With Cor de Ruiter owner of Lab-QAcademy

Last positions

Netherlands Forensic Institute

Manager Laboratory of Toxicology

(2009-2011)

Key experience and expertise

Analytical toxicology

LC-MS-MS

Previous positions

National Institute of Public Health

and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven,

The Netherlands.

Study Director, Laboratory for Food Residue Analysis

Quality Manager Community Reference Laboratory

(2000-2009)

Research topics

Residue analysis of veterinary drugs.

Quality Management

Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam.

Research  Chemist at the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology.

Research topics

Thyroid metabolism, thyroid peroxidase and the formation of thyroxin. HPLC and biochemical methods, protein chemistry (1985 – 1988).

RIVM

Scientist at the department of Organic Contaminants of the Laboratory of Organic-analytical Chemistry (1989-2000).

Research topics: environmental research, air pollution, air sampling techniques, emergency response at environmental accidents.

Academic Education

Pharmacochemistry: molecular toxicology , analytical chemistry and human physiology. Research on the molecular toxicology of acetaminophen and anti-tumor agent VP16-213, metal-loaded solid phase extraction and oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve. Research topics: chromatography (HPLC), molecular spectroscopy (ESR), drug metabolism (1985).

Delft Technical University, Radiation Protection Level 3 (1994).

Activities in (inter) national committees

Member of Dutch Normalization Committee for organic parameters (1995-2000)

Technical assessor for the Dutch Council for Accreditation (RvA) ISO 17025 and ISO 15189

Member State expert for TAIEX-office, DG Enlargement (2001-present)

Qualified trainer/coach B-level, Royal Dutch Athletics Union (KNAU) (1995-present)

Areas of competence technical assessments.

Analytical chemistry, organic compounds in several matrices( pesticides, veterinary drugs, medicines, drugs, doping, environmental pollutants, volatile organic compounds in air). Liquid chromatography, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (e.g. GC-MS. LCMSMS, LCMS)

Specific areas

    Dutch Accreditation Programs

    AP04

    AS3000

    Belgian Accreditation Programs

    CMA method OVAM/VITO

    European Legislation e.g.

    COMMISSION DECISION 2002/657/EC

    Implementing Council Directive 96/23 concerning the performance of

    analytical methods an the interpretation of results.

    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2377/90

    Laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of

    maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs

    of animal origin

TRAINING MISSIONS

Poland, 2002 TAIEX Expert mission Advisory visit/peer review, laboratories

Estonia, 2003 TAIEX Expert mission Advisory visit/peer review laboratories

Slovakia, 2003 Expert mission Training course on validation in residue analysis

Malta, 2003 TAIEX Expert mission Advisory visit/peer review laboratories

Czech Republic, 2004 Expert mission Advisory visit/peer review laboratories

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 2005 TAIEX Expert mission Advisory visit laboratories

Candidate Countries (Berlin) 2003 TAIEX Workshop on residue analysis

Candidate Countries (Bilthoven) 2004 TAIEX Workshop on validation in residue analysis

Czech Republic, 2005 MATRA-FLEX Training course on quality and residue analysis

Turkey, 2005 TAIEX Expert mission Training course on quality and residue analysis

Turkey, 2006 TAIEX Expert mission, Training course on quality and residue analysis

Czech Republic, 2007 TAIEX Expert mission Training course on quality and residue analysis

Malaysia, 2007 Training course on residue analysis

Thailand, 2007 Training course on residue analysis

Romania, 2008 Training course on residue analysis

Hungary, 2008 FVO Mission EU Commission Expert mission peer review

Jordan, 2009, TAIEX Expert mission Training course on quality and pesticide residue control

Thailand, 2009, EU Better Training for Safer Food,