ALCHEM CONSULTING & ENGINEERING - Key Persons
Graduated from Ben-Gurion University where she majored in chemical engineering. She is registered with the Register of Engineers and Architects kept by the Registrar of Engineers in Israel and is also a member of the engineer association.
Erica was previously employed by the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). While there, she was the project engineer responsible for the team which designed and constructed the plant for aviation procedures. The project involved the construction of a chemical laboratory responsible for quality control, wastewater facilities control, and the detection of airborne pollutants. At IAI, Erica was also in charge of the laboratory processing quality control and the implementation of new processes.
In 1988 Erica founded ALCHEM, which started as a consulting firm. Soon after, she established the environmental laboratory.
Job Titles:
- Hygienist and Certified Inspector
- Industrial Hazmat Inspection Officer
Ram graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry in the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology). He is a certified inspector accredited by the Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor - Department of Labor Inspection.
Ram was an assistant researcher in the R&D laboratory of The Life Science Research Institute Ltd. While fulfilling this position he accumulated valuable knowledge and experience in analytical procedures: gas chromatography and spectrophotometry.
Ram is an Industrial Hazmat Inspection officer (of the reserve forces) in the Home Front Command (safety and hazardous materials). As an inspection officer Ram performs Hazmat safety audits in civilian factories in order to ensure Israel's readiness to war in this area. Among other issues, the audits include: preparations needed to protect the personnel and sensitive materials, readiness for evacuation or unprotected neutralizing of Hazmat during emergency.
At ALCHEM, Ram conducts chimerical-hygienic surveys and monitors risk factors in the work place, office buildings and institutions.
Rita graduated from the V. I. Lenin University of Makhachkala, Russia with a Master's Degree in chemistry. Rita has twelve years of experience in research and development of technologies for air, water and food quality testing in the Department of Sanitation and Epidemiology of Makhachkala municipality.
Yael Zusman - Analytical Chemist Yael graduated from Moldova State University in Kishinev with a Master's Degree in physical chemistry. Yael has twenty five years of experience as a chemist in the National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health. She joined the ALCHEM family five years ago. Benny Neumark - Analytical Chemist & Operations Manager Benny handles the logistics at the lab including acquisition and customer relations. In addition performs analysis using various analytical equipment: ICP-OES, GC-FID and HPLC UV/Vis. Shahar Schiffer - Analytical Chemist Shahar performs wide range of analysis using "wet" chemistry and various analytical equipment.