Clear Water Consulting, Inc.
Chemist and President
Brian Hagopian received his chemistry degree from Colgate University and is currently the President of Clear Water Consulting, Inc. Brian has over 35 years of design, manufacturing, and operational experience and is currently a high purity water subject matter expert, consultant, trainer, educator, and expert troubleshooter helping clients solve complex operational issues, assess risks, and address compliance observations. Brian is a Massachusetts certified instructor offering licensing courses for industrial wastewater operators. Brian is a charter member and Past President of the Boston Area Chapter where he helped to lay the foundation for the Boston Chapter’s highly successful Product Show, which has won two NASAAC awards for “Best Special Event” at ISPE Annual Meetings. Brian is one of fifteen people to have received the Hank Moes Lifetime Achievement Award for significant contributions to the Boston chapter and the life sciences industry and is one of 150 people in the world to have attained the Certified Pharmaceutical Industry Professional (CPIP) certification. Brian led the Boston Chapter’s Student Development Committee from 2012-2020 where student membership has quadrupled and the number of student chapters doubled through his efforts. Brian has been an active member of the ISPE Critical Utilities COP Steering Committee and has helped write the ISPE Good Practice Guide on Sampling of Pharmaceutical Water, Steam, and Process Gases, the update to the ISPE Baseline Guide Volume 4, Water and Steam Systems, the Membrane Based Water for Injection Systems GPG, and the recently released Ozone GPG. Brian is currently working on a new GPG on Sustainability and an update to the Sampling GPG.