Key Personnel

  • Benjamin Tanner, Ph.D.
    Dr. Benjamin Tanner is the President and CEO of Microchem Laboratory.

    • Nicole Goulding, B.S.

    Nicole Goulding is the Laboratory Manager and has previously served as the Team Lead for Medical Device Validation Testing at Microchem. She holds a B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California Santa Barbara.

  • Amanda Peterson, CPA
    Amanda Peterson Serves as the Financial Controller of Microchem Laboratory

    • Elizabeth Richard, B.S.

    Elizabeth Richard is the Team Lead for Custom and Treated Articles Testing. She holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

    Gregory King, M.A.

    Gregory King is the Team Lead for Environmental Monitoring.  He holds a M.A. in Microbiology from The University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. degree in Cellular & Molecular Biology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

  • Hannah Klug, M.S.
    Hannah Klug is the Team Lead for Medical Device Efficacy Testing

    • Hillary Johnson, M.S.

    Hillary Johnson serves as Team Lead for Disinfectant and Sanitizer Testing at Microchem.  She holds a M.S. in Clinical Molecular Genetics from Northern Michigan University and a B.S. degree in Microbiology from Texas State University. 

  • Megan Rutland, B.S.
    Megan Rutland is the Team Lead for Cosmetics and Challenge Testing
  • Stephen Krehn, B.S.
    Stephen serves as Team Lead, Quality Assurance, for Microchem Laboratory
  • Karen Ramm, B.A.
    Karen Ramm serves as the Director of Client Relations for Disinfectant and Sanitizer Testing

    • Crystal Zwernemann

    Crystal Zwernemann is the Accounting Clerk at Microchem.