Meet The Team

With over 13 years of accounting experience, both in the public accounting and private sectors, Tim not only keeps a savvy eye on all our financial functions; he also provides us with essential strategic analyses. He is a trouble-shooter at heart and is passionate about identifying issues and focusing on solutions. An avid outdoorsman and ardent family man, he enjoys every occasion to get his young family outdoors and active.

Cindy brings more than 25 years of accounting experience to Animal Care Systems, after she left the airline and nonprofits industries. Her passion is to develop vendor and customer relationships and keep detailed, accurate, and concise accounting records. She enjoys the people she works with and is excited to be part of such a mission-focused team.

Cindy is actively involved in her local church: she plays the keyboard, volunteers her accounting skills, leads a women’s group, and encourages and helps anyone she meets. She also enjoys being with her family; going to the dog park with her dog, Silas; eating tasty ice cream; and relaxing at home.

Brittany has been with Animal Care Systems since 2015. She started out as a member of the production team and has since been promoted to her current position on the office team. Brittany has an affinity for office software programs, and when we don’t know how to enter something, or delete something, invariably, she is the one that can show us how. She loves interacting with the customers and sales representatives. Her goal within the company is to help it succeed by finding new ways to make things more efficient. When she is not busy at work, she has her hands busy at home with a toddler son, husband, and dog that she loves dearly.

John’s career in laboratory animal sciences began as a voluntary caretaker at Texas A&M University in 1992. He advanced to manager of its Comparative Medicine Program while obtaining his LATG in 2000. An award-winning lab manager, John is passionate about the lab animal community, and his 12 years with Animal Care Systems has provided him an excellent opportunity to serve the industry by providing excellent products, installation, and services. John lives north of Houston, is a fanatic of authentic barbecued meats, and spends as much time with his family as he can.

Austin brought his editorial experience from the publishing industry when he joined Animal Care Systems in 2016. His already-large appreciation for the importance of the research industry peaked during the COVID-19 era. A native of Colorado, his pastimes include hanging out with friends and family.

Jessica has more than 25 years of experience in customer service, business process, and system analyst roles. She’s passionate about business processes, training, and Lean Six Sigma. Jessica is a native of Maine and loves the beauty that comes with living in the Northeast: during the warmer months, she enjoys gardening, kayaking, hiking, camping, and spontaneous road trips; during wintertime, she enjoys crafting, baking, and snowshoeing. She and her husband are foodies who love to travel and spending time with family and friends.

As a native of Wisconsin, Ashley of course loves the Green Bay Packers; however, she’s also passionate about learning and embodies our core value as a lifelong learner. Though she graduated with a degree in public relations, her hunger for knowledge landed her in sales. But the skillset she brings to Animal Care Systems goes well beyond selling: copywriting, project management, promotion development, and tradeshow coordination are also part of the expertise she has honed. In her free time, she enjoys running, spending time with her family, and playing with her Australian cattle dog, Becky.

MG Lab Solutions is a premier provider of laboratory equipment in Northern California. Its 17 years of experience, knowledge, and service in the research industry has built a foundation of service and proven solutions to fit any facility’s needs. The team at MG Lab Solutions specializes in customer service and satisfaction.

Apex Lab Equipment Company is the leading provider of lab equipment in the Midwest. Its sales team brings a combined 100 years of experience, knowledge, and service in the research industry. They understand that the facility’s unique needs are crucial, and they are experts at identifying solutions based upon those needs.

Greater Niagara Sales, Inc. offers a tailored approach to the acquisition of laboratory equipment: personal consultation and advice, precise identification of facility needs and problems, and hands-on delivery, set-up, and training.

Perotech is a primary provider of cutting-edge products and services that continues to identify and solve the dynamic needs of the research industry.

EP Trading Co., Ltd. is a leading provider of research laboratory equipment in Japan, and it specializes in building trusting relationships with clients by adding value in every step of the process.

ERMS Korea Co., Ltd. is a specialist in the lab animal sphere, and in addition to providing Animal Care Systems unique products, it also offers top-of-the-line products to fill out any vivarium and laboratory.

Dr. Bev Chua focused on clinical and research work prior to starting with Animal Care Systems in 2013. She liaises with the engineering team, merging her animal perspective with their innovative ideas. Outside of work, she works part-time at a local shelter, fosters animals and hikes in the great outdoors.

With experience managing operations and engineering, Joe brings a broad skillset to Animal Care Systems — ISO, Six Sigma, quality assurance, project management, and hands-on engineering. Outside of work, Joe enjoys all aspects of the outdoors and always has a project he is pursuing whether technology, automotive, photography, or volunteering his time at the local mountain bike trail system.

A native of Colorado, Eric has a degree in chemistry, but his hunger for knowledge didn’t stop with a diploma. The polymath is curious to understand and is always eager to continue learning — especially about engineering and science. He likes studying and refining process as it relates to everything from design and prototyping to mountain biking and beer brewing.

A graduate of the Colorado School of Mines, Shanna brings an extensive background in part design and solid modeling to the Animal Care Systems team. She is as passionate about her family as she is about delivering world-class products and processes to the lab animal community.

Jessica is a Colorado native who has worked in supply chain for 10 years in various industries, from supplements to skin care to food. Animal Care Systems is her favorite role because the research and animal welfare aspects of the company make her feel a strong sense of purpose. Jessica’s favorite thing about supply chain management is that there’s always a new challenge; every day is different. Jessica enjoys going to comedy shows, concerts, and sporting events but her favorite thing is spending time at home with her family.

Andrea has been with Animal Care Systems for almost seven years. Andrea started on the production team, is a self-starter, and always notices when something needs doing and to quickly pitch in. A very successful member of the production team, she showed an aptitude for office work and has now transition to the office team. Andrea is also a mom of 3 boys. She loves going to Mexico to see her family on Christmas and tries to go down there as much as she can. Andrea enjoys the little things in life such as spending time with friends and family, going out for a walk, or simply sitting at the porch to enjoy a nice cold beer and look at her kids play. She has incredible team spirit and is one of ACS’s biggest cheerleaders.

A person that has been noted as very organized, with excellent time management, Margarita is celebrating twenty-three years with our company. Margarita is a confident guide and advisor to the trainees, as well as to people that have been here for longer, since she has seen and done it all. She enjoys her work since it is constantly changing and never gets stale. Margarita’s favorite hobby is staying close to her family and spending time with them.

One of the most experienced members of our team, Maria has been with us for 28 years. Maria is fastidious when it comes to making sure that everything is perfect before it goes into our shipping boxes, and she has a fascination and love for all things soldering. Due to her thorough understanding of our systems, she often becomes a mentor to the newer people, and we are constantly extracting information from her brain bank. When not at work, she lavishes attention on her house, garden and grandchildren.

Teresa has been with the company for 11 years. One of her favorite things about her role with the company is none of the tasks are repetitive, so most days feel like new experiences. Teresa likes to learn new things and loves getting along with her fellow team members. During her free time, she likes exercising, but especially engaging with others in Zumba dancing courses.

You will often find Cau absorbed in building Animal Care Systems racks – his studious, meticulous nature lends itself well to the detail-oriented focus needed for this key function. In his free time, Cau enjoys a little bit of everything: running, reading, hiking, watching movies, and nurturing his house plants.

Patricia helps make the team seem like one big family and appreciates the team’s camaraderie and rapport. Her interests include spending time with her husband and driving to different locations in Colorado — highlighted by casinos and mountains. A native speaker of Spanish, one of Patricia’s current goals is to learn more English, which she actively practices.