BSK Executive & Board
BSK Associates’ Executive Leadership and Board play a critical role in setting strategy and providing governance to drive sustainable growth. This experienced leadership team is focused on delivering client-centered solutions, advancing industry best practices, and upholding the company’s purpose, vision, and values.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors at BSK Associates provides governance and oversight, working alongside the executive team to ensure the company’s long-term stability and success. The board is composed of internal leaders and external advisors:
Ernie Liu, External Director
Carrie Rodriguez, Director
Adam Terronez, Chair
Sasha Dansky, External Director
Elizabeth Bunger, Director
BSK Associates Executive Team
The executive leadership at BSK Associates is composed of a diverse group of professionals who oversee the company’s strategic growth, operational efficiency, and technical excellence across its engineering and analytical divisions.
Belinda Vega, COO Analytical
Tim Rodriguez, COO Geoprofessional
Renea Rangell, CEO
Aaron Badavinac, CFO
Rebecca Thompson, Organizational Development & Human Resources
Renea Rangell, CEO
As the CEO for BSK, Renea Rangell is responsible for guiding the company’s vision, values, strategic planning, and growth while overseeing operations and corporate business. With over 20 years of experience in the Laboratory and Engineering industries, Renea has a proven track record for executive management. She previously held positions as Vice President of Laboratory Services, Director of Laboratory Services at the Vancouver, WA laboratory, and Client Services Manager in the Fresno, CA laboratory. In these roles, she successfully restructured departments to enhance the experiences of both clients and employees.
Additionally, Renea has served as an ESOP Trustee and a member of the Board of Directors at BSK. She is currently serving on ACIL’s Board of Directors.
Renea tells us that in her spare time, she enjoys reading the classics, hiking, and gardening. Oh, and don’t be fooled by these tranquil hobbies; if there’s a competitive activity, she’s in it to win it and is fierce!
Renea Rangell, CEO
Tim Rodriguez, COO Geoprofessional Division
Tim Rodriguez, COO Geoprofessional Division
Tim Rodriguez serves as Chief Operating Officer of Geoprofessional Services for BSK Associates, including oversight of BSK’s Bakersfield, Fresno, Livermore, Sacramento, San Jose, Tracy, Visalia, and Palm Springs offices. He has over 30 years of experience in materials testing and inspection, encompassing a wide range of work including soils, asphalt, concrete, and steel laboratory testing, as well as field inspections of soils, paving, concrete, reinforcing steel, and source inspections. Tim’s project management and technical supervision experience has been applied on numerous projects throughout California, the most recent of which are focused on the Transportation, Energy, Water/Wastewater, and Education market segments.
Tim previously served as Chair for BSK’s Board of Directors and is BSK’s technical lead for special inspection and materials testing services. He is also a Past-President for the statewide California Council of Testing and Inspection Agencies (CCTIA) and actively participates in the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA), the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) and other industry organizations. In addition to standard inspection and testing disciplines he has extensive experience in many specialized testing applications including ground penetrating radar surveys, floor flatness testing, reinforcing steel surveys, pulse-velocity testing of concrete, specialty load testing, fire damage assessments, and condition surveys. He serves as project manager for many of BSK’s municipal on-call agreements and is experienced in supporting our clients’ technical needs while focusing on customer service.
Tim is a bit of a foodie and enjoys cooking, staying in touch with technology and computers, playing baseball, exercising, and playing the guitar.
Belinda Vega, COO Analytical Division
Belinda Vega, Chief Operations Officer of the Analytical Division, provides leadership and oversight for BSK’s Laboratory operations, client services, project management, and sales staff. Belinda has a degree in Environmental Resources Engineering and held the certificate as a Registered Environmental Professional for many years. She has been in the environmental testing business for over 40 years, starting as a bench analyst, working as a project manager, managing client services, and managing labs of every size, including start-ups. Belinda’s previous positions include Regional General Manager for a national laboratory network, President of an indoor air quality laboratory network, and most recently, Director of Laboratory Services at BSK’s Fresno, CA location. She is skilled in the implementation of lean practices focused on improving quality, reducing waste, and increasing efficiency.
In her free time, Belinda enjoys fishing, golfing, and horseback riding. She also has a passion for energy efficiency and sharing concepts on reduction of our carbon footprint.
Belinda Vega, COO Analytical Division
Aaron Badavinac, CFO
Aaron Badavinac, CFO
Aaron Badavinac, BSK’s Chief Financial Officer, is entrusted with the overall financial leadership of the company, contributing to our pursuit of operational excellence. As a key member of the executive team, Aaron reports to our CEO Renea Rangell.
Bringing a wealth of expertise to the position, Aaron holds a bachelor’s degree in economics/business and an MBA. His journey with financial management tools has evolved over the years, starting with Deltek Advantage in 2000, transitioning to Deltek Vision, and most recently utilizing Deltek Vantagepoint. With a remarkable 23 years of continuous experience in the AEC industry using Deltek, Aaron has established himself as a results-driven business and financial executive. His background encompasses extensive experience in both operations management and finance, further strengthening our leadership team.
Aaron has 5 children and 2 grandchildren, 2 dogs and 2 cats. He has been married for 28 years. He was born in Corona, CA, grew up in Paso Robles, CA, and spent his adult life in Roseville, CA and Martinez, CA. His favorite color is red. He loves spicy food: Thai, Chinese, Indian, beef jerky, and habanero-stuffed green olives. He enjoys cooking, reading, and playing games (Texas Hold ‘Em poker, Hearts, Spades, and Bridge). Aaron’s favorite sport to play is tennis. His favorite job was delivering pizza for 3 years while in college.
Rebecca Thompson, Organizational Development & Human Resources
Rebecca Thompson serves as the Organizational Development and Human Resources Director at BSK Associates. A magna cum laude graduate of Granite State College in Concord, New Hampshire, she began her career in Human Resources in 2015. Rebecca is passionate about building a positive workplace culture, supporting employee growth, and helping people and teams thrive. In her role, she works to strengthen organizational effectiveness while creating an environment where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work.
Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys spending time with family and friends in the kitchen trying out new recipes. Some of her favorite moments are the simple ones: sharing a good meal, laughing over a game night, or relaxing with people she cares about.
Rebecca Thompson, Organizational Development & Human Resources
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