CEO | OWNER

Dan is a seasoned and respected industry thought leader. His career has been rooted in improving ownership, integrity and accountability - in all of his endeavors. You won’t meet a more interesting and intuitive leader with a genuine trustworthiness his team greatly admires. Previously a mechanical engineer for Boeing (23 years) as well as a pioneer in opening one of the first medicinal cannabis dispensaries in Oregon.

His entrepreneurial mind (which does not have an off switch) eventually pivoted towards laboratory testing, analytics and accountability toward home health and wellness. This has ultimately led to the expansion into environmental test services.

He has successfully owned and operated Rose City Labs in PDX since 2012, and now embraces opening a brand new lab in Bend in 2023.

Daniel’s huge capacity for helping others is second nature in many areas of his life. It’s no wonder his successes find him expanding to new locations, all with his ego contentedly managed. Dan loves his big boy toys, the beach & the outdoors at large.

EDUCATION

BA | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
AA | Machine Tool and Technology MHCC

ADMINISTRATIVE LAB DIRECTOR

With several years of experience as a Laboratory Chemist in addition to multiple years of experience in Quality Control, Chris brings both technical and quality assurance knowledge to the team.

Chris keeps the laboratory up to date with all state regulatory requirements, ensures the data produced is of the highest quality, as well as assists with sample analyses.

Responsibilities also include the overall operation and administration of the laboratory facility, including the employment of competent personnel, equipment performance and inspections, safety procedures, laboratory policies, quality assurance assistance, all testing procedures (including proficiency testing) and test reports.

His bandwidth of skills include keeping all aspects of the technology we use current and forward in application and programing as well as the previously mentioned categories and operations.

Originally from Florida, Chris is an avid nature enthusiast and enjoys the plethora of outdoor activities the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

EDUCATION

BS | Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of West Florida in Pensacola

QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

Natalie is one of our hidden gems. She oversees internal quality systems for compliance with regulatory and laboratory standards and assists our personnel with implementation of our quality assurance program. Natalie brings us over 20 years of experience working as a scientist in scientific, pharmaceutical, environmental, and mechanical testing laboratories around the world, with the focus on QA. Her ability to ensure compliance with Britebox company standards helps us operate efficiently. She elevates the technical side of operations by improving our internal regulated processes as well as overseeing and integrating customer input. Her career growth in the QA field started from QA Chemist to QA Coordinator, regional and finally national QA Manager. She also brings experience working in GMP, GLP, and Aerospace 5S methodology environment together with great knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025, TNI Standards and other regulatory rules and requirements.

Natalie enjoys spending time with her family, especially her bundle of love young grandson as well as holiday dinners, and evening tea socials.

EDUCATION

MS Biology | Teaching of Biology and Chemistry PhD Courses

Plant Physiology |Biochemistry | Belarusian State University

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR of CHEMISTRY

Zoe is the primary technician trained to perform most all Britebox Labs testing services. She has quickly moved into a leadership role and we rely on her experience to assist and mentor other technicians.

Zoe’s work at Britebox Labs includes working with pathogen and gender identification using PCR and qPCR technology, and the testing of all our analytes for microbial contamination. As director, Zoe strives to be as meticulous as possible when handling our data and our samples. In addition, she contributes oversight to our testing program, our rollout of environmental testing, and new upcoming cannabis microbiology testing program.

Zoe runs various samples through analytical instruments and assists the chemists in developing test case methodologies. She makes sure the instruments are running properly and verifies that we have enough standards and chemicals to analyze our samples on time.

She has a history of working with quality assurance and always takes the time to ensure that her data is accurate.

OPERATIONS MANAGER | FIELD TECHNICIAN

Meet our Operations Manager Orlando. He spends his days organizing and coordinating all of Britebox Labs’ office administration and procedures, in order to ensure organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. He is responsible for developing intra-office communication protocols, streamlining administrative procedures, inventory control, office staff supervision, and task delegation.

Orlando is a field Technician for Britebox Labs. He is the first step in the process of OLCC compliance testing. He is a top level expert taking care to show up to a grow or production facility as a knowledgeable conduit to the ever-changing legislation in Oregon - with special emphasis on cannabis rules and regulations. In addition to OLCC compliance testing, Orlando maintains our field equipment to ensure on time results and accurate measurements.

As our operations manager Orlando is an energetic professional who doesn't mind wearing multiple hats. Experienced in handling a wide range of administrative duties and executive support-related tasks.

MICROBIOLOGY LAB DIRECTOR

BOOKEEPING

Laura is constantly performing multiple tasks for the company, handling all the one-off tasks that pop up almost daily. Her responsibilities include ordering merchandise, deciphering work orders, locating & ordering stock, plus packaging and shipping fulfillment for all of our DIY Kits. As project manager, she assists the admin team in the planning and coordination of special projects. She is an independent worker with a knack for tackling a myriad of duties… literally sitting at multiple desks around the office. She also handles bookkeeping and minor HR duties, whatever office help needs to be done.

When asked what she loves about her job, Laura has this to say: “I just love helping out whether it’s a customer or fellow co-worker. I also really love seeing the finished product when it comes to putting together our DIY Kits.”

Outside of work, Laura is an accomplished fine artist, specializing in ultra realistic graphite portrait drawings. Her mastery of sentimental illustrations not only capture the emotional essence of her subjects, but also fills her creative heart. In the past, she owned and operated an Art Gallery in Pacific City. Family is her first priority and she enjoys spending as much time as possible with them.

ADMIN

Our hardworking and versatile Administrative Assistant Kim, helps out daily with her amazing organizational skills and thorough knowledge of policies and procedures. She’s responsible for ensuring operations and tasks are organized, correspondences are controlled, projects reviewed, samples logged, and all clerical intake ordering functions are properly assigned and monitored. Her excellent communication and people skills reassures the rest of us that all things are easily handled no matter what challenges come through the door or over the phone. She is a scheduling unicorn, never missing a beat and multi-tasking with magical ease. With a nursing background, she exemplifies extensive people ‘care’ skills and her capabilities literally include juggling many tasks, all with a never ending smile and contagious charm.

In her free time, Kim loves to go fishing, hunting and camping. She enjoys trips to the beach, sunsets, spending time with her family and her lab, Maggie. She also loves to laugh, and thinks everyone outta try it a bit more!

EDUCATION
CNA | Portland Community College
AA | Accounting PCC

MARKETING

Joya is a driven and innovative designer with over 25 years of experience and an agency background emphasizing brand management, advertising, marketing, color palettes and design decks. As a skilled creative, she thrives in our ever changing environment. She is one of those people who can easily navigate through many projects - taking great pride in seeing them through to completion no matter what challenges are thrown at her. She’s detail-oriented with exceptional senior level skills and experience in various mediums such as illustrations, digital design, collateral deliverables and web development. She’s an idea person with talents that transfer to multiple marketing channels, platforms and presentations- all which elevate our brand.

To keep her creative cup full… Joya loves to travel - has been to 29 Countries and has attended 7 Olympics. She’s an artist, enjoys all facets of decorating, up-cycling and repurposing old furniture and cultural cooking.

EDUCATION

BA | Art Education Smith College | Oregon College of Education

AA | Graphic and Commercial Art | PNCA

NCIDQ | Interior Design & Color Theory | Heritage School of Design