Catherine Katsikis

Ms Katsikis is a Senior Scientist and QA Manager with Laboratory Data Consultants FL, Inc. (LDCFL, Inc.) for the last 7 years. She has been actively participating in the environmental industry for over 23 years with particular emphasis in Management and Quality Control/Quality Assurance practices. Ms. Katsikis holds a Chemistry degree with emphasis on Laboratory Supervision from Teachers Training Institute, Athens Greece. She also holds multiple certifications including, Quality Management in the Lab from Clemson University, Fortunes Magazine’s “Worldwide Lessons in Leadership Series from Florida Atlantic University, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) from The Center for Professional Advancement and ISO 17025 Internal Auditor training from the Laboratory Accrediting Bureau/NACLA.

She currently conducts internal and external laboratory/field audits, training classes on Ethics/Data Integrity, Quality Assurance practices for the lab and field, 3rd party Data validation, Document Control, FLADaPT, and US Army Corps of Engineers ADR. Her expertise includes implementation of QA programs, SOPs/QAM/QAPP development, laboratory management, and she is a QA consultant for state and private organizations.

Ms. Katsikis has served and past Vice President for FSEA (Florida Society of Environmental Analysts) where she is currently a committee member of the Host and Programming Committee and she is the Chair of the Professional Relations Committee.

Prior to the environmental industry, Catherine was employed as a laboratory supervisor in the Plastics industry, working with PVC stabilizers, plasticizers, polymers and organometallic compounds in chemical and physical testing.

Contact Information: ckatsikis@ldcfl.com; 561-753-0483