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and Alliance HPLC’s with PDAD, Fluorescence, Pickering Pinnacle, MS/MS, Dionex ASE
with solvent programming, Cepheid RT-PCR, and a Perkin-Elmer UV-Visible
Spectrophotometer.
Analytical Chemical Services of Columbia, Inc., Columbia, MD
Assistant Chief Chemist
1997-2002
Training and supervision of all scientific staff (i.e., chemists, technicians); oversight of
$400k annual laboratory budget. Other responsibilities included establishment of QA/QC
protocols, laboratory safety, resolving client issues, report writing, and
method/experimental design.
Responsible for agricultural and food analyses which included product deformulation,
product matching and non-routine analyses of food ingredients. Responsible for method
development and validation for non-routine analysis of food and food ingredients for
adulterants and contaminants. Scientific evaluations included statistical evaluation of data,
technical report writing, and method evaluation.
Primary scientist responsible for all analytical instruments, including Perkin-Elmer GC
with dual-FID, Agilent 6890 GC-5973 MS, SSI HPLC’s with UV/Visible detectors,
Cepheid RT-PCR, and a Perkin-Elmer UV-Visible Spectrophotometer.
Department of Public Health, Frankfort KY
Chemist III, Division of Laboratory Services
1989 –1997
Training and supervision of analytical science team as well as inspectors in the Food Safety
and Cosmetic Division of the Department of Public Health. Developed training protocols
for inspectors relative to efficient and GLP/GMP sampling methods, entomological
ecology, environmental contaminants and contaminant sources, which required staff cross-
training. As QA Officer for the Instrumentation Section, responsibilities included
adherence to AIHA, OSHA, and EPA standards of operation, accreditation, and
certification. As liaison between scientists and administrators, provided evaluation and
recommendations regarding employee relations, departmental policies, and interagency
relations.
Principal chemist for routine analyses of environmental contaminants in food, water, soil,
and air, as well as evaluation of fluoride in drinking water. Principal chemist for the
routine analyses of filth and foreign matter in foods. Principal chemist responsible for
methods development for contaminants, toxins, minerals and metals, adulterants, and
additives in food. Experimental methods included method determination, method
validation, data analysis, and technical report writing.
Primary chemist responsible for all analytical instruments, including Varian 3400 GC with
dual-FID’s, Varian 3400 GC-Finnigan ITD, Lachat Quikchem IV autoanalyzer with
Nitrate/Nitrite modules and ISE module, Dionex IC with Sieman’s detector, Waters 3695
HPLC with PDAD, RI and Fluorescence detectors.
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