Gary P. Yakub is the Owner and Senior Consultant of Environmental Laboratory Solutions, LLC. You can contact Gary using the information on the Contact Page of this web site or call him directly at 267-377-5934. Below is information on Gary's extensive experience and background in the environmental industry. EDUCATION       Institution and Location Degree Year Field of Study         Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA B.S. 1986 Chemistry         Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA B.S. 1984 Biology RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Environmental Laboratory Solutions, LLC.   Owner, Senior Consultant 2005 - Present   Responsible for providing professional consultation services to the environmental community with respect to laboratory operation and accreditation, wastewater treatment troubleshooting, sampling, quality assurance/quality control, auditing, data validation, training, documentation and regulatory compliance issues. Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   Quality Assurance Officer, Environmental Compliance Department 2002 - 2005   Responsible for overall quality assurance/quality control program for the Environmental Compliance Department, including Pennsylvania State laboratory accreditation. Perform general management functions related to the daily operation of the laboratory, including supervision of the ten member laboratory staff.   Chemist - Microbiology, Industrial Waste Department 1998 - 2002   Responsible for development of the Microbiology department, including all phases of microbiology testing, disinfection testing, research, quality control, and regulatory compliance. Design and conduct research on water quality, waterborne pathogens, and activated sludge issues. Support Plant Operations by conducting evaluations involving microscopy, disinfection, and biological wastewater treatment concerns. Assist in laboratory administration functions such as purchasing, procurement, equipment repair and evaluation, sample collection and disbursement, documentation requiements and safety evaluations. Provide assistance as needed to the wet chemistry department for routine laboratory analyses.   Chemist - Organics Analyses, Industrial Waste Department 1994 - 1997   Responsible for analysis of all organic samples including volatile organics, semi-volatile organics, pesticides, and PCB's utilizing EPA 600 and SW-846 methodology. Perform all necessary extractions and sample preparation/clean-up prior to instrumental analysis. Responsibilty for training and supervising other analysts involved in organic analysis.   Chemist - Inorganic Analyses, Industrial Waste Department 1991 - 1994   Responsible for analysis of all inorganic metals samples utilizing Flame Atomic Absorption, Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption and cold vapor methodologies. Performed all necessary sample digestion prior to instrumental analyses. Responsibility for training and supervising other analysts involved in inorganic analysis.   Chemist - Wet Chemistry, Industrial Waste Department 1988 - 1990   Responsible for all phases of wet chemistry asalyses related to wastewater. Assisted in the development of the laboratory's chain of custody program. Neville Chemical Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   Quality Control Group Leader 1985 - 1988   Responsible for QA/QC testing of raw materials, in process samples and finished product. Supervised a group of four technicians on a rotating shift assignment. AFFILIATIONS / PROJECT COLLABORATIONS Pennsylvania Association of Accredited Environmental Laboratories Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Institute for National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Allegheny County Health Department, Pittsburgh, PA Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Div. Of Laboratories, Public Health Section, Pittsburgh, PA Strathkelvin Instruments Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland Idexx Laboratories, Westbrook, ME Carnegie Mellon University, School for Creative Inquiry, Pittsburgh, PA North Hills High School, Ross Township, PA Municipality of Ross Township, PA Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Pittsburgh, PA Eckert, Seamans, Cherin, & Mellott, LLC GRANTS / FUNDING Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection, Environmental Stewardship and Watershed Protection (Growing Greener) Grant #SW10375 - New Tools for Watershed Communities: $20,304.00. PUBLICATIONS / PROCEEDINGS Yakub, G.P. and K.L. Stadterman-Knauer. 2005. Indicator Organisms. in: Encyclopedia of Water. J.H. Lehr, PhD. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY. In Press. Yakub, G.P. and K.L. Stadterman-Knauer. 2004. Immunomagnetic Separation of Pathogenic Organisms from Environmental Matrices. in: Methods in Molecular Biology: Public Health Microbiology. J.F.T. Spencer and A.L. Ragout de Spencer, Eds., Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. Chapter 17, pp: 189-198. Yakub, G.P., D.A. Castric, K.L. Stadterman-Knauer, M.J. Tobin, M. Blazina, T.N. Heineman, G.Y. Yee, L. Frazier. 2002. Evaluation of Colilert and Enterolert Defined Substrate Methodology for Wastewater Applications. Water Environ. Res. 74: 131-135. Yakub, G.P. and P. Spencer Davies. 2002. Respirometry as a Process Monitor for Activated Sludge: An Examination of the Respiration Rate Ratio During Toxic Slug Events. Keystone Water Quality Manager. 35: 14-17. Yakub, G.P. and K.L. Stadterman-Knauer. 2000. Evaluation of Immunomagnetic Separation for Recovery of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis from High Iron Matrices. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 3628-3631.

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