Testing the Waters

Synopsis From stuck, to dream, to reality - Hear about the time Hach was working on a challenging issue and was stumped for weeks, solved by a dream. Get nerdy about water analysis technologies and the future of water analysis with Russ Young, CTO. Learn about spectrofluorimetry, its future, and much more. Guest Russ Young, CTO-Hach Russ describes himself as the “head nerd” of the company. He is grateful to oversee the research projects at Hach and works with the lead scientists and lead engineers. He has his PHD in Bioanalytical Chemistry and Biophysics from Colorado State University. He knew he wanted to be a scientist or engineer since he was four years old. He got his start taking things apart as a kid and eventually moved into putting them back together. Now he takes an improvement approach when putting something back together to make it better than it was before.

Synopsis Danaher Business System is at the core of everything we do at Hach. Tune in to hear what it is, how we use it and how you can apply it to your life or company. Guest Meghan Phillips, VP of Danaher Business System Fast talking, passionate competitor, and process oriented, Meghan has moved up quickly within Hach to leading the DBS effort. Growing up as the oldest, she was always focused on leading, improving processes and ensuring the best result was achieved. This mindset was a natural progression into the role she has today with Hach.

Synopsis Hop into the Hach Time Machine and dive into Hach’s DNA over the years with Denton Slovacek. Hear about our past, present, and what the future of water quality looks like. Guest Denton Slovacek, Principal ABM for Industrial Denton was born in the Texas panhandle, farming and ranching. He has an Agribusiness degree, pre-med for dentistry and a Masters at Oklahoma State University in Enrolled(?) Adult Education with an emphasis on agronomy. At an early age, he fell in love with science and chemistry. When his family took a vacation to Colorado when he was eight years old, he fell in love with the area. He decided then that he would move there someday. He did in the 70’s and was eventually a professor at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado. During his time there, he developed a relationship with Hach and eventually Clifford.