Laboratory Director
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Raymond MartranoRay is a Penn State graduate with a BS in Chemical Engineering with 25 plus years of experience in the Environmental Sciences field. His previous work experience includes Science Applications International Corporation’s (SAIC) environmental chemistry laboratory as a GC and GC/MS chemist. He later progressed to an engineering role working on EPA’s Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program. Here he studied and participated in field testing and evaluation of new and innovative remediation technologies which included chemical, thermal, physical, and biological technologies. With his laboratory foundation, he was responsible for designing and implementing sampling and laboratory work plans and held titles from Field Sampler to Project Manager. He closely interacted with contracted laboratories auditing their facilities and interpreting data generated from the demonstration test of these innovative technologies. He later moved to Analytical Laboratory Services Inc. (ALSI) and served as the Laboratory Manager and Technical Director overseeing all departments of this full service environmental chemistry laboratory. He then moved to Microbac Laboratories Inc. and served as Division Manager overseeing laboratory operations. The division Ray managed was heavily involved with EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR2) and drinking water testing. Presently, as the Laboratory Director at Seewald Laboratories Inc., Ray oversees all laboratory sections and operations and is responsible for providing technical leadership and problem solving skills to the laboratory staff and Seewald customers. The Lab Director is a full time member of the managerial staff that reports directly to the owner. The Laboratory Director may also be referred to, or identified as, the Technical Director or Laboratory Manager. This individual is responsible for the direct supervision of testing, analysis and reporting of data at Seewald Laboratories, Inc. He administers and oversees the entire Lab services provided to industrial, municipal, and commercial clients, as well as state and federal environmental agencies. The director ensures that the Lab’s QA/QC process couples production goals with a high quality product and service. He ensures all records required by Chapter 252 are maintained. He certifies each analysis is accurate and valid, and that all tests are performed in accordance with all conditions of accreditation. The Lab Director ensures this by reviewing, approving, and signing final Reports of Analyses. This process may be done electronically. The Director of Operations and/or Quality Director assumes the Lab Director’s responsibilities in the event of his temporary absence for less than sixteen (16) consecutive days. If a temporary absence exceeds 30 calendar days, then the laboratory shall notify the department in writing. Responsibilities also include, but are not limited to:
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