More than thirty years in safety management, loss prevention, consultation for construction and demolition, coal, chemical, steel, and hazardous waste. Can observe cases from viewpoint of Safety and Health professional, construction manager, and “hands on” worker. Construction Manager on many large-scale demolition projects. Union journeyman pipefitter. Taught environmental, earth and space science for five years in the Pennsylvania public school system. Presently, Indiana University of PA Safety Science faculty and an independent consultant. 

SKILLS

OSHA Safety & Health, Environmental, Asbestos, Demolition, Construction Manager, Chemical Process Plant Operations & Maintenance, Pipefitter, Welder, Oil/Gas Drilling safety, Heavy Equipment Operator, Machine Guarding, Scaffolding, Defensive Driver, Instructor, and Emergency Medical Technician. OSHA, EPA, and DOT regulations. 

EDUCATION 
MS in Safety Management, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1989
MS in Geology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1978
BS in 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 - Faculty; Pennsylvania/OSHA Consultation Program. - Indiana, PA 

Provides OSHA consultation services for private industry through a federal/state grant. Safety Sciences Department faculty position as an instructor for undergraduate/graduate safety curricula. 

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

Safety, health, and environmental consulting/training; OSHA 10hr. General Industry and Construction, HAZWOPER, and forklift certification. Expert/consultant for plaintiff and defense attorneys. OSHA consultation/site inspections, Phase I Environmental Assessments, Slip, Trip, & Fall incidents, and Defensive Driver training. Investigations of mudslides, floods, and erosion. 

Managed $30 million environmental remediation and complete demolition (1999-2001) of the last large steel mill in Pittsburgh’s city limit for LTV Steel Co., Cleveland, OH. 

1997. INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION - Monroeville, PA

(currently 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 projects. Most projects involved the drilling/core sampling, 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 professionals assigned to field projects and other offices. Developed intern program for IUP safety science majors. Worked with case managers, Workers’ Compensation, and legal department. 

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

1989-1994 Environmental Health and Safety Manager and Site Manager for the environmental site restoration, construction, and engineering division. Managed asbestos abatement, environmental drilling/remediation, and demolition of steel mills, coke plants, chemical plants, paper mills, aluminum smelting, and other various processing facilities. Included among the large steel facilities demolished were USX Duquesne Works, USX McKeesport National Tube Works, LTV Aliquippa Coke, LTV Donner-Hanna Coke in Buffalo, NY, and LTV Cleveland Coke. Managed the cleanup and demolition of the Fike Chemical Superfund Site in Nitro, WV, an infamous batch chemical plant that was built over a former ammunition plant. Responsible for weighing scrap metal/hazardous wastes that were shipped off-site. 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. 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. 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. 

1988. Safety Director and Plant Operator for the Electric Power Research Institute’s

(EPRI) Coal Quality Development Center in Homer City, PA. 

Safety Director - Developed Safety Program and conducted safety audits and safety meetings. Topics presented at the monthly safety meeting/training sessions included proper lifting techniques, fall protection, 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. Conducted 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 maintenance of the facility. Wrote operating procedures. Operated front-end loader to load coal/refuse into dump trucks to transport to power plants. 

1981. STEARNS-ROGER, INC. (BI-GAS Pilot Coal Gasification Plant)