OUR EXPERTS
MARY OLIVERA, MHA, CRCST, CHL, FCS
President & CEO, OSPECS Consulting, LLC
Mary has over 30 years of experience in numerous roles in healthcare sterile processing, distribution, and materials management. She has actively participated in the monitoring, surveying, and training of interdepartmental staff in the proper cleaning, decontamination, and sterilization practices and has been highly committed to the standardization of interdepartmental processes. A regular recruit on expert panels regarding sterile processing and a past President of the New York State Central Service organization, she continues to play a major role in promoting higher educational requirements for central service professionals to increase patient safety.
MARILYN MAIN, MSHSA, MSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Consultant, Surgical Services Accreditation Specialist
Marilyn Main has worked in Perioperative Services for over 24 years, in multiple roles including Director and as a Vice President of Surgical Services for most of her career. Marilyn currently holds nationally recognized certifications such as certified nurse in the OR (CNOR) with a current BLS and multistate RN license. She led multiple areas in Perioperative services at a Level I Trauma university hospital center for Adults and Pediatrics serving a diverse population for multi specialties inclusive of Ortho/Neurosurgery, Cardiac Surgery, as well as TAVR/Hybrid ORs, and Robotics. Her background also includes direct accountability for ASC, PACU, SPD, Endoscopy, Anesthesia, PAT, Pain Management, Women’s Services, Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology. She successfully developed and implemented a business plans for construction of a new surgery center, and subsequent hospital based operating room’s needs. Marilyn has also been acknowledged by accrediting agencies such as The Joint Commission for “Best Practice of Electrical Safety in Surgery.”
MARILYN BURNS, RN, CNOR
Consultant, Surgical Services Accreditation Specialist
Ms. Burns is an expert in Operating Room and Sterile Processing workflow, products, procedures, and clinical guidelines. She has extensive experience leading multiple training and education programs on the safe use/application of various medical devices, including surgical instrumentation, sterilization systems, and other medical technology used in sterile processing and the operating room setting.
JONATHAN A. WILDER, Ph.D., MBA
Technical Consultant, OSPECS Consulting, LLC
Jonathan Wilder has over 30 years of experience in healthcare sterile processing technologies, product and process development and monitoring, and verification and validation in SPD environments. Dr. Wilder actively participates in monitoring, evaluation, and providing solutions for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization processes in the SPD and works with Facilities Engineering and Biomedical Engineering departments as well as external contractors to assist in the cost-effective implementation of solutions to problems that may be identified. An active participant and co-chair of AAMI and ISO committees regarding sterile processing, and member of FDA advisory panels, he continues to play a major role in promoting best process practices for central service departments to increase patient safety.
