Specialty: Biota

Chad Rusch started out with his career at EnChem in 1994 while pursuing his chemistry degree at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. His first role was handshaking water extractions in the SVOA extraction lab. Through 1999, Rusch took on additional roles in analysis using Gas Chromatography (GC), Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), and graphite furnace instrumentation. After a six-month hiatus, he returned to EnChem to become the Metals Supervisor, where he ran metals analysis on Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS), ICP, and Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption (CVAA) instrumentation.

When Pace® acquired EnChem in 2004, Rusch transitioned into the Inorganic Manager overseeing metals and wet chemistry. Since joining Pace®, he has been a member of several Pace® 3P Teams and has led the Wet Chemistry team for several years. Rusch has been the General Manager of the Pace® Green Bay lab since April 2021 where he has focused his efforts on employee development and lab growth through service and quality.