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Golden, CO, US

Golden, Colorado, US

• Explore and develop new market opportunities for calibration, proficiency testing, and production monitoring standards, focusing on the cannabis, food, beverage, and petroleum industries.
• Worked with corporate leaders to establish new product directives and markets.
• Created new market segments both nationally (10 states) and internationally (4 countries), developing innovative products and testing standards through scientific processes and accreditation; increased annual revenue.
• Work with state and international accrediting agencies (Canada, Uruguay, Ecuador, etc.) in establishing lab standards and proficiency testing programs in cannabis-based states.
• Brought company into ISO accreditation 17025, 17043, 17034.
• Presented at ~25+ annual national conferences and seminars for laboratory and state agencies as an industry expert in proficiency testing and regulatory compliance.

Golden, Colorado, US

• International manufacturer/supplier of quality control/quality assurance (QA/QC) standards for laboratory accreditation. Provides custom laboratory performance evaluation samples.
• Developed catalog of 400+ products for the company to satisfy EPA drinking water, wastewater, hazardous waste, air, and wastewater treatment.
• Collaborated closely with customers and agencies to establish and develop new standards, products, and processes analytical methodologies in matrices that include water, soil, air, biota, and food; built annual revenue.
• Directed a group of 20 manufacturing and analytical chemists: hired, trained, and professionally developed.
• Advised on technical matters in all customer service and sales representatives within the company.
• Worked with corporate leaders to establish new product directives and markets.

• Started the first company in the country that focused on used analytical laboratory instrumentation.
• Launched and headed all operations of 14-member corporation.
• Acquired 50+ labs in distress to build inventory.
• Headed operations of the company: acquired used lab instrumentation, negotiation/purchase agreements, legal due diligence, and supply chain management of facility from nationwide locations; saved clients 50-60% in.
• Consulted with clients as subject matter experts on laboratory requirements, sales, and post-sales support processes.
• Identified and created a unique market niche, establishing the company as the recognized market leader, by introducing a safe, cost-effective means of increasing lab capability and capacity; generated $4.5MM annually.

• Directed all laboratory analytical testing functions, maintained quality systems, and implemented standard operating procedures to ensure the consistent achievement of laboratory accreditation/certification; achieved.
• Negotiated all vendor and 3rd party contracts, managed human resources, and recruited laboratory personnel, leveraging resources to control costs and accommodate seasonal fluctuations in workload.
• Served as the laboratory's liaison with corporate office and clients, developed financial reports, presented findings, and project managing customer programs.
• Negotiated numerous long-standing contracts for Department of Defense environmental clean-up sites; generated 30% of total lab revenue.