Winston T. Stableford

41 WELLINGTON HEIGHTS COURT

AURORA, ONTARIO L4G 5C9

PHONE 905-726-1289

FAX 416-583-4605

E-MAIL [email protected]

Introduction | Education | Professional Experience | Committees | Technologies
| Supervisory | On-going Education | Professional Memberships

Introduction

 While not actually seeking a new position at this time, I am always open to a good offer. I am currently working in the area of analysis of trace biologicals, largely drugs and their metabolites in a variety of biological matrices. Competent to run a variety of modern analytical instrumentation and develop new methods, I am also computer/web literate with a distinct flair towards teaching and implementing new software and procedures to maximize efficiency and intra/inter-departmental accessibility and productivity. Both professionally, through supervision of students and new employees, and recreationally through my involvement in cross-country skiing and the martial arts, I possess strong leadership, coaching and teaching abilities always aimed at maximizing the potential of my students, co-workers and sub-ordinates.

Education

1969 - 1974 McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario

B.Sc. Chemistry (Major)

Physics minor

Courses at Ryerson College:

Abnormal Psychology 1984

Psychology of Management 1985

Creative Writing 1991

Professional Experience

1968 summer McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario

Student

 Effects of chloramphenicol on the oxidative metabolism of mitochondria

1972 Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals Sydney, Australia

Technician

 Quality Control of raw material, ointments, proprietary medications

1974 - March 1998 Queen Street Mental Health Centre

Research Technician

1974-1977

Under Dr. Louis Huszka, analysis of :

 TLC analysis of bufotenine, 5-methoxytryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, serotonin in urine

 Method development for free and total tryptophan in plasma

 Method development for free and total serotonin in plasma

 

1977-1980

In the clinical laboratory at Queen Street:

 BUN, liver enzymes, haemoglobin and other standard tests by wet chemistry

 Venopuncture

 Introduced first sequential auto-analyzer

 

1980-1998

Under Dr. K. L. Reed:

 Developed tests for 17-ketosteroids on dedicated GC system

 Spent 6 months on the GC/MS under Dr. D. Godse at the Clarke Institute doing assays for 5-hydroxyindoleaceticacid (5-HIAA)

 Developed methods for the analysis of tricyclic antidepressants with significant improvements over existing methodologies

 Development of LC methods for hydroxy metabolites of tricyclic antidepressants, amoxapine

 Running of clinical samples of TCAs.

 Tests of very low levels of amitriptyline, nortriptyline, maprotilene, and doxepin at various times for studies

 Development of GC method for haloperidol, performance of assay on clinical and study samples

1998 - Present

Under Dr. Stephen Kish, Head, Human Neurochemical Pathology Laboratory: in the newly created Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

 Development of GC method for nicotine and cotinine for Dr. Blii Corrigall, Director, Biobehavioural Research

Committees

 Infection Control Committee 1977-1984

 Accreditation Working Group Chairman 1994

 Secretary for Diagnostic Services (monthly) and departmental (weekly) meetings

Technologies

 Familiar with the GC technology and the most modern control systems

 Past experience includes work with LC and GCMS systems

 Introduced PC technologies for sample tracking and analysis

 Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word for Windows, presentation technologies, Internet and Medline searches and use

 In-depth knowledge of Windows95/NT operating systems and WWW page design

 

On-Going Duties Include:

 Maintenance of Varian 3700 GC and CDS 401 data system

 Maintenance of Hewlitt-Packard 6890 GC and software

 Maintenance of SPE stations

 Maintaining compressed gas supply

 Ordering of supplies, materials, chemicals for assays

 Maintaining Quality Control records, summaries, statistics

 Maintaining master clinical assay files

 Recording meeting minutes

 Writing up methods for departmental procedures manual

 Researching relevant scientific and other databases for methodology, chemicals, source material

 

Supervisory/ Teaching

 Supervision of Research Lab Summer Students 1978,1980-1985

 Teaching Cross-Country Skiing 1978-1984 CANSI Level I, National Coaching Certification Level II

 Director of Instructor Training, High Park Ski Club, 1983

 Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1997

On-Going Education

Ministry of Health - Office Technology Education (early 1990's)

  • Word Perfect
  • Intermediate Word Perfect
  • Advanced Word Perfect
  • Lotus 1-2-3
  • Advanced Lotus 1-2-3
  • Introduction to DOS
  • Harvard Graphics
  • Advanced Harvard Graphics
  • SAS - scientific statistics software

Chromatographic Specialties Ltd.

  • Gas Chromatography (Walter Jennings) June 21, 1991 and June 23, 1994
  • HPLC June 1995
  • J & W GC Method Development & Optimization June 25, 1998
  • Techniques, Tips & Tricks of Troubleshooting Capillary GC systems | GC Method Development May 10, 1999

Fision

    • Introduction to new GCMS 2 day course September 1992

Varian Canada Inc.

    • Sample Preparation Products July 22, 1995
    • Solid Phase Extraction Principles December 2, 1997

Supelco Inc

    • Basic Principles of HPLC and
  • How to Get the Most Out of SPE September 9,1986

University of Toronto

  • Research Day, Department of Psychiatry 1975-78, 1980 - 1997
    • Research Day, Department of Psychiatry June 18, 1998

    Clarke Institute of Psychiatry

      • Psychopharmacology Research Day 1980 - 1997

    Ground Rounds - Queen Street Mental Health Centre

      • Hormone Replacement Therapy January 1997
    • Headaches February 1997
    • Schizophrenia: Changing Concepts & the Development of Novel Antipsychotics Dr. G. Remington Friday, March 14, 1997
    • Psychiatry and the Internet Rima Styra & Stephen Pogorski Friday, May 23, 1997
    • Mergers in Psychiatry Facilities - The Dutch Experience in the Hague Prof. Erik Hoencamp, Director of Patient Services, Psychiatric Centre Bloemendaal, The Hague, The Netherlands October 9, 1997
    • Emergency Task Force & Individuals with Emotionally Disturbed Behaviour Toronto Police Emergency Response Team February 20, 1997
    • Heterogeneity of Outcome in Schizophrenia: Treatment Strategy Implications Dr. Herbert Meltzer, Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of medicine, Nashville, Tennessee May 29, 1998

    Mandel Scientific Company Ltd.

      • Pipette Care and Maintenance 1996

    Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program

      • Carryover and Contamination - Causes, Consequences and Cures, video 6 February, 1997

    College of Medical Laboratory Technologist of Ontario

      • Quality Assurance Program- Teleconference 13 February 1997

    QSMHC - Pharmacy Lecture Series

      • Zyprexa/Olanzapine - In Your Tough-to-Treat Patients Dr. Barry Jones Friday, June 20 1997
    • Clinical Implications of Cognitive Impairment Strategies for Improving Outcomes Dr. Michael Foster Green, UCLA November 20, 1997
    • Olanzapine: Use in Chronic Outpatients - 1 Year Later Dr. Joel Jeffries February 12, 1998
    • Pet Scans & Dopamine Receptors and Traditional Drug Therapy Dr. Kapur March 12, 1998

    QSMHC - Educational Department

      • Management of Disturbed Behaviour - 2 days 1985
    • How to Be a Better Manager - 2 days 1988
    • Red Cross CPR certification - 2 days 1988
    • Red Cross CPR re-certification - 1 day 1989 - 1991
    • WHMIS Lecture Series - 1 day 1993
    • What to Do Until the Doctor Comes - First Aid - 1 day 1986, 1989
    • Conflict Resolution and Customer Service - full day December, 1997

    Waters Canada

      • An Improved Sample Preparation Method for Drug Metabolism - half day 15 April 1997
    • HPLC Forum '98 - Managing the Variables for Quality Results - half day 29 April 1998
    • Modern LC/MS Techniques and Applications - half day 12 March, 1999

    Hewlitt Packard Canada Ltd.

      • New GC Time-Saving Features Seminar - half day 18 April, 1997
    • HP ChemLMS QC Client - full day 5 June, 1997
    • LC Chromatography Columns - half day 13 June, 1997
    • GC Chromatography Columns - half day 13 June, 1997
    • Drug Testing & Forensic Analyses - half day 28 April, 1998
    • Post-Genome Protein Seminar - half day 5 May, 1998
    • New Developments in Gas Chromatography Capillary Column Technology Pete (Alan D.) Broske 5 June, 1998
    • Method Development for Isocratic and Gradient Elution RP-HPLC Separations 5 June, 1998
    • HP 6890 Troublehooting and Maintenance - November 9 - 12, 1998
    • High Throughput LC | Method Development in LC/MS - half day 2 March, 1999

    Professional Memberships

     College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario