Congratulations to Kevin Grove and Maggie McNalley for Completing Part 1 of the Fundamentals of Professional Practice (FOPP) Program.

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Kevin and Maggie successfully complete Part 1 of the two-part FOPP program.


The Fundamentals of Professional Practice (FOPP) course is comprised of six months of mentored distance learning followed by a two-and-a-half-day seminar that emphasizes professional communication in the world of private practice. Attendees are expected to complete weekly reading assignments, quizzes, and three reports as part of a research project.

“Insofar as rising stars’ professional development is concerned, nothing comes even remotely close to FOPP. No seminar or webinar. No book or video. Nothing. FOPP stands alone. Participants earn recognition just by being selected. Enrolling someone in FOPP says, “We believe in you. We want you here for the long haul. You are a future leader.””


–FOPP

Almost every year, BSK selects two employees to participate in this distinguished program. Congratulations to Maggie and Kevin for completing the distance learning course!

Say hello to the Dirtbags from our Livermore office.

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No really, that’s their name. Catch them every Friday night as they end their work-week with the Livermore Area Recreation and Parks District (LARPD) Softball League.

BSK Associates is certified for PFAS analyses by EPA Method 537.1

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BSK Associates is certified for PFAS analyses by EPA Method 537.1

BSK Associates is certified for PFAS analyses by EPA Method 537.1

The Water Board issued investigative orders to require monitoring of 25 to 38 Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemicals in likely source areas (e.g., fire-fighting foams at airports, bulk fuel terminals, and refineries, and the use of PFAS products in industrial processes, such as chrome plating) and those facilities receiving PFAS-containing waste materials (e.g., disposal of consumer products at landfills and industrial wastewaters at publicly-owned treatment works). Monitoring orders were also sent to public water systems to sample source wells located adjacent to the airports and landfills, and public water systems with prior Federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Rule Program 3 (UCMR3) PFAS detections. Those monitoring orders were expanded to include public water supply wells located around the initial set of wells that reported PFAS detections in 2020 and wells located near Department of Defense installations in 2021. The set of PFAS occurrence data resulting from these Orders now exceeds 8,400 drinking water and 5,700 non-drinking.

BSK Associates is certified by the CA ELAP to perform EPA Method 537.1 for the full list of 18 required compounds and for EPA 533 for the full list of 25 compounds.  BSK has performed PFAS analyses for over 6 years.  During that time, the laboratory completed thousands of EPA Method 537 analyses while participating in the EPA’s UCMR3 monitoring program.  BSK is well versed in reporting and regulatory quality requirements needed for these analytes.  We are also available to take samples.

For more information please contact: 

Cole Mackelprang 559-497-2888 ext. 160 or cmackelprang@bskassociates.com 

Additional EPA 537.1 Information Can Also Be Found at:

CA Water Board PFAS FAQs

Sampling Guidelines

US EPA PFAS Information

 

New Northern Regional Manager, Tim Rodriguez

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BSK Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tim Rodriguez as Northern Regional Manager. Tim has over 25 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 and reinforcing steel.  He serves as Branch Manager and Construction Services Group Manager for the BSK’s Livermore office and has a wide range of project management and technical supervision experience for numerous projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley regions of California.

In his new role as a regional manager, Mr. Rodriguez will be responsible for strategic and operational planning, and growth in the Livermore and Sacramento Engineering offices. In addition, he will be responsible for the oversight and management of all aspects of operations, including financial performance, opportunity backlog, resource allocation, project performance, professional development of staff, and client relationship management.

Beyond the more common set of 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 client’s technical needs while focusing on customer service.

Tim is a Past-President for the statewide California Council of Testing and Inspection Agencies (CCTIA), and in his personal time enjoys staying in touch with technology and computers, playing baseball, reading, cooking, exercising, and playing the guitar.