A chemical and petroleum refining engineer with over 35 years of experience, he specializes in chemical process safety and hazardous materials management, applying advanced engineering principles to the prevention, analysis, and remediation of industrial incidents involving complex chemical and petroleum systems.

He serves as an expert in occupational and environmental safety engineering, chemical process safety, and hazardous materials management. His background in chemical engineering emphasizes thermodynamics, kinetics, and numerical methods, and he has provided expert consultation, deposition testimony, and litigation support in matters involving chemical process incidents, hazardous waste handling, OSHA-related compliance issues, and safety management practices in chemical and petroleum refining operations.

He is President and CEO of a safety and systems management consulting firm providing occupational and environmental safety engineering and training services. His prior roles include Professor of Chemical Engineering, Safety Director for a college of engineering, and Chair of a Chemical Engineering Department, where he developed safety programs and created courses in hazardous waste management and system safety. He served as a member of a federal Operational Readiness Review Team responsible for inspecting and authorizing facilities for occupational and environmental safety. Consulting assignments have included analysis of explosions caused by improper chemical mixing, fuel contamination incidents, asbestos releases, and process safety management issues involving hazardous chemical and petroleum processes. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM).