Drawing upon more than 30 years of experience in industrial hygiene, occupational health, toxicology, and environmental exposure assessment, this industrial hygiene expert witness specializes in workplace exposure evaluation, occupational health hazard assessment, indoor air quality, toxic substance exposure, and industrial health and safety. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy with a specialization in Heavy Metal Toxicology and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in Pollution Studies. A Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), he currently serves as Professor Emeritus of Public Health and as President and Chief Executive Officer of an environmental consulting practice. His professional experience includes providing industrial hygiene consulting services to federal, state, county, and municipal agencies, as well as private-sector organizations throughout the United States.

Central to his professional practice is the identification, evaluation, and control of occupational and environmental health hazards. Areas of expertise include industrial hygiene assessments, occupational exposure evaluation, toxicology, epidemiology, indoor air quality, workplace health and safety, heavy metal exposure, environmental contamination, and occupational health investigations. He has extensive experience applying principles of chemistry, biology, physics, epidemiology, and toxicology to evaluate occupational environments, assess exposure pathways, and analyze potential health effects associated with workplace and environmental hazards. His academic background includes longstanding teaching and leadership responsibilities in industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, toxicology, environmental health, health effects of indoor air pollution, and evaluation of occupational environments, providing a strong foundation in the scientific assessment of exposure-related issues.

A distinguishing aspect of his career is extensive involvement in litigation-related industrial hygiene matters. He has been retained by insurance companies and law firms in cases involving workers’ compensation claims, property damage disputes, personal injury allegations, and wrongful death matters. His experience includes service as an expert witness in federal courts, state courts, and workers’ compensation appeals boards, with testimony provided in numerous proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. He has been deposed in more than 100 legal matters and has offered expert analysis concerning occupational exposures, environmental conditions, toxicological issues, and industrial hygiene standards. Professional leadership includes service as Acting Department Chair of a public health department, Chair of an Academic Personnel Committee for 25 years, and President and Chief Executive Officer of an environmental consulting practice. Professional organization involvement includes Diplomate status with the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, membership in the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, and prior service as President of a regional chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. This combination of industrial hygiene expertise, toxicological knowledge, occupational health experience, and extensive expert witness testimony provides specialized insight into workplace exposures, environmental hazards, industrial hygiene standards, occupational injury and illness claims, and exposure-related health evaluations.