1. ROBERT M. HARA
26110 SW Canyon Creek Road
Apt 202
Wilsonville, OR 97070-7637
(503) 754-4403 [Mobile]
(877) 458-6710 [work]
CURRICULUM VITAE
Born: March 1, 1949
Health: Excellent
Status: Single
Military Service: Honorable Discharge, United States Naval Reserves
Graduated: August 1981
Degree: Bachelor of Science-Chemistry and Biology
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Toxicological Chemist, #2355, National Registry in Clinical Chemistry (NRCC).
Full Member of Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT).
Responsible Person for SAMHSA/NIDA.
Certifying Scientist for SAMHSA/NIDA.
CAP Qualified Inspector for Toxicology.
CAP Qualified Certifying Scientist.
Technical Supervisor Rating with the State of California (Title 17) and with CLIA 1988 Regulations.
CDC Rated as General Supervisor for Toxicology and Chemistry.
Former State of California, Department of Health Services, Methadone Program Licensed Supervisor.
Former State of California, Department of Health Services, Radiologic Health Branch Certified Radiation
Safety Officer.
State of California, Department of Health Services, Licensed Education Coordinator for Toxicology (only
three of us in the State of California under Gloria Walker).
Former State of California, Department of Health Services, Forensic Alcohol Analyst.
2. Qualified as Scientific Director of toxicological and clinical laboratories with the State of California (Title
17).
Qualified as Laboratory Director for toxicological laboratories with the State of California (Title 17) and
with CLIA 1988 Regulations.
Expert Witness for toxicological analyses in Denver, Colorado and environs; San Francisco, California;
Sacramento, California; (Marin, Sonoma and Placer Counties); Santa Rosa, California; State of
Washington and the State of Oregon (civil, State and Federal).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
October 2016-Present: Technical Consultant for Toxicology
26110 SW Canyon Creek Road
Apt 202
Wilsonville, OR 97070
(503) 754-4403
August 2016 to October 2016: Fortes Laboratories, Inc.
25749 SW Canyon Creek Road
Suite 600
Wilsonville, OR 97070
(877) 458-6710
Contact Person: Kim McKown, Owner
Title: Scientific Director, Technical Consultant
Duties: Responsible for technical expertise with clients
Responsible for technical operations
Direct technical responsibility over the laboratory
Responsible for all instrumentation and quality of product/report
Responsible for expert witness testimony
January 2014 to July 2016: Northwest Analytics/Seattle Pain Center
11611 Airport Road
Suite 101
Everett, WA 98204
(425) 315-7069
Contact Person: Dr. Frank Li, owner or Phil Rosewater, Chief Operating Officer
Title: Scientific Director, General Supervisor, Technical Supervisor.
Duties: Hired to release the Cease and Desist order from COLA and to get the
laboratory accredited by the Commission on Office Laboratory
Accreditation (COLA). Got 19 analytes COLA-approved for LCMS/MS
within one month. Got 17 more analytes COLA-approved for LCMS/MS
three months later. Achieved COLA accreditation after unannounced
onsite inspection in July 2014. Now acting as Scientific Director, General
Supervisor and Technical Supervisor of the laboratory. Got two more
3. LCMS/MS analytes validated November 2014 along with screening
analyzer. Working on more analytes.
May 2010 to December 2014: Fortes Laboratories
25749 SW Canyon Creek Road
#600
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503-475-1684
Contact Person: Kent Johnson, Laboratory Director
Title: Laboratory Director; Forensic Toxicologist; RP for SAMHSA ;
Certifying Scientist; Expert Witness; General Supervisor; Technical
Supervisor (Became RP for SAMHSA when Mr. Johnson resigned and I was
tasked with getting the laboratory SAMHSA-certified).
Duties: Responsible for technical expertise with clients
Responsible for technical operations
Direct technical responsibility over the laboratory along with Director
Responsible for all instrumentation and quality of product/report
Responsible for expert witness testimony
February 1995 to April 2010: Legacy Health System, Metrolab Toxicology, SAMHSA/NIDA
1225 NE 2nd
Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 358-0073
Contact Person: Siobhan McKenny, Technical Specialist, QA/QC, R&D
Title: Forensic Toxicologist; Technical Specialist; Certifying Scientist; Expert
Witness
Duties: Responsible for technical expertise with clients
Responsible for technical operations
Direct technical responsibility over the laboratory
Responsible for all instrumentation and quality of product/report
Responsible for expert witness testimony
June 1993 to January 1995: Norcal Medical Laboratories
1020 Second Street
Santa Rosa,. CA 95404
(707) 528-6800
Title: Laboratory Director, Manager and Scientific Director
Duties: Responsible for all aspects of the laboratory. Gave toxicology lectures
throughout the community and to professional organizations.
Expert witness for analyses.
February 1989 to May 1993: MetWest/Unilabs Laboratories, Inc. (formerly Roche Biomedical
Laboratories, Inc.)
3714 Northgate Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95834
Title: Laboratory Director, Scientific Director, Technical Supervisor, and General
Supervisor
Duties: In charge of toxicology section along with Department Manager.
4. Responsible for laboratory and CAP proficiency program.
Responsible for forensic analyses and testimony for four county sheriffs'
coroners.
Developed new assays for GC-FID, GC-NPD, GC-ECD, and HPLC.
Developed and implemented the GCMS analyses for DAU confirmation
testing.
Expert witness for all analyses.
April 1985 to February 1989: AnalytiTox/Hine Laboratory (formerly Metpath/Hine Laboratory)
357 Tehama Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 215-2210
Title: General Manager/Laboratory Director/Scientific Director/General
Supervisor/Technical Supervisor
Duties: Take and existing laboratory and update technology.
August 1981 to March 1985: AnalytyTox, Inc
796 Wyandot Street
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 629-4422
Title: Operations Manager
Duties: Manage operations of entire laboratory
REFERENCES
Siobhan McKenny, Laboratory Manager
Molecular Testing Laboratories
14401 SE 1st
Street
Vancouver, WA 98684
(503) 358-0073
Eric Mueller, Ameritox
Biloxi, MS
(228) 392-1602
Janie Bare, Supervisor
Hematology Oncology Laboratory
1650 Astaire Court
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 576-7287