John R. Hoffman is President and Laboratory Director of Alloway.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Microbiology/Chemistry from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has attended numerous laboratory and environmental-related training schools, including Perkin-Elmer's School for Atomic Absorption, USEPA Course 452, Principles and Practices of Air Pollution Professional Advancement Course "Quality Assurance for the Analytical Laboratory", statistics studies at The Ohio State University, and the Varian Inc. GC/MS School in Chicago. He holds a Class I and II Wastewater License and is a Class IV OWPCC Certified Laboratory Analyst/Manager. He is a member of various professional organizations, including the Water Environmental Federation and the American Society for Microbiology.
Marcy Bolek is Vice President and Technical Director of Alloway in Lima, Ohio. She is a member of the Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) and the Ottawa River Coalition (ORC).
Marcy earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. She began her career in environmental analysis in 1986. She has managed Alloway's Mansfield and Lima laboratories. She attended the American Chemical Society for GC/MS School in Chicago. Marcy is a Class IV OWPCC Certified Laboratory Analyst/Manager. She has been actively involved with analyst training throughout her career. She has developed training videos and led training seminars and presentations on Quality Control/Quality Assurance and specific environmental analyses, including BOD, solids, and Nitrate/Nitrite by Cadmium Reduction. She has participated in more than 12 DEP accreditations through Alloway's Municipal Accreditation Assistance Program (MAAP). She is actively involved in commercial laboratory development and municipal laboratory development through Alloway's Municipal Laboratory Development Programs (MLDPs).
Dr. Radek Bolek is the Laboratory Manager at Alloway in Lima, Ohio. He also serves as the IT professional for Alloway. Radek earned his Masters and Doctorates in Biochemistry from the Technical University of Lodz, Poland.
Radek has attended the Varian Inc. GC/MS Training Course in Chicago, and the Advanced Course on Applied Biocatalysis in Zakopane, Poland. He has conducted training seminars and given presentations on Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and specific environmental analyses, including BOD, solids, and Nitrate/Nitrite by Cadmium Reduction. Radek designed and wrote the Maximum Advantage Reagent Traceability Software, which is used in the environmental and pharmaceutical laboratory industries. He is an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Certified Biology Drinking Water Analyst. He has experience in various analytical methods, including GC, GC/Ms, IC, TOX, HPLC, metals, and wet chemistry. He has more than seven years' experience sampling stormwater, wastewater, and soil matrices.
Nichole Jones is the Customer Service Manager at Alloway in Lima, Ohio. She is a member of the Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA), the Ottawa River Coalition (ORC), and she serves on the James A. Rhodes State College advisory board.
Nichole earned her Bachelor of Science, majoring in biology and pre-veterinary medicine with a minor in chemistry, from the University of Findlay, in Findlay, Ohio. She supervises laboratory workflow, coordinates field activities, and provides logistical support. She has conducted training in ICP, biomonitoring sampling and analysis, and commercial laboratory development. She has presented for the Southwest and Northwest OWEA sections, and at the 2007 annual OWEA conference. In addition, she presented the Alloway Laboratory Information Management Software for the OWEA and WEFTEC events. Nichole has participated in Alloway's Quality Control/Quality Assurance program, and she has experience in GC/MS, pesticides, PCBs, GRO/DRO, ICP, cold vapor mercury testing, and several other analytical testing methods. She is an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Certified Biological Drinking Water Analyst, and she has more than five years' experience sampling surface water, wastewater, and soil matrices.
Amy Staley is an Analyst at Alloway in Lima, Ohio. She is an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Certified Total Coliform Drinking Water Analyst.
Amy earned her Bachelor of Science, majoring in marine science, from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. Her analytical experience includes TOCs, oil and grease, TPH, TCLP, BOD, E.Coli, fecal coliform, total coliform, MPN, total suspended solids, Nitrate/Nitrite, total plate count, yeast and mold, TDS, TS, and suspended sediment concentration. Amy also assists with bioassay. She helped with scripting and demonstrations for Alloway's training videos on pH calibrations, measuring devices (laboratory glassware), biochemical oxygen demand, glassware cleaning, and reagent traceability. In addition, Amy gave a presentation to the Southwest Ohio Water Environment Association, and she has conducted various contact-hour seminars. She has served as an instructor of biological sciences for Medical Dynamics in Dayton and at James A. Rhodes State College in Lima, Ohio.
Mary Unterbrink is an Analyst at Alloway in Lima, Ohio. She is registered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Medical Technologist.
Mary earned her Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. Mary also holds an associate's degree in medical laboratory technology from Columbus State Community College. She has 30 years of analytical experience in medical and environmental laboratories. She prepares samples for analysis by utilizing proper digestion procedures; performs metals analysis of wastewater, sludge and TCLP extracts by ICP, GF, and AA; and analyzes pesticides, PCBs, DRO and GRO using gas chromatography. Mary has an extensive background in instrumentation, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, technical support, and sales.
Lanie Wenning is the Lab Supervisor at Alloway in Lima, Ohio.
Lanie earned her Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources with an Environmental Science Water Option from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. As lab supervisor, Lanie oversees analysts' productivity and verifies the accuracy of their work. In addition, she performs wet chemistry using a spectrophotometer, and analyzes semi-volatile organics using GC/MS and metals using ICP. Lanie has experience in quality control, and research and development.
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