Myounghee Noh
Principal Investigator
The founder and CEO, Myounghee Noh, has served in the environmental industry since 1992. Ms. Noh brings to our clients and project teams over 27 years of experiences in environmental investigations, remedial design and execution, hazardous material surveys and hazardous waste management, chemical analysis and interpretations, environmental planning and permitting for federal, state, county, and commercial clients, and DoD projects in Japan, Korea, Guam, CNMI, Kwajalein, Yap, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, and Diego Garcia.
To enable our clients, Ms. Noh provides strategic site investigation and hazard mitigation solutions, considering challenges and limitations at various project sites. The strategy may include mobile laboratory, real-time testing using field instruments, and use of regionally available talents and equipment, for cost-effective technically sound solutions. Large landowners and commercial clients, such as the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, public and private schools, and utility companies, rely on her expertise for a wide variety of renovation, upgrade, and construction design projects for existing conditions surveys, RFP/bid document support, technical specifications, cost estimates, construction support, and compliance monitoring.
Certifications:
American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) - Certified Industrial Hygienist (No. 10565 CP)
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) - Certified Safety Professional (CSP-37260)
National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) - Certified Radon Measurement Professional (No. 109924-RT)
State of Hawaii-certified Asbestos Project Designer (HIASB-0606)
State of Hawaii-certified Lead Risk Assessor / Project Designer / Supervisor (PB-0090)
Quality Assurance/Project Management
Regulatory * Environmental * Quality Assurance * Contract Management * Technology / Analytical Method Assessment * Environmental Site Assessment * Site Delineation/Remedial Design * Industrial Hygiene * Budget and Cost Monitoring & Control * Marine Natural Products/Drug Discovery * Metabolism Chemistry * Almost Fluent Korean * Effective Team Player
Key Accomplishments
Principal-in-Charge
Oversee the development and execution of short- and long-term strategies
Lead the implementation of company vision and mission
Improve project designs and conditions by providing reliable and timely technical support based on project needs and customer wants
Provide practical solutions to construction designers and planners
Perform contaminant treatability assessments (CERCLA)
Design and evaluate environmental site assessment and remediation
Provide guidance for project specific work plans, safety plans, sampling and analysis plans, and quality assurance project plans
Oversee personnel training for onsite sampling and testing, health and safety, and compliance
Provide overseas contract management throughout the Asia Pacific region
Senior Chemist / Project Manager
Managed projects involving Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, including subsurface investigations, Soil & Groundwater Remediation (CERCLA), Treatability Studies, and Wildlife Management
Remediation technology assessment and treatability evaluation
Assessed and developed worker hazard evaluation and safety plans (OSHA and EM385-1-1)
Developed and implemented field testing protocols and analytical data management system
Contract negotiations and budget monitoring and control
Analyzed overseas and domestic environmental markets
Study Director
Managed technical conduct of U.S. government regulated studies (FIFRA)
Led 16 staff scientists and administrators of four departments in crop protection chemical registration program
Developed and implemented study protocols and standard operating procedures for field and laboratory activities
Implemented Good Laboratory Practice programs (GLP)
Research and development of analytical methods
Oxidizer, scintillation system, chromatographic techniques (GC, HPLC)
Pesticide Registration Program Manager
Assessed needs for crop protection chemicals in the State of Hawaii
Coordinated concerted efforts of a group of scientists and state and federal regulatory agencies
Performed EPA mandated residue studies pursuant to (re)registration of crop protection chemicals
Supervised a team of chemists and laboratory technicians
Pesticide advisory member for the Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee
MARINE Natural Product Chemistry / Drug Discovery Program
Isolated and elucidated molecular structures of marine secondary metabolites with potential biological activities
Chromatographic techniques: TLC, LC, HPLC, GC
Spectral data acquisition and interpretation: NMR, MS, UV, IR
Professional Experience
1999 - Present — Myounghee Noh & Associates, L.L.C. - President/CEO/Consulting Chemist
1995 - 1999 — Brewer Environmental Industries - Project Manager/Chemist
1993 - 1995 — Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) - Study Director/Metabolism Chemist
1992 - 1993 — HSPA - Pesticide Registration Program Coordinator/Assistant Chemist
Credentials
M.B.A. University of Phoenix, HI; 1997
M.S. Organic Chemistry, University of Hawaii, HI; 1991
B.S. Chemistry / Biology, Troy State University, AL; 1986
Certified Industrial Hygienist; 2014
National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP)-Certified Radon Measurement Professional; 2018
Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120)
HAZWOPER Supervisor
Confined Space Entry Supervisor
Honors and Awards
Cum Laude, 1986
U.S. Achievement Academy Collegiate Award, 1987
University of Hawaii at Manoa Research Assistantship, 1988-90
Korean Government Honor Scholarship, 1990
Affiliations
American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST No. 109924-RT )
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH No. 310411-00)
Hawaii Association of Environmental Professionals (HAEP) - Past President, 2009-2011
