Responsible for water safety in residential housing.Carrying out Legionella Risk Assessments in water systems.

I have effectively managed a team of 20-25 staff to successfully deliver large customer contracts to bespoke customer requirements. Experienced in simultaneously managing several major contracts to analyse for pesticide residues in food, with a turnover in excess of £2 million. Developed innovative solutions to technical problems, and improved efficiency. Knowledge of EU regulations for residues permitted in food.Key Achievements and Skills:• Motivated, managed and trained staff to enable the successful delivery of contracts.• My experience as a Study Director in a GLP environment has enabled me to focus on detail to produce and approve quality results.• Managed and interpreted large volumes of data, to produce reports presented to clients.• Offered comprehensive analytical and technical advice to customers.• Ability to cope with high sample throughput contracts using scheduling and efficient staff and equipment allocation.• Prepared quotes, statements of service capabilities and tender responses to customers.• Represented the UK at European Commission scientific meetings and voiced opinions for the National Reference Laboratory for Pesticides in Food of Animal Origin.Technical Skills:• Excellent working knowledge of instrumentation e.g. GC-TOFMS, GC-MS and LC-MS.• Experienced in testing and trials of new technology and new laboratory equipment.• I have obtained plenty of method development experience to improve efficiency, detection limits and sample throughput.• Acquired considerable knowledge of validation and quality control systems.• Applied this knowledge to methods to gain UKAS/GLP accreditation for the lab.• I have developed a keen interest in the use of computers for data processing, data storage/back-up etc. using my knowledge of software e.g. Excel, Powerpoint, Word, etc.

Laboratory analyst for Pesticides in environmental water samples.