Amanda Forsythe is a Quality Technology Manager at Agilent Technologies in the Diagnostics and Geonomics Group. Her team supports computerized systems and software validations and other QA-IT activities. She has broad experience in quality engineering in the medical device and IVD industry, including CSV, process validation, TMV, equipment qualification, nonconformance reporting, CAPA, statistical techniques and data analysis, component design validation, supplier change notifications and supplier development, and audit support. She is also experienced in risk management, health hazard analyses, and complaints management and adverse event reporting. She holds a M.S. degree in Quality Assurance from CSU Dominguez Hills and a B.S. degree in Biochemistry from UC Santa Barbara.