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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.
Phillip
Austin, Staff Meteorologist, Permits and
Compliance Section hmh-paustin@gci.net Phil is a Staff Meteorologist with HMH’s
air quality permits/compliance section.
He has two years experience as a 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.
Donna
Shefcheck, Staff Scientist, Permits and
Compliance Section hmh-dchefcheck@gci.net Donna has past experience
as an environmental scientist with Phase I Environmental Site Assessments,
Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation and Sampling. She has a HAZWOPPER
certificate, earned in February 2009.
She also has experience in archaeological land use research and with
inventory survey and limited subsurface testing for the Denali Natural Gas
Pipeline Project. Donna has a BS in
Anthropology/Geography from University of Oregon (2005) and was awarded the
International Society of Collegiate Scholars award. She is presently studying towards a
graduate degree in environmental law at the University of Alaska.
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. Larry
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 (Ovi) Popovici, Environmental Engineer, Ambient
Monitoring and Testing Section 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,
Documentation Specialist Michael coordinates
all HMH quality assurance efforts including technical report preparation and
documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), business control
documentation and manuals. 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. Michael
received diplomas in Word/Information Processing and Accounting at Alaska
Business College in 1998. In Memory
Alfred Bohn, PE, Senior Air Quality Advisor, Permitting and
Compliance Section ( 2000 – 2010) Alfred Karl Bohn, 57, died Feb. 15, 2010, at his home in
Palatine, Ill., after an illness. Alfred was born Feb. 26, 1952, in
Pittsburgh, Pa. Alfred earned a degree in Thermal/Environmental
Engineering from Southern Illinois University. He was on the board directors with the Air
and Waste Management Association (AWMA).
While serving in the US Army he earned the Army Commendation Medal. Please see the link below with the obituary notice from his family. If you wish, there is also an opportunity to sign a guest book for condolences to his family. |