Expert Details
Natural Gas Distribution, Explosion Investigation & Cause, Federal & State Regulations
ID: 723788
Massachusetts, USA
Expert develops and directs legislative agendas affecting pipeline safety and gas industry regulations, including testifying before legislative committees and serving as the media point person with regards to accidents and existing hazardous conditions that warrant changes in regulatory structure and improving existing practices. Expert also serves as an expert witness in legal proceedings relative to his industry expertise and as a consultant to municipalities and elected officials regarding natural gas safety.
Expert has served as a moderator for renowned gas industry workshops and has discussion experience on numerous panels at the national level, where he provides various perspectives on natural gas operations such as leak grading and investigations, underground repairs, gas infrastructure installations and emergency responses.
Expert has also been recently selected by both the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC), and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to be their coordinator to natural gas field workers, where he will assist these agencies in addressing natural gas regulatory violation and safety concerns in general.
Expert is an expert researcher related to the natural gas industry.
Expert has extensive experience in natural gas explosion/incident investigation. Both on-site & incident re-creation.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2011 | Degree: NA | Subject: Career of Internal Natural Gas Company Training & Regulatory Compliance (OQ etc) | Institution: DOT, PHMSA, NEGA |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: Quality Assurance | Subject: A4 Attack Aircraft | Institution: USMC |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: Plane Captain | Subject: A4 Attack Aircraft | Institution: USMC |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: Aviation | Subject: General Avaiation | Institution: Millington Tennesse U.S. Aviation Training |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chairman | Department: Regualtory Compliance and Legislative Lobbying |
Responsibilities:Chairman of a group that consists of approximately 4,000 members made up of several different locals from several different unions in New England.His responsibilities include; Natural Gas Safety, Explosion/Incident Investigation, Regulatory compliance research, legislative drafting, lobbying, public forum speaking and media relations/spokesman. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Prinicple | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provide consulting and expert services to clients seeking natural gas expertise |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: District Regulator Lead | Department: Emergency Response/Leak Investigation/Incident Response |
Responsibilities:He has over 24 years experience as an emergency responder to natural gas leaks and explosion/incidents for one of the largest natural gas company's in the United States. Experience and training inculde; Emergency Response to Natural Gas Safety issues, Leak Survey, Leak Investigation, Meter Work as well as regulatory compliance experience. & District Regulators |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1985 | Employer: USMC | Title: Plane Captain | Department: Aircraft |
Responsibilities:Inspect pre-flight and post-flight sorties. Quality Assurance Inspector which inspected other workers work. Launching and retrieving flights. High power test run qualified. Accident recovery. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Gas Association (AGA), Employer (NEGWA), Utilities Workers Union of America (UWUA) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Plastic gas pipe certified, DOT certified, gas fitting liscenced. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Chairman of the Employer (NEGWA). President of Local 318, UWUA (former) |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has testified at many state legislative hearings, state regulatory agency dockets under direct cross from gas company attorneys, as well as city/town hall hearings on many subjects regarding natural gas. As well as direct experience with legal depositions and witness stand testimony. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has extensive training in the natural gas buisness including but not limited to; leak survey, leak investigation, meter work, gas fitting, gas heating, corrosion, backhoe operation, gas main and service construction and maintanence, leak repair, computer training. Expert has also provided presentations and speeches at many natural gas expert conferences around the nation as a "guest speaker". |
| Marketing Experience |
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| 25 years of experience and insight. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| In depth experience on research in the regulatory and legislative issues related to natural gas. |
Fields of Expertise
Department of Transportation pipeline safety regulation, gas fire, gas pipeline, natural gas, natural gas industry, natural gas pipeline, building fire, energy industry behavior, excavation safety, explosion, explosion cause, explosion investigation, explosion origin, explosion prevention, explosion safety and hazards analysis, explosion standard, explosion technology, explosion test facility, explosive residue, Federal Safety Standard, flame, gas handling safety, gas pipeline leak detection, hydrocarbon, ignition source, industry standard, liquefied natural gas, lower explosive limit, pipeline, polyethylene pipe, qualification testing, National Transportation Safety Board, propane explosion, fire damage, natural gas industry structure, natural gas market, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, facility siting (hazardous chemicals), natural gas storage, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, federal specification, pipeline coating material, qualification test standard, gas-fired water boiler design, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation transportation code, gas-fired boiler, process safety management, American Society of Mechanical Engineers standard, safety engineering, fossil fuel