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MDB, Inc. Hires Tim Fields, Former Senior EPA Official

Washington, DC - October 10, 2008 - MDB, Inc., the award-winning consulting firm specializing in the environmental safety and health arena, today announced the appointment of Tim Fields, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), as Senior Vice President.

Fields headed EPA's Emergency Response, Superfund Cleanup, and Brownfields Programs with more than 4,400 employees and a budget exceeding $2 billion. After a 30-year career with EPA, he spent over seven years of experience working in private industry, where he helped EPA and other Federal agencies achieve significant environmental results. Fields joins the MDB Team as environmental safety and health concerns continue to grow in the U.S.

"Tim adds an even greater dimension of world-class environmental experience to MDB's already well-established corps of environmental policy and implementation experts," said Michael Baker, President of MDB. Fields will be reuniting with many respected former senior EPA officials now at the firm. MDB senior staff members (click for Staff List) provide a comprehensive set of consulting services.

"I'm very excited to join the MDB Team," Fields said. "It is especially rewarding to join MDB's growing environmental justice program, which is a tremendous passion of mine. And I am thrilled to be reuniting with many of my former EPA colleagues there. I'm anxious to make significant contributions to MDB's growing environmental safety and health consulting services."

MDB's GSA Consolidated Schedule allows streamlined access to its Mission Support (MOBIS) and Information Technology services for all Federal agencies. MDB has supported programs within the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) since 2000, and it recently acquired prime contract awards supporting many EPA's offices, including:

• Office of Environmental Justice
• Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• Office of Environmental Information
• Office of Research and Development
• Office of Water

MDB is based in Washington, DC and Research Triangle Park, NC, with additional staff in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Texas. MDB is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The firm supplements its talents through teaming agreements and contracts with large companies, universities, and non-profit organizations. For more information, contact MDB at 202-331-0060, and visit them at www.michaeldbaker.com