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Tommy D. “Tom” Phillips
6585 Sweet Fern
Columbia, MD 21045
(443) 631-6959
phillitd@msn.comEducation: Pikeville College, Pikeville Kentucky
Degree Awarded: B.S.
1979-1982
Major: Biology
Major: Chemistry
Major: Mathematics
Academic Activities and Awards
Presidential Scholar
1978-1982
Kentucky Academy of Sciences
1979-1982
Pikeville College Judicial Board
1980-1982
Professional Memberships and Associations
American Chemical Society
American Society of Mass Spectrometry
Association of Official Analytical Chemists
Royal Society of Chemistry
Committee on Mine Water Quality
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Association of Food and Drug Officials
Association of Feed Control Officials
Professional Experience
State of Maryland, Department of Agriculture, Annapolis, MD
Supervisory Chemist, State Chemist Section
2002 -present
Supervision and training of scientists and technicians performing pesticide methods, both
formulation and residue. Method development and validation of pesticide methods for
new and emerging pesticides. Responsible for study design for validation and
development. Responsible for assigning work, reviewing work, reviewing QuAPP’s and
reviewing data from submitted from chemists.
Analyses include sample preparation, method determination, validation, and
implementation. Lead chemist for routine pesticide and veterinary drug analyses in foods,
and animal feed, including pet food. Lead chemist for the development of new methods
for contaminants and veterinary drug residues in animal feed. Other investigations include
complex and non-routine formulation analyses of chlorinators, quaternary ammonium
compounds, mixed formulation pesticides, aerosols, mycotoxins, toxins, and biological
analyses of large animal feeds and feed ingredients. All samples require data analyses and
technical reports; proficient with SAS, SPSS, and Excel packages and experiment-specific
VBA codes.
Principal Chemist responsible for the provision of technical evaluation, calibration, repair
and all other phases of analytical instrument maintenance in all laboratories. Section
instruments include Agilent GC’s (6890n) with NPD,
ECD, XSD and PFPD, Agilent
6890 n GC-5973 B MSD, Varian GC-ITD, Bruker(Varian) GC-MS/MS, Water’s Acquity,
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