Our People

Lantider Bekele is a Quality Specialist III at Next Breath responsible for data binder review/release, review/approve of study protocols, test methods, study reports, OOS/OOT and deviations. He joined the team in 2018 as Quality Control Auditor. In between, he worked for the National Institute of Health, Clinical Center for 11 months as Quality Assurance Specialist responsible for overseeing cleanroom EM programs, review/approve SOPs, protocols, and different equipment and personnel qualification documents. Prior to joining Next Breath, he spent 3 years at GlaxoSmithKline Limited (GSK) as Regulatory Associates in charge of compilation and submission of CTD/CMC dossiers for consumer products. He also worked for Ethiopian Food and Drug Administration for 10 years as Pharmaceutical Quality Control expert. He developed and validated HPLC and HPTLC methods for some drug products. Lanti earned a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and MSC degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance from the same university. He also earned BA degree in Business Administration from School of Commerce, Addis Ababa University. He’s a certified Quality Auditor (CQA) and a member of ASQ. In his free time, Lanti enjoys spending time with his friends, and exploring the many local restaurants in our area. Most importantly, he enjoys hiking and biking.