Team
With an advisory board of highly specialized experts, a laboratory staff that is knowledgeable and efficient and a team dedicated to putting customers first, DCL’s service to its clientele is unmatched.
Kelly M. Laplace, M.S.
Business Manager
Kelly Laplace is passionate, driven and focused on delivering a superior client experience. Laplace knows that structural testing of essential equipment makes people safer. As a founding team member, she has a proven record in all aspects of project planning, execution and certification. As acting Quality Manager, Laplace has guided DCL in developing a quality system focused on technical excellence and customer satisfaction. She continues to build on the DCL core value of placing the customer first, while striving for continuous improvement in scientific and managerial operations. Laplace holds a Master's in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada.
Joshua Sailer, P.E., M.S.
Laboratory Manager
Josh Sailer graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with M.S. and B.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has worked as an EIT in the fields of residential engineering and steel joint manufacture. While completing his Masters, he worked at the NEES shake table facility at UNR coordinating and implementing projects as a technician. Josh joined DCL team in 2011, for which he has worked as a Project and Field Engineer, and since became Laboratory Manager in 2015.