A chemical engineer and environmental compliance consultant with more than 40 years of experience, he specializes in air pollution control, refinery and chemical processes, hazardous waste management, accidental release prevention, storm water pollution prevention, and industrial environmental compliance. His work has included refinery emissions control, CAL/OSHA compliance, risk management planning, waste minimization, environmental permitting, and pollution prevention strategies for industrial, transportation, marine, and energy-related operations. In addition to consulting work, he has served as an expert witness in environmental and engineering matters involving air quality compliance, chemical exposure, explosions, environmental regulations, and industrial safety issues.

His professional background includes technical and managerial positions with major petroleum, engineering, and environmental consulting organizations, followed by decades of independent consulting involving refinery operations, emissions reduction technologies, remediation projects, and environmental compliance programs. He has directed air quality source testing and pollution reduction projects for marine fleet operations, conducted emissions studies involving marine diesel engines and aircraft operations, and developed Risk Management Program compliance strategies under the Clean Air Act. Additional project work has included HAZOP analysis, hazardous release prevention planning, groundwater remediation, SWPPP development, refinery pollution control evaluations, and sustainability audits for industrial facilities and public agencies.

Alongside his consulting practice, he has taught university courses involving sustainability, environmental issues, waste management, pollution prevention, and energy systems within engineering and MBA programs. He has organized seminars and workshops on hazardous waste management, storm water pollution prevention, air quality compliance, and environmental regulations for both governmental and industrial organizations. His professional contributions include more than 50 technical publications and four United States patents involving sulfur oxide emissions reduction and catalytic cracking technologies. Credentials include a Ph.D. in Chemistry and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.