David Speis

CEO; President, Environmental Services Division
QC Laboratories

Mr. Speis is the CEO and President of the Environmental Services Division for QC Laboratories in Southampton, Pennsylvania, where he has been employed since 2012. Mr. Speis began his career in environmental chemistry in 1969. His experience in environmental chemistry includes eleven (11) years with USEPA Region II as a bench chemist conducting the analysis of organic pollutants using sophisticated instrumentation. Mr. Speis is a member of the USEPA’s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB – a Federal advisory committee) and Past Chair, a Board member and Treasurer of The NELAC Institute TNI) and a member of the Executive Committee for ACIL’s Environmental Sciences Section. He served on the Editorial Advisory Board of Environmental Testing and Analysis and on the board of the International Association of Environmental Testing Laboratories (IAETL). He assisted in developing the initial framework for National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation while a member of the IAETL board. He served as the secretary of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Committee and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute for National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation.

ASSOCIATIONS
• The NELAC Institute, Board of Directors; Treasurer, Past Vice Chair, Member Field Activities Committee.
• Executive Committee of the Environmental Services Section of the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL)
• National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC) Board of Trustees
• Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB – Federal advisory committee to USEPA) Member; Past Board Chair

EDUCATION
BS Science Education, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

RELATED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Published numerous articles on various topics in environmental chemistry and business management of commercial laboratory operations and is a frequent presenter at national conferences and forums.

Contact Information: dspeis@qclaboratories.com; 215-355-3900