Our Senior Management Team

Michael R. Prasch

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Prasch joined Pace Analytical in 1999 and has more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for all of Pace’s finance management accounting activities – including compliance and controls, financial reporting, accounting transactional work processes as well as financial standards, legal policies and long-term strategic planning for Pace’s three business divisions. He also has oversight of all information technology IT operations for the company nationwide, Human Resources, corporate administrative support services and acquisition-sale due diligence practices.

For the past 12 years, Mr. Prasch has had responsibility for upholding strong financial management and accountability while providing timely, accurate, and reliable financial information and internal controls. He effectively re-engineered accounting processes, established policies and procedures and implemented systems that have enabled Pace to maintain an industry standard for integrity of financial statements, best business practices and financial accountability. Mr. Prasch has been instrumental in executing and integrating all of Pace’s lab acquisitions. During his tenure, Pace has experienced business line revenue growth every year and continues to expand its facilities, services and staffing nationwide.

Mr. Prasch received his B.S in Accounting from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in Finance from Minnesota State University.

Jack Dullaghan

Chief Operating Officer - Environmental

Mr. Dullaghan is the Chief Operating Officer for Pace Analytical’s Environmental Division. He joined Pace Analytical in 1997 and has more than 30 years experience in the analytical services industry. Mr. Dullaghan is responsible for the strategic growth, operational leadership and management of Pace’s 16 environmental labs and 10 service centers nationwide. He is responsible for overall operations and administration of Pace’s environmental laboratories; oversight of all regulatory and compliance standards for laboratories;  procurement of required personnel and equipment; renovation of facilities and infrastructure with cutting-edge technology to improve workflow and consistency; standardization of laboratory processes and services; and long-range, capital and strategic planning for Pace’s expanded laboratory network.

Under Mr. Dullaghan’s management and leadership, Pace has experienced significant improvement in laboratory quality, productivity and efficiency – while reducing operating and labor costs. He has been instrumental in Pace’s development and application of monitoring software and information systems for all labs. His efforts to improve customer service and ensure clients receive accurate and timely laboratory support – along with his goal to facilitate a common working environment at each lab site – has played a critical role in Pace’s aggressive growth over the past several years.

 Mr. Dullaghan is recognized in the industry for doing innovative and groundbreaking things that impact laboratory management and services and ensure flexibility in response to increasingly demanding environmental challenges for the analytical services industry.

Greg Whitman

Chief Sales Officer - Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Environmental

Greg Whitman is the Chief Sales Officer and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Pace Analytical Services, Inc. Mr. Whitman served as a senior sales manager in 1995 before accepting the position of Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2001. In this position, he successfully helped unify Pace’s corporate messaging and raised the company’s visibility to both internal and external audiences alike. For the past five years he has led the company through 25 consecutive quarters of year over year revenue growth, profitability and market segment expansion. In 2010 he was promoted to a more entrepreneurial position as Chief Sales Officer and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He is now responsible for corporate sales and marketing for Pace’s three divisions, client relations and loyalty marketing, new business development and laboratory acquisitions.

Mr. Whitman is credited with developing Pace’s leading sales management team, promoting innovative sales and services throughout the company, and increasing revenues exponentially. He is recognized today for his expertise in delivering bottom-line results ahead of goal.

Mr. Whitman is active in industry and professional organizations, including Carolina’s Pollution Control Association (CAPCA), the Groundwater Professionals Association, and Sales Masters. An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Whitman enjoys helping companies protect the environment - while at the same time helping them protect their bottom line.

He earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration with a minor in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Gabe LeBrun

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - LabOps

Mr. LeBrun has more than 25 years of executive experience in the analytical testing and lab services industries. He joined Pace Analytical in 1990 - and over his tenure with the company - managed and directed several environmental and non-environmental businesses, and provided oversight and direction for the company's product and service development businesses. Today, he provides management experience that spans a broad spectrum of technology and lab support services including on-site Professional Staffing Services, Instrument Maintenance, Repair and Qualification Services, Metrology and Regulatory Data Management.

Mr. LeBrun has lead a comprehensive business transformation across Pace's Lab Operations Division by re-engineering its business processes and practices, redefining Pace's role as a leading provider of lab services, products and resources, and driving operational excellence across LabOps' various business segments.

To help fuel growth, promote innovation, and increase market share as a major provider of analytical lab solutions, Mr. LeBrun has helped redefine Pace's strategic initiatives by aligning its resources effectively and ensuring tight coordination across multiple businesses. and services. He has played a key role in the definition, development and launch of many company's groundbreaking new business ventures. 

He received his B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and pursued extensive course work toward his MBA at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Gregory D. Kupp

Chief Operating Officer - Life Sciences

Mr. Kupp is the Chief Operating Officer for Pace Analytical's Life Sciences Division, which includes the operations in Oakdale, Minnesota, and San German, Puerto Rico. He joined Pace Analytical in 2006 and has more than 20 years of managerial and business development experience in the life science industry including executive level management, information technology and laboratory operations.

For the past five years, Mr. Kupp has been responsible for the strategic growth, operational leadership and management of Pace's growing Life Sciences business. He is responsible for overall operations and administration of Pace's Life Sciences laboratories; oversight of all regulatory and compliance standards for laboratories; procurement of required personnel and equipment; and long-range, capital and strategic planning for Pace's Life Sciences business.

Under his management, Pace has developed into a key supplier of analytical and microbiology services within the Life Science's industry. During his tenure at Pace, Mr. Kupp was instrumental in developing the overall business models and the quality system, as well as the laboratory information management system (LIMs) employed within the laboratory. Under his leadership both laboratory operations have been approved as a supplier by many of the world's top health care companies. In addition, both sites have experienced successful regulatory audits, most recently with a Food and Drug Administration audit in February of 2011 where no FDA-483 observations were made. His efforts to drive the development of a client-focused work culture - where the emphasis is focused on understanding customer requirements and delivering a timely, cost-effective and innovative solution to each customer - has played a critical role in Pace's significant growth in the Life Sciences business over the past several years.

Mr. Kupp holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Misericordia University and an M.S. degree in Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs from Temple University.

Bruce Warden

Director of Training, Safety, and Environment

Mr. Warden has more than 30 years of experience in the analytical services industry. He received a B.A. with a major in Chemistry from California Lutheran College and an M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from Oregon State University.

He joined Pace Analytical in 1997 and over his tenure with the company has served in various senior management roles.  He is currently responsible for the direction of the corporate safety and environment program, and the ongoing direction and development of the corporate training program.

He served as General Manager of the Pace Minnesota lab for 7 years.  Under his leadership the lab business grew over threefold, while expanding specialty service offerings like air and dioxin for all of Pace.  His lab was chosen as the first Pace lab to implement our current LIMS and work with our IT staff to help resolve most of the initial technical issues before implementing it across Pace.  In 2004, Mr. Warden took on the added responsibility of managing the newly acquired Enchem laboratories from Wisconsin.  Under his guidance, the labs were consolidated and successfully integrated into the Pace network. 

In 2007 Mr. Warden accepted a corporate role as Director of Training and developed and introduced “Pace Yourself,” our company-wide training program.  Under his direction Pace has successfully implemented a Learning Management System (LMS) that deploys, tracks and documents all training activities across Pace down to the individual level.  Programs that have been successfully developed and implemented include new hire onboarding and training, job specific training across all departments within environmental labs, core and senior management training, and customer service training.  Mr. Warden also serves as the Director or Safety and Environment.  Under his guidance, the safety and waste management programs across Pace continue to improve and are standardized across the company.  Our strong emphasis on safety has resulted in excellent performance relative to low annual incidence rates in recent years with an incident rate of 0.86 for 2010.

Richard Henson

Director of Environmental Quality

Mr. Henson recently joined Pace Analytical. Rich has more than 25 years of experience at all levels of management and responsibility in environmental, analytical and industrial laboratories. He is presently responsible for the direction of Pace’s Corporate Environmental Quality Assurance Program. He received a B.S. Degree in Chemistry from the University of California.

Cynthia Hansen

Director of Quality Assurance - Life Sciences

Ms. Hansen joined Pace Analytical Life Sciences in 2006 and currently serves as the Director of Quality. Her current responsibilities include directing the activities of the Quality Assurance, IT, Sample Administration and Facilities staff as well as oversignt of the San German QA activities. She has more than 18 years experience in analytical chemistry laboratories, including 12 years in the FDA regulated industry. Cynthia holds an M.S degree in Environmental Engineering and a B.S. Degree in Chemistry.

Diane Dumer

Director of Information Technology

Ms. Dumer joined Pace Analytical in 2004. She has over 18 years of experience in the information technology industry. She currently serves as Director of Information Technology and is responsible for directing the activities of the information services team and the technologies supporting the entire company. She has received B.A. Quantitative Methods with Math minor from the College of St. Catherine, 1985.

LoAnn Grill

Director of Human Resources

Ms. Grill possesses 31 years of human resources experience. She joined Pace Analytical when it was formed in 1995 and currently serves as Director of Human Resources. As Director of Human Resources, Ms. Grill is responsible for administering human resources policies, programs and practices—including planning, organizing, developing, implementing, coordinating, and directing all phases of personnel activity.