BRAD KOVAR, CIEC, CEICC, REA, REPA, MRS, AMRT, WRT, HAZWOPER (40 HR) President and CEO of Safeguard EnviroGroup, Inc.

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1 Corporate Office 158 N. Glendora Ave., Suite R Glendora, CA (626) Fax: (626) info@safeguardenviro.com CURRICULUM VITAE BRAD KOVAR, CIEC, CEICC, REA, REPA, MRS, AMRT, WRT, HAZWOPER (40 HR) President and CEO of Safeguard EnviroGroup, Inc. CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION/RECOGNITION Council-certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC # ). Board awarded by the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC). Accredited by the Council for Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESSB) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Council-certified Environmental Infection Control Consultant (CEICC # ). Board awarded by the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC). Accredited by the Council for Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESSB) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Registered Environmental Assessor (REA #30336). State of California Environmental Protection Agency- Department of Toxic Substances Control. Hazardous Waste Operator & Emergency Responder (HAZWOPER) 40 Hour Program (Satisfies OSHA requirements under 29 CFR and State of California Regulation 5192 Title 8). Issued by the Los Angeles/Orange County Environmental Training Center. Trained in clean-up operations, voluntary clean-up operations, emergency response operations, and storage, disposal, or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, protection against hazardous chemicals, elimination of hazardous chemicals, safety of workers and the environment and OSHA regulations. Registered Environmental Property Assessor (REPA #533373). Awarded by the National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP). Accredited by the International Certification Accreditation Board Mold Removal Specialist (MRS #121080). Certification by Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT #121080) - Certification by Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Water Restoration Technician (WRT #121080) - Certification by Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). PUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS/ARTICLES (PEER REVIEWED) P. Chakravarty and B. Kovar, 2013, Evaluation of five antifungal agents used in remediation practices against six common indoor fungal species. Published in the Journal of Occupational

2 and Environmental Hygiene 10: D11-D16. A joint peer reviewed publication of the American Industrial Hygiene Association & the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Re-published with permission in the June 2014 Journal of Cleaning, Restoration & Inspection. A peer reviewed publication of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Brad Kovar, November 2014, Preventing Indoor Air Quality Hazards during the Holidays, The Interdisciplinarian, Newsmagazine of the Association of Interdisciplinary Doctors of Health Science, Volume 1 - Issue 1, November 2014 Martin L. King and Brad Kovar, 2013, Distribution of Combustion Particles in Buildings. Journal of Cleaning, Restoration & Inspection. A peer reviewed publication of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). December Shufutinsky, A., Kovar, B., Fordyce, L., Shufutinsky, B., Pernsteiner, E., & Johnson, D. (2014). Toward Effective Public Health Emergency Risk Communication: Modification of the Social Cubism Conflict Analysis Model for Assessing Risk Communications to Vulnerable Populations. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies, 2(2), Martin L. King and Brad Kovar, 2013, Evaluating Smoke Odor Damage. Journal of Cleaning, Restoration & Inspection. A peer reviewed publication of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). February Brad Kovar, Martin L. King and Dr. Priyotosh Chakravarty, 2013, Suggested Guidelines for Wildfire Smoke Damage Investigations and Remediation. Edited by Dr. Michael Larrañaga, School of Fire Protection and Safety, Oklahoma State University. The Nation s only ABET accredited Fire Protection and Safety Technology (FPST) program. Journal of Cleaning, Restoration & Inspection. A peer reviewed publication of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). June EDUCATION University of Phoenix School of Business APPOINTMENTS/BOARD POSITIONS/COMMITTEES ACAC CIEC Certification Board ( ), American Council for Accredited Certification. Accredited by the Council for Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESSB) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO)/Remediation Industry Association (RIA) Fire Damage Standard 6000 committee member - - Standard approved by American National Standard Institute (ANSI) - - Analysis and characterization of combustion byproducts impacting structure and contents. Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) Education Committee, Member. Review, edit and approve IAQ educational courses including Indoor Environmentalist, Mold Remediation, Advanced Course in the Collection and Interpretation of Samples and Mold refresher courses which have been submitted to the IAQA. Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) Think Tank Committee, Chairman. Develop and foster strategic alliances, MOU s and partnerships through IAQA education and training programs. Indoor Air Quality Association/ASHRAE International and Association Relations Committee, Member.

3 Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO) Standards Development Committee & Consensus Body (2013). Review proposals for indoor environmental standards within the scope of IESO. Create and approve standards to be submitted to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Journal for the Association of Interdisciplinary Doctors of Health Sciences (AIDHS). Indoor air quality peerreviewer for submitted manuscripts. Journal for Cleaning, Restoration and Inspection published by the Institute for Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). Technical peer-reviewer for submitted manuscripts. Approved IICRC continuing education instructor for Fungi, Bacteria/CAT 3 and Smoke Damage instruction. Approved Servpro Regional Training Center instructor. City of Glendora Planning Commissioner, Glendora, California ( ). SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), corporate membership #17666 Association of Interdisciplinary Doctors of Health Science (AIDHS) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Mr. Kovar has extensive experience as a hygienist, instructor and consultant in the indoor environmental industry. He has personally conducted hundreds of investigations and written thousands of analytical reports involving a broad range of indoor environmental issues including; microbiology, allergens, wildfire smoke damage, asbestos, lead and hazardous chemicals in residential, commercial and industrial settings. He has substantial experience in presenting education and certification courses to indoor environmental professionals. He has delivered numerous presentations to groups including hygienist, Realtors, property management professionals, remediation contractors, builders and attorneys. Mr. Kovar serves as a scientific advisor/consultant for insurance companies on major loss claims and provides expert testimony, pre-trial forensic case development and document review/commentary for attorneys in high-profile litigation. Presently, Mr. Kovar is completing numerous indoor environmental research manuscripts for publication in scientific peer review journals and actively participates on several environmental boards and committees writing indoor environmental national standards and reviewing/approving IAQ educational courses which have been submitted to the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) Present Safeguard EnviroGroup, Inc. President and CEO Mr. Kovar founded Safeguard EnviroGroup, Inc. in 2001 and presides as the company s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kovar s responsibilities include operations management of all service divisions, senior technical overview and oversight of corporate programs, client development and contract negotiation. He implements company policy and operating procedures, developed all technical templates for reporting and actively pursues business opportunities through diversification of services, relationships and business alliances to insure continued growth. Through his dynamic leadership and strategic planning, he successfully guided the organization to become one of the leading indoor environmental consulting firms in California.

4 2005 Present Kovar Companies, Inc. KCI Microbiology Laboratory President and CEO In 2005, Mr. Kovar along with long time colleague Dr. P. Chakravarty, PhD, Senior Microbiologist, founded KCI Microbiology Laboratory serving the microbial analytical needs of Safeguard EnviroGroup and hundreds of independent hygienist. With emphasis on customer service, KCI was one of the first laboratories in the region to institute same day results as a standard procedure. In 2007, in response to the growing needs of Safeguard EnviroGroup, KCI Microbiology Laboratory became a division of Safeguard and no longer served independent hygienist Present Kovar Companies, Inc. KCI Center for Environmental Research President and CEO KCI, a multi-disciplined research corporation, was founded by Mr. Kovar in Through research and education, KCI scientists have collaborated with other indoor environmental professionals and private sector partners to address important indoor environmental issues. KCI Center for Environmental Research conducts research, development and technology pursuing sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. Most recently, KCI developed the KCI Talley Counter; a computer based software program resolving laboratory technical issues associated with the mechanical input of valuable data. Presently, KCI Center for Environmental Research is conducting R & D on the neutralizing properties of several popular anti-microbial chemicals on pure mold cultures. CONTINUING EDUCATION/COURSE WORK/TRAINING CERTIFICATES Strategies for Mold Investigations and Sampling presented by Dr. Harriet Burge, EMLab P&K (September 2014) Mold Remediation: Methods for Cleaning and Removal presented IAQA University (August 2014) Infection Control and Environmental Sampling presented by Dr. Michael Berg, EMLab P&K (July 2014) Sampling for Allergens presented by the Indoor Air Quality Association (August 2013) Improving the Quality of Industrial Hygiene Air Sampling Data through Proper Field Practices presented by Michael K. McGee, TestAmerica (September 2012) The Science and Ambiguity of Asbestos Testing presented by Dr. Joseph Manfrida, EMLab P&K (July 2012) IAQ Assessments presented by Indoor Air Quality Association (June 2012) Fungal Data Interpretation presented by David Gallop, EMLab P&K (June 2012) Contemporary Techniques for the Detection and Remediation of Legionella Contamination presented by Dr. Joseph Manfrida, EMLab P&K (May 2012) USP 797 and Environmental Sampling presented by Dr. Joseph Manfrida, EMLab P&K (May 2012) Bacteriology presented by Dr. Harriet Burge, EMLab P&K (February 2012)

5 Antimicrobial Use presented by the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) (December 2011) Assessing Ventilation & Pressurization presented by the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA University) (December 2011) Remediation Plans & Verification presented by the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA University) (September 2011) Psychrometrics presented by the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA University) (September 2011) Controlling Food Borne Hazards - Pathogens and Toxins in foods: Challenges, Assessments & Interventions presented by Pasteur Laboratories (June 2009) Advanced Optical Microscopy Particle Identification and Enumeration presented by Dr. P. Chakravarty, Pasteur Laboratories (February 2009) ANSI/IICRC S520 Mold Remediation Standard Technical workshop presented by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification. (January 2009) Advanced Optical Microscopy Fungal Spores Identification and Enumeration presented by Dr. P. Chakravarty, Pasteur Laboratories (February 2009) Accessing the Indoor Environment for Combustion Byproducts and Wildfire Smoke Remnants - Analyze investigative data, Interpret results & Evaluate conclusions presented by Pasteur Laboratories (September 2008) Advanced Indoor Environmental Science & Assessments - Materials Science & Particle Characterization presented by Pasteur Laboratories (March 2008) General Bacteriology & Pathogenic Bacteria - Assessment, Identification, Classification & Characterization of Bacteria Species presented by Pasteur Laboratories (March 2008) Mold, Sampling and Report Interpretation Certification by Environmental Microbiology Laboratory - Mold University Dr. Harriet Burge (August 2007) Case Management of Indoor Environmental Projects - case presentations, current research & Report interpretations in Environmental, Food & Public health microbiology and Combustion Byproduct Particle Characterization presented by Pasteur Laboratories (February 2007) Advanced Studies in Fungal Biology, Ecology and Industrial Toxicology - Advanced Biological Sampling Techniques and Sampling Data Interpretations presented by KCI Microbiology Laboratory (January 2006) Advanced Studies for experienced Indoor Environmental Professionals - Mold, Moisture, and the Science within the Building Envelope. Prevention, Determination, and Remediation of Biological Contamination in the Indoor Environment presented by KCI Microbiology Laboratory (November 2005) Mold Sampling/Survey Inspection Course Certification by Inspection Training Associates - A Kaplan Professional Company (September 2002)

6 SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS GIVEN (Selected) Sewage and CAT3 Assessment and Remediation training course presented to ServPro franchise owners and Insurance adjusters at ServPro Regional Training Center in Rancho Cucamonga California, Septemeber Approved IICRC Continuing Education Course. Wildfire Smoke Damage Assessment and Remediation training course presented to ServPro franchise owners and Insurance adjusters at ServPro Regional Training Center in Rancho Cucamonga California, July Approved IICRC Continuing Education Course. Advanced Structural drying and Indoor Environmental Sciences training course presented to ServPro franchise owners and techs at ServPro Regional Training Center in Rancho Cucamonga California, March 2012 Fundamentals of Mold, Sampling & Surveying, education certification course presented to hygienist 2005 Present Toxic Mold: Limiting Your Liability Exposure, training course presented to Realtors, Brokers and Realtor Associations 2002 Present Mold & Moisture Intrusion: Taking Steps to Ensure Successful Clearance & Limiting Your Liability Exposure, training Course presented to ServPro and ServiceMASTER franchises 2003 Present Mold & Moisture Intrusion: Taking Steps to Control Mold & Limiting Your Liability Exposure, training Course presented to Property Management Professions 2003 Present Toxic Mold Stachybotrys: Guest Indoor Environmental Expert on the Lee Rayburn Show, 94.3 FM The Deserts News Talk Power Station, October 24, 2011 Advanced Indoor Environmental Assessments and Remediation Responses: Combustion By-Product, Asbestos and Microbial training course presented to ServiceMASTER and ServPro franchises 2009 to Present Investigative protocols and laboratory methods to determine smoke damage contamination levels in properties after a wildfire event presented at Fire Summit Sheraton Hotel in Palmdale (Crown fire) Business management skills, Business Program, University of Phoenix (1997) Starting a successful business, Business Program, Citrus College, Continuing Education Department (Regularly) TECHNIQUES/PRODUCTS DEVELOPED Principle researcher and designer of the KCI Tally Counter, a computer based program, used in microbiology laboratories. Designer of the Kovar IAQ Pump used by the United States Navy and Hygienist in thousands of Indoor Environmental Assessments. Updated 6/2015