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day technical activities to support complex trace level chemical analyses
including collection and receipt of food samples; detailed organic
extractions; sophisticated chromatographic instrumental analysis and
computerized data reporting. Supervise and support a staff of highly
trained chemists. Serve as Florida Technical Program Manager for the
Pesticide Data Program (PDP) which is a national risk evaluation
program conducted through Cooperative Agreements between the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and several selected states.
Develop capabilities and provide analytical support for the Food
Emergency Response Network (FERN) including analysis of highly toxic
chemicals which may be used as terrorist agents. Promote new
analytical capabilities in support of food safety including the analysis of
antibiotics. Prepare the laboratory for ISO 17025 accreditation.
1994 – 2000
Chemist Administrator,
Supervisor of the Gas Chromatography Section.
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
Chemical Residue Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL
Certified Public Manager. Supervise gas chromatographic (GC) analyses
of trace level pesticides for the State of Florida Pesticide Residue
Monitoring Program and the USDA Pesticide Data Program.
Continuously improve the effectiveness of a regulatory laboratory using
multiple GC selective detectors including implementation of retention time
locking and validation of the new halogen specific detector (XSD).
Develop methods to identify unknowns using atomic emission detection
and database searching in cooperation with outside vendor. Generate
data of internationally recognized quality, designed to be used by the EPA
for dietary exposure determinations. Provide 24 hour analysis for the
regulatory enforcement of federal pesticide residue tolerances. Develop
Access and Excel applications for data handling and reporting.
1990 - 1994
Chemist III,
Supervisor of the Gas Chromatography Section
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories
Jacksonville, FL
Supervise gas chromatographic analyses of EPA priority pollutants in
water including volatile organics by purge-and-trap FID, pesticides,
herbicides, fumigants and other toxins by ECD and NPD. Purchase and
maintain equipment. Validate new methods. Institute MS WORD,
Lotus123 and DBASE documentation for procedures, inventory, results
and QC.
As Chemical Safety Officer implement OSHA, DOT and EPA regulations
for the handling, transportation and disposal of hazardous chemicals
including the safety inspection and training of 5 state branch laboratories.
1973 - 1985
Research Chemist
,
Corporate R&D,
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
Represented Analytical Services on an interdisciplinary technical team
assigned to develop or improve a variety of products and packages.
Analytical techniques including GC, LC, HPLC, IR, NMR, NIR, AA, Gas
Permeation, Color Analysis, SAS programming and wet chemistry
techniques were used to study flavors, gums, emulsifiers, weighting
agents, unknown contaminants, impurities, product residues, plastic,
metal, and glass packaging. Projects were planned, implemented, and
reported inside and outside the company.