Expert Details
Environmental Engineering and Environmental Health/ Industrial Hygiene
ID: 736431
Florida, USA
Professional Engineer (CO and FL), Certified Industrial Hygienist, Board Certified Environmental Engineer, and Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt.
Environmental Compliance – Environmental Health – Strategic Planning – Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis – Budgetary Oversight – Program Development and Management – Risk Analysis and Communication – Emerging Contaminants – CWMD (CBRN)
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2010 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Civil and Environmental Engineering | Institution: University of Utah |
| Year: 2004 | Degree: MS | Subject: Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Institution: University of Idaho |
| Year: 1996 | Degree: BS | Subject: Environmental Engineering | Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
| Year: | Degree: Professional Certificate | Subject: Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems | Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President and Founder | Department: |
Responsibilities:▪ Water quality consultation▪ Industrial hygiene services ▪ Sustainability consultation ▪ Emergency planning |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2020 | Employer: 1st Special Operations Operational Medical Readiness Squadron | Title: Commander | Department: |
Responsibilities:▪ Led 165 personnel in delivering primary/specialty care and preventive medicine services to 8.9K members at most deployed base in US Air Force▪ Cut deployment processing time by 50% by directing reorganization to focus teams on optimizing medical readiness ▪ Oversaw full spectrum of occupational/environmental/public health programs; state regulators called drinking water team “Gold Standard” ▪ Established installation Human Performance Working Group that resolved long-standing and emerging concerns in five operational organizations |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2017 | Employer: US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine | Title: Chief, Consultative Services Division | Department: |
Responsibilities:▪ Led 50 environmental and occupational health professionals in providing guidance to 684K personnel at 176 installations across the globe▪ Eliminated 21-month backlog of high-risk evaluations for 35 military bases by developing cutting-edge noise sampling protocol |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2017 | Employer: 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron | Title: Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight Commander | Department: |
Responsibilities:▪ Led 27 personnel with $300K budget in ensuring the occupational and environmental health of 27K personnel at 12 locations; ranked #1 of 74 facilities in three metrics▪ Protected 430 response and recovery personnel at two major aircraft crashes by directing environmental, health and safety teams ▪ Boosted process improvement capabilities by 120% by developing Lean Green Belt training program ▪ Key to US Air Forces in Europe Innovation Excellence award |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2014 | Employer: Air Force Institute of Technology | Title: Director, Graduate Environmental Engineering and Science Program and Deputy Department Head | Department: Department of Systems Engineering and Management |
Responsibilities:▪ Led 27 faculty and staff in providing graduate education to 200 students▪ Built 14 multi-disciplinary teams which conducted $713K in CBRN, environmental engineering and industrial hygiene research ▪ Promoted success of 700 students by establishing Dean’s advisory board ▪ Winner of US Air Education Training Command Educator of the Year award |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Employer: US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine | Title: Chief | Department: Environmental Health Risk Assessment Branch |
Responsibilities:▪ Ensured 1,615 personnel mission-ready by leading team of eight in providing 2,600 hours of instruction in occupational and environmental health▪ Oversaw 18 instructors in streamlining and updating CBRN response course ▪ Tested capabilities of nine emergency response teams as lead architect of first US Air Force competition ▪ Winner of Company Grade Officer of the Year award |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1997 to 2020 | Agency: US Air Force | Role: Civil Engineer and Bioenvironmental Engineer | Description: |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2014 to 2017 | Country / Region: United Kingdom | Summary: Bioenvironmental Engineering Director |
| Years: 2000 to 2001 | Country / Region: South Korea | Summary: Civil Engineer and Chief of Environmental Compliance |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Board Certified Environmental Engineer, Awarded 2013 Certified Industrial Hygienist, Awarded 2013 Professional Engineer, Colorado, Awarded 2005, and Florida, Awarded 2020 Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt, Awarded 2017 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Adjunct Faculty, Air Force Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering and Management ABET Program Evaluator, Environmental Engineering |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| US Air Forces in Europe Innovation Excellence Award US Air Education Training Command Educator of the Year Air Force Institute of Technology Field Grade Officer of the Year Air Force Institute of Technology Outstanding Military Faculty of the Year US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Company Grade Officer of the Year US Air Force Academy Company Grade Officer of the Year |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Editorship of six books, 11 peer-reviewed papers, 30 conference presentations, and five magazine articles. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Native |