Cathleen Owen is the Sr. Director of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Services for Q Laboratories located in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Cathleen has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and beauty care industries having spent time at Merck, Elizabeth Arden, Barr Laboratories and KDC (Tri Tech Labs, Inc.) where she served as Sr. Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs.    In her current role at Q Laboratories, Cathleen works with cGMP focused clients providing technical support for areas including laboratory testing, validation studies, stability studies, water system qualifications and regulatory compliance.  She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from North Carolina State University and is currently Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee for the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC).