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Tammy Birch, Office Manager hmh-tbirch@gci.net Tammy has over 10 years of Administrative
experience and coordinates the clerical and secretarial functions to support office
staff and management. She will handle any questions regarding VEE Class and
Field Certifications and Registrations.
She is currently pursuing her Associates Degree in Art.
Karen Haas, Business Administrator hmh-khaas@gci.net Karen is HMH’s business administrator and
oversees all aspects of business development including staff training,
marketing, advertising, state and federal contracting, payroll, cost/tax accounting
and financial planning. She oversees
all quality assurance aspects with technical report preparation and
documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), business control
documentation and manuals. Karen has a BA degree in Linguistics from
University of Oregon and previously was a manager/owner of a small business
in Alaska.
Erik Haas,
Dipl.Ing, Principal
Erik has more than 20 years of industry and
government experience. He previously
managed the air quality section for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and was
a founding member of the Alyeska, BP and ARCO Air Quality Peer Group. He managed the industrial/domestic
wastewater program and coordinated the air quality permits and compliance
program for the State of Erik holds a degree in chemical engineering
from the University of Stuttgart, Germany with majors in power plant design
and environmental engineering and completed his master thesis at
Timothy Burke,
Manager, Permits and Compliance Section
Tim has 14 years experience in
environmental management with 11 years in air pollution permitting and
compliance management with Clark County, Nevada. His experience includes the coordination of
major and minor source permitting and Title V compliance activities as well
as managing the source-testing and CEMS program of over 1000 minor, major and
synthetic minor stationary sources within Clark County. Tim earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental
Biology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a
Master of Science in Natural Resource Management from Humboldt State
University.
Krista Thieman,
EIT, Project Manager, Permits and Compliance Section
hmh-kthieman@gci.net Krista has over seven years experience with
all aspects of environmental investigations, assessments, and remediation
projects throughout the state of Alaska and has worked for a variety of clients ranging from private businesses
to municipal, state and federal agencies. Krista manages the preparation of ambient
air quality permit applications including Class I and II impact modeling
analyses, health risk assessments, emission control equipment evaluations and
compliance determinations assuring compliance with applicable state and
federal regulations, and completing the technical recommendations and
reporting. Krista earned a Bachelor of Science degree
in Environmental Engineering from California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo. She also has her
Engineer-in-Training certification.
Alfred Bohn, PE, Senior Air Quality Advisor, Permitting and
Compliance Section Al is a registered professional engineer in
Alfred earned a degree in
Thermal/Environmental Engineering from Southern Illinois University. He is on the board directors with the Air
and Waste Management Association (AWMA).
While serving in the US Army he earned the Army Commendation Medal.
Phillip Austin, Staff Meteorologist hmh-paustin@gci.net Phil is a Staff Meteorologist with HMH’s air
quality permits/compliance section. He
has two years experience as a volunteer meteorologist with NOAA’s national
weather service in Portland, Oregon.
He also has experience with producing instructional videos for
mathematics and was an adjunct instructor at UAA’s faculty of Mathematics. Phil has Bachelor of Science degrees in
Atmospheric Science from University of British Columbia and in Mathematics
from University of Oregon.
Larry
Taylor, Jr, QEP, Manager Ambient Monitoring and Testing Section hmh-ltaylor@gci.net Larry
previously coordinated the air quality monitoring efforts with the
Municipality of Anchorage. He is
widely considered the foremost expert in fine-particulate matter monitoring
within the state. He was an analytical
chemist, process engineer, and then plant foreman at Alaska Pulp Corporation
in Sitka for sixteen years. He also
owned a chemical laboratory for asbestos microscopy, bacteriology for seafood
processors, indoor air quality chemical analyses and urinalyses,. Larry is a member of the American Chemical
Society and past Counselor of the Alaska Section. He has BS degrees in Chemistry and Biology
from University of Alaska, Fairbanks 1974, a BA in Sociology from Haverford
College, Pennsylvania 1969. He is a
QEP (Qualified Environmental Professional of IPEP) since 1996
Ovidiu Popovici, Environmental Engineer Ovidiu (Ovi) coordinates the construction
and operation of HMH’s ambient air quality and continuous emission monitoring
systems. He compiles air pollutant concentration
and emission testing data and prepares ambient and meteorological data into
quarterly and annual reports. In
addition, Ovi manages the design a construction of HMH’s line of VEGA smoke
generators. Ovi has several years
experience as a project engineer in electronic engineering and electric panel
design. Ovi has a BS degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Resita, Romania and Bethune, France.
Michael Watson,
Environmental Technician Michael
participates with the construction and operation of
HMH’s ambient air quality and continuous emission monitoring systems, the
downloading of air pollutant and emission testing data and the preparation of
ambient and meteorological reports.
Michael also participates with the construction of HMH’s line of VEGA
smoke generators. He has several years experience as a
craftsman and also with bookkeeping and database preparation. He received diplomas in Word/Information
Processing and Accounting at Alaska Business College in 1998.
Dr.
Paul Katen, Associate Scientist, Otis Oregon Dr. Katen's experience includes roles as an
environmental consultant, experimental engineer, and independent science
researcher providing expertise in air quality dispersion modeling, health
risk assessments, environmental and indoor air quality, meteorological
measurements, and environmental engineering for over 20 years. Dr. Katen previously held consulting and
research positions with KPS ASSOCIATES, San Diego, CA, Montgomery Watson
Consulting Engineers, Pasadena, CA as well as with the City of Los Angeles’
Bureau of Engineering Wastewater Program.
He was Product Marketing Manager with MET ONE, INC., Dr. Katen has a Ph.D. in Atmospheric
Science from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, a M.S. in Physics
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