Sept. 17, 2023

Mike Martin - CEO CAI - Engineering and Quality Consulting

In this episode of Life Science Success, my guest is Mike Martin, the CEO of CAI. CAI is a global professional services firm focused on engineering and quality consulting, Mike Martin guides a team of 800 individuals across the U.S., Europe, and APAC....

Show Notes
Guest Profile

Mike Martin shares his journey from being an engineering student at Purdue University to becoming the CEO of CAI. He emphasizes that his career was shaped by a series of choices based on guiding principles rather than a predetermined path to leadership.
CAI focuses on areas like operational readiness, regulatory plans, and human performance but deliberately avoids facility and system design. They leverage their expertise in testing to guide clients through the complexities of launching new products.
CAI has a global presence, allowing them to tap into a diverse pool of expertise and offer more comprehensive solutions to their clients. Being globally connected also helps them understand regional nuances in the life sciences industry.
The company operates on an "owner's mindset," emphasizing that the growth of an owner's value is directly tied to the growth of the client's value. This philosophy is central to CAI's company culture.

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Mike Martin

CEO

As the Chief Executive Officer of CAI, a global professional services firm focused on engineering and quality consulting, Mike Martin guides a team of 800+ across the U.S., Europe, and APAC and wears many hats balancing the company’s capabilities in program and project management, engineering and verification support, quality and compliance consulting, asset management and reliability, supply chain management, and human performance.

With more than 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry, including decades at Eli Lilly, Mike has experience in engineering, operational leadership, engineering leadership, and large-scale project management in diverse global settings, specifically major capital projects in the US, Puerto Rico, China, and Ireland.

Throughout his career and global project experiences, Mike’s learned the power of the people, and how supporting each team member’s individual backgrounds, strengths, and ongoing growth is key to a company’s success and operational readiness.