User:Lehall

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My name is Laurence Hallas. I was born in 1954) and consider myself an American entrepreneur currently residing in Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA

I began my career as a scientist, receiving a BA (Miami OH), MS (Cincinnati), and PhD (Maryland) in Environmental Microbiology before beginning an NIEHS fellowship at Cornell University in 1981. I was then hired at Monsanto Agricultural Company in 1982 and became a Science Fellow in 1990, publishing numerous articles and receiving a patent [1] for my work on the biological degradation of Roundup, the most widely-used herbicide in the world.

To enhance my survival in the small-business world, I became a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) in 1991. I also have served as a Director on several Boards in the scientific, academic and corporate communities, including Culver and the Society for Industrial Microbiology [2].

In 1993, I left Monsanto to incorporate a science consulting business and began 12 years as an independent consultant to companies and city public works as they implemented biological wastewater treatment facilities for cleaning industrial and domestic discharges.

I founded AlmostEurope.com in 2002. The company imports woodcarvings, pewter ornaments, and crystal from family shops in the European Alps. AlmostEurope recently opened a small showroom in Town & Country, Missouri to showcase handcarved nativity from the Mahlknecht family in the Italian alps of Val Gardena.

I also serve as a managing director of a Foundation (charity)- the private Hallas Family Foundation [3] dedicated to the education of young Americans in the arts and science.

Persondata
NAME	Hallas, Laurence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Larry
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Scientist and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	10 February 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	Montgomery, Alabama
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH