Expert Qualifications
This expert obtained his BA in Enviromental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, his MS in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Ph.D from the University of Washington. He has over twenty years experience conducting remedial investigations, risk assessments, and developing cleanup programs for sites containing petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, pesticides, radioactive waste, PCBs, PAHs, dioxins/furans, volatile and semi-volatile organics, perchlorate, heavy metals, asbestos, PFOA, unusual polymers, fuel oxygenates (MTBE), and odors. He conducts contaminant fate and transport modeling in all environmental media and is a specialist regarding the analysis and modeling of airborne contaminants. He has evaluated and modeled emissions from oil and gas facilities, natural gas and fracking sites, industrial boilers, incinerators, confined animal feeding operations, rendering facilities, and various other industrial and agricultural sources. He is currently a Consultant at a Private Firm.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: CA
- BA, Environmental Studies, University of California-Santa Barbara
- MS, Environmental Studies, University of California-Berkeley
- Ph.D, Soil Chemistry, University of Washington
- Publications, 30+ focused on environmental occurrence and human health consequences associated with emerging contaminants
- Former, Scientist, Bureau of Land Management
- Former, Scientist, Peace Corps
- Former, Scientist, World Wildlife Fund
- Former, Scientist, Plumas Corp.
- Former, Scientist, Big Creek Lumber
- Former, Scientist, James River Corp
- Former, Scientist, King County, Seattle
- Former, Risk Assessor, Bechtel
- Former, Remediation Project Manager, Ogden
- Former, Remediation Project Manager, Anteon Corp
- Former, Adjunct Professor, San Diego State University
- Former, Lecturer, National Groundwater Association
- Former, Senior Remediation Scientist, Komex H2O Science
- Former, Research Associate, UCLA Institute of the Environment
- Former, Doctoral Intern Coordinator, UCLA Environmental Science and Engineering Program
- Former, Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Public Health
- Former, Lecturer/Assistant Researcher, UCLA School of Public Health
- Current, Consultant, Private Firm
