Kriss Leftwich

Kriss Leftwich currently serves as the Collections Manager for Mineral Sciences at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County since March 2024, while also functioning as a Technical Sales Scientist at Xenocs since July 2021. Previous roles include Application Scientist - Sales Manager at Proto Manufacturing from September 2015 to April 2021, and Asbestos Analyst/Technical Director at EMLab P&K from December 2014 to September 2015, where Kriss specialized in analyzing materials for asbestos using polarized light microscopy. Kriss also has experience as an Analyst at TestAmerica, contributing in various capacities from November 2010 to September 2015, including roles that involved gas chromatography for organic compounds. Academic background includes a Master of Science in Mineralogy/Geochemistry from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor of Science in Geology/Earth Science from Western Kentucky University.