San Antonio Testing Lab Personnel

personnel

Name: Marcela Gracia Hawk
Title: President
Education: Pan American University, B.B.A. Management
Experience: Over twenty five years finance, management, and personnel administration. Ten plus years laboratory management experience. Past Vice-Chairman and Program Director for the Alamo Laboratory Analyst Chapter of the Texas Water Utilities Association. Member of the Texas Water Utilities Association and San Antonio Manufacturer's Association.


personnel

Name: Richard R. Hawk
Title :General Manager
Education: Northern Michigan University
Experience:Twenty Seven plus years experience in laboratory supervision. Past President of the Alamo Laboratory Analyst Association. Past Chairman of the State Lab Analyst's Section of the Texas Water Utilities Association.
Administrator for the State of Texas Voluntary Laboratory Analysts
Certification since 1989.

 

personnel

Name: Sairam Abburu
Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Education: M.S. form The University of Texas at San Antonio
Experience: Over 14 years environmental laboratory experience including extraction and analyses of organics and inorganics pollutants. Sound knowledge on QA/QC procedures, including cGMP, CLP, and TNI procedures. Experienced on various analytical instrumentation including GC, GC/MS, HPLC, and ICP. Extensive knowledge on EPA SW-846, CLP, and Drinking water test methods. Well Versed with various wastewater and drinking water methods and wet chemical parameters. Knowledgeable on Texas Risk Reduction Program for Phase II analytical requirements.

personnel

Name :  Howard Hayden
Title: Technical Director / Sr. Organics Chemist
Education: Bachelor of Science, Sterling College
Experience: 20 years experience in environmental laboratory including extraction and analysis of organic and inorganic pollutants.  Sound knowledge of TNI/NELAP Quality Assurance requirements.  Fulfills the role of Technical Director and Sr. Organics Chemist.

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Name :Irene Davila
Title: Technical Director – Microbiology / Metals Analytical Chemist
Education: Bachelor of Science, The University of Texas at Austin
Experience Experience in Microbiological methods. Effectively functions as
Technical Director for Microbiology and as Metals Analyst performing
Mercury and ICP analyses.

personnel

Name :Amear Kitson
Title :Wet Chemistry Analytical Chemist/Microbiologist
Education :Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, The University of Texas at Austin Experience Experience in Microbiological methods. Experienced in Wet Chemistry methods consisting of both EPA and Standard Methods protocols. Also conducts anion analyses utilizing Ion Chromatography. Performs microbiological analyses on drinking water, wastewater, and solid matrices utilizing Standard Methods and EPA methodologies.

personnel

Name :Sid Montoya
Title :Lab Technician
Education: Attending UTSA

personnel

Name:Ricardo Ambriz
Title:Lab Technician
Education: UTSA, Bachelors of Science-chemistry
Exp:over 4 years experience in environmental laboratory. Perform organic extractions as well as some wet chemistry methods.

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Name: Sean Hickox
Title: Sampling Technician
Education: High School Diploma
Experience Sample collection consisting of composite sampling, stormwater sampling, and grab sampling. Sample segregation and disposal.


personnel

Name: Sandra Felix
Title: Office Administrator/Accountant
Education: High School Diploma, Highlands High School Experience Over 11 years experience in Sample Shipping and Receiving, Data Entry and Reporting, Customer Service, Bookkeeping and General office procedures.


personnel

Name :Aimee L. Landon
Title: Receptionist/Administrative Office Assistant/Sample Reception Education: Bachelor of Arts, York College Experience 9 years Experience as an office assistant and receptionist. Experience includes sample login, data entry, report generation, typing, filing, and customer service skills.