Specialist Development

Steven R. Strezsak

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

o 5+ years of experience as a chemist/method development specialist in Forensic Toxicology

o Proficient in Chemstation, Analyst, and Hamilton robotics programming

o Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel and PowerPoint

o Proven ability to conduct research, test materials and document results

o Proficient with GC/MS, GC/FID, LC/MS/MS, LDTD/MS

o RCRA and Hazwopper certified

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (ACS Certified), Suffolk University, Boston, MA, 2007

Awards and Activities: 3 years as Officer of the American Chemical Society for the Suffolk University chapter, Founding father of Suffolk University’s Kappa Sigma fraternity

EXPERIENCE

Calloway Labs, Woburn, MA

Method Development Specialist, March 2010 – Present

• Developed an amphetamine extraction and method which reduced the run time from 17 minutes to three minutes per sample and eliminated the generation of halogenated waste.

• Programmed a method to automate pipetting and perform the correct dilution factor based on the screening result from the LIMS system

• Optimized 6 other assays’ extraction and instrument method reducing reagent costs and shortening the run time per sample by at least 30 percent.

• Developed one of the first methods in the country to detect metabolites of JWH 018 and 073 in urine.

• Developed an extraction and analytical method to test for 8 classes of drugs in saliva.

Chemist, March 2007 –March 2010

• Run and maintain an Olympus 5400

• Monitor chemical inventory and assist in ordering reagents

• Prepare and validate in-house reagents

• Perform solid phase and liquid/liquid extractions

• Trained new hire chemists in SPE extractions and data analysis

• Prepare calibrator and QC and linearity materials

• Analyze and review GC/MS, LDTD/MS/MS and LC/MS/MS data

• Keep all 21 GC/MS instruments maintained and functional

• Perform ELISA testing

• Developed a heroin metabolite assay which reduced the run time from 15 minutes to 7 minutes and increased the linearity of the assay from 40 to 640 ng/mL

• Validate/cross-validate new instruments

• Secretary of the safety committee and helped the company become the first toxicology lab to be both Joint commission and CAP accredited

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