Laboratory Analyst Gc

Stephen Mark Hester

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

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Tampa, Florida 33614

Work: 813-***-**** / Cell: 813-***-****

Education

Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY May 1999

Forensic Course work

Instrumental Analysis - comprehensive study and application of chemical instrumentation used to separate, compare, and identify drugs, fibers, and other materials commonly encountered in the crime laboratory.

Mass Spectrometry - detailed analysis of different types of mass spectrometers used, including interpretation of spectral patterns.

- Over 36 hours of additional coursework in chemistry including: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Quantitative Analysis

Bachelor of Science in Experimental Psychology

University of South Carolina Columbia, SC May 1996

Relevant Experience

Crime Laboratory Analyst (Chemistry), Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Tampa, FL May 2003 – February 2019

Analyze submitted evidence for the absence or presence of controlled substances as defined under Florida Statute 893. Perform maintenance, diagnostics, and troubleshooting of GC and GC/MS instruments including installation and conditioning of capillary columns and replacing of rough pump fluids. Prepare and verify laboratory drug standards. Perform presumptive and confirmatory testing on cases.

Forensic Technologist (Chemistry), Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Tampa, FL Jan. 2000 – Sept. 2002

Performed quality assurance and control on GC, GC/MS, FTIR, UV/Vis spectrometer, spot plate

reagents, Duquenois-Levine reagents, and TLC solvent systems. Quantitated heroin concentrations of submitted case samples. Performed general maintenance, diagnostics, and troubleshooting of GC and

GC/MS instruments including cleaning of quadrapole ion sources, replacing of rough pump fluids, and regulation of instrument gases. Prepared and verified laboratory drug standards. Assisted analysts with case work including presumptive testing on cases and separation of Latent Print submissions from Chemistry submissions.

Intern (Toxicology), South Carolina Law Enforcement Department

Columbia, SC Jan. 1999 – May 1999

Created and revalidated internal standards by UV/Vis spectrometry. Ran presumptive testing on Abbot Axsym, ADX, and TDX FPIA.

Technical Skills

Analytical Analysis and Troubleshooting:

GC/MS GC-FID UV/Vis FTIR

Liquid Extraction techniques:

Immiscible solvent, ANOR

Data Analysis:

Excel, Word, VisualBasic

Awards

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Meritorious Service Award - First Quarter, 2002

References provided by request

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