David Lester
President, Safety Officer, Training Instructor
(DLester@AmesEnvironmental.com)

• Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. 
• Course study included a major in Occupational Safety and specialized study in Human Toxicology. 
• Previous experience includes working for an asbestos consulting firm in central Minnesota. 
• Joined Ames Environmental, Inc. in May, 1988. 
• Holds the following licenses issued by the State of Iowa:
  • Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor
  • Asbestos Inspector
  • Asbestos Management Planner
  • Project Designer
• Holds Asbestos Inspector license issued by the State of Illinois. 
• Holds Asbestos Instructor license issued by the State of Missouri.
• Accredited asbestos training program instructor. 
• Completed the NIOSH 582, “Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust Analysis”.
• Asbestos and mold identification microscopist.
• Completed McCrone Research Institute “Microscopical Identification of Asbestos”.
• Completed University of Kansas “Lead Inspector Training”.
• Completed Professional Service Industries, Inc. “Lead Contractor/Supervisor”.
• Completed McCrone Research Institute “Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification”.

• Bachelor of Arts from Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. 
• Majored in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Chemistry, second major in Biology. 
• Background includes experience as a research chemist and microbiologist.
• Joined Ames Environmental, Inc. in January, 1988
• Holds the following licenses issued by the State of Iowa:
  • Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor
  • Asbestos Inspector
  • Asbestos Management Planner
• Asbestos Instructor license issued by the State of Missouri and EPA.
• Accredited asbestos training program instructor. 
• Asbestos and mold identification microscopist
• Trained asbestos project designer
• Completed the NIOSH 582, "Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust Analysis”
• Completed McCrone Research Institute “Microscopical Identification of Asbestos"
• Completed McCrone Research Institute “Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification”.
• Completed The Environmental Institute's “Conducting Environmental Evaluations: Assessments and Audits”.

• Joined Ames Environmental, Inc. in May, 1988. 
• Completed 4-day asbestos worker training course.
• Over 15 years of customer service experience at Ames Environmental.
• Trained Industrial Hygienist.
• Over 15 years of technical report writing experience at Ames Environmental.
• Instructor for:
  • Operations and Maintenance
  • Asbestos Awareness

• Graduated from Hamilton Business College, Des Moines, Iowa in March 1990.
• Joined Ames Environmental, Inc. in September, 1995. 
• Holds Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor license issued by the State of Iowa.
• Licensed Asbestos Inspector in the State of Iowa. 
• Has served hundreds of Ames Environmental, Inc. clients.
• Asbestos training program instructor. 

David Quillin
Industrial Hygienist, Training Instructor
(DQuillin@AmesEnvironmental.com)

• Participated on the peer review panel for EPA Asbestos Abatement Project Design Curricula
• Served as a committee member for the National Institute of Building Science (NIBS) Committee on Asbestos Removal
• Retired after 36 years of facility management for the Waterloo Works department of John Deere
• Responsibilities included facility maintenance and asbestos project management for the 12.2 million square foot industrial facility. 
• Joined Ames Environmental, Inc. in June, 2000.
• Holds the following licenses issued by the State of Iowa:
  • Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor
  • Asbestos Inspector
• Trained management planner and project designer for the State of Iowa. 
• Holds Asbestos Inspector license issued by the State of Illinois. 
• Holds Asbestos Instructor license issued by the State of Missouri.
• Accredited asbestos training program instructor. 

• Graduated from William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 
• Majored in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in natural resources management.
• Background includes three years experience with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 
• Joined Ames Environmental, Inc. in October 2002. 
• Holds the following licenses issued by the State of Iowa:
  • Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor
  • Asbestos Inspector
• Asbestos training program instructor. 
• Trained asbestos fiber analyst.