Mr. Ricardo is the President and founder of Double Barrel Environmental Services, Inc. He has over 15 years experience in the emergency response and hazardous waste management industry. Erik started his career in the US Coast Guard as a Pollution Investigator and Incident Responder, at the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, located in the Los Angeles and Long Beach area. While serving there, Erik responded to over 500 incidents involving petrochemical releases. He oversaw the planning and preparedness group, attending and critiquing industry drills and exercises.

Erik received a Letter of Commendation from the Commandant for his efforts with the US Coast Guard. Mr. Ricardo then held various positions of responsibility with a prominent Southern California response contractor including most recently, General Manager. To date, Erik has responded to over 3000 incidents with Double Barrel Environmental Services.

Mr. Ricardo has a very diversified and unique training background. He is a California State Fire Marshal Certified Hazardous Materials Technician and Incident Commander. He is also specially trained in Clandestine Drug Lab cleanups and marine spill response. He holds a US Merchant Marine License as Master 100 Tons and is a State of California Registered Environmental Assessor. Erik attended California State University of Long Beach where he majored in Philosophy. He is currently attending Capella University, pursuing a Masters in Business Administrations Degree.

Erik lives with his wife Michelle and their son August in Lake Arrowhead, CA. In his leisure time he enjoys outdoor recreation, including off-road motorcycle riding, running and boating.

Mrs. Vandergeest is the Controller and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Heather is charged with all the accounting practices and financial oversight of the company, including preparing budgets, financial reports and tax and audit functions. She also directs financial strategy, planning and forecasts. She confers with the President and Vice President, supervises investment funds, studies, analyzes and reports on trends, opportunities for expansion and projections of future company growth. Heather has over 10 years experience with construction and allied construction accounting and financial management.

Heather resides with her husband Jon and their two daughters in Lake Arrowhead, CA. In her off-time, Heather enjoys spending time with family and friends, skiing and the outdoors.

Mr. Teten joined Double Barrel Environmental Services in August 2006. He is an experienced responder and is specifically trained to provide Excavating & Grading Services. Jon has responded to many notable responses including terrestrial and marine incidents. Mr. Teten is 40-hour HAZWOPER certified and is familiar with all aspects of Emergency Response. Prior to starting his career in the environmental services industry, Mr. Teten worked in the construction field.

Jon resides with his wife Heather and their two daughters in Lake Arrowhead, CA. In his off-time, Jon enjoys riding his motorcycle, golf, camping and spending time at the beach.

Mr. Frost has been employed by Double Barrel Environmental Services since April 2007. He is a Response Supervisor with substantial experience in Health and Safety surveys including; asbestos monitoring, mold detection and abatement and lead based paint removal. Mr. Frost is a 40 Hour General Site Worker HAZWOPER Certified and is familiar with all aspects of emergency response.

Prior to joining DBES, Daniel worked at H2 Environmental where he handled all the compliance, report development and business development functions at the company. Daniel is a lifelong Riverside resident where he currently resides with his wife Matilda. In his off-time, Daniel enjoys golf, traditional Samoan dance and raising his 5 Akita dogs.

Mr. Rankin has been employed by Double Barrel Environmental Services, Inc. since February 2008. He is the safety manager, as well as a response manager for emergency spills. James has worked 20 years in the industry with extensive experience in Industrial Cleaning of refineries. James is trained as a confined space specialist in Horizontal Tank Rescue. He also is certified for Pipeline Assessment, trained in Hazcom, respiratory protection and confined space procedures.

James lives in Moreno Valley with his family. In his off time, James enjoys fishing, golfing, snow skiing and spending time with his family.

Mr. Mikuls is the Division Manager and Senior Emergency Response Director for the Central Valley Region. Mr. Mikuls has performed as incident commander during environmental response operations for over 1000 spills and releases since 1983. Mr. Mikuls has been involved in the health, safety and environmental field for over 25 years. His education with field experience enables him to pragmatically evaluate critical time sensitive emergency response situations. His expertise include performing general site safety inspections, preparing emergency response plans, writing site safety plans, emergency response and consulting in areas pertaining to health, safety and environmental issues.

Mr. Mikuls resides in Bakersfield. In his off-time, he enjoys spending quality time with his daughter and outdoor leisure activities.