Manager Profile

Positions held at Southern Testing:

Manager, Analytical Development, 8/1999 to present

Section Head, Special Projects Group – 10/98 to 9/99

Research Chemist, Special Projects – 7/97 to 9/98

Education:

Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry – Florida State University, 1982

M.Sc. Physical Chemistry – University of Bombay, India, 1977

B.Sc. Chemistry – University of Bombay, India, 1975

Special Training:

Leadership Development Techniques – Two-day training course, May 1998

GLP’s for Study Monitors/ Study Directors – Three-day training course, March 2001

Dale-Carnegie Course in ‘Human Relationships Development’: March 2001

Work history:

Post Doctoral, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 5/82 to 5/85

Research in crown ether- metal ion complexation chemistry, 5/82 to 5/85

Research Associate at Nutrient Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Center, USDA (Beltsville, MD) – Research on folate analysis, 7/87 to 7/91

• Synthesis of marker folate polyglutamates by solid-phase peptide synthesis, investigation of current microbiological assays (folate), development of a new method of analysis using BacTec ‘Carbon Dioxide Analyzer’, development of a reversed phase ion-pairing HPLC separation method for folate oligoglutamates and their derivatives, etc.
• Synthesis of pseudo-carbohydrate derivatives of ADP

    Research Associate, Delta States Research Center, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, 7/94 to 6/97

• Pesticide residue analysis – Optimization and implementation of HPLC or GC methods for pesticides, SFE for pesticide extraction from soil, etc.

Special Capabilities: HPLC (including GPC), GC, GC/MS, HPTLC, SFE, IR, NMR

Hobbies and Special Interests: Reading, Gardening

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