James Markwiese

Experience

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  Neptune and Company, Inc.

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2013

  Environmental Biologist, Quality Assurance

  In his tenure at Neptune and Co., Dr. Markwiese advised managers, regulators, and technical advisory groups on ecological risk assessment, quality assurance and applied biological research projects nationwide. Clients included the Environmental Protection Agency's Quality Staff, Office of Research and Development, and National Homeland Security Research Center, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. He has performed risk assessments of large Federal facilities, designed the data collection plan for risk lines of evidence, such as toxicity bioassays and chemical and ecological characterization of environmental media, and routinely audited testing and research laboratories. Show less

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  American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

  Jan 2012 - now

  Dr. Markwiese is a member of A2LA's Accreditation Council. He reviews assessments of biotechnology, food chemistry and applied microbiology laboratories for food safety, chemical composition of dietary raw materials and supplements, bacterial and viral pathogens and genetically modified organisms following FDA's BAM, AOAC and other standard methods.

  • ISO 17025 Accreditation Council Member

    Mar 2012 - now

  • Auditor

    Jan 2012 - now
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  Environmental Standards, Inc.

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Senior Biologist

  Dr. Markwiese was a senior biologist with Environmental Standards, Inc., a consulting firm providing quality assurance support and oversight in environmental chemistry and toxicology, geosciences and environmental data management. The capabilities of Environmental Standards have been extensively and effectively utilized on high-profile emergency response actions such as the TVA Kingston Fly Ash release and the Deepwater Horizon MC252 incident. Jim used his expertise in quality assurance and environmental biology to assist clients in managing environmental liabilities. Show less

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  US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  Feb 2015 - now

  Dr. Markwiese oversees research for a diverse team of biologists, statisticians, geneticists, modelers and soil scientists on mine site reclamation and revegetation, nanomaterial plant toxicity, modeling wildlife populations, stable isotope chemistry nutrient dynamics and effects of woodland fire smoke on sensitive communities, in the US EPA, Office of Research and Development, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment. He provides research oversight for the branch involves generating staff-specific plans to further professional development and developing research funding to ensure continuity of operations. Show less Serves as liaison to the NHEERL Divisions’ Quality Assurance (QA) Managers, ORD QA Community; the Agency’s Quality Staff, and the NHEERL Records Liaison Officer with expert scientific consultation, assistance, and advice to principal investigators, research professionals, and project officers. Provides authoritative information and advice based on knowledge of NHEERL research and scientific disciplines concerning all data quality aspects of methodologies in development or use for assessing potential health effects of environmental agents. Show less The Western Ecology Division (WED) is part of the US EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), with research facilities in Corvallis and Newport, OR. WED scientists provide information to EPA offices and regions nationwide to improve our understanding of how human activities affect estuarine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.Dr. Markwiese provides expert quality assurance scientific consultation, assistance and advice to principal investigators, research professionals, project officers and WED's director. He collaborates with researchers on the development and review of experimental designs protocols, performance criteria, and quality controls and he provides training and ensures that WED’s research is transparent, defensible and compliant with EPA policy and procedures. Show less

  • Chief, Ecology Effects Branch, US EPA, Pacific Ecological Systems Division

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Director, Quality Assurance, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory

    Oct 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    Feb 2015 - Sept 2019
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  Oregon State University

  Jul 2015 - now

  Ensuring safe and defensible pathogen/toxin biohazard and genetic engineering research in accordance with accepted biosafety practices at Oregon State University and the National Institute of Health Dr. Markwiese supports collaborative research between EPA and OSU/EMT faculty, graduate training activities, mentors graduate students.

  • NIH Institutional Biosafety Committee

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Affiliate Faculty, Environmental & Molecular Toxicology Department

    Jul 2015 - Sept 2018