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The Arelabs Team
Management Team
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Jamie Balarashti
President & CEO
Founded the company in 2008 with years of experience in the aerosol field. Graduated from Missouri State with a degree in chemical engineering.
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Richard Ludwick
Director of Operations
With over a decade of experience Richard oversees all projects. He has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from KU.
Weston Schaper
Vice President of R&D
Graduated from TCU with a master’s in medical physiology, Weston oversees projects as well as R&D
Our Staff Scientists
Andrew Dexter
Staff Scientist: Molecular Division
An expert in DDpcr and molecular sciences Andrew oversees genomic and molecular studies.
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Sean McLeod
Staff Scientist: Bioaerosol Division
With years of experience in bioaerosol testing Sean conducts many of the biological projects.
Jeff Trolinger
Staff Scientist: Bioaerosol Division
An expert in bioaerosol testing Jeff oversees and conducts many of our bioaerosol projects.
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Saurabh Pathak
Staff Scientist: Engineering Division
Saurabh has a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Akron and oversees all engineering projects.
Zach Conley
Staff Scientist: Aerosol Division
With years of experience in the aerosol sciences Zach conducts and oversees projects across all aspects of ARE Labs services.