SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

MS Safety Management-Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1989

MS Geology-Indiana University of Pennsylvania
1978

BS Geoscience Education-Indiana University of Pennsylvania
1972

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, certificate #12775

Certified Professional Instructor II, certificate #75-044339

Defensive Driver, National Safety Council, Certificate #4121503

40 hr. Hazardous Waste Protection Certificate (HAZWOPER)
8 hr. Supervisory HAZWOPER
32 hr. Asbestos Abatement Contractor/Supervisory Certification
24 hr. Asbestos Building Inspector
DOE Radiation Worker II
DOT Air Shipping Dangerous Goods

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - certified 1985-1998

WORK EXPERIENCE

1999-Present INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-Indiana,PA Faculty, Pennsylvania OSHA Consultation Program Grant

Instructs Safety Science Courses. Provides consultation services for private industry through OSHA grant.

1997-Present EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, INC. Indiana, PA

Performs safety, health, and environmental consulting, inspections, Environmental Assessments, Defensive Driver and other training. Conducts 10 hr OSHA Construction and General Industry,HAZWOPER, and forklift certification. Expert/consultant for plaintiff and defense attorneys. OSHA consultation. Managed $30 million environmental remediation and complete demolition of the last large steel mill in Pittsburgh's city limits for LTV Steel Company.

1994-1997 INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (formerly IT Group and now Shaw Infrastructure)

Corporate Health and Safety Manager for the Engineering, Construction, and Remediation Division. Responsibilities included home office support for all programs for private industry, government, military, and superfund project. Most projects involved the removal encapsulation, stabilization, or incineration of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Many of the military sites required the locating, excavating, and destruction of explosive ordnances. Support and direction provided for over thirty health and safety professional assigned to field projects and other offices. Developed intern program for IUP safety science majors. Worked with case managers, Worker’s Compensation, and legal departments.

1981-1994 ICF KAISER ENGINEERS, INC. Pittsburgh, PA

1989-1994 Environmental Health and Safety Manager for the environmental and site restoration, construction, and engineering division. Managed asbestos abatement, environmental remediation, and the demolition of steel mills, coke plants, chemical plants, paper mills, aluminum smelting, and other various processing facilities. Managed the cleanup and demolition of the Fike Chemical Superfund Site in Nitro, WVA., and an infamous batch chemical plant that was built over a former ammunition plant. Conducted RI/FS sampling on 8 DEW line Radar Stations on Alaska’s north shore. Created bid packages, awarded bids, and assisted in qualification package development and marketing. Conducted Hazardous Waste Health and Safety Certification training. Wrote many Health and Safety Plans, including Contingency Plans. Experience includes asbestos abatement, PCB spill cleanup and removal, varied hazardous wastes disposal, large inventories of drums and lab packs, underground storage tank (UST) removal, soil bioremediation, well development, and ground water monitoring and cleanup. Air monitoring for asbestos, metals, dioxins and other organics; confined space entries, hot work permitting, respirator fit testing, and conducting varied health and safety meetings and site orientations were part of the many duties performed.

1981-1988 Safety Director and Plant Operator for the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) Coal Quality Development Center in Homer City, PA.

Safety Director - Conducted monthly safety audits and safety meetings. The following were a few of the topics presented at the monthly safety meeting/training sessions: proper lifting techniques, fallprotection, fire brigade training, electrical hazards, radiological exposure, electrical/ mechanical/ pneumatic lockout procedures, hazardous material handling, oxyacetylene/welding, forklift/front end loader operation, conveyor belt safety, hoists / chainfalls/rigging procedures, first aid training, “HazCom” (worker “Right-to-Know”), toxicological effects of chemicals, dust hazards, chemical substance abuse, and employee attitude effects toward accident prevention. Responsibilities included administering all aspects of First Aid to plant and office personnel.

Preliminary design work on proof-of-concept process plant utilizing methylene chloride for coal/refuse separation. Developed safety procedures for plant layout and operation.

Plant Operator - Responsible for total operation of plant, which included heavy media circuits, froth flotation, concentrating tables, centrifuges, belt filter presses, and other dewatering equipment, and overall maintenanceof the facility. Wrote operating procedures.

1976-1981 STEARNS-ROGER, INC. (BI-GAS Pilot Coal Gasification Plant) Chemical Operating Technician responsible for plant startup and monitoring of high pressure/temperature, entrained coal gasification facility. Advanced from a trainee to main control room operator of an advanced process of converting coal into methane utilizing an oxygen blown gasifier/reactor, gas purification and sulfur removal units, and a fluidized bed catalytic converter. Much experience was gained operating support equipment such as steam generation units, multi-stage compressors and pumps, rod and ball mills, centrifuges, clarifiers, cooling towers, and cryogenic units. Trained new employees, inventoried chemical storage and fire systems, and assisted with fire training/rescue drills. This position gave me a chemical engineering background that has benefited me throughout my career.

1972-1976 WESTMONT HILLTOP SCHOOL DISTRICT, Johnstown, PA Taught High School Earth and Space, Environmental, and General Science. Supervised laboratory exercises and maintained chemical storage room.

PROFESSIONAL ASSE SEMINARS

Attended many professional development courses over the last two decades on topics such as: Hazardous Materials, Construction, Fall Protection, HAZCOM, Electrical Hazards, Machine Guarding, SARA III, Safety Management, Safety and Health Programs.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE),
- elected to Professional Member Status in 1996

- member of local Western PA chapter

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)

American Trauma Society

PUBLICATIONS

“ Preventing IFS’s - Injuries, Fires, and Spills”, September 1995
Professional Safety. ASSE monthly publication.

“Limestone as a Coal Slagging Flux for Use in High Pressure Coal Gasification.”, Master’s Thesis, IUP Library, 1978, as part of a requirement for MS degree.

"Tips for Complying with OSHA's Asbestos Regulations."Environmental Managers Compliance Advisor, A publication of Business and Legal Reports,

OUTSIDE activities

Civic Community: Technical Advisor for the Local Emergency Planning Commission(LEPC), Indiana County.
Since 1986. Parental Advisory Committee for Indiana Schools. br> Guest speaker at schools and universities.
Adjunct professor for Safety Science Department at IUP (1996-1999). Lecturer on construction safety for civil engineering students at University of Pittsburgh.
PA Cleanways,Blacklick Watershed Stream Restoration, Trout Unlimited.