JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Columbia Analytical Services, Inc. announces the addition of Christy Draper to their eastern technical sales force.

Draper joins Columbia Analytical with 21 years of experience in the environmental laboratory field, where she has held positions as Senior Analytical Chemist and National Account Executive. Draper has expertise in the EPA Safe Drinking Water program, Department of Defense programs, and many aspects of environmental testing.

“Draper will focus on the southeastern sector of the US and will also work with national accounts in the Eastern Region,” said Bob Wyeth, senior vice president of Columbia Analytical. “Her expertise will provide our clients technical depth and resources for their projects.”
 
Draper’s other skills include 40 hours of OSHA training, field sampling and testing support and advanced SCUBA, including research diving. She has a BA in Biology and Chemistry and did her Masters Degree work in Marine Biology. She is a current Board Member of the NW Chapter of Florida Association of Environmental Professionals, has served as past Pensacola Post President for the Society of American Military Engineers and is a member of AWWA. Draper resides in Pensacola, Florida.

Established in 1986, Columbia Analytical is an employee-owned, full service analytical laboratory network. Headquartered in Kelso, Washington, their network is comprised of seven laboratories in Arizona, California, Florida, New York, Texas and Washington. Their expertise encompasses air, water, dioxin, biological, pharmaceutical, and solid and hazardous waste analyses.

For more information on Columbia Analytical please contact Draper at 850.377.1535 or check out the company’s website at www.caslab.com.

In response to their significant business growth in recent years, Columbia Analytical Services, Inc. announces the opening of their new 18,000 square foot laboratory facility in Jacksonville, FL.

Columbia Analytical provides high-quality, cost-effective and innovative chemical and biological analyses for potentially hazardous substances in air, water, sediments, tissues, solids, wastes and other matrices.

“Columbia Analytical Services’ Jacksonville operation has grown over 50% in the past three years, and our relocation to this new, custom-designed laboratory facility is in response to this growth and success. We are pleased to be a trendsetting analytical services provider here in Florida, and we will continue to grow and add new capabilities to meet the expectations and needs of our clients,” said laboratory director, Greg Jordan.

To celebrate the opening of this new laboratory, the company is planning an Open House event on the afternoon of June 20, 2008.

Founded in 1986 and a leader in the commercial laboratory industry, Columbia Analytical is employee owned, with over 300 people nationwide, with operations in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, New York, Texas, and Washington. For more information on Columbia Analytical’s capabilities, or their Open House, call 904-739-2277 or visit their website at www.caslab.com.