MENOTTA SIMONETTA - IZS della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna

Europasscurriculum vitaePersonal informationFirst name(s) / Surname(s) Simonetta MenottaAddress(es) Via Cantarana, 7 Minerbio BolognaTelephone(s) 0039 051 4200050 Mobile:Fax(es) 0039 051 4200055E-mail Simonetta.menotta@izsler.itNationalityItalianDate of birth 22/01/68GenderWork experienceDatesOccupation or position heldMain activities and responsibilitiesName and address of employerType of business or sectorFrom 1996-to nowAnalytical chemistIstituto zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lombardia Emilia RomagnaAnalysis of veterinary drugs, animal foodstuffs and environmental contaminants in variousmatrices.DatesOccupation or position heldMain activities and responsibilitiesName and address of employerType of business or sectorEducation and trainingDates From 1988 to 1995Title of qualification awarded Degree Chemical and Pharmaceutical TechnologiesName and type of organisation University of Bolognaproviding education and trainingLevel in national or international DRclassificationTitle of qualification awardedDates From 1997 to 1999Specialization degree in Chemical and food technologies

Name and type of organisationproviding education and trainingLevel in national or internationalclassificationUniversity of BolognaDatesTitle of qualification awardedName and type of organisationproviding education and trainingLevel in national or internationalclassificationPersonal skills andcompetences.Mother tongue(s)ItalianOther language(s)Self-assessment Understanding Speaking WritingEuropean level (*) Listening Reading SpokeninteractionSpokenproductionENGLISH B1 4 B1 5 B1 3 A2 4 A1 5(*)(*)Social skills and competencesOrganisational skills andcompetences

Technical skills and competencesExpert in all modern analytical techniques such as Gas Chromatography, LiquidChromatography (HPLC, DAD, IC), LC coupled with Mass Spectrometry, GC coupled with MassSpectrometry (low and high resolution) Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Near InfraredSpectroscopy. Excellent knowledge of screening techniques as ELISA and TLC. Goodknowledge of sample preparation of reference materials to be used in proficiency tests forchemical determinations. Excellent knowledge of method validation procedures according toCouncil Decision 2002/657/EEC for banned and admitted with LMR substances. Excellentknowledge of sample preparation and analysis of food additives such as organic acids, anions(NO 3- , NO 2- ) and dies used to preserve foods, by ionic chromatography and HPLC. Goodknowledge of method validation procedures according to Commision regulation (CE) 882/2004in particular with annex III of this regulation.Good knowledge of sample preparation and analysis of environmental pollutants in feed andfoods like PCB, PCDD e PCDF by GC-ECD and HRMS.Good experience of analytical methods for determination of chemical residues, heavy metalsand POPs expecially PCBs, by GC-ECD and GC-MS and Dioxin and Furans (PCDD-PCDF) byGC HRMS in fish, meat, its derived and feed.Excellent knowledge of EU regulations concerning animal health and procedures for veterinaryborder controls and inspections.Expert in veterinary aspects of food safety, such as diagnostic methods for veterinary drugsresidues, environmental contaminants, metals and other standard analysis performed on meat,food of animal origin, animal feeding stuffs.Good experience in Quality Management according to ISO 17025 (since UNI EN 45000)especially in all that procedures that are essentials for the obtaining and maintaining theaccreditation. Quality assurance since 2003 of chemical department in Istituto ZooprofilatticoSperimentale della Lombardia e dell’ Emilia Romagna, detachment of Bologna.Computer skills and competencesAnnexesPUBLICATIONS24DATE 19/01/2010