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10/1993 - 02/2003
Physical Scientist (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Identified and measured primary standard clinical and nutritional analytes by applying isotope dilution GC/MS
and LC/MS methods. Performed precise measurements for value assignment in NIST Standard Reference
Materials, e.g., fatty acid composition of SRM 1946 Lake Superior Fish Tissue. Extensive development of
extraction techniques, compound class isolation, and derivative chemistry.
Developed analytical methods for the isolation and isotope-dilution mass spectrometric measurement of clinical
analytes in blood and urine for CCQM inter-laboratory comparison studies.
Derived Certified, Reference, or Information values for NIST SRM certificates as a statistical team member.
Presented laboratory research and wrote refereed journal articles, e.g., Fresenius' J. of Analytical Chemistry, NIST
Reports of Analysis, and at scientific meetings, including AOAC International, AOCS, and ASMS.
Education
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Master's Degree, M.S.P.H.
Credits Earned: 60 semester hours
Major: Public Health
Relevant Coursework: . in Public Health, with laboratory and literature research thesis. Over thirty credits in
toxicology, risk assessment, public health statistics, industrial hygiene, and health physics.
Masters Thesis: "Analysis of Filterable Particulate Emissions from Residential Heating and Cooking units to
Determine Presence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons".
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
College of Natural Sciences
Bachelor's Degree, ., with high honors
Credits Earned: 132 semester hours
Major: Plant and Soil Science Minor: Honors program - Science option
Relevant Coursework: Entomology practicum in pesticide management, toxicology, regulation and labeling.
Training and milestones
Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory Technical Service Award, omega-3 fatty acids in SRM 1946
AOAC International – Collaborative Study Design and Management, September 2006
AOAC International - Single Laboratory Validation of Quantitative Chemical Analytical Methods, 2007
USP Lightening Award for root cause evaluation, and replacement, of top-seller USP RS
National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements – Element Methodology Workshop, March 2009
National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements - Dietary Supplement Research Practicum , June 2012
Web of Science (Thomson Reuters h-index) cited journal author