About DSA Consultants

Putting Our Clients’ Needs First…with 20 years of experience and expertise backed by responsive, professional service with a personal touch.

DSA Consultant Services was founded in 1988. We have grown the business from the ground up, starting with our very first client that is still with us today. Having started with just one client, we now represent almost 150 clients.

DSA has grown from a sole proprietorship to a partnership and in 2003, the company incorporated under the laws of the province of Ontario and registered itself as “DSA Consultant Services Limited”. In 2006, we registered the operating name “DSA Consultants”.

We are thrilled to be entering our 20th year in business. We have grown through the growth and expansion of our clients and through the success of our business partners.

To our valued clients, we thank you for the opportunity to have served you in the past, and we look forward to serving you in the future.

And to our valued network of business partners, we thank you for your referrals which have helped drive the growth of DSA and we look forward to growing together with you as we embark on the next 20 years.

To our future clients, contact us today to find out why DSA is one of Canada’s leading regulatory consulting firms.

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Introducing Our Team of Dedicated, Experienced, Client-Focussed Professionals

• Our team of Consultants are ready and willing to assist you.
• Get the job done once and done right.
• Our Team of Consultants have held prior positions with Health Canada and Industry.
• We are recognized leaders in Canadian Regulatory Consulting
• Use our services on a full-time, part-time, or as needed basis.
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Corina D'Sa is the President of DSA Consultants. She has been with DSA since its inception in 1988. In her tenure with DSA, Corina has worked with over 150 clients and is well respected by Industry as an Expert in her field. Throughout her career with DSA she has submitted over 750 DIN applications, 20 NC submissions, 600 cosmetic notifications, 230 medical device applications, 60 NHP Submissions and completed over 75 GMP audits. She is a frequent industry presenter on various topics pertaining to drugs, medical devices, NHPs, and cosmetics. Corina has a solid grasp of Canadian regulatory requirements which allows her to excel in setting a Client's Regulatory Strategy with respect to product registrations, establishment licensing, and all dealings with Health Canada.

Jamil Ahmad offers his experience to DSA Clients, as a Senior Regulatory Affairs Consultant. Prior to joining DSA, Jamil worked as a Manager of Regulatory Affairs for both Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Wyeth Consumer Healthcare. Jamil handled a wide range of submissions to Health Canada and has particular expertise in the CMC Sections of a New Drug Submission, CTAs, Precursor Licenses, and Formulary Submissions. His career includes over 30 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry, having held quality and regulatory related positions with Wyeth, Zeneca Pharma, and Smith Kline & French (now GSK). Jamil is a member of the TPD's Scientific Experts Inventory Database for Qualified CMC Reviewers.

Charles Boampong offers his experience to DSA Clients, as a Senior Quality Consultant. Prior to joining DSA, Charles worked as a Quality Control Manager and QPIC with DC Labs where he was responsible for overseeing all activities related to sampling, testing, and releasing of bulk products, raw materials, packaging components, and finished products. Charles provided technical support to the method development and validation teams and was also responsible for reviewing and approving method validation, process validation and stability protocols. Charles audited contract laboratories and assisted with internal auditing of the facility. Before joining DC Labs, Charles also had a long career with Novopharm where he was responsible for stability, product release and formulation support.

Mitchell Kennedy offers his experience to DSA Clients, as a Senior Quality Consultant. Prior to joining DSA, Mitch worked with Torcan Chemical, an API Supplier, where he directed validation and stability programs, CMC drug substance submissions, drug substance APRs, and providing overall GMP and GLP guidance to the company and its clients. Prior to this, Mitch worked as a Compliance Specialist (Internal Auditing) with GlaxoSmithKline where his job function included establishing a Six Sigma Plan for tracking compliance improvement. Before joining GSK, Mitch worked with the Toronto Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology (TIPT) where he lectured in experimental design, sampling plans, GXP auditing, method development/validation, quality improvement and regulatory requirements. He has also performed GMP and GLP audits in pharmaceutical quality control laboratories, cosmetics manufacturers and finished pharmaceuticals plants and audited multinational clinical trials in Canada, United States and China.

Sanyukta Kher offers her experience to DSA Clients, as a Senior Regulatory Affairs Consultant. Sanyukta joined DSA after a long tenure with Cobalt Pharmaceuticals. Sanyukta was responsible for filing Abbreviated New Drug Submissions, Supplemental New Drug Submissions, and Notifiable Changes to Health Canada and managing the submission throughout its life cycle. Sanyukta was also responsible for filing Provincial Formulary submissions to all provinces. She also provided external support for International submissions and supervised the Regulatory Post-Approval Group. Her career with Cobalt started as a documentation specialist in Quality Control. Prior to joining Cobalt, Sanyukta worked as a Laboratory Quality Control Officer testing bacterial & viral vaccines and blood products.

Sharon Krause offers her experience to DSA Clients, as a Senior Quality Consultant. Prior to joining DSA, Sharon worked as Quality Assurance Manager for Advantage Healthcare Packaging. She was responsible for ensuring overall compliance with Canadian GMP, managing the CAPA program, hosting client audits and managing the self-inspection program and the GMP training program. In earlier positions, Sharon has held responsibilities for batch record review, release of products including clinical supplies and management of QPIC duties for controlled substances. Her career includes almost 30 years of experience in quality-related positions with Advantage, Smith-Kline Beecham and Whitehall Laboratories.

Jennifer Lem offers her experience to DSA Clients, as a Regulatory Affairs Consultant. Jennifer joined DSA after working for the Natural Health Products Directorate in the Compliance & Enforcement Division. She has also worked as a Copy Editor for the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. Jennifer joined DSA in March of 2008 and will be handling a full range of submissions for Drugs, Medical Devices, Natural Health Products, and Cosmetics.

Estela Sansano offers her experience to DSA Clients, as a Senior Quality Consultant. Prior to joining DSA, Estela worked as a QA Team Leader with Alliance, a Proctor & Gamble Pack to order facility. She was responsible for maintaining Corporate SOPs and ensuring both GMP and HACCP compliance. Estela was responsible for Corporate Audits, Self-Inspection, Training, CAPA, Six Sigma Projects, Batch Record Review and Final Product Release to Proctor & Gamble. Her career includes almost 30 years of experience in quality-related positions with Alliance, Pfizer Canada Inc. (Searle Canada, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Pharmacia), Ace Packaging, Glaxo Canada (now Glaxo Smithkline) and Chempac Liquid.

Collectively, our Consultants hold Undergraduate degrees in Chemistry, Human Biology, Microbiology and Life Sciences; Graduate Diplomas in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs and Quality Operations; and Graduate degrees in Analytical Chemistry and Immunology. Additionally, Certifications are held as Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified Biomedical Auditor (CBA), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC-CAN), Certified Calibration Technician (CCT), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), and Certified HACCP Auditor (CHA).

We also hold memberships in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Group, Canadian Association of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, the American Society for Quality, and the Canadian Health Food Association.

To receive detailed CV's or for more information on our Consulting Team and how we can be of assistance to you, please contact us for more information.

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Put DSA Consultants’ Network of Strategic Partners to Work for You Across Canada...

Our Partners

At DSA Consultants, we have an extensive network of partners that can facilitate our clients' business interests in Canada. If needed, we help our clients find licensed Canadian testing laboratories, importers, distributors, or wholesalers.

We’ll also connect your business with our partners who provide key services in the areas of

• warehousing
• marketing
• advertising
• brokering
• sales support
• translations

We are the experts in our line of work and we help you connect with others that are experts in their fields. Don't waste your time and money trying to find the right people.

Contact us today to find out how DSA and our Partners can help make your business in Canada a success.

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