Healthy Environments

From The Inside Out

With over 20 years of experience in the field of Industrial Hygiene and microbiology Brandon White serves as EFCI’s Principle IH. Brandon is an Arizona State Registered Microbiologist with a Bachelors and Master’s degree from Midwestern University. Brandon conducted research in the fields of virology and microbiology. As the Principal IH of EFCI Brandon is certified through ACAC as a CIEC and is an IICRC approved instructor, OSHA outreach training provider, AHERA asbestos instructor and has over 15 years of experience teaching college microbiology. In addition to being the Principal Industrial Hygienist Brandon also works as an independent insurance appraiser and is an expert witness for microbiological and hazardous material litigation.

Megan has a bachelor’s of science in Microbiology from the University of Arizona.  She has over 15 years experience in customer service and strives to provide customers with professional and efficient service.  She is the lead microbiologist for Environmental Forensic Consultants, Inc. Megan joined EFCI in 2020.  Megan is IICRC certified in applied microbial remediation technician (AMRT), water damage restoration technician (WRT), applied structural drying technician (ASD), trauma and crime scene technician (TCST), and fire and smoke damage restoration technician (FRST). Megan is an AHERA certified building inspector.

John Rustenburg has over ten years of field experience working on residential, commercial,
institutional, and industrial scale microbial and asbestos projects. Mr. Rustenburg has
managed many asbestos projects for the City of Phoenix including abatement oversight at
Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe Arizona and many other schools within the City of
Phoenix. Mr. Rustenburg has managed multi-million dollar projects such as the Administration
Buildings in Window Rock Arizona for the Navajo Nation and hundreds of microbial
remediation oversight projects throughout the state of Arizona and in New Mexico. Mr.
Rustenburg has over twenty-five years of experience in the construction industry including new
construction, demolition, and renovation projects. Mr. Rustenburg is Environmental Forensic
Consultants, Inc. Asbestos field operations manager, in charge of all asbestos surveys,
abatement oversight, and investigations.

Mr. Ryan M. Whitney has training in all areas of industrial hygiene including anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of environmental factors arising in residential and commercial settings which may cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort among occupants.  Mr. Whitney is a graduate of Arizona State University and is an Environmental Biologist and Senior Industrial Hygienist for EFCI, which gives him an extensive knowledge of sampling procedures, laboratory interpretation, and environmental proficiency both in the field and laboratory settings.  His customer service and communication skills are two key components of what Mr. Whitney brings to the Environmental Forensic Consultant’s team.