7267 Laurel Brook Lane, Marshall, VA 20115 :::::::::: Tel: (H) 540 364 3861

e-mail: nspokes@erols.com

G. Neil Spokes, Ph.D.


CAREER DETAILS:

President and Principal Consultant SPOKES CONSULTING GROUP, Marshall, VA. SCG offers consulting services in Instrumentation design, Analytical chemical systems, Optical systems with spectroscopy a specialty. Expert Testimony related to product performance testing.

R&D Director and QA Manager, CHEMetrics Inc., Calverton VA (Mfr. of water test kits and instruments) . Responsible for developing fundamentally new lines of small water testing analytical instruments. Instruments were developed from concept to hardware. Extremely sensitive instrumentation developed including novel world class oxygen in water measuring systems. Improved analytical test quality of manufactured product.

Vice President, Chemical Services, SGS/U.S. Testing Company, Inc, Hoboken NJ (Provider of test and inspection services domestic and intl trade and regulatory matters). Developed Chemical Services business in five years from a loss of $150,000 on sales of $1,500,000 to $600,000 profit on $6,000,000 sales.

Director Corporate Research, Technicon Corporation, Tarrytown NY (Manufacturer of clinical chemical and environmental testing instruments and reagents). Innovative new blood serum analysis instruments. Directed Corporate Research Dept and technical team responsible for engineering of major new Doctor's office size blood testing instrument.

Chemist, SRI International, Menlo Park CA. Research on ions in gaseous plasma and high temperature gas kinetics. During 6 months tour of duty as sales rep in Washington DC, developed leads to $10,000,000 government research requirements.

President, Sterla Scientific Company, Palo Alto CA. (Own business) Refurbishing and sales of used scientific equipment.

Post-doctoral Research Yale University CT and University of Michigan MI. Spectra of negative ions in shock waves.

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Chemical Physics, Imperial College, London
B.Sc. Physics (Honors), Imperial College, London
MBA course work, Golden Gate College;
ASQC-Certified Quality Engineer 1978-1982
ISO 9000 Certified Lead Quality Auditor, 1995
Computer Programming in Basic and QBasic, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect 5.1, 6.0

PUBLICATIONS:

Twenty-five professional publications and 17 product performance articles covering research in analytical chemistry, mass and optical spectroscopy, polymer testing, gases, solids, liquids, gaseous plasma. One patent and one patent pending

ASTM Kits Manual: Editor - Publication scheduled for 1998.

AFFILIATIONS:
American Chemical Society
American Society for Quality Control (book review board)
American Society of Testing and Materials (D-19 Committee, Tech Manual Development)
APHA Standard Methods Task Group
Fauquier County (VA) Industry School Science Advisor
Military Affiliate Radio Service - Commonwealth of Virginia Nets Coordinator 1992-1996

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