Paul Franks

Director

Trade UP Holding Co. Inc. & Sterilis Cleanrooms Inc.

Paul is president of Sterilis Cleanrooms Inc. and has been a member of ISPE since May 2017. Paul is relatively new to the pharmaceutical field, and is looking to expand his knowledge and connections within the industry. In the past year and a half, Paul has led the Sterilis Cleanrooms organization to complete 12 capital projects for clients within the pharmaceutical, animal health, and food & beverage industries across Canada. These projects included conventional construction of cleanrooms along with the supply & install of the licensed PharmcoTech® wall cladding systems. Paul has a good understanding of GMP work environments and ISO Class cleanrooms. Paul worked collaboratively with general contractors, HVAC engineers, and sub-trades to provide cleanroom solutions for their clients. Paul is able to apply a significant amount of transferrable skills from his 20-year tenure in the automotive sector. This included project management of large-scale construction projects, the overseeing of complete financials, lean process manufacturing, and metallurgical engineering of materials including aluminum, plastics and steel.