ALTERECHO

Terry Zdon is an AlterEcho senior scientist and quality assurance specialist. He leads environmental and operational data collection, management and quality activities for the EPA, state agencies and private clients. His academic and professional experience helps organizations advance their sustainability efforts in today’s changeable business environment. As a specialist in information management and data quality, he delivers expertise in obtaining and interpreting high-quality, reliable data necessary for critical business and regulatory decisions.

Terry has guided clients through hundreds of field sampling and data management programs under various RCRA, Superfund and Clean Air Act investigation and reporting requirements. He served as an on-site emergency data center leader during the response to Hurricane Katrina, coordinating efforts to collect and process pollution data required for time-critical emergency response actions. Terry has also developed and taught multiple courses on quality assurance and planning and data management for the EPA and state agencies.

When Terry is not engaged in helping us improve the quality of our work he can be found on numerous hockey rinks, still pursuing his NHL dreams.

• What do you do for AlterEcho? I am the company "firefighter," handling just about any emergency issue that pops up that needs to be addressed immediately. Simultaneously, I lead environmental and operational data collection, management and quality activities for AlterEcho.
• What is your specialty? My specialty is ensuring that the right data of the needed quality is collected for every type of project, ultimately saving my clients money and time.
• What has been your most challenging project to date? Hurricane Katrina response at the Dallas Ops Center.
• What’s on your iPod or CD changer right now? Husker Du, Bob Mould, Replacements mix.
• What’s your happy place? Ice rink and BWCA.
• What’s the strangest place your job has brought you to? Home. I acted as a project manager on a site I use to drive by as a kid and stayed with my parents while working.