I am currently a Regulatory Affairs Specialist at a medical device manufacturer. I have worked in medical device manufacturing for the last 12 years. Starting as an entry level production operator, I found ways to improve processing time and worked my way into a position as a manufacturing technician for a Manufacturing Engineering group. Within this group I learned about the processes of taking an R&D project and turning it into an efficient manufacturable process. Within this group I later took on a role as a Technical Writer, creating work instructions and writing engineering validation documents. My work in this field gave me opportunities to collaborate with Regulatory Affairs and led me to the position I'm in now. When people ask why I chose Regulatory Affairs, I always say the same thing, "I'm as close to becoming the lawyer my parents wanted me to be without needing all that pesky education."