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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. 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. 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. 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. Research Chemist , Corporate R&D, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA Chemist III, Supervisor of the Gas Chromatography Section Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories Jacksonville, FL

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