When some of the biggest calamities of the 21st century shook the world, Chase Selby and his environmental consultancy responded.
After the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico exploded and collapsed in 2010, killing 11 crewmen and causing the largest marine oil spill in history, CTEH and Selby took the lead in collecting worker exposure and community air data “from Key West to the Texas coast,” Selby said. “We deployed 1,600 scientists and collected crucial data” for public safety.
And when COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, CTEH developed the first pandemic protocols for the entertainment industry, allowing studios to start production again by midyear. “Our work was adopted industrywide, allowing Hollywood to resume operations,” Selby said.
CTEH also managed testing, quarantining and health monitoring on the Diamond Princess when the cruise ship was stranded by COVID off the coast of Japan just before the outbreak reached the United States.
“Our entire executive staff deploys with our team to solve problems on the ground,” he said. “I’m happy to be there for our clients during their most challenging times.”
He punched his ticket to the world’s environmental hot spots right out of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. “Twenty minutes after I walked across the stage to receive my diploma, [CTEH] called to offer me a job. A disaster response required more hands than they had at the time, and I was on the first flight out of Little Rock that I could book.”
Selby’s key to success is building an environment to nurture a team of problem-solvers willing to throw their passion into developing technologies and serving clients. He particularly admires Apple chief Tim Cook as a CEO. CTEH worked with Apple during the pandemic, and he found that its leaders “prioritize excellence over cost, ensuring their products and services are the best.”
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