An environmental engineer with more than 40 years of experience, this expert witness addresses disputes involving environmental contamination, regulatory compliance, and remediation across the petroleum, petrochemical, chemical, natural gas, synthetic fuels, steel, manufacturing, secondary metals, and transportation industries in the United States and internationally. The expert has provided deposition and trial testimony and has appeared at public hearings in matters concerning environmental liability, regulatory obligations, and remediation responsibilities.

Core areas of expertise include environmental due diligence and transactional risk assessment, including Phase I environmental site assessments performed in accordance with ASTM standards and Phase II investigations, as well as negotiation and evaluation of environmental risk and liability in property transfers, mergers and acquisitions, and refinancing. Additional technical experience includes RCRA permitting, Superfund remedial investigation and feasibility studies (RI/FS), groundwater and soil remediation, TSCA evaluations and remediation involving PCB contamination, and air and water quality studies.

The expert also has extensive engineering design experience involving major pollution control and treatment systems. This work includes preparation and review of heat and material balances, process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), equipment specifications, process safety and model reviews, vendor drawing review, construction field checkout, and facility start-up and operation. Senior leadership roles have included principal and vice president positions within environmental and engineering consulting organizations.

The expert served on a technical advisory committee that led to the formulation and rollout of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and has conducted internal and third-party environmental management system reviews, as well as pollution prevention program design, implementation, and training. Credentials include licensure as a Professional Engineer (Texas), Board Certified Environmental Engineer through the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists, Board Certified Forensic Engineer through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, and a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering.