Personnel
Our total combined staff and contiguous affiliates total 25. Below you will find information about personnel that you are more likely to have contact with.
– CEO, Senior Biologist
BJ, RespirTek’s Senior Biologist, is a 30-year veteran of scientific
and/or technical industrial and government work. She has trained, worked, and
collaborated with the top respirometric scientists in the world over the past
23 years. Her work in the government sector includes microbiological laboratory
typing of human pathogens and inspection and compliance of edible and inedible
seafood products for the US Department of Commerce. To her credit are two patents
in the field of pollution control. She has setup two laboratories for compliance
purposes in the industrial sector. The laboratory installations included the
operation and methods development of GC, GCMS, HPLC and wet chemistry analysis,
while utilizing multiple respirometers. She has been both a permit writer in
the state of Mississippi and corporate waste management administrator for a
fortune 500 company. B.J. oversees the day-to-day operations of the respirometric
laboratory and is the affiliate liaison.
– Vice President/CFO
Jerry began his career with an international CPA firm. Subsequent to this experience
he began a consulting firm offering chief financial officer/business management
expertise to businesses and organizations. After 30 years of experience and
responsibility for the financial, business and systems development for numerous
multi million dollar startup organizations, he recognized the need for and
the lack of customer service oriented laboratories. Jerry visualized a “consulting
lab” that actually focused on client needs and concerns. The new corporation, RespirTek™,
would focus on hiring the best potential staff team members with a commitment
to long-term successful client relationships.
– Engineering Manager
Jim graduated Cum Laude from the prestigious Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical
Engineering at Mississippi State University and brings experience in both the
process and environmental engineering fields to the RespirTek team. Jim has
been a contributor in both industry and regulatory agencies. He was a Process
Engineer at a national petrochemical facility and also worked as an Environmental
Engineer at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Jim brings
exceptional analytical methodology to the process design and engineering involved
in our site evaluation and microcosm development. His previous experience as
a state regulator brings valuable consultation along with a wide array of different
approaches to handling environmental issues. Having seen both sides of today’s
environmental issues and projects, he has developed a comprehensive perspective
that provides added value to our clients. Jim’s environmental experience
ranges from extensive field supervision of assessment and remediation of contaminated
sites to conceptual design and applied research. At RespirTek, each project
is unique and involves a fresh conceptual design. An integral part of conceptual
design is communication, and as Engineering Manager, Jim holds a pivotal position
at RespirTek. He thrives on the interaction and communication with clients.
– Laboratory Director
Walter received his Master of Science degree in marine biology from
the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He has been employed
in academic and private laboratories for over 20 years. His extensive
background includes experience as an analytical chemist, an aquatic toxicologist,
a genetic toxicologist, a molecular biologist, a laboratory instructor
and a health and safety officer. For 11 years Walter was employed at
the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
where he established a DNA sequencing facility, and developed and implemented
a Chemical Hygiene Plan for aquatic toxicology studies sponsored by the
National Toxicology Program. Walter’s unique experience and extensive
management background will strengthen and diversify the RespirTek team.
– Laboratory Manager
Brenda received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Bioenvironmental Science from
Texas A&M University. While attending on full academic scholarship, a member
of the University Honors Program, Brenda also participated in various co-op programs,
including an air quality project sponsored by the university. Previous work history
includes holding the lead laboratory technician position at an environmental
laboratory, specializing in Level 1 analytical support for the marine based petrochemical
industry. Here, she specialized in the extraction and analysis of PAH’s,
PCB’s, OC’s and butyltin in various matrices including, soil, tissue,
and water using instruments such as a GC, GC/MS, and TOC. This also included
some geotechnical work by determining Atterberg Limits on a number of ocean cores
and other soil type testing parameters. Clients included EPA, NOAA, and PeMex.
Due to her marine restoration activities, Brenda was featured on NOAA’s
NS&T website regarding the specialized mussel watch program. In adjunct responsibilities,
Brenda then contributed her expertise in pharmaceutical research at the worlds
largest Phase I cancer research center in San Antonio, Texas. Written and oral
translations in Spanish and sign language are a valuable asset brought to Respirtek
by Brenda. Brenda’s education and work experiences have added a wide range
of core disciplines to the Respirtek team. Her personal mission as our lab manager
is to hold our clients interest to heart and provide quality and useful data,
while offering valuable observations and her keen attention to detail. As the
proud wife of a United States Marine, Brenda has brought her similar values of
dedication, integrity, and honor to Respirtek.
– Business Services Manager
Shelli has over 11 years of bookkeeping experience. She graduated from the
University of Southern Mississippi in 1999 with a Bachelors of Science Degree
in Accounting. She prides herself in organization and in a smoothly run office.
She is very cheerful and precise in her work.
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