Expertise - Our team includes PHD chemists & certified industrial hygienists

Industry Experience: 23 years 

Shakir leads the newly established Industry & Facilities (I&F) division for Bureau Veritas in Canada. The mandate of Bureau Veritas Industry & Facilities (I&F) group in Canada is to provide a range of inspection, certification and training services for customers across multiple sectors such as automotive, aerospace, agri-food, oil & gas, power, mining, construction, etc.

Shakir brings extensive experience in the testing, inspection & certification (TIC) market including 18+ years with Bureau Veritas in the Middle East & Asia and around 4 years with Exova both internationally and in Canada where recently he managed their Aerospace testing business in Canada. Within Bureau Veritas, Shakir held the Country Chief Executive position in Dubai, and throughout his Bureau Veritas career, Shakir has held similar positions in Oman, Bahrain and Pakistan, focused on driving commercial growth, operational improvement and customer satisfaction.

With a successful track record in developing and growing TIC capabilities in global geographies and markets, Shakir is excited about bringing a suite of I&F offerings tailored to the Canadian market, that deliver profitable growth while delivering high quality standards for our customers.

Shakir holds bachelor’s degree with Honours from the university of Humberside and diploma from the University of Oxford.

Management Experience: 17 years

Sara is responsible for designing and implementing human resources strategies in order to attract, develop and retain outstanding talent for Maxxam. She works with the senior management team on workforce and organizational design, HR policies and procedures and ensuring legislative and regulatory compliance. Her team is focused on aligning HR programs and initiatives with business priorities and ensuring overall employee satisfaction and retention.

Prior to joining Maxxam, Sara held increasingly complex HR management roles in the Retail and Mining/Construction industries. She has a Bachelor of Science from Trent University, and is a Certified Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).

Michael Rog supervises the Method Development and Validation group at the Lake Zurich Industrial Hygiene laboratory. He earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Masters in Analytical Chemistry from Northeastern Illinois University.

Michael brings over 15 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical and Industrial Hygiene market segments, where he developed and validated dozens of analytical Industrial Hygiene methods for pharmaceutical compounds. During his time at Maxxam, Michael has led hundreds of projects that include the methodology expansion of ChemoAlert analysis, development and validation of OpiAlert, innovative techniques in method development for large molecules that include ADCs (Antibody Drug Conjugates), as well as development and validation of other small molecules at sub-nanogram levels.

Kristine has a B.S. in Chemistry from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Michigan State University.

Kristine has more than 27 years of professional experience in analytical chemistry with emphasis on chromatographic methods of analysis in industrial hygiene and environmental disciplines. She has extensive experience in analytical methods development and validation for industrial, environmental, and pharmaceutical chemicals utilizing GC, GC/MS, IC, ICP/MS, with emphasis on HPLC and LC/MS/MS. While at BV/Maxxam, she has developed air and surface wipe sampling/analysis methodology for more than 200 compounds using a broad range of analytical techniques.

Methods are developed in accordance with the appropriate US regulatory agency or European Standards (EPA, OSHA, NIOSH, EN). Kristine has co-authored several publications in health and occupational hygiene scientific journals, collaborating with industrial hygiene professionals and analytical scientists across multiple industry sectors.

Terry provides strategic oversight of all Maxxam’s Environmental R&D projects and is responsible for ensuring our efforts in this area meet the needs of our customers. Maxxam’s R&D initiatives focus on increasing analytical sensitivity, reducing time and costs for field work and improving overall site characterization.

Terry has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is a Chartered Chemist under the Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario (ACPO). He is currently President of ACPO. Terry is also a member of the Chemical Institute of Canada, a member on the National Advisory Committee on the Profession of Chemistry in Canada (NACPCC), and a member of the SCC working group for Test Method Development, Evaluation and Non-Routine Testing. He represents Maxxam with a number of key industry associations including ONEIA.

Michael Wantland has more than 40 years of experience in the environmental and occupational health laboratory industry in both the public and private sectors.  His experience includes bench chemistry, field sampling, program management and laboratory management.  Michael manages and markets the Maxxam Analytics GSA contract to federal clients worldwide. The use of this contract by government agencies has grown exponentially from its inception due to Michael’s keen knowledge of client requirements and governmental procurement procedures.

Michael’s program and contract management experience includes oversight and administration of contracts with the United States Air Force (USAF), US Environmental Protection Agency and many other Department of Defense (DOD) and federal government agencies.  In these capacities, his responsibilities include sample coordination with internal and external clients as well as communicating with laboratory leaders and various engineering and consulting groups. His government agency experience also includes data validation, report generation and quality assurance requirements. Additionally, he manages a team of subcontract labs that provide specialized analytical services to the General Services Administration (GSA) contract clients.

Management Experience: 25 years

As Chief Executive Officer, Donna is responsible for overall leadership of Maxxam across Canada, with a strong emphasis on growing the business in line with Bureau Veritas’ 2020 Strategic Plan. She brings over 25 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and a proven track record for delivering excellence in business development, key account management, strategic marketing and operations management to her role.

Donna’s career has included a wide range of positions, covering many geographic markets.  In most recent years, she held senior and executive management positions at Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, including President of Schlumberger Canada. Earlier in her career, she held technology positions with several service firms, always with a focus on applied technology.

Donna currently serves as a member of the Government of Canada’s Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC) and was previously on the Board of Directors of PTAC (Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada), PSAC (Petroleum Services Association of Canada), C.E. Franklin and Absolute Completions.  She has been invited to speak at numerous industry & government functions, including the Women of Influence speaker series, the US/Algeria Business Council and the Asia Pacific Energy Research Council.  Donna has been recognized as a finalist for the Woman of Achievement Award in Alaska in 2001, the 2003 US Energy Woman of the Year in Washington, DC, and in 2006 the Blackberry Women in Technology award in the UK. In 2013, she was included on Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People list.

Donna holds a Master of Business Administration from Athabasca University.

Barry Loescher holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto and is a Professional Chemist with over 30 years experience in Environmental analysis. In his role as Quality Systems Specialist he provides technical oversight and support for Maxxam’s quality program. He also acts as our regulatory guidelines specialist, providing valuable input and comprehensive reviews to environmental platforms, and updates to Maxxam staff and customers. Often times, Barry has been directly engaged by regulatory bodies in peer review procedures and to offer a critical review of proposed amendments.

In addition to his liaison role with regulatory bodies at the Provincial and Federal level, Barry was the primary author of both the CCME¹ and OMOECC² methods compendia. He is widely known and respected in the industry and as such is the Chair of the Environmental Division of CCIL (the laboratory trade association) and a member of the CALA Board of Directors.

¹ Guidance Manual for Environmental Site Characterization in Support of Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment – Volume 4 Analytical Methods
² Protocol for Analytical Methods Used in the Assessment of Properties under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act

David Huang obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Analytical Chemistry from Wuhan University in 1982 and his Master of Science Degree from the University of British Columbia in 1991, specializing in atomic spectroscopy. Upon finishing his Master program, David worked for a geochemistry laboratory for 5 years as an analytical chemist. In 1996, he joined Maxxam as a senior analyst, specializing in trace metals analysis and method development. Later, he got involved in other lab areas such as hydrocarbon analysis and data validation, with various roles, changing from team leader, to supervisor and manager. In his current role, David is the department manager for the Scientific Services of Maxxam at the Burnaby facility, playing a key role in trace metals analysis, method development, analytical instrumentation, data validation and interpretation, Maxxam’s Lab Information Management System (MaxxLIMS) improvement, and database development.

Ms. Cliffe has over thirty years of experience in the trace analysis of organic compounds in environmental samples. Betsy’s educational background is in both chemistry and engineering which has aided her in dealing with clients’ issues as well as lab design. Since joining Maxxam in 1983, Betsy has experience of developing both sampling and analytical methods for the detection of contaminants in various gaseous matrices. She has experience in all forms of gas sampling including ambient air, stack gases, industrial hygiene, landfill gases, compressed gas and indoor air quality. Some specialized areas of expertise include, compressed breathing gases where she has been a member of the CSA standards CAN3 Z180.1 Compressed Breathing Air and CSA Z94.4 Selection, Use and Care of Respirators for over 25 years, and US accreditation where she is a member of the NELAC TNI Institute. Most recently, Betsy has a green belt in Six Sigma and been involved in the process analysis and improvement in the laboratory.

As Director of Operations, Jason manages Maxxam’s 3 Industrial Hygiene laboratories across the United States. His mandate is to ensure their alignment with Maxxam’s quality and health and safety standards, as well as the adoption of our customer experience framework.

Jason brings over 20 years of multidisciplinary analysis experience that spans Paint, Coating, Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical Diagnostic, and Industrial Hygiene market segments. He also has experience with research and development, quality control, re-validating products to modern standards and developing methodologies to analyze GMP regulated excipients and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.

Jason earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Saint Mary’s College of Winona Minnesota and his Doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from Northern Illinois University.

Alan Segrave is the Division Manager for the Maxxam Analytics Microscopy Laboratory. Alan has earned his B.S. in Geology from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, and is a Professional Geologist with 29 years of experience in environmental laboratory management, consulting and business development.

Alan’s specialization is in materials characterization, asbestos and nano materials by electron microscopy. His extensive knowledge in mineral identification has allowed him to serve as an expert witness in product liability and personal injury cases in numerous states and federal jurisdictions.

Since 1992, he is an active member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and currently serves as Vice Chairman of D22.07, Sampling and Analytical Committee for Asbestos.

He is the principal author of ASTM D7521-13 “Test Method for Determination of Asbestos in Soils,” and has assisted in developing ASTM 5755/5756 methods. In addition, he is a technical member of ASTM Committee E54 on Nanotechnology and AIHA Nanotechnology Working Group; plus he is also a member of the Expert Panel for Talc for the United States Pharmacopeia, where methods are being developed for quantifying asbestos in talc.

His expertise also pertains to nanomaterials characterization and method development by electron microscopy – examples of materials, include carbon nanotubes, graphene, titanium dioxide and other metal oxides.

Given Alan’s in-depth knowledge of asbestos mineral identification in air, dust, water and bulk matrices, he has been retained as an expert witness by both plaintiff and defense firms for matters involving asbestos-related product liability, personal injury and product identification cases. He has provided his subject matter expertise in various states, including California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

Owen graduated from the University of Waterloo with a B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1978. After working 5 years in the steel industry, doing metallurgical and chemical analysis, Owen began working as an Organic Lab Technologist for a government Ultra Trace laboratory, and later, a private environmental laboratory. The next 20 years involved sample preparation and analysis of a variety of matrices including fish tissue, water, sediment, incinerator stack emissions for Pesticides, Herbicides, Dioxins/Furans, PCB’s, PAH’s, Chlorophenols, Chlorobenzenes and Volatile organics. Instrumentation proficiency includes the use of Gas chromatography (GC) ,Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry ( GC/MS Single Quadrupole), GC/MS/MS (Triple Quad ), LC/MS (Thermospray ), and GC/HRMS (High Resolution Magnetic Sector) instruments.

Owen joined Maxxam in 2005 as Supervisor of HRMS Services, after previously working in the roles of GC/MS Chemist and Team Lead. As Supervisor, current responsibilities include HRMS Instrument operation and maintenance (27 years experience), meeting production targets, training of staff, and ensuring all analytical data is defensible.
Owen is the NELAC Technical Director for Organics, has been a Chartered Chemist under the Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario (ACPO) since 1990, and has over 30 years experience using USEPA, California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Environment Canada HRMS methodologies,

Petro graduated from the University of Toronto in 1983 (Chemistry and Biochemistry Specialist) and has worked as an analytical chemist in several roles (bench chemist, laboratory supervisor, quality control officer, and customer service manager.) He is currently a Business Development Manager with Maxxam, specializing in air toxics and ultra-trace (HRMS) organic chemistries. He has been involved with hundreds of projects located all across Canada related to ambient and indoor air quality, soil vapour intrusion, industrial hygiene and stack gas emissions. In addition, Petro oversees the sales for Compressed Breathing Air and matrix gas testing. For over 30 years, he has been responsible for business development, facilitating QA/QC audits, preparation of large proposals, reviewing new methods, training of project managers and consultants, and conducting over 300 technical presentations.

Devan Loganathan is the Supervisor/Research Services, for the Forensic Equine Drug Testing Department in British Columbia, at Maxxam Analytics. Devan leads the Research and Development team of the department. His duties include directing staff in the development and validation of analytical methods for trace level measurements of chemicals in various matrices primarily focused on equine biological fluids. In addition, he investigates drug metabolism and elimination in the horse; prepares project plans and reports, presents research results to customers and at scientific conferences.

Devan joined Maxxam as a Senior Scientist in 2005 after having worked at Purdue University School of Pharmacy in the US as a Research Associate. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer reviewed publications on original research in the fields of Equine Doping Control, Mass Spectrometry & Xenobiotics metabolism. He also presented several oral and poster presentations in various International Scientific Conferences around the world.

He holds an M.S. degree from University of Maine, USA and a Ph.D degree from Purdue University, USA specializing in Organic Chemistry. He is an active member of the American Chemical Society and the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. He is also an affiliate member of the Association of Official Racing Chemists and a past member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

Laura Parker has more than 20 years of experience in the HSE Laboratory, managing client accounts and counseling on appropriate use of industrial hygiene (IH) sampling methods. After two years of bench analysis, she joined the client services group and then managed that department for 18 years. She has experience with a broad cross-section of clients, including independent practitioners, larger consulting and industrial companies, and the public sector. Her skills include account management, proposal writing, training presentations, laboratory accreditation, and data quality. Her BSc is in Atmospheric Science from the University of Michigan. Laura volunteered for the AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Program (AIHA-LAP) for 8 years, chaired the Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) in 2008, and still serves on their Policy Task Force. Her experience of working with IH laboratory professionals and global clients provides a unique perspective on the profession.

François Aubé has been working for 24 years in environmental analytical services. He joined Maxxam in 2009 as the Quebec Laboratory Manager after having worked as a team leader, quality insurance specialist, client service representative and manager. His technical knowledge in laboratory analysis and environmental regulation for contaminated sites, sediments and water gives him the ability to interpret results and to scientifically support Maxxam’s clients.

Since 2017, François works in business development and act as a scientific adviser for the laboratory staff and for the clients. He holds a B.A. in chemistry from the Université Laval and a Master of Water Science of the INRS-Eau. He is also a member of the Ordre des chimistes du Québec.

Management Experience: 19 years

As Chief Financial Officer, Brenda is responsible for the financial leadership of Maxxam and its lines of business. She provides executives with timely and accurate financial information to enable them to make informed decisions. She has oversight over accounting and finance operations, as well as procurement. In addition she works closely with other departments to implement best practices that enable the company to achieve their strategic objectives.

Prior to joining Maxxam, Brenda held increasingly complex financial management roles in the media industry including the CFO for a public Canadian subsidiary of a global publisher. She has experience in corporate and operational finance, strategic planning, accounting policies and procedures, budgeting, audit, tax, and corporate governance.

She has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa, a Masters of Business Administration from York University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).

Mr. Meiners has more than 30 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene laboratory services with BV/Maxxam legacy companies. Matt has a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Olaf College, and is Board Certified in Industrial Hygiene (CIH). Matt is responsible for client relationship management, business development and technical consulting for the pharmaceutical business segment. His areas of expertise include industrial hygiene, occupational toxicology, API sampling/analysis, and process containment. Matt was one of the original principle authors of the Good Practice Guide, “Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment”, published by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (2005). Matt has been an active participant and speaker for ISPE, the Occupational Toxicology Roundtable, the British Occupational Hygiene Society and the American Industrial Hygiene Association, and is widely regarded within Pharma as an expert resource in the areas of analytical chemistry, process containment assessment and pharmaceutical industrial hygiene.

Industry Experience: 30 years
Randy is the executive responsible for the direction and performance of Maxxam’s Environmental Services and Speciality Services business. The Environmental Services business is Canada’s largest and leading analytical services company with a national network of laboratories and the broadest scope of services to assist the diverse needs of our customers. The Speciality Services business is a collection of highly technical, specialized businesses including several DNA testing services and Product Testing services.

Randy began his career with Mann Testing Labs as a research scientist. Mann Testing evolved into Maxxam and Randy has grown with the company while managing laboratory operations, leading business development and customer service organizations across all of Maxxam lines of business, and directing a variety of turn-around, emerging and mature business units. Randy has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, is well published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented numerous scientific papers at venues around the world.

Leveraging his technical background and considerable management experience, Randy leads a talented team of experts and associates to deliver quality analytical services to customers. His knowledge of complex regulatory environments coupled with his dedication to scientific excellence and customer service make him uniquely qualified to lead this business.

Bryan Chubb, B.Sc. C.Chem, has been with Maxxam since 1999 and is Chief Operating Officer. He holds a B.Sc in Environmental Science from the University of Guelph and is a Chartered Chemist in the Province of Ontario. Bryan has extensive analytical environmental chemistry experience as it relates to environmental assessment, monitoring and remediation projects. He has worked with upstream and downstream oil and gas organizations and consulting firms to design environmental testing programs and provide interpretation of results. Bryan is a recognized expert in environmental forensics, where he is routinely consulted with for cases where multiple hydrocarbon release events are suspected. He leads Maxxam’s Research and Development steering committee who engages with government, industry and consultants on emerging science and technology projects as it relates to the measurement and detection of contaminants of concern.

Bryan is also a member of the Ontario and Alberta Laboratory Technical Advisory Groups who assists in development of analytical and sampling procedures to support regulation. Prior to joining Maxxam was an environmental consultant in both Ontario and the Northwest Territories. He also is on the Board for the Ontario Environmental Industry Association. Bryan will lecture on Environmental Forensics and Analytical Chemistry Requirements.

Industry Experience: 26 years 

Val is focused on ensuring Maxxam achieves or exceeds customer expectations and looks for strategic growth opportunities across key customer accounts. She also works closely with regional business development and customer service staff to extend best practices gleaned from the national accounts to apply them across the business. She brings a unique mix of technical, project management and business development skills to her role.

Prior to starting her career with Maxxam, Val worked as an HR/GC/MS operator with the National Research Council. Her career path with Maxxam has included laboratory analyst, department head in the laboratory, regional sales manager and national business development manager. She has a B.Sc. with distinction (Chemistry and Math) and has been a member of Maxxam’s R&D advisory group since its inception.

Industry Experience: more than 25 years

Phil Heaton is the executive responsible for operational performance and business development for Maxxam’s Petroleum Line of Business.  Maxxam is Canada’s leading supplier of petroleum analytical services focused on upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.

Phil is a Professional Chemist, P.Chem, registered in the province of Alberta.  Phil began his career as a chemist with Chemex Labs, the Western Canadian entity that would eventually evolve into Maxxam.  His career path included a series of operational and leadership roles with increasing responsibility including general management of various petroleum and environmental business units.   He is a respected Canadian professional within the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry.  Phil has passion for leading diverse teams to achieve extraordinary results.

Industry Experience: 31 years

Terry Jacula leads the Petroleum Laboratory Operations team for Maxxam’s Petroleum Line of Business.  This diverse team supplies services to the upstream, midstream and downstream energy sectors in Canada and the United States.

In addition to his operations role, Terry also designs petroleum labs for Maxxam and industry partners, with over a dozen completed lab projects in operation today.  He is part of the business development team, providing technical expertise and consultation.

Terry is a certified engineering technologist in chemistry and is registered with the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta. His career path at Maxxam progressed from a lab supervisor and manager to the general manager of petroleum operations, to his current role.  Recently his responsibilities shifted to include Maxxam’s Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) initiative, dealing with the rapid sampling and testing for the energy commodities sectors.   Prior to joining Maxxam, he worked at the Alberta Research Council as a research analyst and project manager.

Terry is a voting member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).  He is on the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Chemistry Advisory Board and provides technical reviews for many other petroleum industry associations.

Industry Experience:  25 years

Paul is passionate about continuously improving the business, particularly the areas of quality, safety and sustainability at Bureau Veritas. He ensures BV North America delivers on its quality promise and further contributes to our customers’ success through a strong environment and safety program, safety culture and performance. Responsible for the overall leadership and management of Bureau Veritas’ Quality, Health, Safety, Environment and Process Excellence departments, Paul’s focus is to harmonize these systems and strengthen the overall culture. Paul reports directly to BV’s North American CEO, Natalia Shuman.

Management Experience: 10 Years

Craig is responsible for overall leadership of Maxxam’s continuous improvement program deployment across Canada, collaborating with senior leaders of its lines of businesses in Environmental, Food Safety & Science and Petroleum to establish direction and focus to ensure comprehensive understanding and institutionalization of Lean Six-Sigma methodologies to drive strategic initiatives and improve operations.

Craig is a certified Senior Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt, Operational Excellence Practitioner and Train-the-Trainer professional with extensive performance management, process improvement, and program management office experience in multiple industries such as; food & beverage, supply chain and banking.

He reports directly to the CEO and supports the global deployment of Bureau Veritas’ Excellence @BV program. Craig completed his post-diploma studies in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, ESI industry related courses in Program Management and Organizational Strategy, accredited by the George Washington University, and Ivey executive leadership program, University of Western Ontario.

Craig was previously a member of the Board of Directors for a local non-profit organization and served as an Operating Committee member of The Coca-Cola Company, Asian Business Resource Group (BRG) Canadian chapter.