| Jim Holland, REA, CMR, CR, WLS Jim has been actively engaged in the cleaning and restoration industry for over 35 years. He is the President of RestCon Environmental, a division of Restoration Consultants, Inc. He is a California EPA Registered Environmental Assessor, an OSHA authorized Instructor, a nationally recognized instructor, consultant, columnist and author. His firm performs, Indoor Environmental Sampling, Laboratory Analysis, Restoration Consulting Services, Expert Witness services and is the largest mold remediation training firm worldwide. Jim currently holds the following positions:
He is also the recipient of the Keith Williams Award. It is awarded when someone makes an outstanding technical contribution to the industry. The award is considered to be one of the highest awards for technical merit in the industry. There are only 5 individuals that have ever received this award. |  |
| John Banta, CAIH, B.A., Environmental Health Scientist John is Certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene as a Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist with a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Health Science and 17 years of experience in Indoor Environmental Quality.  He is a specialist in microbiological problems resulting from water damage in buildings.
John is a Certified Mold Remediator, an Applied Microbial Remediation Technician and an approved instructor for both the IAQA and IICRC. He has conducted investigations, trained technicians, established worker safety and health programs and supervised crews in sewage, flood and fungal remediation throughout the United States. He is the co-author of the book titled Prescriptions for a Healthy House: A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders, and Homeowners.
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| Mark Ayers, Remediation Project Manager, CMR Mark has 25 years experience in construction, providing residential and commercial building repair and remodeling services. During the past seven years he has specialized in demolition, restoration and reconstruction of fire-damaged, water-damaged and sewage-contaminated buildings. He is an experienced estimator, having engaged in all phases of the building, restoration and reconstruction industry. Mark's building experience includes water proofing and specialty coating systems. He has provided project management services for many high-profile remediation projects. Mark is also an Asbestos Site Surveillance Technician (SST DOSH 91-2877). |
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Boni Passmore, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist, CMR Boni has a doctorate in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of California at Davis with over fifteen years experience conducting biological research, the majority in the field of plant pathology. Dr. Passmore has designed and conducted several independent research projects, trained graduate students and visiting scientists, and written and edited articles for peer reviewed scientific journals. For five years, she has owned and operated a home improvement company specializing in the analysis and improvement of residential buildings for indoor air quality and energy efficiency. |
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| Shilpa Shahani, BS, Environmental Consultant Shilpa earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Through her coursework and her research in tissue engineering, she has significant experience obtaining and analyzing results from scientific procedures. Also, she tutors math and science to high school and college students, and tutored refugee youth in English. |
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| Angela Hicks, BA, CMC, CSST, Environmental Consultant Angela has a Bachelors of Arts in both Environmental Studies and Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with an emphasis on environmental law, land use and planning, and solar energy. She is a certified microbial consultant with the American Indoor Air Quality Council and a California state certified site surveillance technician for asbestos. Angela has three years of experience in the indoor environmental industry. |
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