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Tommy D. “Tom” Phillips
6585 Sweet Fern
Columbia, MD 21045
(443) 259-0523
arathang01@hotmail.comEducation: Eastern Kentucky University
Program:
M.S. (incomplete)
Major: Analytical Chemistry
1993-1997
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
Association of Mass Spectrometry
Association of Official Analytical Chemists
Committee on Mine Water Quality
Reviewer for Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Professional Experience
State of Maryland, Department of Agriculture, Annapolis, MD
Chemist III, State Chemist Division
2002 -present
Administrative Responsibilites:
Supervision and training of scientists and technicians on
appropriate instrument use, chemical analyses, and evaluation. As a founding member of
the QA/QC committee, responsibilities include preparation, implementation, and approval
of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); implementation of standards relative to GMP,
GLP, and ISO accreditations.
Analytical Responsibilities:
Analyses include sample preparation, method determination,
validation, and implementation. Lead investigator for routine pesticide analyses in foods,
large animal feeds, soils, water. Other investigations include complex and non-routine
formulation analyses of chlorinators, quaternary ammonium compounds, mixed
formulation pesticides, aerosols, mycotoxins, and biological analyses of large animal feeds
and feed ingredients. All investigations require data analyses and technical reports;
proficient with SAS, SPSS, and Excel packages and experiment-specific VBA codes.
Instrument Responsibilities:
Principal scientist responsible for the provision of technical
evaluation, calibration, repair and all other phases of analytical instrument maintenance in
all laboratories. Division instruments include GC, GC-MS, HPLC, ASE, CE, RT-PCR, Gel
Electrophoresis, UV-Vis, and assorted detectors (e.g., photodiode array, fluorescence,
Triple Quadrapole MS, FID, NPD, ECD, halogen specific).
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