Brad Kovar is the founder, President and CEO of Safeguard EnviroGroup. Mr. Kovar has extensive experience as a hygienist, author and instructor in the indoor environmental industry. He holds board – awarded designations, third-party accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Mr. Kovar consults on indoor environmental issues for state and municipal agencies, insurance companies on major loss claims and is a court certified expert providing testimony and pre-trial forensic case development in the fields of microbial and smoke damage investigations and remediation.  He has served on national and international indoor environmental scientific committees including the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), Restoration Industry Association (RIA), American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC), American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO).  He has made technical presentations as an invited guest lecturer at industry technical conferences and symposiums including, AIHce, IICRC Technical Conference and IAQA Annual Meeting. He has collaborated and co-authored, with renowned experts across the country, authoritative technical guidelines on microbiology and, smoke damage investigations and remediation which have been published in peer-review scientific journals and is actively involved in writing industry standards.

Dr. Priyotosh  “Chak” Chakravarty is a renowned Microbiologist and Environmental Scientist with many years of experience as a laboratory director. He heads Safeguard EnviroGroup in-house laboratory. Dr. Chakravarty has published over 75 papers in scientific journals, chapters in books, and government reports. He holds multiple US patents related to his microbial discoveries, including the naming of a new species of fungi, Phoma etheridgei and describing and naming new mycotoxins/antifungal compounds from Stachybotrys cylindrospora, Hebeloma longicaudum, Phellinus pini, Peniophora polygonia and Urnula criterium. He has lead, co-ordinated and implemented several international microbiological research projects (Asia, Europe, North and South America) and managed diverse group of technical and professional staff. Dr. Chakravarty is responsible for the overall technical aspect of the laboratory, performs day-to-day microbial analyses, provides technical support, conduct seminars, advise clients on the biology, ecology, and pathology of fungi, and acts as an expert witness in litigation.

Bryan Kovar is the heart and soul of Safeguard EnviroGroup. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations, staff management and training. He holds board – awarded designations, third-party accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). He is actively involved in recruiting, training, supervising and appraising Safeguard EnviroGroup staff. He manages the budget, maintains statistical and financial records. He oversees our customer service department, dealing with customer queries. Mr. Kovar establishes corporate strategic goals and forecasting. He is responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage the optimum performance of Safeguard EnviroGroup staff.