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Dawn M. Mettler
4816 Refugee Road
Baltimore, OH 43105
740-400-7509
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1/94-5/97 Enrolled in the Masters program in the Food Science & Technology department. Masters thesis was evaluating
significance of mycotoxins in food products. Completed coursework in advanced food microbiology, industry problem-
solving, and food law.
9/82-6/86 Earned Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. Coursework included chemistry (both organic and inorganic),
microbiology, management, pathology, physics, communications (both group and individual speech), horticulture and
computer science.
AFFILIATIONS & COMMITTEES
3/14
AOAC Central Division, Member-At-Large (to current)
8/13
Analytical Laboratory Accreditation Criteria Committee (ALACC) member (to current)
12/14 A2LA Life Sciences Modified Methods Subcommittee
4/10
A2LA TASARC Committee Chair – development of Threat Agent Program Criteria
11/08 Trainer for ISO/IEC 17025, 17043 and Guide 34 training courses (public and in-house), A2LA (to current)
4/08
A2LA Life Sciences Subcommittee on Proficiency Testing – Biological Scopes
1/08
AOAC Method Verification Technical Committee Co-Chair for 9/08 meeting and Chair for 9/09 meeting
3/07
A2LA Life Sciences Subcommittee on Development of Traceability Criteria for Chemical, Biological and Environmental
Testing Laboratories (to current)
5/06
AOAC International Guidelines for Laboratories Performing Microbiological and Chemical Analyses of Food and
Pharmaceuticals Revision Committee member (to current)
3/06
Measurement Uncertainty for Microbiological Testing Subcommittee, A2LA (presented paper 9/07 AOAC Meeting,
A2LA published 10/07)
11/13 ISO/IEC 17020 Assessor, A2LA (to current)
12/08 ISO/IEC 17065 Assessor, A2LA (to current)
1/06
ISO Guide 34 Assessor, A2LA (to current)
1/06
ISO/IEC 17043 Assessor, A2LA (to current)
4/05
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Assessor, A2LA & WADA (to current)
5/99
ISO/IEC 17025 Assessor, A2LA (to current)
4/99
Registered Lead Auditor, NATA (IRCA)
3/05
Best Practices in Microbiological Methods, Statistics Committee member, AOAC
8/04
Measurement Uncertainty for Microbiological Testing Ad-Hoc Committee, A2LA (to current)
3/01
Accreditation Council, A2LA (to current)
3/01
Criteria Council, A2LA (to current)
1/97
American Society for Microbiologists, member (to current)
1/97
AOAC International, member (to current)
4/93
CPR Instructor certification American Heart Association, Instructor-Trainer, Training Center Faculty, affiliated with
Grant Medical Center Lifelink & Grant Hospitals, Columbus, OH; renewed 3/95, 3/97, 3/99, 3/01, 3/03, 3/05, 3/07, 3/09,
3/11
7/03
BLS Regional Faculty, Ohio Region, American Heart Association, reappointed 7/05, 7/07, 7/09, 7/11
WORK EXPERIENCE
Rockbridge Laboratory Services, Baltimore, OH
8/99-present: Quality Systems Consultant
Independent consultant and assessor for the testing industry, with expertise in quality systems, microbiological,
analytical, diagnostic and environmental assessment, including evaluation of environmental, microbiological and
chemical proficiency testing providers, reference material producers, certification bodies, and inspection bodies.
Additional expertise in pathology, microbiology (including both conventional pathogen isolation and rapid method
detection such as PCR, genetic sequencing and enzyme linked immunoassay), analytical chemistry, serology, fluorescent
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