members, and staff. We took those who made particularly notable contributions to the industry and made sure that we had as diverse a group as possible. On the list you will find a sampling of inventors, executives, consultants, engineers, academics, and regulators. Some of them you will know from previous coverage in MD&amp;DI or accolades elsewhere. Others you might be hearing of for the first time.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2012 \u2013 Purdue University &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stat.purdue.edu\/alumni\/distinguished_alumni\/bruce_bradley_and_wayne_taylor-2012.html#:~:text=Bruce%20Bradley%20(B.S.,Mathematics%2FStatistics%201976%2C%20M.S.\">Distinguished Science Alumni Award<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 110px;\">Awards are given to alumni whose work and achievements have made a significant difference in our communities and lives. We are very proud to claim them as part of the Purdue Science family, and we thank them for the valuable contributions they continue to make to our college, the University, and our world.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 110px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/variation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Science_Statistics_2-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"Purdue Science Statistics\" width=\"250\" height=\"131\" \/>The College of Science has launched its 2008\u20132014 strategic plan with key themes including launching tomorrow\u2019s leaders, discovery with delivery, meeting global challenges, and creating diverse communities for excellence. In so many ways, our distinguished alumni embody these goals and live the college\u2019s mission. Their work and accomplishments are \u201creal world\u201d proof that a Purdue degree in science can lead to professional success and also help to solve some of the enormous challenges facing modern society. They are inspirational role models for us all.<\/p><h3><strong>BOOKS<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Optimization and Variation Reduction in Quality<\/em>, McGraw-Hill and ASQC Quality Press, 1991.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Guide to Acceptance Sampling<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 1992.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Design of Experiments in Validation<\/em>, Francis Taylor, 2007.\u00a0 Chapter 7 \u2013 The Role of Designed Experiments in Developing and Validating Control Plans.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Statistical Procedures for the Medical Device Industry<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 2017.<\/p><h3><strong>SOFTWARE PACKAGES<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Acceptance Sampling Programs<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 1992.\u00a0 Accompanies the book <em>Guide to Acceptance Sampling<\/em>.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Simulator<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 1995, (Variation.com\/sim)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>VarTran<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Taylor Enterprises, 1996.\u00a0 (Variation.com\/vta)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Screen<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 1996<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Change-Point Analyzer<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 1999.\u00a0 (Variation.com\/cpa).<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Sampling Plan Analyzer<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 2001.\u00a0 (Variation.com\/spa)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Distribution Analyzer<\/em>, Taylor Enterprises, 2006.\u00a0 (Variation.com\/da)<\/p><h3><strong>JOURNAL ARTICLES<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cQuick Switching Systems,\u201d Journal of Quality Technology, Volume 28, No 4, October 1996.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cA Program for Selecting Quick Switching Systems,\u201d Journal of Quality Technology,\u201d Volume 28, No. 4, October 1996.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cReducing Sample Size of AAMI Gamma Radiation Sterilization Verification Experiments and Dose Audits,\u201d with George W. Phillips, Harold E. Sargent and Joyce M. Hansen, Quality Engineering, 8(3), 489-496, 1996.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cAcceptance Sampling Update,\u201d Medical Devices &amp; Diagnostic Industry, October 1995, p. 92-108.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0\u201cA Program for Selecting Efficient Double Sampling Plans,\u201d Journal of Quality Technology,\u201d Volume 18, Number 1, January 1986, p 67-73.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0\u201cUsing Hypothesis Testing in Medical Packaging Validation,\u201d Medical Devices &amp; Diagnostic Industry, October 2008, p. 60-63.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cSelecting Manufacturing Sampling Plans for New and Existing Processes,\u201d Journal of Validation Technology, January 2013.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cExamining Changes in Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Surgery Patterns Among Professional Baseball Players,\u201d Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, \u00a0Vol. 35, No. 4, July 2025.<\/p><h3><strong>MAGAZINE ARTICLES<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cClassifying Defects and Selecting AQLs,\u201d FDC Control, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Division ASQ, February 1993.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0\u201cStatistically Valid Sampling Plans,\u201d FDC Control, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Division ASQ, February 1994.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe Effect of Lot Size,\u201d FDC Control, Food Drug and Cosmetic Division ASQ, February 1994.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe Importance of Trending Attribute Data,\u201d FDC Control, Food Drug and Cosmetic Division ASQ, February 1994.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cSelecting Representative Samples,\u201d FDC Control, Food Drug and Cosmetic Division ASQ, February 1995.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cAcceptance Sampling Update,\u201d Medical Device &amp; Diagnostic Industry, October 1995, p. 92-108, Canon Communications<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0\u201cReducing Variation During Design,\u201d News of Society of Concurrent Engineering, May 1996.<\/p><h3><strong>EXPERT WITNESS<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2008 &#8211; In re Gabapentin Patent Litigation, MDL No. 1384 (FSH) (PS)<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2013 &#8211; Stryker v. Errico et. al., Michigan 2011-0097-CK, Illinois 13 MR 1459<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2013 &#8211; The Medicines Company v. Teva Parenteral Medicines, lnc, et aI., Civil Action No. 09-cv-750 (RGA) (D. Del.) (Consolidated).\u00a0 The above is also referred to as The Medicines Company versus Hospira, Inc., Civil Action No. 09-750-RGA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Wayne A. Taylor Accredited Professional Statistician\u2122 Dr. Taylor is a leading expert in applying Statistics to the Medical Device and other FDA-regulated industries.\u00a0 His book, Statistical Procedures for the Medical Device Industry, sets the standard for using statistics in compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations, 21 CFR \u00a7820.250, Statistical techniques. 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