MANAGEMENT STAFF

Tom Rose
• President

Jody Monk
• Director of Training Services
• Lecturer / Field Instructor
• j.monk@eta-is-opacity.com

OFFICE STAFF

Sherri Sigworth
• Office Manager / Accountant
• sherri.s@eta-is-opacity.com

Debbie Scalise
• Registrar
• d.scalise@eta-is-opacity.com

FIELD STAFF

Marty Hughes
• Marketing Coordinator
• Lecturer / Field Instructor
• m.hughes@eta-is-opacity.com

Evan Wainright
• Logistics Coordinator
• Lecturer / Field Instructor
• evan@eta-is-opacity.com

Allen Tharrington
• Lecturer / Field Instructor
• a.tharrington@eta-is-opacity.com

Steve Markovsky
• Safety Coordinator
• Field Instructor
• steve@eta-is-opacity.com

Roger Rooks
• Marketing & Logistics
• Field Instructor
• r.rooks@eta-is-opacity.com

Dave Marzec
• Marketing & Logistics
• Field Instructor
• david.marzec@eta-is-opacity.com

John Ashley
• Marketing & Logistics
• Lecturer / Field Instructor
• john.ashley@eta-is-opacity.com

Teddy Pollard
• Marketing & Logistics
• Field Instructor
• t.pollard@eta-is-opacity.com

Company History

EASTERN TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES was founded in 1979 by Tom Rose and Willie Lee in order to provide high-quality visible emissions measurements and services for clients.

Tom, who worked for the US EPA Region IV, and Willie, president of Environmental Industries, began their company in a 400-square-foot facility in Cary, NC, with a staff of one secretary.

After a year of conducting visible emissions training and certification schools on a commercial basis, ETA outgrew its original location and moved to an 8,000-square-foot facility in Raleigh, NC.

Also in 1980, ETA designed and conducted opacity field studies for the EPA in support of method development. The company also began to provide other support and consulting services to government agencies and private industries.

In 1993, the company moved into a 12,000-square-foot building in Raleigh, and in 1998, Willie retired from ETA and Mike Lunsford took over as director of smoke school operations.

In 2000, ETA moved again, this time to a new building designed to accommodate the company's growing needs.

Today, ETA has a staff of 15 highly trained and dedicated employees committed to providing the most thorough and respected visible emissions programs in the world. Our services set the industry standard, not because ETA has been in business for almost 30 years, but because of our committment to excellence and our refusal to compromise our standards.

The reason for such commitment is simple: our clients.

Whether a government agency or private industry, ETA provides the same level of high-quality training and support. This is an important distinction. When it comes to measuring opacity and documenting observations, there is no substitute for the best training available.

Awards & Recognition

• 2003: Selected by the Source Evaluation Society (SES) to provide exams for stack testers
• 1995: Named one of the Triangle's (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) top technology companies
by the Raleigh News & Observer
• 1990: Received the First Flight Award from the state of North Carolina
• 1987: Received the North Carolina Governor's Award
• 1987: Patent approved for in-stack transmissometer
• 1986: North Carolina Governor's Award
• 1986: North Carolina Technological Development Award

ETA Project History

View an abbreviated list of ETA projects and achievements since our formation in 1979. The file does not include many of our specific field measurement projects for industry, nevertheless, it is
not hard to see why "ETA Is Opacity" and why our clients are satisfied with our ability to provide high-value services.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

ETA is often looking for that right person who matches our needs. Our staff consists of scientists and engineers with technical expertise in the environmental field. By technical we mean specific training and experience.

If you are hard-working, enjoy travel, have skills and knowledge that would serve our clients, and are interested in a rewarding environmental consulting career, please e-mail us your resumé for review to Jody Monk at the addresses listed above.