Staff Bios
Laboratories
Devin Thompson
Lab Project Supervisor
Eugene, Oregon
devin.thompson@tecotested.com
Mr. Thompson started his career working for TECO in 1987 as a Laboratory Technician. In 1990, he joined the U.S. Coast Guard where he received Humanitarian and National Defense Medals. After leaving the Coast Guard, he worked first as a Green End Forman and Safety Coordinator for Springfield Forest Products and then as an Assistant Laboratory Manager with a wood products testing firm. In 1999, he returned to TECO as a Marketing Specialist and later moved into the laboratory as a Lead Laboratory Technician, assisting with mill auditing and formaldehyde testing.
Wayne Larson
Lab Operations Supervisor / Auditor
Shreveport, Louisiana
wayne.larson@tecotested.com
Certifications:
ASQ - Certified Quality Auditor
Mr. Larson joined TECO in 2005 and currently has a dual role as the Shreveport Lab Operations Supervisor and as an Auditor. Mr. Larson, a graduate from Louisiana Tech University, started his wood industry career at a particleboard mill in Lillie, Louisiana. Here he spent seventeen years in various positions before becoming a shift supervisor. Wayne also worked at an OSB mill in Minnesota before returning to Louisiana.
Ken White
Lab Project Supervisor
Shreveport, Louisiana
ken.white@tecotested.com
Mr. White started his career with TECO in 1996 as a Plywood Technician in Emerson, Arkansas. From 1997 to 2004 he assisted both the Plywood Division and the Laboratory Division at the original Shreveport, Louisiana Plywood Office/ Laboratory. Mr. White played a large part in helping TECO plan and start-up the new Shreveport Laboratory, which opened in 2004. He now serves as the Shreveport Project Supervisor.