This Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), and Board Certified – General Insurance (CGI) professional has more than 35 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety across corporate, consulting, and regulatory roles. He is the owner of a health, safety, and risk management consulting practice and previously served as Corporate Manager of Environmental Health and Safety for worldwide operations, Corporate Health, Safety and Industrial Hygiene Manager for a semiconductor manufacturer, Senior Industrial Hygienist with Cal/OSHA, and Industrial Hygienist with the U.S. Department of Labor–OSHA, where he conducted compliance inspections and provided expert witness testimony. His expertise includes industrial hygiene, safety engineering, risk management, environmental health and safety program management, confined space evaluation, chemical exposure assessment, indoor air quality investigations, accident and incident investigation, and Cal/OSHA and FedOSHA compliance matters, including administrative appeals and enforcement-related inspections.

He has more than 10 years of expert witness experience providing litigation consultation, expert report preparation, deposition testimony, and civil trial and workers’ compensation testimony in matters involving chemical exposure, asbestos, solvents, reproductive harm, confined space incidents, electrocution, arc flash, Proposition 65 claims, and OSHA administrative appeals. His case history reflects assignments in both defense and plaintiff matters. He holds board certifications as CIH, CSP, ARM, and CGI, and maintains credentials as a Registered Environmental Assessor (REA) and Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS). Additional qualifications include ISO 14000 Environmental Management System Lead Auditor training, AHERA asbestos supervisor certification, Radiation Safety Officer training, and Laser Safety Officer training. He earned a Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene/Safety and a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Health Science/Environmental Health. He has served in professional leadership roles including Board of Directors membership and induction as Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and Fellow of the Semiconductor Environmental Safety & Health Association, as well as prior editorial board service within professional industrial hygiene publications.