Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson has over 20 years of expertise in the hazardous waste management industry as a C-level Executive, Sales/Marketing Director and Account Manager. As a seasoned entrepreneur who has launched several existing waste management firms, Heather is a founding partner of Ingenium and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer.

Heather’s innovative vision into sustainability for regulated waste management has positioned Ingenium as an industry leader in innovative waste to energy programs and has provided Ingenium’s clients with environmentally friendly alternatives to waste disposal, including zero waste initiatives.

Heather is well known for her participation in the industry, including her past presidency of BioNet, a non-profit association devoted to biological safety. She has also served on the Board of Directors for several local non-profit organizations and has made community service a priority for Ingenium and its employees.

A sought-after speaker on the topic of women in leadership roles, Heather’s presentations include the UCSD Rady School of Management and California State University San Marcos.

Heather holds a degree in Business Administration from California State University San Marcos. She lives in San Marcos, CA with her husband, Corey, and her nine-year-old son, Mason.

Ken Aghjayan

Ken has an extensive career in environmental services and has been in the waste management industry since 1991. He has held the positions of Environmental Project Manager, Safety Compliance Officer, and has founded two waste management companies, the most recent being Ingenium where he holds the title of Chief Information Officer. Ken is based in Ingenium’s Milpitas office.

Ken is a member of the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the ASPCA Guardian Program. He enjoys hiking and camping in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Bay Area foothills.

Ken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies with an emphasis on Chemistry from San Jose State.

Gary Lundstedt

Gary started his career in the industry working household hazardous waste events to help put himself through college. He later joined a local hazardous waste management company in the San Francisco Bay area, and eventually became its Director of Southern California operations. Gary left that company in 2001, and joined another hazardous waste management company as Vice President and part owner. He was instrumental in that company’s success by re-designing its failing business model and turning the company to profitable performance, while simultaneously running its southern California operations. In 2006, Gary, along with the other principals of Ingenium, left that company and started Ingenium. Gary formerly served as Executive Director of Ingenium, and now serves as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategic Officer.

Gary has sat on Boards of Directors, most recently SEEDS, a not-for profit company promoting sustainable solutions in the life sciences sector. He has a BS from Cal State, San Jose, with post-graduate work at the University of San Francisco. He and his wife reside in Encinitas, CA, where they enjoy the beach life, and he enjoys his reef aquarium hobby.

Michael Johnson, CHMM

Mike began his career in the Navy where he was attached to the Naval Nuclear Power Program for six years. Utilizing his expertise in working with hazardous materials, Mike has served as a Chemical Specialist and also co-founded two waste management companies, one of them Ingenium.

Mike has 20 years of experience in the hazardous waste management industry, with over ten of them at Ingenium. In addition to serving as the Chief Operations Officer and leading operations corporate wide, Mike also manages Ingenium’s Radiological Services division. Qualifying him to do so is his ongoing education and certification as a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and as the company’s Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Mike is a participant in the Pacific Southwest CHMM chapter, along with the San Diego Chapter of the Health Physics Society.

Mike is active in youth sports and has held the position of Secretary and Equipment Manager for the Escondido National Little League, and also contributes to other community and cause marketing efforts.

Mike is a true outdoorsman and enjoys hiking, biking, and watching his sons play sports. He also participates in a men’s hockey league.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State College.

Scott Rendleman, MS, CHMM

Scott has over 25 years of experience in the hazardous materials and safety arena working with companies in the biotech, computer, military, automotive, real estate, governmental, and educational fields. He has co-founded two companies, one where he was responsible for environmental, health and safety as well as regulatory compliance company wide. The other was Ingenium, where today he is Chief Compliance Officer and is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM).

Scott and his wife, Leila, are active supporters of the March of Dimes, and Leila operates a charity called “Pirate Power” that assists families with children who are in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) of hospitals.

Scott has a BS in Environmental Biology and a Minor in Chemistry from San Jose State University, and holds a Masters in Environmental Management from University of San Francisco.