Demonstrating more than 15 years of experience in occupational safety, environmental health and safety leadership, transportation compliance, and industrial risk management, this workplace safety and occupational health expert witness specializes in OSHA compliance, DOT/FMCSA transportation requirements, contractor safety, multi-employer worksites, industrial risk management, and workplace incident investigation across high-risk operational environments. Their expertise includes OSHA construction and general industry standards, OSHA-approved state plans including Cal/OSHA and MNOSHA, EPA compliance readiness, trenching and excavation safety, lockout/tagout procedures, confined space entry, fall protection, respiratory protection, heavy equipment operations, hazard communication, emergency preparedness and evacuation planning, management systems, and industrial public safety practices. This expert also evaluates matters involving workplace fatalities, amputations, electrocutions, struck-by and caught-between incidents, workers’ compensation and property-related claims management, and safety performance issues within construction, warehousing, logistics, fleet operations, industrial contracting, and specialized industrial service environments.

Backed by extensive litigation and consulting experience, this professional has provided expert witness services for both plaintiff and defense counsel in matters involving serious injuries, fatalities, labor arbitration, and construction defect litigation. Responsibilities have included accident investigation, forensic incident analysis, root cause analysis, OSHA inspection and citation assistance, safety audits and inspections, regulatory compliance evaluation, corrective action assessment, safety and health program development, and review of workplace safety procedures and employee training practices. Their work has also included field audits, site inspections, incident investigations, and compliance evaluations involving OSHA, FMCSA, ATF, MSHA, FRA, and provincial labor regulations across operations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additional areas of consulting experience include contractor safety coordination, subcontractor oversight, transportation compliance management, temporary employee safety, environmental compliance readiness, and operational audit preparation associated with industrial and transportation-related operations.

Extensive leadership responsibilities throughout this expert’s career have included executive and operational oversight roles involving environmental health and safety programs, transportation compliance operations, contractor safety management, and multi-site industrial service operations. Their experience includes oversight of regional EHS advisors, DOT compliance specialists, safety technicians, transportation compliance advisors, and contractor safety programs supporting hazardous chemical operations, explosives-related services, industrial cleaning, fleet operations, and industrial maintenance activities. This expert has also directed enterprise-wide EHS program implementation, post-acquisition safety integration initiatives, development of ATF-approved explosive handling procedures, continuous improvement programs, physical security and access control operations, and coordination of safety performance across multinational operations and high-risk industrial service lines. Additional operational experience includes management of driver qualification files, vehicle maintenance oversight, hours-of-service compliance, client safety coordination, internal and external audit readiness, and liaison responsibilities involving regulatory agencies and operational leadership teams.

Professional credentials include Certified Safety Professional (CSP) through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) through the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, and Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH). Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health earned magna cum laude together with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health earned with honors. Industry leadership and professional involvement include service as Treasurer of the Colorado Chapter Executive Committee for the American Society of Safety Professionals and committee participation involving ANSI/ASSP Z117.1 Safety Requirements for Entering Confined Spaces. Additional affiliations include membership in the International Society of Explosives Engineers and the National Safety Council. This expert has also completed extensive professional training involving accident investigation, risk analysis, confined-space entry procedures, OSHA inspections and procedures, heavy-equipment safety, crane hazard management, fall protection, emergency action planning, and transportation-related security compliance, including possession of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) issued through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.