PRESS RELEASE

ATLANTA - (September 13, 2024) – Pond & Company (Pond), is expanding services in its Life Sciences market with three distinct additions – Dr. Rachel Gamble, Luis Linares, and Gilles Tremblay. 

Rachel Gamble, Doctor of Public Health, Certified Biological Safety Professional, and Registered Biosafety Professional, joins Pond as the Director of Science & Technology for the Life Sciences group. In this role, Dr. Gamble will lend her expertise in biocontainment facility operations, biorisk management programs, operational transition planning, and select agent/regulatory bodies to Pond’s U.S. and international clients. 

Luis Linares joins Pond as Director of Laboratories and Business Development – Latin America. His primary focus will be a continuation of his passion to serve customers with laboratory planning and pharma expertise. Linares’ business development efforts will continue to leverage his expertise through trusted partnerships across Latin America, in the U.S., and global sites. 

Gilles Tremblay joins Pond as Director of Commissioning Services for the Life Sciences group and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in regulations and guidelines to both plan and execute commissioning, verification, and validation of critical laboratory environments. Tremblay boasts 30 years of domestic and international operations and maintenance of containment facilities experience. 

“We are thrilled to announce the addition of Dr. Rachel Gamble, Luis Linares, and Gilles Tremblay to Pond’s growing global Life Sciences group,” said Pond’s Director of Life Sciences, Kevin Rowland. “The unique qualifications, expertise, and industry relationships they bring to Pond further our depth and breadth in this arena and strengthen our ability to continue serving our global client base.”

Dr. Gamble has an esteemed career beginning in academia followed by consulting for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) and other U.S. and international clients. She served as Director of the Office for Environmental Safety and Director for the High Containment/Select Agent Research Facility at Baylor College of Medicine. She simultaneously held faculty appointments at University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health in the Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences department and at Baylor College of Medicine in the Molecular Virology and Microbiology department. She is actively involved and serves in professional organizations including American Biological Safety Association (ABSA), Southern Biosafety Association (SBA), and Front Range Biosafety Association (FRaBSA) in addition to serving on the editorial board of Applied Biosafety.

Linares brings two decades of experience in planning, design, and project management of complex facilities in the life sciences sector with a focus in Latin America. His expertise has afforded him the ability to cultivate a network of partnerships with government agencies, biosafety associations, industry professionals, and a diverse range of clients. He holds a Master of Architecture from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a Bachelor of Arts in Art & Design from the University of Alberta. He has a professional license through the Canadian Architectural Certification Board, a PSMJ – Project Management certification, and is a member of AMEXBIO (Mexican Biosafety Association) and IBERO American Biosafety Working Group. 

Tremblay has extensive experience in the construction industry and is recognized as a subject matter expert on controls and commissioning of research laboratories and containment facilities. During his career he developed and managed commissioning services within a global life science practice.  

About Pond
Pond is a full-service consulting firm providing integrated engineering, architecture, planning, and construction management solutions to public and private clients since 1965. Our staff, located throughout the U.S. and globally, is committed to delivering tailored solutions. Recognizing that clients benefit the most when multi-disciplined expertise is leveraged, Pond builds teams based on client and project requirements, regardless of location, reinforcing our “One Pond” culture. We earn the trust that sets us apart.