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Deborah Miller has over 25 years experience in managing laboratories, performing quality assessment, and directing quality management systems. She has held positions of authority and responsibility in CMS accredited (CLIA), FDA licensed and SAMHSA regulated facilities and laboratories. She has worked closely with A2LA in developing the Medical Laboratory Accreditation program. Ms Miller conducts the A2LA assessors training for “ISO 15189 Medical laboratories – Particular requirements for quality and competence” and consults with laboratories on compliance gaps, document management and quality management systems. She has a BS in Biology from Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY, and is a Medical Technologist (ASCP) with a Master’s degree in Medical Technology from the University of Washington, Seattle
Dilip Shah has more than 25 years of industry experience in metrology, electronics, and instrumentation, measurement and computer applications of statistics in the Quality Assurance areas. He has been employed in various positions with Phillips Electronics (UK), Kodak Ltd. (UK), Instruments Division of Monsanto Corporation, Flexsys America and Alpha Technologies. He is currently a Principal of E = mc3 Solutions, a consulting practice that provides training and other solutions in ISO9000/ISO/TS 16949, ISO17025, measurement and computer applications. Dilip is an American Society for Quality (ASQ), Certified Quality Engineer and Certified Calibration Technician. Dilip volunteers his time with the local Akron-Canton (Ohio) ASQ section where he was the past-chairman (2001-2002). Dilip has been a member of the advisory board of the University of Akron Engineering and Science Technology Division since 1988. Dilip also belongs to the Statistics and Measurement Quality Divisions (Chair 2003-2005 year) of American Society for Quality. Dilip is the co-author of the Metrology Handbook published by the Quality Press. Dilip participated in the development of ASQ’s Certified Calibration Technician exam. Dilip participates actively in the measurement related issues through NCSLI (National Conference of Standards Laboratories International) and the west coast based Measurement Science Conference where he presents papers and workshops.
Ken Stoub is a Senior Consultant and conducts laboratory quality
system training and assessments in the environmental, food, chemical,
pharmaceutical, GLP, and animal drug testing areas. He holds a B.S. Chemistry
degree from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. He has previously held the
position of Laboratory Director and General Manager for the IT Corporation
Environmental Laboratory in Santa Ana, CA; managed a staff of 68. Additionally,
he was Senior Director and Vice President of the Waste Management Environmental
Monitoring Laboratory in Chicago, IL; managed a staff of 120. Also held
position of Director and Vice President of Shankman Laboratories, and
was owner and President of AgriScience Laboratories. Mr. Stoub has conducted
over 200 assessments using ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC Guide 25, GLP, and ISO
9001 quality standards, and also has conducted over 50 training courses
in the same areas. Mr. Stoub is experienced in the development and use
of qualitative and quantitative methods for organic and inorganic compounds
and has specific expertise in wet chemistry, chromatographic (GC, GC/MS,
HPLC, IC), spectroscopic (AA, Graphite Furnace AA, ICP, ICP/MS, CVAA,
UV/Visible), microscopy, and radiological testing areas.
Dr. Richard Turner and Barbara Turner - Richard Turner has a D. Phil in
Physics from Oxford University and was head of the National Metrology Laboratory of
South Africa from 1970 to 1993. During that time he also initiated, established and
managed the South African National Calibration Service (NCS) and was its CEO from 1993
to 1996. He developed a system for estimating uncertainties for the NCS which was consistent
with the international accepted methods which appeared later. The NCS has mutual recognition
agreements with Europe and Taiwan. He is an A2LA assessor. Barbara Turner has an honors
degree in mathematics and statistics from the Universityof London and an M Sc (Survey)
in Remote Sensing from the Universityof Natal. She has considerable experience in
teaching and training at all levels including high school and university.
Daren Valentine is the Communications Manager for A2LA. He has been with A2LA since 1992, and has been teaching classes on accreditation since 1994. Mr Valentine oversees the operation of A2LA's training programs as well as all aspects of A2LA's IT infrastructure. Prior to joing A2LA, Mr. Valentine was the manager of laoratory operations for the Genetic Toxicology division of Hazleton-Washington.
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