2016 OMB Summer Meeting

AOAC OMB Meeting Book

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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 ISO/IEC 17025 Assessor, A2LA (to current) Registered Lead Auditor, NATA (IRCA)

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Assessor, A2LA & WADA (to current)

5/99 4/99 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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