Morgan Polen
Senior Contamination Control Engineer
Microrite, USA
Morgan Polen is a Senior Contamination Control Engineer at Microrite Inc., with over 40 years of experience in the field of contamination control. He is a subject matter expert on contamination control in cleanrooms, having worked across various industries including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, semiconductors, aerospace, defense, automotive, and healthcare.
Morgan’s expertise encompasses identifying and monitoring contamination, solving complex contamination problems, and providing valuable insights into contamination control. He has trained hundreds of engineers, technicians, operators, and managers on contamination control in facilities and universities worldwide. His training programs cover practical implementation of cleanroom standards, regulations, and guidelines.
Morgan is well-versed in cleanroom standards and guidelines, including ISO 14644 and FDA, EMA, PIC/S, and WHO regulations related to environmental monitoring. He has developed airflow visualization equipment systems and protocols for smoke studies, created micro-Tracer Particle Generators for testing small spaces, and developed investigative smoke study programs for pharmaceutical cleanrooms.
Morgan has contributed to the development of cleanroom standards as a member of ISO Technical Committee 209 and IEST Recommended Practices Working Groups. His achievements include resolving contamination issues in sterile manufacturing facilities, diagnosing airborne molecular contamination problems, and developing monitoring and periodic testing plans for cleanrooms.
Morgan’s extensive in-country experience includes setting up operations, establishing customer bases, and managing multi-month projects in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, China, the Philippines, India, and Turkey. He is a valuable resource for addressing contamination control in critical environments and has authored several technical papers on cleanrooms, risk management, and particle counting.