SPDS ERP Review-May 2015

U.S. Pharmacopeia North Bethesda, MD 20852

06/2008 - 01/2010 Scientific Liaison to the Dietary Supplements, Nutrition, and Electrolytes Expert Committee Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Responsible for USP Drug and Dietary Supplement Monographs, General Chapters, Pharmacopeial Forum, USP Reference Standards (USP RS), and new proposals. Managed DSN EC meetings, telephone technical support, and presentation of monographs, reports, and proposals. Led USP lab projects to develop traceability to NIST for vitamin and mineral assays, and projects to detect economic adulteration of dietary supplements. Applied principles of analytical chemistry to design quality tests for dietary supplements, vitamins, nutritional bulk materials, and dosage forms. Answered telephone and E-mail queries from compendial monograph users and various industry stakeholders. Concurrently served on AOAC International Expert Review panels for critical assay method development, e.g., water-soluble vitamins, Omega-3 and -6 oils, and Coenzyme-Q10. Served on the Governing Board of the Washington Chromatography Discussion Group.

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08/2004 - 06/2008 Reference Standards Scientist Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Steward of USP Reference Standards and fine chemicals portfolio. Planned and directed testing, evaluation, approval, release, and stability monitoring of USP Reference Standards. Provided Reference Standards Technical Support to end users via E-mail and telephone. Point of contact for reference standard and monograph customer queries. Prepared project summary documents, collaborative study findings, and oral presentations for the USP RS Expert Committee. Commended for "superlative teamwork" in cross-silo assignments and interdepartmental team activities.

National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory Analytical Chemistry Division MS-8392 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

02/2003 - 08/2004 Research Chemist (This is a federal job)

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Developed high accuracy methods for food and other natural matrices by GC/MSn and LC/MSn. Measurements used for certification of NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRM). Improved Definitive Methods for high precision determination of human clinical markers: creatinine, urea, and uric acid. Improved precision of the measurement of these health status markers in human serum (SRM 909b). National Institute of Standards and Technology (continued)