This environmental chemist serves as an expert witness with more than 35 years of experience in laboratories and environmental chemistry, including environmental analytical chemistry and biochemistry, with a focus on laboratory operations, hazardous waste management, and environmental toxicology. Their work involves analysis of environmental and process chemistry issues in legal matters, including evaluation of hazardous materials and chemical interactions with concerns for public health. The expert has experience providing litigation support and expert testimony in matters pertaining to environmental chemistry and process chemistry.

Their work includes risk assessments, site audits, and development of health and safety management programs, as well as hazardous waste management for industrial operations. Additional areas include calibration, operation, and data reduction of analytical instrumentation employed by environmental analytical laboratories, along with the development and organization of analytical laboratories for research and commercial enterprises.

The expert has extensive experience in environmental toxicology and the interaction of agricultural and industrial chemicals with concerns for human health and has developed and refined a standard method for analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in transformer oil. Their professional experience includes laboratory development, environmental consulting, and implementation of analytical and compliance-related programs, including hazardous waste characterization, waste minimization, and identification and management of environmental risk across petroleum and industrial operations, including application of regulatory requirements such as RCRA.

Credentials include Registered Environmental Assessor in California. Educational background includes a Master’s degree in Biology with emphasis in Biochemistry and a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology with a minor in Chemistry. Professional affiliations include the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Soil Science Society of America, and the American Water Works Association.