Current Employment

Arctic Fox Environmental, Inc. (AFE)
Owner and operator of AFE from May 28, 2004 to current

Past Employment

• Senior Science Technician - Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 1969-1987
• President and Chemist - Chem-Safe Services, Inc. Kittitas, WA 1984-1999
• Head Chemist - Chem-Safe Environmental, Inc. Kittitas, WA 1999 - 2005
• President and Chemist - Waste Solutions, Inc. Kittitas, WA 2001 - 2005
• Chemist - Northern Testing Laboratories, Inc./Analytica Prudhoe Bay, AK 2002 - 2004

Qualifications and Experience

• Business development, start-up
• Developing contracts and accounts with clients
• Supervising all activities of the Prudhoe Bay Laboratory
• Analyzing for Total and Fecal Coliform Bacteria
• Analyzing for AK 101, 102, 103, EPA 8021 and EPA 8020
• Analyzing Bench top analysis: ph, flash point, conductivity, salinity, tubidity, % solids
• Preparing quotes and sampling plans for north slope, clean-up/spill related jobs
• Sampling for various materials on the North Slope
• Logging in samples on LIMS, preparing Work order forms, chain of custodies, run logs
• Handling laboratory wastes for disposal and/or clean-up
• Extractions for various organic analyses
• Bottle preparation and preservation

Certifications and Licenses

• Drinking Water Microbiology Training
• 40 hour HAZWOPER
• Underground Storage Tank Decommissioning
• Washington State Site Assessment
• Academy of Hazardous Materials Management
• Respiratory Training-Air Purifying, Airline and SCBA
• Adult CPR
• Standard First Aid
• CDL Class C with Hazardous Waste Endorsement
• 40 Hour Health and Safety Training per 29 CFR 1910.120
• 40 Hour EPA/HUD Lead Abatement Supervisor
• 8 Hour Annual Refresher Training per 29 CFR 1910.120
• 8 Hour Supervisory Training for Hazardous Waste site Health and Safety

Education

• BA Degree, Chemistry Major, 1976 Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• Several Hazardous Waste Seminars and Workshops attended since inception of RCRA regulations from 1976 to present

Current Laboratory Experience

6 years working with Perkin Elmer Gas Chromatographs analyzing for BTEX, Gasoline, Diesel and Residual Range organics, and Organic Chlorides analysis