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Amy N. Brown

Contact Information

Division of Food Safety, Chemical Residue Laboratory

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

3125 Conner Blvd. Lab 3

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

(850) 617-7510

Amy.Brown@FreshFromFlorida.com

EMPLOYMENT

Environmental Manager

June 2005-Present

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Assist the Bureau Chief of the Chemical Residue Laboratory by acting as technical manager of the

State Pesticide Residue Regulatory Program which is responsible for ensuring a safe food supply

under Florida Statue 500. This includes assuring that violations are identified accurately and

appropriate regulatory actions are taken in a timely manner. Manages deliverables for all pesticide

regulatory actions including preparation and maintenance of records (e-mail and phone instructions,

audit trail of these communications, summary tables, timely updates to Bureau, Division, Department

and FDA managers, etc.) in a manner that assures all affected parties are accurately informed.

Assists the Bureau Chief with special projects such as Deep Horizon Oil spill analysis of seafood

samples for PAHs and Dispersants.

Supervises chemists assigned to the Sample Preparation section and the Standard’s section,

including leave approval, performance counseling and appraisal.

Manages the daily operations and sample analysis schedule for the Laboratory, including sample

collection, receipt, preparation, extractions and data entry. Conducts technical review of completed

results. Reviews and approves all instrumental data in support of the State Pesticide Residue

Regulatory Program. Analysis instruments include GC-Triple Quadrupole (GC-MS/MS), LC-Triple

Quadrupole (LC-MS/MS) and LC-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC/HRMS). Ensures that the

laboratory adheres to strict ISO 17025 procedures to uphold accreditation.

Working knowledge of QA and ISO 17025 principles and how they relate to trace level analysis, and

assurance that the laboratory adheres to strict laboratory QA ISO 17025 procedures. The lab received

accreditation from the A2LA ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to performMultiresidue Screening of Pesticide Data

Program Samples and Multiresidue Pesticides in State Program Fruits and Vegetables (A2LA

certificate # 2534.03).

Acts as the laboratory database administrator. This includes updating and maintaining the laboratory

information management system (LIMS).

Chemist Administrator

November 2002-June 2005

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Assists the Quality Assurance Officer with the development and implementation of Quality

Assurance/Quality Control procedures in the Chemical Residue Laboratory.

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