Mr. Thomas John Mullen
Bordentown, NJ 08505
Office: 609-298-9124
I AM BY TRAINING AND EXPIERIENCE A PHYSICAL ANALYTICAL CHEMIST WITH OVER 40 YEARS IN INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT. AS A RESEARCH SCIENTIST FOR JOHNSON AND JOHNSON I MANAGED
A MEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH DEPT. AFTER 8 YEARS I LEFT AND FORMED MY OWN NJDEP CERIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING LABORATORY FOR 35 YEARS. I OBTAINED CERTIFICATIONS IN ALL DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER CATAGORIES AS WELL AS SOME SOIL TESTING PARAMETRS. FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS MY AREAS OF EXPERTISE ARE, GC/MS, ICP/MS, ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, AND RECENTLY RADIOCHEMISTRY. I AM ALSO, QAULIFED TO WRITE AND REVIEW ALL SOP'S, LABORATORY DATA FOR ACCURACY, REPORT REVIEWS, AND STANDARD LAB PRACTICES. I SOLD THE LABORATORY (NJDEP #03886) IN 2023 AND SEMI RETIRED. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY EXPIERIENCE AND SERVICES BOTH AS CONSULTANT AND WITNESS IF NEEDED. IN MY POSITION AS BOTH LABOTATORY
MANAGER AND CERTIFIED Q/A OFFICER I HAD TO DEFEND LABORATORY PRACTICE, DATA, CHAIN OF CUSTODYS,
SAMPLING PROCEDURE, AND FINAL REPORTS IN CIVAL COURT A NUMBER OF TIMES. SINCE I AM NO LONGER AN ACTIVE
AND Q/A OFFICER I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY CAREER AS A CONSULTANT AND EXPERT WITNESS IN MY AREAS OF EXPERTISE.
- Chemicals
- Environmental
- Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous Waste
- Home Inspections
- Hydrology & Groundwater
- Materials
- Paint & Coatings
- Pesticides
- Petrochemicals
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: 1973 BS CHEMISTRY ILLINOIS
1974 BS PHYSICS ILLINOIS
GRADUATE PhD PROGRAM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, LEFT AFTER FUNDING FROM GOV PROGRAM WAS REMOVED AND
AND PROGRAM HALTED, AND ACCEPTED A RESEARH POSITION AT JOHNSON & JOHNSON RESEARCH
32 YEARS AS OWNER AND LAB/QA MANAGER OF A NEW JERSEY DEP CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY #03886
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: 10 YEAR FORMER MEMBERS OF ACS
FORMER MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION.
AFFILIATE MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN WATER TREATMENT ASSOCIATION
AFFILIATE SCIENTIST FOR NCAR, (NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC) RESERCH AS A STUDENT IN ILLINOS,
TESTING AIR SAMPLES FOR A PLUME DRIFT STUDY.
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: GUEST SPEAKER AT THE NJ REALESTATE CONVENTION ON THE SUBSTANCE AND IMPLIMINTATION OF THE NJDEP PRIVATE
WELL TESTING ACT OF 2003.
SPEAKER AT THE NJDEP ENVIRONMENTAL LAB ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE ANALYSIS OF DRINKING WATER BY GC/MASS
SPECTROSCOPY.
CONSULTING INSTUCTOR FOR BUCK SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ON THE USE OF THIER GC/HEADSPACE ANALYZER IN
THE PHARMACUTICAL INDUSTRY. - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: NO
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: SEVERAL, I TESTIFIED AS A WITNESS ON THE ACCURACY OF LABORATORY DATA IN CIVAL COURT IN MY POSITION AS LAB MANAGER AND CERTIFIED QA OFFICER.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: I HAVE PROVIDED WRITTEN AND ORAL TESTIMONY IN MY POSITION AS LABORARORY MANAGER AND CERTIFIED Q/A
OFFICER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CHAIN OF CUSTODY ACCURACY AND PROCEDURE, Q/A DATA, ANALYTICAL DATA ACCURACY, REPORT REVIEW, WATER TREATMENT DISSPUTES, WELL DISPUTES
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: APPROX. 5%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: APPROX. 95%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: I BELIEVE 4.5
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: I BELIEVE IN 2020.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: AS LAB MANAGER I HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED IN ALL OCC ACSIONS MENTIONED ABOVE.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: IN MY POSITION AS LAB MANAGER AND CERTIFIED Q/A OFFICER, I TESTIFIED BEFORE A NJDEP ARBITRATOR AND TWO
NJ DAG ATTORNEYS, IN A PROLONGED PENNALTY DISPUTE THAT ULTIMATLY CAME BEFOR AN APPELATE JUDGE FOR
SETTELMENT. THE SETTLEMENT WAS IN THE LABORATORYS FAVOR. - Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: IN THE TIMES MENTIONED ABOVE ON AND OF OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD.
MOST TIMES THE ACTION WAS SETTLED OUT OF COURT. - Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE OFFERED: CONSULTING ON A WIDE RANGE OF LABORATORY METHODS, LAB PRACTICE,
HOW TO PREPARE FOR CERIFICATION, PREPARING FOR AUDITS, DATA ACCURACY REVIEW, REPORT REVIEW, CHAIN OF CUSTODY REVIEW, SOP REVIEW, LABORATORY SPACE DESIGN AND ON-SITE INSPECTIONS FOR LABS PREPARING FOR
CERTIFYING BODY AUDITS.
Available Upon Request