Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC
Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC has been providing comprehensive, business minded solutions to our clients for over 16 years. We specialize in environmental health and safety, industrial hygiene services and environmental due diligence. Our environmental due diligence practice spans all phases of commercial and residential real estate transactions.
The principals of Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC include a chemist, a public health expert, a certified industrial hygienist, an environmental toxicologist, project managers, an information technology specialist and an engineering geologist. We are Registered Environmental Assessors, Registered Geologists, Certified Industrial Hygienists and Project Management Professionals. All our staff have extensive consulting experience providing environmental services to government, corporate, industrial, and commercial clients.
This combination of training and experience in the range of sciences and business that influence environmental issues and gives Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC an unique perspective and valuable flexibility that allow us to develop environmental solutions that always take into consideration the well-being of our clients' businesses.
The firm additionally incorporates the services of select, pre-qualified environmental specialists on an as-needed basis according to the requirements of a project.
Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC consults with clients
nation-wide with special focus in California, Oregon, Washington and
Arizona. We are located in Northern California with offices in San
Francisco, CA and Santa Rosa in Sonoma County CA.
Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences is a certified small and woman-owned business.
The partners and owners of Harris & Lee Environmental, LLC are:
Robert Harris, REA
Partner, Senior Scientist
Patricia Beach, CIH, REA
Partner, Senior Scientist
President - AIHA - Northern CA Section
Walter Beach, PMP
Managing Director
Other senior team members at Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC:
Colleen Thornton, CIH
Stephen Johnson, CEG, RG
Marc Seeley, RG, CEG, REA II
Dave Bush, REA
The principals of Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC are
available to answer your questions. If you would like to discuss a
particular problem, please feel free to contact us by email, phone or mail.
Robert S. Harris,
REA
Partner, Senior
Scientist
Mr. Harris has over thirty years experience in environmental analytical chemistry and toxicology. Knowledge of biology, chemistry, and environmental tests and procedures enables Mr. Harris to delve to the molecular level, if necessary, to reliably identify contaminants and ascertain risk.
- As a laboratory manager for the University of California and as an environmental laboratory owner and businessman, Mr. Harris developed methodologies for environmental analysis, including the now-standard assays for polychlorinated biphenyls in water, soils, and oils.
In the early 1990s, he assisted in and directed development of environmental policies and procedures for the Mexican government's equivalent of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
As a successful businessman in the environmental testing field, Mr. Harris has efficiently negotiated the maze of regulations covering hazardous materials and wastes and developed considerable expertise in electronic data management.
- He frequently serves as an experienced and qualified environmental expert witness.
Also see article about Mr. Harris reprinted from Sonoma Business Magazine.
Patricia A. Beach, CIH,
REA
Partner, Senior
Scientist
Patricia Beach has over 13 years of experience in environmental and occupational toxicology, industrial hygiene and occupational health and safety. She has worked as an environmental consultant serving clients in private industry to manage environmental assessment and cleanup, development of Material Safety Data Sheets for new commodity chemicals, chemical exposure assessments and toxicity reviews while guiding clients to the appropriate outcome based on sound science and regulatory interpretation. Ms. Beach served at the Director-level of a biopharmaceutical firm (Chiron Corp) for seven years managing the global industrial hygiene and occupational health programs. While there, Ms. Beach established numerous programs from inception through implementation and maintenance. Having been on the inside of challenging high-tech industry, she understands the issues, challenges and strategies to effectively implement EH&S into business goals to add value to an organization
Ms. Beach's areas of expertise include:
- Laboratory and Manufacturing Chemical Safety
- Potent Pharmaceutical Compound Safety
- Reproductive Health Management
- Development and Management of Material Safety Data Sheets
- Confined Space Safety
- Respiratory Protection
- Hearing Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality Program (including Lead Based Paint, Asbestos and Mold Abatement)
- Industrial Hygiene Assessments
- Biological Safety (Bloodborne Pathogens)
- 3rd Party Contractor Safety and Risk Management Programs
- Design Requirements and Review of new laboratories, including containment facilities for potent compound development
Ms. Beach offers a unique blend of strong technical skills and business acumen to effectively communicate the issues to a range of stakeholders from industrial operators to executive leaders to solve problems always with the business needs in mind.
Walter Beach, PMP
Partner, Managing Director
The principals of Harris & Lee Environmental Sciences, LLC are available to answer your questions. If you would like to discuss a particular problem, please feel free to contact us by email, phone or mail.
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