Expert Details
Machine and Facility Safety; Industrial, Building and Community Noise Measurement and Control
ID: 725116
New York, USA
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1964 | Degree: BS | Subject: Engineering and Management | Institution: Clarkson University |
Year: | Degree: | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: University of Rochester |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 1981 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He is a practicing professional consultant specializing in the fields of machine and facility safety and noise measurement and control. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1975 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Founder/President/CEO | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He founded the company in 1975 and served in various positions including President and CEO, his current position. Reponsibilities centered upon product sales, technical consulting and management. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1972 to 1974 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Sales Manager | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He worked in the development of housing specifications, working with architects and construction crews, and was responsible for home sales, working as a licensed real estate broker - and manager of a large residential development. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1970 to 1971 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Manager | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He supervised about 70 people in the production control departments, stockrooms, finished goods and receiving, and developed company procedures to streamline operations. Laid off in economic downturn before a union strike ultimately caused the company to curtail domestic operations. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1964 to 1969 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Section Head | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He served as a plant engineer and coordinator prior to assuming a position as a line manufacturing/industrial engineer, and ultimately supervising the Technical Services Section of the Manufacturing Engineering Department (18 people). |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: to Present | Agency: OSHA | Role: Expert Witness | Description: |
Years: to Present | Agency: OSHA | Role: Machine Safety Consultant | Description: |
Years: to Present | Agency: Naples City Police, Naples, FL | Role: Noise Ordinance Training | Description: |
Years: to Present | Agency: Broward County, FL | Role: Noise Ordinance Training | Description: |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 2002 to Present | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: Performed Risk Assessment and developed recommendations for safety and noise abatement for 500Ton hydraulic press and plastic injection molding process on contract with General Electric. |
Years: 2007 to Present | Country / Region: Dominican Rerpublic | Summary: Noise consultant for ongoing projects throughout the island on contract with Haina Corporation. |
Years: 1999 to 2000 | Country / Region: Mexico | Summary: He performed risk assessments and developed machine safeguarding recommendations for 21 plants throughout northern Mexico over a three week period, under contract with General Electric. |
Years: to Present | Country / Region: Puerto Rico | Summary: He performed risk assessments and developed machine safeguarding recommendations for approximately 15 plants over a three year period under contract with General Electric. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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Current Member: ASSE, ACFEI, INCE; Former Member: SME, CSI, NSPE, AIPE (AFE), SAME |
Licenses / Certifications |
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CSP, BCFE, CMfgE, CPE |
Professional Appointments |
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Past Administrator, ASSE Engineering Division; Past President and Director, ASSE Central New York; Chairman, ANSI B11.TR3 "Risk Assessment and Reduction for Machine Tools" Sub-committee; Technical Advisor for Noise Free America. |
Awards / Recognition |
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Safety Professional of the Year, ASSE Engineering Division; Safety Professional of the Year, ASSE Central New York Chapter; Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners International |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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Has has contributed chapters for two textbooks on safety and written over a dozen articles in safety-related publications. |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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He has served as a consulting or testifying expert witness in about 100 cases involving slips/falls, machine accidents and industrial and community noise issues, and has been recognized as an expert in New York, New Jersey, Indiana, and Florida courts. |
Training / Seminars |
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He has provided training in the fields of machine and facility safety, safety signage, risk assessment and reduction, understanding and communicating with your Hispanic workforce, and various aspects of noise measurement and remediation. |
Vendor Selection |
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As a sales engineer for over twenty years, he has considerable experience in researching and specifying materials and equipment for machine safety and noise control. |
Marketing Experience |
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Working as the chair of the landmark standard ANSI B11.TR3, "Risk Assessment and Reduction for Machine Tools," he gained considerable expertise in the application of risk determination methodogy - applying this knowledge to construction and public venue risk in recent years. As an engineer, his approach to noise controls centers upon determining and treating the source of the noise whenever possible, as opposed to simply applying abatement materials. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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He has a background in music and composition that provides a good foundation for understanding the effects of noise and developing empathy with those affected. This, coupled with an understanding of economics and politics places him in a unique position to mediate noise disputes. |
Fields of Expertise
accident reduction, acoustic analysis, acoustic noise, acoustic noise abatement, building noise control, guarding, HVAC noise, industrial noise analysis, industrial noise control, industrial safety, industry standard, machine guard, machine guarding, machine safety, machinery-related accident, noise control, noise detection, personal accident injury, personal injury, safety, communtiy noise, industrial control, industrial accident investigation, event safety, equipment safety, forensic analysis, noise control equipment, noise vibration, noise testing, compressor noise control, noise standard, acoustic emission testing, attenuation, noise statute, hazardous waste treatment noise reduction equipment, control valve noise reduction, blower noise reduction, fan noise reduction, reduction, noise measurement, noisy equipment evaluation, solid waste treatment noise control equipment, noise control enclosure, legal liability, product liability, forensics, occupational safety, machine, machine tool