Dan Drasher Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

St. Paul, MN, US

St. Paul, MN, US

• QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR
• Coordinate and inspect GLP studies to ensure compliance with SOPs and regulations
• Maintain the GLP master schedule and quality assurance audit files
• Coordinate and perform internal facility and CRO audits to ensure compliance with SOPs and regulations
• Compile and present compliance statistics to management

St. Paul, MN, US

• Inspected Chemical, Microbiological, and Toxicological GLP studies (e.g., protocol, critical phase (chemistry, microbiology, and virology), data, final report) to ensure compliance with SOPs and regulations
• Audited internal facility and CROs to ensure compliance with SOPs and regulations
• Trained employees on GLP requirements
• Wrote, updated, and reviewed SOPs for company-wide use

St. Paul, MN, US

• Main contact person for chemical analyses of products for EPA, FDA and Health Canada registrations
• Trained new employees on LIMS, chromatography and autotitrator software, and various chemical analyses techniques
• Coordinator for Out of Specification Investigations for analytical chemistry results
• Coordinated and performed preventative maintenance for various laboratory instruments and equipment
• Performed Back-Up GLP Study Director duties

St. Paul, MN, US

• Coordinated and performed sample analyses for patent infringement and product deformulation
• Performed GLP Study Director duties e.g., protocol and final report writing, coordinating submission and chemistry analyses, perform chemistry analyses, and maintain status updates
• Developed and performed various analytical methods (HPLC, GC, TLC, Wet Chemistry, and testing of Physical Properties) to identify and quantitate raw materials
• Supported various divisions in respect to the product launch cycle (product development, analytical method development, stability testing, end-use customer support, and quality control issues)
• Wrote and updated SOPs for company-wide use

Glendale, Colorado, US

• Performed wet chemistry and physical properties analyses for EPA and FDA product registrations.
• Provided analytical support to various divisional coordinators for customer quality control complaints.
• Provided analytical support for product development by setting quality control standards for new products.

• Performed analytical and statistical research on independent and team research projects including cost reduction and formulation studies
• Developed studies for pilot plant with tomato based products
• Worked along with vendors to provide better analysis techniques in pilot plant and independent labs
• Presented project updates to team leader

Austin, MN, US

• ASSISTANT RESEARCH CHEMIST (May 2001 – Aug. 2001)
• Applied spectrophotometric and gel chromatography techniques to food preservatives and additives research.
• Worked in the pilot plant on pork products with food preservatives and additives.
• Presented research updates to Applied Research personnel.CHEMISTRY TECHNICIAN (May 1999 – May 2001)
• Performed several wet chemistry techniques and UV-vis analysis on various food products for nutritional and quality testing.