Certified Industrial Hygienist providing expert witness services in industrial hygiene with more than 30 years of experience focused on indoor air quality, microbial investigations, and exposure assessment in residential, workplace, and healthcare environments. Their work in legal matters involves evaluation of conditions associated with sick building syndrome, mold and fungi, allergens, Legionella, and wildfire smoke exposure, including personal injury and environmental contamination claims. The expert has more than 15 years of experience in expert witness engagements, with documented deposition testimony, trial appearances, and arbitration involvement across both plaintiff and defense matters.

Their practice encompasses microbial investigations involving mold, fungi, allergens, and waterborne pathogens, along with assessment of indoor air quality conditions in multi-unit residential buildings, office towers, hotels, government facilities, laboratories, and healthcare settings. This work includes evaluation of nosocomial infections and environmental exposures in hospitals and nursing homes, as well as investigation of wildfire smoke residues and remediation conditions in residential and occupational environments. Project experience reflects involvement in large-scale exposure assessment programs and indoor air quality initiatives associated with federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as healthcare-related compliance surveys and laboratory exposure assessments.

Professional experience includes responsibility for microbial services operations, indoor air quality program management, laboratory-based toxicology research, and environmental health investigations within federal and consulting environments. The expert holds a Doctor of Philosophy with concentrations in environmental health and analytical chemistry, along with graduate-level education in real estate finance and undergraduate education in chemistry and mathematics. Additional credentials include Certified Industrial Hygienist. Technical contributions include authorship of publications and guidance documents addressing mold investigations, indoor air quality assessment, and wildfire smoke contamination. Professional involvement includes participation with the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Indoor Air Quality Association, and the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate.