About the Authors
A. Bjoern Carle
A. Bjoern Carle, Ph.D., is a Laboratory Applications Scientist at Artel. He can be reached at 207-854-0860 or bcarle@artel-usa.com....
Adam Denmark, AIA
Adam Denmark, AIA, LEED AP, serves as a forensic planning and design architect, specializing in facilities for forensic science, medical examiners, and Biosafety Level 3 units. He can be reached at adam.denmark@smithgroup.com....
Al Walker
Al Walker is a motivational humorist who offers funny, inspiring and entertaining speeches, workshops, seminars and concurrent sessions. His reputation as a trainer, facilitator and workshop/seminar leader has brought him international recognition. Visit his website at www.alwalker.com or contact him via email at info@alwalker. com or by phone at 800-255-1982....
Alaina G. Levine
Alaina G. Levine is director of special projects for the University of Arizona College of Science where she oversees the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Applied Science and Business. Levine is also the president and founder of Quantum Success Solutions....
Alaina Love
Alaina Love is a consultant, writer, speaker, and the president of Purpose Linked Consulting, a leadership and organization development firm. Prior to founding PLC, Love spent more than twelve years at Merck & Co., Inc. where she was executive director of human resources (worldwide), a research scientist and clinical researcher....
Alan Bayham
Alan Bayham is a sought-after business coach and consultant with a Masters Degree in Organizational Management combined with more than 30 years of experience in leadership, management and marketing training. As the president of Bayham Consulting, LLC, he has worked with worked with companies ranging from small- and medium-sized businesses to Fortune 500 companies. For more information, contact Ala...
Alan Edwards
Alan Edwards is senior director and product leader of Kelly Services’ Americas Products Group – Science. Kelly Services, Inc., a leader in providing workforce solutions, is headquartered in Troy, Michigan. For more information, visit www.kellyservices.com. Alan can also be followed on LinkedIn....
Allison Champion
Allison Champion, public relations intern at Ashland Inc., can be reached at ATChampion@ashland.com or 614-790-1832....
Amy
Amy is a copywriter who has recently celebrated her four-year anniversary with both CareerBuilder.com and the city of Chicago. She formerly worked as an account executive as well as an e-mail marketing coordinator with CB....
Angelo DePalma, Ph.D
Angelo DePalma holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry. You can reach him at angelo@adepalma.com...
Angelo Filosa
Angelo Filosa, PhD, Associate Director in chemistry and head of Analytical Chemistry and Compound Management at Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., talks to contributing editor Tanuja Koppal, PhD, about the pros and cons of consolidating the servicing of all his laboratory equipment with one vendor. He discusses criteria that can be used as lab managers evaluate various service options an...
Ann Fry
The ReInvention Hotshot!, is a Professional Speaker/Executive Coach and founder of “We Are Booming: Helping Individuals and Companies Reinvent at Any Age, Stage or Circumstance.” Ann can be reached at ann@annfry.com or by phone at 646-895-9295....
Anne Helmenstine
Anne Helmenstine, Ph.D., is an author and consultant with a broad scientific and medical background....
Anne Sefried
Anne Sefried, is a senior inventory consultant and has worked in Technical Support for ChemSW for over six years. Her responsibilities include general customer service, onsite and remote installation of enterprise-level software, project management for both initial inventory collection and data migration, and complete onsite training and implementation services....
Arthur Reichmuth & Ian Ciesniewski
Arthur Reichmuth, senior development engineer, metrology, METTLER TOLEDO, and Ian Ciesniewski, technical leader, METTLER TOLEDO, can be reached at 1-800-METTLER....
Barbara McIntosh
Barbara McIntosh is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for BioDot, Inc. She has a BS in Biology with an emphasis in Biochemistry, as well as a Masters in Management....
Barry Svigals
Barry Svigals, FAIA, is founder of Svigals + Partners, an integrated architecture and art provider specializing in research and educational facilities. Jay Brotman, AIA, is a partner and director of laboratory planning and design, and Robert Skolozdra, AIA, LEED AP, is a partner and LEED design specialist. The company is based in New Haven, Conn....
BC Group
BC Group International, Inc. is a leading provider of biomedical test equipment and measurement equipment for the global medical device technical services marketplace....
Ben Culp
Ben Culp, vice president of Vivarium Services at Vida Sciences (Vida-Sciences.com), has 30 years of experience in preclinical research operations management. Email: ben.culp@vida-sciences.com...
Bernard Tulsi
Bernard Tulsi is a freelance writer based in Newark, Del. He may be contacted at btulsi@comcast.net or 302-266-6420....
Bill Buxton
Bill Buxton is Principal Scientist at Microsoft Research and the author of Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design. Previously, he was a researcher at Xerox PARC, a professor at the University of Toronto, and Chief Scientist of Alias Research and SGI Inc....
Bill Lemons
Bill Lemons is a regional director for Kelly Scientific Resources, a leader in clinical and scientific staffing solutions. For more information, visit www.kellyscientific.com....
Bio-Rad
Bio-Rad's Life Science Group develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of laboratory instruments, apparatus, and consumables used for research in functional genomics, proteomics, and food safety....
BMG LABTECH
BMG LABTECH offers high quality plate readers and unrivalled product, technical and applications support. BMG LABTECH focuses solely on microplate readers and offers the most diverse selection of optical detection systems in conjunction with integrated liquid handling equipment....
Brad C. Cochran
Brad C. Cochran, Sr. Associate, CPP Wind Engineering and Air Quality Consultants, can be reached at bcochran@cppwind.com or by phone at 970-498-2364....
Brian C. Smith
Dr. Brian C. Smith is president of Spectros Associates, a laboratory training and consulting firm. He can be reached at bcsmith@spectros1.com or 508-579-6514....
Bruce L. Katcher, Ph.D.
Bruce Katcher is the president of Discovery Surveys. His firm conducts surveys of employees and customers, and helps organizations improve cooperation between departments. His awardwinning book, 30 Reasons Employees Hate Their Managers (AMACOM), reports the results of surveys he has conducted of more than 60,000 employees in more than 80 organizations. You can subscribe to his free monthly e-newsl...
Bruce Lang
Bruce Lang is vice president of marketing and business development at Southwall Technologies, Inc., in Palo Alto, Calif. He can be reached at lang@southwall.com....
Bruce Nussbaum
Bruce Nussbaum is contributing editor to BusinessWeek. Previously assistant managing editor in charge of BusinessWeek's innovation and design coverage, he was named one of the 40 most powerful people in design by I.D. Magazine in 2005....
Bruce Wray
Bruce Wray, marketing manager, Computype, Inc., can be reached at bruce.wray@computype. com or by phone at 651-635-1234. For more information, visit www.computype.com....
Bryon Krug
Bryon Krug, LEED AP is the cofounder and managing director of Clark Energy Group. He can be reached at bryon.krug@clarkenergygroup.com or by phone at 703-294-4500...
Byron Brehm-Stecher
Byron Brehm-Stecher, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University. The Brehm-Stecher Rapid Microbial Detection and Control Laboratory (www.brehm-stecherlab.org) focuses on the development of improved methods for the rapid detection and characterization of bacterial pathogens, as well as novel antimicrobial approaches for the cont...
Carestream Health
Carestream Health is a dynamic global company with over 100 years of leadership. We are passionately committed to doing whatever it takes to help our customers be successful. It’s that simple and that clear....
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman, texture product manager, Brookfield Viscometers Limited, can be reached at c_freeman@brookfield.co.uk or by phone at +(44) 1279-451774....
Chris Given
Chris Given, lab manager, Polymathic Analytical Labs, can be reached at cgiven@polymathiclabs.com or by phone at 803-268-5230....
Christi Bird
Christi Bird, Industry Analyst, Drug Discovery Technologies, Frost & Sullivan, can be reached at christi.bird@frost.com, or by phone at 301-534-5968....
Christopher Crews
Christopher Crews is an Environmental Health and Safety consultant with Focus Safety Consulting who has more than ten years’ experience working in the biotechnology field. Chris has worked as a lab manager in a former position, but currently provides EHS consultation to small and midsize biotech companies. He can be reached at ccrews@ehsfocus....
Christopher Lotito
Christopher Lotito is an experienced project manager and business development consultant with a diverse background in biotech, healthcare, and information technology. His latest venture can be found at http://biotechdashboard.blogspot.com. Lotito can be reached at clotito@alumni.drew.edu...
Chuck Sujansky
CEO of KEYGroup, a company that provides leadership training, executive coaching and assessments....
Chuck Zona
Chuck Zona is vice president and dean of Hooke College of Applied Science. He can be contacted at czona@hookecollege.com....
Cindy Lieberman
Cindy Lieberman, vice president, Celsis, can be reached by email at clieberman@celsis.com or by phone at 312-476-1200....
Covidien
Covidien is a $12 billion global healthcare products leader dedicated to innovation and long-term growth. Covidien creates innovative medical solutions for better patient outcomes and delivers value through clinical leadership and excellence....
Cozette Cuppett
Cozette Cuppett, Pharmaceutical Marketing Manager, Americas, Waters Corporation, can be reached at Cozette_cuppett@waters.com or by phone at 508-482-3266....
Craig R. Chinchilla
Craig R. Chinchilla Sr. BS, is general manager for Systea Scientific, LLC. He has many years of experience developing chemistry methods and working with discrete and flow analysis instrumentation. craig@easychem.com, 630-645-0600....
Danielle Collins
Industry Segment Manager, Bosch Rexroth Corporation, can be reached at danielle.collins@boschrexroth-us.com or by phone at 704-714-8567....
Darrell Zahorsky
Darrell Zahorsky is small business expert, author, speaker and consultant who's work has been recognized in Harvard Business Working Knowledge, Fortune Innovation Blog, and other media. Darrell currently provides search engine optimization (SEO) services to companies such as Research in Motion, the makers of BlackBerry smartphones and small business....
Daryl S. Paulson
Daryl S. Paulson, MBA, PhD, is president and CEO of Bioscience Laboratories, Inc. He can be reached at 406-587-5735 or dpaulson@biosciencelabs.com....
Dave Jakielo
An international speaker, consultant, executive coach, and author, and president of Seminars & Consulting. Sign up for his FREE weekly Success Tips at www.Davespeaks.com. Dave can be reached via email Dave@Davespeaks. com or by phone 412-921-0976....
David F. Beyerlein
David F. Beyerlein, vice president of Global Operations at MicroConstants, Inc., has over 12 years of experience managing laboratory operations. He can be reached at dbeyerlein@microconstants.com or by phone at 858-652-4600 x4605....
David F. Beyerlein
David F. Beyerlein has over 13 years of experience managing laboratory operations, is an experienced analytical chemist, and is highly skilled in the use of the mass spectrometer. David cofounded MicroConstants with Dr. Gilbert Lam in 1998. As the vice president of Global Operations, he is responsible for overseeing and managing all laboratory operations, project and sample management, informat...
David I. Meyer, Ph.D.
David I. Meyer, Ph.D., a cell biologist, is president and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute in Torrance, Calif....
David Nettleton
David Nettleton, FDA Compliance Specialist, Computer System Validation, can be reached at dnettleton@computersystemvalidation.com or by phone at 916-773-1470....
David P. Jackson
David P. Jackson, MBA, Senior Vice President of Strategic Services, ARUP Laboratories, 800-242-2787....
David S. Phillips
David S. Phillips, technical applications specialist for biological safety cabinets at Thermo Fisher Scientific, can be reached at david.phillips@ thermofisher.com or by phone at 484-753-3665....
Dawn MacNeill
Dawn MacNeill is Manager of Services Marketing for Thermo Fisher Scientific; dawn.macneill@thermofisher.com; www.thermo.com/lifecyclenews.com...
Dean Mulyk
Dean Mulyk, product manager, Laboratory Automation, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, can be reached at Dean.Mulyk@thermofisher.com or by phone at 905-332-2000....
Dean Stolberg
Dean Stolberg is vice president of Vendor Lease Management
Group (VLMG). For 20 years, VLMG has been providing
financing solutions to the scientific and test and measurement
business community. VLMG is an industry leader in administering
vendor programs with manufacturers in the scientific field,
currently managing over 100 private label programs. For more
information, visit
Deane Wang
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Deborah Farnham
Deborah Farnham is director of marketing & sales operations at BioTek Instruments, Inc. Deborah can be reached at farnhamd@biotek.com or by phone at 888-451-5171....
Diana Lucero Gomez
Diana Lucero Gomez earned her B.S. in pure chemistry with specialization in senior management from the Universidad Industrial de Santander. She has worked for Ecopetrol S.A. for over five years as a member of the Quality Inspection Coordination team....
Diane Barker
Diane Barker is the director of Kelly Services’ Americas Products Group – Science. Kelly Services, Inc., a leader in providing workforce solutions, is headquartered in Troy, Michigan. For more information, visit www.kellyservices.com. Diane can also be followed on LinkedIn at
Diane Brozek
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Dianna Booher
Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better oral, written, interpersonal, and cross-functional communication. She is a keynote speaker and prolific author of more than 40 books, including her latest The Voice of Authority: 10 Communication Strategies Every Leader Needs to Know and Communicate with Confidenceâ. Successful Meetings magazine ...
Dick Finnegan
Dick Finnegan is the CEO of C-Suite Analytics, which provides fresh thinking for employee engagement and retention. This article is adapted from his upcoming book, “The Power of Stay Interviews for Engagement and Retention,” to be published by SHRM later this year. Mr. Finnegan welcomes your comments and can be reached at DFinnegan@C-SuiteAnalytics.com....
Doug Vermeeren
Doug Vermeeren is an author and motivational speaker on goal setting and human performance. As the author of "Accelerated Achievement" and "Amazing Success," Doug has interviewed more than 400 top achievers and developed a concrete method for achievement and success. Currently, Doug is producing a follow-up to "The Secret," called, "The Opus," which focuses on taking a vision, turning it into a pl...
Douglas Wernerspach
Global Product Manager-CO2 Incubators, Thermo Fisher Scientific, can be reached at douglas.wernerspach@ thermofisher.com or by phone at 908-575-9775....
Dr. Borchardt
Dr. Borchardt is a consultant and technical writer. The author of the book “Career Management for Scientists and Engineers,” he writes often on career-related subjects. He can be reached at jkborchardt@hotmail.com...
Dr. Bruce Weinstein
Dr. Bruce Weinstein is the public speaker and corporate consultant known as The Ethics Guy. His new book, Is It Still Cheating If I Don't Get Caught?, (Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press) shows teens how to solve the ethical dilemmas they face. For more information, visit TheEthicsGuy.com....
Dr. Elmar Herbig
Dr. Elmar Herbig is product manager for Lab Water Systems, Sartorius, Goettingen, Germany. He can be reached at + 49 551- 308-3629....
Dr. Gary Bradt
Dr. Gary Bradt is one of today's most popular speakers on the leadership circuit, addressing corporate audiences around the world on the issue of change and success. His clients include IBM, General Motors, American Express, General Electric, eBay, FedEx and NASA. Dr. Bradt's new book, "The Ring In the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity," (McGraw-Hill) is available in...
Dr. Gayle Carson, CSP CMC
Dr. Gayle Carson, CSP CMC, is an expert adviser and coach to CEOs and entrepreneurial managers around the world. Winner of the Best Seller Quill Award, she was inducted into the National Academy of Best Selling Authors. Selected as a “Legend of the Speaking Profession,” she has appeared on all the major TV networks and appeared in USA Today, WSJ, Newsweek and hosted Entrepreneur Magazine’s “...
Dr. H. Fai Poon
Dr. H. Fai Poon is a Scientist at the Roskamp Institute in Sarasota, Florida. He can be contacted by e-mail: faipoon@hotmail.org...
Dr. Ilsa Gomez-Curet
Dr. Ilsa Gomez-Curet, Bioscience consultant, Thermo Scientific NanoDrop Products, can be reached at igomezcu@netscape. net or by phone at 302-479-7707....
Dr. Kurt Headrick
Dr. Kurt Headrick is chief chemist at Vale Inco’s Labrador Operations. He can be reached at kurt.headrick@valeinco.com or by phone at 709-922-4301....
Dr. Martin Frey
Dr. Martin Frey, Senior Product Manager Storage Technologies, HAMILTON Bonaduz AG, can be reached at MFrey@hamilton.ch or by phone at +41 81 660 62 75. Christian Arzt, Product Manager, HAMILTON Bonaduz AG, can be reached at CArzt@hamilton.ch or by phone at +41 81 660 65 15. *The Hamilton MICROLAB...
Ed Isom
Ed Isom, CHMM, CPEA, is general manager, Reactive Material Services, for Clean Harbors. He has 16 years of experience in gas cylinder management, including analysis, thermal oxidation, hydrolysis, destructive access and emergency response. Ed can be reached at isome@cleanharbors.com or by phone at 281-727-7618....
Elizabeth S. Friedman
Dr. Elizabeth S. Friedman is executive coordinator for the Professional Science Master’s Programs in the College of Science and Letters at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Friedman oversees four PSM programs that are offered online: Analytical Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Synthesis, Health Physics, and Biology....
Esaote
With approximately 330 million euro consolidated sales in 2010, today Esaote has over 1350 employees, 20 percent of which are employed in the R&D activities. Esaote is present with its industrial and research facilities in Italy (Genoa, Florence, Naples), the Netherlands (Maastricht), France (Paris), and China (Shenzhen). Esaote is internationally recognized as one of the “Top Ten” world’s lead...
EZkem
EZKem, one of the most complete parts and service supply companies currently serving the Flow Analysis Laboratory Operations Industry worldwide. We specialize in spare parts, training, repair, installation and technical assistance for a wide variety of analytical flow instruments. Our people have over 20 years of experience with Alpkem and OI Analytical systems as well as many other lab analysis i...
F. John Reh
John Reh is a senior business executive whose broad management experience encompasses managing projects up to $125 million and business units including up to 200-plus people.
A published author, most recently as a contributing author to Business: The Ultimate Resource, John has set aside time throughout his career to mentor newer managers, often women and minorities, in the art and scien...
F. Key Kidder
F. Key Kidder left journalism to pursue a career in government relations, politics and PR, but he still likes to keep one hand in writing. He can be reached at k2@keykidder.com or 410-963-4426....
Frank S. Adamo
Frank S. Adamo has a Master’s degree in analytical chemistry. He is now a communications and a certified career coach, trainer, and an author. His “31 Tips to becoming an Effective Presenter” is available on his Web site and will be in bookstores in Spring 2008. He can be reached at frank@fsadamo.com; 714-408-9287; www.fsadamo...
Freek Vermeulen
Freek Vermeulen is an Associate Professor of Strategic & International Management at the London Business School. He is an expert on the topic of growth, examining issues such strategic innovation, stimulating organic growth, international strategy, and the role of acquisitions and alliances....
Gary Brake
Gary Brake is the marketing manager for SEMTech Solutions. SEMTech Solutions, headquartered in North Billerica, Massachusetts, is the leading provider of pre-owned scanning electron microscopes. For more information, visit www.semtechsolutions.com or contact Gary directly at gbrake@semtechsolu...
Gary E. Grecsek
Gary E. Grecsek, vice president, OneSource Laboratory Services, PerkinElmer, can be reached at Gary.Grecsek@perkinelmer.com or by phone at 203-402-6875....
Gary Lavine
Gary Lavine, Ph.D., principal consultant, Waltham Consulting, can be reached at gary@walthamconsulting.com or by phone at 617-209-9747....
Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus is the Vice-President of Justrite Manufacturing Co. For more information, he can be contacted at justritemfg.com or 847-298-9250....
Gary McNay
Gary McNay is a Principal at Perkins+Will and is one of the firm’s Science and Technology Market Sector Leaders. Gary can be reached at gary.mcnay@perksinswill.com. For more information on Perkins+Will, visit www.perkinswill.com....
Gaylen Bradley
Gaylen Bradley is currently Visiting Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and of Pharmacology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA. He was previously Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and Dean of Basic Health ...
GBI Research
GBI Research publishes in-depth strategic intelligence reports in a broad range of professional industries, including, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, alternative energy, power, clean technology, oil and gas and chemicals....
Gerry Broski
Gerry Broski, food safety marketing director, Thermo Fisher Scientific, can be contacted at gerry.broski@thermofisher.com or 763-783-2600....
Gerry Hall
Gerry Hall, president, TimeKeeper® America, can be contacted at gerry@timekeeperamerica.com or 727-457-3105....
Glenn Ketcham
Glenn Ketcham is a certified industrial hygienist with 25 years of experience in the health and safety field. He currently is the risk manager for the University of Florida, with responsibility for general liability and insurance programs, loss prevention, ergonomics, emergency management, and the occupational-medicine surveillance program. He has managed the laboratory safety programs for the Uni...
Gloria Metrick
Gloria Metrick is the Owner of GeoMetrick Enterprises (http://www.geometrick.com/), which provides consulting services for laboratory informatics projects. She is the author of “Out on a LIMS™: The Newsletter for People Who Risk Life and LIMS™ on a Daily Basis” and “Out on a LIMS™: The Blog for People Who Risk Life and LIMS™ on a Daily Basis...
Gordon Shields
Gordon Shields, commercial director, Cold Storage Products, Thermo Scientific, can be reached at gordon.shields@thermofisher.com or by phone at 866-984-3766....
Gregory Martin
Gregory Martin, is the founder and President of Complectors Consulting LLC, which provides consulting and training in the area of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry. He can be reached at greg.martin@complectors.com or by phone at 484-942-3200....
H. Michael Smith
H. Michael Smith, AIA, is a leader in the Science & Technology practice at SmithGroup (www.smithgroup.com), an 800-person architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firm with 11 offices across the U.S....
Hazel Dickson
Hazel Dickson, applications chemist, Thermo Fisher Scientific, can be reached at hazel.dickson@thermofisher.com or by phone at +44 (0) 1223 347 400...
Hill-Rom
Hill-Rom is one of the leading medical suppliers of beds and stretchers and is committed to delivering the best services, products, and solutions to our partners. We take pride in being a hospital bed manufacturer that designs the best answers for our customers’ problems. As a hospital equipment supplier, we make new hospital beds customized for patients’ needs. We also work with our partners to h...
Hologic
Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women throughout the world....
Irene S. Levine
Irene S. Levine is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in many of America's leading newspapers and magazines. Trained as a psychologist, she works part-time as a research scientist at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, New York, and she holds a faculty appointment as a professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. She resides i...
Jack Mahan
Jack Mahan, national sales manager, Parker Hannifin Corporation, can be reached by email at jmahan@parker.com or by phone at 978-556-2728....
Jairo Maldonado
Jairo Maldonado is the technical leader of Quality Inspection for Ecopetrol S.A.’s refinery in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. He earned his master’s degree in chemistry from the Universidad Industrial de Santander. He has worked for Ecopetrol for 12 years....
James A. Kaufman, Ph.D.
James A. Kaufman, PhD, is founder and President/CEO of the Laboratory Safety Institute. LSI is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to making health and safety an integral and important part of education, work and life. The Institute provides training programs, consultation services and a wide range of publications for organizations throughout the world. Since 1977, Dr. Kaufman has been...
James Gibson, Ph.D.
James Gibson, Ph.D., is the Director of the UCLA Office of Environment, Health and Safety, which is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of faculty, students and employees on campus. He is also the Executive Director of the UC Center for Laboratory Safety, whose mission is to sponsor and support research to improve laboratory safety. Prior to joining UCLA in 2008, he was the Director o...
James McCabe
James McCabe, sustainability business manager of Global Operations/Services for Waters Corporation, can be reached at Jim_McCabe@waters.com or by phone at 508-482-8944....
James Vandal
James is our Product Research Coordinator and has been with LabX Media Group since May 2012. His role involves researching the latest products on the market and updating the LabWrench website as needed. Visit LabWrench for an extensive product listing of lab equipment and become a member so you can connect with other users and ask questions about your equipment....
Jana & Joseph
Jana is the Innovation Dept. editor for BusinessWeek. Joseph is an innovation and design writer for BusinessWeek, based in the Chicago bureau....
Jay Brotman, AIA & Robert Skolozdra, AIA
Jay Brotman, AIA, is partner and director of technical services, and Robert Skolozdra, AIA, LEED AP, is a partner and LEED design specialist. Both are with Svigals + Partners, an integrated architecture and art provider specializing in research and educational facilities. The company is based in New Haven, Connecticut....
Jayme McKelvey
I'm the new Account Executive for MedWrench. I work to manage all advertising campaigns on the site, and occasionally guest blog!...
Jean Murray
Jean Murray has the education and experience to help you become an expert in your small business, and to provide you with information about business legal and tax issues. With an MBA and a PhD in entrepreneurship, she brings almost 30 years of experience and knowledge to these important business subjects....
Jeff D. Reifschneider
Jeff D. Reifschneider, Sr. Engineer, CPP Wind Engineering and Air Quality Consultants, can be reached at jreifschneider@cppwind.com or by phone at 970- 498-2371....
Jeff Schneider
Jeff Schneider, vice president, global product director, Cold Storage, Thermo Scientific, can be reached at jeff.schneider@thermofisher.com or by phone at 866-984-3766....
Jeff Tobe
Jeffrey Tobe is the primary colorer at Coloring Outside the Lines™. He conducts change management workshops and delivers keynote speeches for diverse groups, companies, and associations worldwide. Jeff is the author of the book “Coloring Outside the Lines…Business Thoughts on Creativity, Sales and Marketing.” To learn more about Jeff, visit www.JeffTobe.com....
Jeffrey Denoncourt
Jeffrey Denoncourt, Custom Water Systems manager, Millipore, can be reached at Jeffrey_denoncourt@millipore.com....
Jen Sbrogna, Ph.D.
Jen Sbrogna, Ph.D. is a freelance writer. A graduate of Bates College and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, she previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. Jen can be reached at:
Jen Sprance
Jen Sprance, Life Sciences Writer, ABI Marketing Public Relations, can be reached at jsprance@abipr.com or by phone at 212-529-4500....
Jena McGregor
Jena McGregor is the Management Dept. editor for BusinessWeek, a position she assumed in December, 2005. Prior to BusinessWeek, McGregor was an associate editor at Fast Company. She was also with SmartMoney, where she held numerous positions, including staff writer and staff reporter. McGregor is a graduate of the University of Georgia....
Jennifer Blum Feldman
Jennifer Blum Feldman is a Partner in the Philadelphia office of WolfBlock LLP and focuses on employment law compliance, in particular with regard to EEO and wage and hour issues. She also provides training to in-house counsel and human resources professionals and has significant experience litigating employment cases....
Jim Coogan
Jim Coogan, P.E., is a principal in product development and applications for Siemens Building Technologies. He can be reached at jim.coogan@siemens.com or 847-941-6175....
Jim Curry
Jim Curry is founder of OpStat Group Inc. and has been advising pharmaceutical and biological companies on process design and improvement for more than 20 years. He can be reached at JimCurry@OpStat.com or by phone at 203-431-3905....
Jim Hunter, Mark Meinders and Brian Garrett
Jim Hunter is Senior Project Engineer, Mark Meinders is International Sales Manager, and Brian Garrett is Product Specialist, all with Labconco Corporation....
Jim Sigler
Jim Sigler is vice president of business operations at Air Systems Technologies, Inc., a New England–based certification company. He can be reached at jsigler@airsystemstech.com....
Joachim Joerger
Joachim Joerger, associate director, Global Business Management at QIAGEN, can be reached at Joachim.Joerger@qiagen.com or by phone at +49 (2103) 29-13588....
Joe Liscouski
Joe Liscouski, executive director of the Institute for Laboratory Automation, can be reached at liscouski@InstituteLabAuto.org or by phone at 978-732-5122. The Institute for Laboratory Automation is a nonprofit organization focused on education and the development of methodologies for successful lab automation programs, as well as the development of the field of laboratory automation engineering. ...
Joe Tehrani
Joe Tehrani, Ph.D. is global business leader, OneSource Compliance & Laboratory Relocation for PerkinElmer. He can be reached at joe. tehrani@perkinelmer.com....
Joelle Jay, Ph.D.
Dr. Joelle K. Jay, Ph. D., is an executive coach and the senior managing partner of the leadership development firm Pillar Consulting. She is the author of The Inner Edge: The 10 Practices of Personal Leadership. For a free sample chapter, go to www.TheInnerEdge.com or e-mail Info@TheInnerEdge.com....
Johannes Ritter
Johannes Ritter, Partner Solution Matrix Ltd., can be reached at johannes_ritter@solutionmatrix.de or by phone at 617-249-0722....
John Baldoni
John Baldoni is a leadership consultant, coach, and speaker. His work centers on how leaders can use their authority, communications and presence to build trust and drive results. He is the author of six books on leadership, including Lead By Example, 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results. In 2007 John was named one of the world’s top 30 leadership gurus by Leadership Gurus International. For more...
John C. Galland
John C. Galland, Ph.D., is director of the Laboratory Management Institute at the University of California, Davis. He can be reached at jcgalland@ucdavis.edu or by phone at 530-848-5550....
John C. Mlade
John C. Mlade, LEED AP BD+C, is senior associate, national market sector research manager, Science+Technology Sustainability, Perkins+Will. He can be reached at john.mlade@perkinswill.com or by phone at 404-443-7540....
John Daniels
John Daniels is vice president and general manager, Celsis Analytical Services, for Celsis International plc (www.celsis.com), a provider of cost-effective outsourced cGMP laboratory services to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies....
John K. Borchardt
Dr. John K. Borchardt was a consultant and technical writer. As an industrial chemist, he held 30 U.S. and more than 125 international patents, and was the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed papers and was the author of the book "Career Management for Scientists and Engineers". Unfortunately John K. Borchardt passed away in January 2013. John's advice, insights and articles helped hundreds of s...
John M. Rosenfeld
John M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Manager, Chromatin Biology R&D, can be reached at John.rosenfeld@ merckgroup.com....
Jon Webb
Jon Webb, technical specialist/inventory consultant for ChemSW, helps laboratories determine how to best utilize a chemical inventory system for their specific requirements, performs web demos of ChemSW’s CISPro® chemical inventory system, and facilitates successful CISPro implementation and user training. He can be reached at jwebb@chemsw.com....
Jonathan Witonsky
Jonathan Witonsky, Industry Manager, Life Science Research Tools & In Vitro Diagnostics, Frost & Sullivan, can be reached at jonathan.witonsky@frost.com, or by phone at 650-475-4520....
Jonathan Witonsky
Jonathan Witonsky, Industry Manager, Life Science Research Tools & In Vitro Diagnostics, Frost & Sullivan, can be reached at jonathan.witonsky@frost.com, or by phone at 650-475-4520....
Joseph Daniel McCool
Joseph Daniel McCool is a writer, speaker and consultant on talent management, recruiting best practices, and corporate management succession. He is the author of Deciding Who Leads: How Executive Recruiters Drive, Direct & Disrupt the Global Search for Leadership Talent, to be published in April by Davies-Black Publishing. He is a contributor and online columnist for BusinessWeek and also a senio...
Joseph Tehrani, Ph.D., Kevin Ajoku & Ralph Dioguardi
Joseph Tehrani, Ph.D., is Global Business Leader of Multivendor Validation & Laboratory Relocation; Kevin Ajoku is Senior Manager of Territory Marketing & Business Development; and Ralph Dioguardi is Business Manager for Laboratory Relocation for PerkinElmer’s OneSource Laboratory Services, which includes laboratory relocation. www.per...
Judith Rocio Santa Jaimes
Judith Rocio Santa Jaimes is the coordinator of Quality Inspection for Ecopetrol S.A.’s refinery in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. She earned her master’s degree in chemistry from the Universidad Industrial de Santander and has worked for Ecopetrol for 12 years....
Judy Trogadis
Judy Trogadis is the Bio-Imaging Coordinator at St. Michael's Hospital, 7 Queen, 30 Bond St., Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada; 416-864-6060, x6337; trogadisj@smh.toronto.on.ca....
Karen Appold
Karen Appold is an editorial consultant based in Royersford, PA. She can be reached at KarenAppold@comcast.net or 610-948-1961....
Karen Bull
Karen Bull, product strategy manager for HR and payroll solutions provider, MidlandHR....
Karen Litzinger
The owner of Litzinger Career Consulting, which helps individuals and organizations manage career transitions and increase professionalism. Karen is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and is incoming president of the Pittsburgh Chapter. You can reach her at 412-242-5342 or through www.KarensCareerCoaching.com....
Karla Brandau
Karla Brandau is the CEO of Workplace Power Institute, which is dedicated to helping you and your employees be more productive. She is available for keynotes and for the facilitation of retreats. Her programs can help you carve out critical values, visions and objectives and set goal-achieving processes in motion for your lab. You can reach her at 770-923-0883 or visit
Karron Lewis
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Katrin Toeppner
Katrin Toeppner is a technician in the R&D Membrane department for applications of modified membranes at Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH, Goettingen, Germany....
Kaufman, James A.
Kaufman, James A., Laboratory Safety Guidelines - Expanded Edition, The Laboratory Safety Institute, www.labsafetyinstitute.org....
Kaylee McCaffrey
I'm your official Go-to MedWrench Guru! I make sure the site stays up-to-date. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send me over a line. Enjoy the site!...
Keith Williams
Keith Williams, CEO, Good Products Ltd., can be contacted at info@goodproductsEU.com or +44(0)115 912 4544....
Ken Appel
Ken Appel, manager of regulated markets at Veriteq, can be reached at kappel@veriteq.com or by phone at 800-683-8374....
Ken Lynam
Ken Lynam, applications chemist, Agilent Technologies, Inc., can be reached at Kenneth_lynam@agilent.com or by phone at 302-636-8162....
Ken Vanoster
Ken Vanoster, Marketing Product Specialist, Cold Storage Products, Thermo Fisher Scientific, can be reached at ken.vanoster@ thermofisher.com or by phone at 740-374-1814....
Kenneth Grzybowski
Kenneth Grzybowski, laboratory manager CompuChem, can be reached via email at kgrzybowski@compuchemlabs.com....
Kenneth Marques Thornton
Kenneth Marques Thornton is director of brand marketing for the Diagnostics Division of Abbott. He has spent almost 20 years at Abbott. A primary area of focus for Ken is the successful execution of the Labs Are Vital™ initiative launched by Abbott....
Kent R. Davies
Kent R. Davies is a free-lance writer living in Phoenix, Arizona. For nine years he taught business management at both the graduate and undergraduate level at Central Washington University/Lynnwood Extended Degree campus and the University of Puget Sound/Seattle campus....
Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris is an interactive communications specialist and member of the public relations department at NCR Corporation in Dayton, Ohio. This article was first published by Writing Assistance, Inc., on its website: www.writingassist.com....
Kevin Eikenberry
Kevin is an author, speaker, trainer, consultant and the Chief Potential Officer of the Kevin Eikenberry Group (www.KevinEikenberry.com), a learning consulting company that helps organizations, teams and individuals unleash their leadership potential....
Kevin Keras
Kevin Keras is the Business Unit Manager for Microfluidic Drug Discovery at Caliper Life Sciences and can be reached at kevin.keras@caliperls.com....
Kim Myers
Kim Myers, Business Development Manager, Parker Hannifin Corporation, can be reached at kmyers@parker.com or by phone at 978-858-0505....
Kim Norris
Kim Norris, sales project coordinator at ESS, can be reached at knorris@esstechnologies.com or by phone at 540-961-5716....
Kjersten Larson-Cook, Ph.D.
Kjersten Larson-Cook, Ph.D., Bioscientist, Strategic Projects, can be reached at Kjersten. cook@douglasscientific.com or by phone at 320-762-6888....
Kylie Sauve
Kylie is our Data Manager for LabWrench, working for LabX Media Group since September 2010. Her role involves making sure LabWrench stays maintained as well as keeping it up to date. Her role also includes researching lab equipment, maintaining social media, and assisting users in finding answers to their everyday lab related issues....
Lab Safety Supply
LSS (Lab Safety Supply) provides Lab Managers with useful information and a huge selection of laboratory equipment, plastics, glassware, safety, spill clean-up and more. Call 800-356-0783 to request your FREE Lab Supplies Catalog or go online at LSS.com/labsupplies for 24/7 access to the over 130,000 products LSS has to offer! ©Lab Safety Supply Inc., Janesville WI, Reproduced with Permission....
Larry Gallagher
Larry Gallagher is Specialty Gas Products manager for CONCOA, Virginia Beach, VA. He can be reached at lgallagher@concoa.com or by phone at 800-225-0473....
Lee Denton
Web Content Editor for LabX Media Group, has a Business Diploma from Fanshawe College....
Lee Froschheiser
Lee Froschheiser is president and CEO of Management Action Programs (MAP). He is also co-author of “Vital Factors, The Secret to Transforming Your Business - And Your Life.” For over 50 years, MAP has helped 160,000 leaders and 13,000 organizations create sustainable results using the powerful combination of the unique MAP Program, business coaching and consulting services. For more information, v...
Leslie L. Kossoff
Leslie L. Kossoff is a leading organizational thinker and consultant. Her firm, Kossoff Management Consulting, has provided guidance in the areas of executive and management development, and organizational strategy and excellence for over twelve years. Her current focus is the next generation of leadership and the generation after that....
Linda Talley
Linda Talley is a human communication theorist, speaker, author and executive coach from Houston, Texas. She can be reached at linda@lindatalley.com or visit her Website, www.lindatalley.com....
Lisa Reindorf
Principals in Goldman Reindorf Architects, Inc. (www.GRarchitects.com) The firm has designed hundreds of laboratories and science facilities over the past 25 years for universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst and biotech companies including Immunogen, Inc., and Biogen, Inc. Lisa Reindorf is a graduate of UPenn and...
Lord, Aeck & Sargent
Lord, Aeck & Sargent is an award-winning architectural firm serving clients in scientific, academic, historic preservation, arts and cultural, and multi-family housing and mixeduse markets. The firm’s core values are responsive design, technological expertise and exceptional service. For more information, visit the firm at www.lordaecksargent....
Lumenis
Lumenis Ltd. is the global leader in medical and aesthetic lasers and light-based technology....
Lyle C. Emmott
The GreenLight product manager at SilkRoad technology and can be reached at Lyle.Emmott@SilkRoad.com. You can also follow Silk-Road on Twitter @SilkRoadTweets....
Mamie Harvey
Mamie Harvey, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal at Minneapolis-based Architectural Alliance, www.archalliance.com. She earned a Masters in Architecture from the University of Minnesota....
Maquet
MAQUET is part of the publicly-listed Swedish group of companies GETINGE AB. The MAQUET brand represents the Medical Systems Business Area. Together with the two other business areas ArjoHuntleigh Extended Care and GETINGE Infection Control, the entire GETINGE Group of companies focuses on forward-looking medical technology....
Marc Valer
Marc Valer, Agilent Product Manager, Integrated Systems, Agilent Automation Solutions, can be reached at marc_valer@agilent.com or by phone at 408-553-2105....
Marjorie Brody
An author, Hall of Fame speaker, and coach to Fortune 1,000 executives. She is CEO of BRODY Professional Development, a business communication and presentation skills company in Jenkintown, PA, that offers tailored training programs, workshops, keynote presentations, and executive coaching. BRODY serves such diverse clients as Microsoft, Pfizer, Aramark, Campbell Soup, Genentech, Johnson ...