AOAC OMB Nomination Review (June 12, 2019)

K ARIUKI , 2 OF 15

Administrative Responsibilities

 Supervise nine direct reports  Conduct performance evaluations  Review and approved purchase order requests  Participate in monthly departmental coordinators meeting  Organize lab staff and supervisors meetings  Schedule laboratory equipment preventative maintenance (PM) visits  Chair search committees  Recommend professional development workshops for my direct reports  Conduct internal audits for international standards organization (ISO) accreditation  Administer lab tours  Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC) fertilizer analytical methods expert review panelist (ERP)  Association of American Plant Food Control Official (AAPFCO) soluble micronutrient work group Chair  Association of American Plant Food Control Official (AAPFCO) environmental services committee  American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) laboratory services committee  Panelist: National Hemp Conference (July 2018)  Hosted United States Senate Agricultural Committees Staff (May 2019)

National and International Conferences Contribution

Training and Advisory 

Train lab staff on Internal Standards Organization (ISO) requirements  Train new hire on laboratory information management system (LIMS)  Hosted organizations for training on implementation of hemp programs

 Kansas department of agriculture (KDA)  Arkansas department of agriculture (ADA)  Cornell University extension personnel  Various commercial labs

Analytical

 Development, verification and validation of analytical methods  Review and address analytical results problems prior to approval and submission to client

Accomplishments

1. Programs Implemented 

Industrial hemp analysis on gas chromatography flame ionic detector (GC-FID)