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    ARE YOU INTERESTED IN:

• Learning from 7 biosafety / engineering experts who individually bring 20+ years of experiences to the class discussions?
• Enhancing your grasp of the senior level of CDC and APHL’s “Biosafety Laboratory Competency Guidelines”?
• Learning more about the CDC BMBL 6th edition guidelines?
• Renovating an aging facility to meet new BSL3 requirements or building a new BSL3 lab?
• Experiencing creative training methods you can apply in your own facility?
• Reducing lab operation and maintenance costs without sacrificing safety?

• Limited enrollment for maximum instructor/student interaction
• A mix of case studies, lecture, demonstrations, facility tours, group exercises and hands-on workshops
• Many structured opportunities to network and share challenges and solutions with instructors and fellow students

Accolades to Brian Van Houten on his recent promotion to Senior Commissioning Specialist. Brian came to Cornerstone in January of 2019 and hit the road running. He takes excellent care of customers, knowing when and how to ask the right questions of contractors and owners. Brian is also an excellent role model to younger team members sharing his knowledge openly and has been a major contributor of helping the Midwest team grow and expand.

Jay attended North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, earning his BS in Electrical Engineering. He later attended the University of Maryland where he received his Masters in Project Management. Jay has been commissioning since 2009, and his experience includes commissioning of MEP, renewable energy, and specialty systems for office buildings, mission critical facilities, data centers, healthcare facilities, higher education institutions, K-12 buildings, military facilities, corrections centers, and cGMP facilities and laboratories. Jay is known by his clients for his technical expertise, strong project management skills, problem solving skills, effective communication, and a zeal for results.      

Alex is a California native and attended the University of California at Davis where he earned his BS in Chemical Engineering. Alex brings more than a decade of experience in engineering, commissioning, biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device facilities and laboratory equipment. He is well versed in large scale decontamination, equipment, facility and process validation, high containment laboratory design and related standards and guidelines. His strengths include resource and service management, along with development and improvement of internal processes to deliver a consistently high-quality product. Clients appreciate Alex’s positive can-do attitude and his excellent project management and communication skills.