Carlos Valdes currently serves as the vice president of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Solesis, an innovative provider of biomaterials solutions and services primarily focused on the medtech and biopharma industries. Throughout his tenure, he has been a strategic leader, helping navigate many phases of growth, technology expansion, and acquisitions for private equity-backed Solesis. He is currently leading all phases of Solesis’ global expansion into Costa Rica. Valdes has held several leadership roles in engineering, operations, and quality management over the last 30 years, primarily in manufacturing, technology, and entrepreneurial companies. He holds a Master’s degree in Technology Management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and School of Engineering of Applied Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University.