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Des Plaines, Il, Us

Des Plaines, Il

Des Plaines, Il

Supervise the work and assure integrity of the work products generated by laboratory technicians. Train laboratory technicians in their duties. Create policies in collaboration with laboratory management to maintain appropriate quality control and quality assurance programs. Participate in proficiency testing as part of the quality system. Develop and validate new methods for the detection of drugs. Maintain all equipment that is used on a routine basis in the laboratory. Ensure that the shift is properly staffed and that all the resources that are needed to ensure the work is done properly be available. Coordinate with other supervisors to troubleshoot when assays are not producing expected results to resolve the issues. Verify accuracy of screening results, documents, standards, calibrators and controls. Review and coordinate maintenance and instrument comparisons. Maintain security of specimens, aliquots, sample vials, QC materials, storage areas and laboratories. Keep up to date on technologies, knowledge, and toxicological trends through a variety of sources, including but not limited to peer reviewed journal articles.

Society of Forensic Toxicologists, Inc. (SOFT) is a not-for-profit organization composed of practicing forensic toxicologists and those interested in the discipline for the purpose of promoting and developing forensic toxicology. Through its annual meetings, the Society provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among toxicology professionals in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

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Indianapolis, Indiana

Conduct chemical, physical and toxicological analysis on biological and chemical evidence in connection with criminal and medical investigations; and testify as an expert in criminal trials. Maintain chain of custody for medical and legal sample submissions. Develop and/or assist in method development and standard operating procedure implementation.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Conduct chemical, physical and toxicological analyses on biological and chemical evidence in connection with criminal and medical investigations, and testifies as an expert in criminal trials. Maintain chain of custody for medical legal sample submission. Assist in method development and standard operating procedure implementation. Performs a wide variety of physical, chemical and toxicological analyses of questioned biological samples seized in connection with criminal and medical investigations. This may involve assisting state police and other agencies with crime scene processing to include documentation, collection and preservation of evidence. Receives, inventories and records evidence submitted to the forensic laboratory and maintains strict legal accountability and custody of physical evidence to ensure its court admissibility. Operates, maintains, validates and performs quality control of laboratory instrumentation and equipment. Interprets and compiles analytical results and writes technical reports detailing these findings, which are forwarded to submitting agencies and introduced into evidence at criminal trials. Testifies to these findings as an expert witness in depositions and criminal trials and prepares court exhibits for presentation at trial. Performs casework review and training of other laboratory technicians in the assigned unit. Maintains any applicable standard operating procedures and examination protocols that apply to the assigned unit. Assists in the validation of new standard operating procedures and protocols as necessary. Participates in proficiency testing to document and verify accuracy and competency in performing analyses and laboratory committees and task forces to meet to comply with laboratory policies and meet federal regulations. Provides training and technical advice to law enforcement personnel to improve their knowledge and skills in forensic science.

Beginning chain of custody on premise, maintain flow of paperwork during screening process, routine screening procedures on urine and blood samples, including immunoassay screening (ELISA), CO2 quantification, and various extraction procedures, prepare written reports. Perform non-routine methods and special screening to detect new drugs and various other unknowns in the samples. Be prepared to present scientific evidence and testimony in administrative or criminal proceedings. Maintain all equipment used in routine screening. Participate in internal and external quality assurance programs; maintain an acceptable level of performance on blinds and proficiencies. Proficient on GC/MS and HPLC as a screening and confirmation tool

Beginning chain of custody on premise, maintain flow of paperwork during screening process, routine screening procedures on urine and blood samples, including immunoassay screening (ELISA), CO2 quantification, and various extraction procedures, prepare written reports. Perform non-routine methods and special screening to detect new drugs and various other unknowns in the samples. Be prepared to present scientific evidence and testimony in administrative or criminal proceedings. Maintain all equipment used in routine screening. Participate in internal and external quality assurance programs; maintain an acceptable level of performance on blinds and proficiencies. Proficient on GC/MS and HPLC as a screening and confirmation tool

Beginning chain of custody on premise, maintain flow of paperwork during screening process, routine screening procedures on urine and blood samples, including immunoassay screening (ELISA), CO2 quantification, and various extraction procedures, prepare written reports. Be prepared to present scientific evidence and testimony in administrative or criminal proceedings. Maintain all equipment used in routine screening.

Maintained order of lab, calibrated equipment monthly, kept maintenance logs on equipment and informed chemists if machine needed outside service, maintained current MSDS, created and maintained chemical inventory, created and maintained storeroom inventory, miscellaneous other duties as assigned.Internship: Received hairs from Brookfield Zoo, separated them using a stereomicroscope, cleaning hairs, mounting onto slide, taking cross polar micrographs, mounting hairs onto aluminum stubs using carbon tape and gold coating them, assisting in taking Scanning Electron photomicrographs of each hair.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Forensic Sciences

Activities and Societies: Tentative Completion August 2025

Master Of Science, Forensic Science

Bachelor Of Science, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: President of the Student Body 2001-2002, Treasurer for Student Government 1999-2001, Swim Team, Knights.

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Activities and Societies: Swim Team, Tennis