Occupational-Environmental
Control, Inc.
Phone:
972/529-4300
Fax: 972/547-9900
email:
www.oeci.com
Curriculum
Vitae (8-15-2014)
EDUCATION:
Master of Science -
Environmental Sciences, The
Bachelor of Arts -
September, 1985 to Present
Occupational-Environmental Control,
Inc. (OEC) - An Industrial Hygiene and Environmental testing/consulting firm
founded in 1981.
Position: President
Duties as President and
principal consultant include the administration of all business activities and
professional services. OEC specializes
in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental services. Services performed include work place
industrial hygiene monitoring for physical and chemical agents; industrial
ventilation design and testing/evaluation;
indoor environmental quality assessments, which includes
testing/inspection for biological agents, radon determination, pesticide air
monitoring, and other chemical, physical, and biological agent
determinations.
Additional experience
includes environmental auditing; Material Safety Data Sheet research and
preparation; clean room evaluation for biological and particulate
contamination; development of sampling methodology and protocol for monitoring
of airborne concentrations of chemical, physical, and biological agents.
September, 1981 to
September, 1985
A leading worldwide supplier
of Energy/Industrial Equipment and Services.
Position: Corporate Senior
Industrial Hygienist
Duties included the
Corporate responsibility for identifying environmental health hazards, directing
efforts of evaluating exposure potential and developing long range plans to
control or eliminate chemical and ergonomic stresses that may impair employee
health and/or comfort, or adversely affect the health or quality of life of
other members of the community. The responsibilities
of this position included close consultation with Operating Management, Medical
Professionals, Organized Labor Representatives and Federal, State and Local
Regulatory Agencies.
Additional responsibilities
included administration of activities concerning toxic and hazardous materials,
potable water systems, air and water pollution.
The implementation of this function required the necessary skills and
knowledge to conduct comprehensive environmental audits of various operating
facilities; design and engineer contaminant controls on treatment systems; and
administer emergency response procedures to be initiated in the event of a
leak, spill or other environmental incident.
This position also required
participation on various long range planning task force assignments in such
areas as pre-placement medical evaluation and Health/Medical
April, 1977 to September,
1981
A leading producer of
Portland Cement, cement and concrete products, aggregate, masonry products, coal
and steel in the Southeastern United States.
Position: Corporate Senior
Industrial Hygienist
Duties included the
corporate responsibility for the recognition, evaluation and control of work
place physical, chemical, and ergonomic stresses that may impair employee
health and/or comfort, or adversely affect the health of or quality of life of
other members of the community. Primary
health hazards included respirable and nuisance dust, toxic contaminants,
noise, and radiation.
Additional environmental
responsibilities included administration of activities concerning toxic
substances control, potable water systems, air pollution control, environmental
noise, and water pollution control. Also
served as Corporate "Radiation Protection Officer" as designated by
the Texas Department of Health.
June, 1973 to April, 1977
A leading worldwide
manufacturer of automotive lead-acid storage batteries.
Position: Safety and Health
Coordinator
Duties included the
recognition, evaluation and control of work place physical, chemical and ergonomic
stresses that may impair employee health and/or comfort. Primary health hazards were airborne lead,
arsenic, antimony, acid mist, noise, and heat stress. Eighty percent of time spent in Industrial
Hygiene activities, and twenty percent was spent in safety oriented functions.
HONORARIUMS:
Who's Who in the South and
Southwest, 1982/83, 1994/95, & 1996/97
Outstanding Young Men in
Personalities of the South,
1982/83
Two Thousand Notable
Americans, 1984/85
COPYRIGHTS, PUBLICATIONS
"Ventilation System
Design," Copyright 1980, presents a flow chart logic system to aid
engineers having basic industrial ventilation knowledge, in the design of
multi-factor ventilation systems.
"Environmental Noise
Assessment -
"Environmental Noise
Assessment of
"Focus on Construction
Safety" or "Better Safe Than Sorry," Article based on an
interview published in the
Industrial Hygiene Surveys
of Workplace Environment – Approximately 30-minute video recorded broadcast interview with
A Summary of the
Molds and Indoor Air Quality – American Industrial
Hygiene Association – North Texas Local Section, Presentations entitled
“Interpretation of Airborne Mold Sampling Results” and “Discovery of Mold as a Result of a Water Event”, Dallas, Texas,
July 10, 2001.
Mold in Our Environment – Presentation to the
Molds and Indoor Air Quality – American Industrial
Hygiene Association – North Texas Local Section, Presentations entitled
“Interpretation of Airborne Mold Sampling Results” and “Factors that Affect Airborne Mold Concentrations Prior to, or During,
Remediation”,
Indoor Environmental Quality - Presented for the Public
Outreach Subcommittee of the Local Conference Committee at the American
Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition -
Industrial Hygiene Evaluation Methodology -
Presented for North Texas Cement Company,
Indoor Environmental Quality - 22 minute
recorded broadcast interview with Jim Ryan of WBAP Radio, April 1997.
Indoor Environmental Quality - Interview and
nationwide distribution with the Associated Press, April 1997.
Industrial Hygiene Evaluation Methodology -
Presented for Texas Industries, Inc.,
Air Monitoring, Satellite Interactive Panel
Presentation May 19, 1995 - Safety Network, Inc. - Presented at
Indoor
Environmental Quality, Presented
Bioaerosols and the Indoor
Environment,
National Environmental Health Association, 1994 Annual Educational Conference,
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, June 22, 1994.
Industrial Hygiene and
Occupational Health, Training Requirements of 29
Toxic/Hazardous Substances
in Your Home,
Presented for the City of
"Indoor Air Quality and
the Office Environment" or "The Tight Stuff," Article published
in the Dallas Business Journal,
Indoor Environmental Quality - Interview and International
broadcast with CNN Correspondent Chris Abel, 1990.
"Region
"Annual Spring
Conference of the Texas Association of Municipal Health Officials,"
Presentation entitled Bioaerosols, Air Quality, and the Indoor Environment,
May 1990,
"Symposium on Indoor
Air Pollution" - Moderator - Sponsored by the North Texas Sections of the
American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Air and Waste Management
Association -
"Symposium on Indoor
Air Pollution" - Presentation entitled Bioaerosols and the Indoor
Environment - Sponsored by the North Texas Sections of the American
Industrial Hygiene Association and the Air and Waste Management Association -
"Industrial Hygiene
Review Course" - Instructor in Industrial Ventilation - presented by the
North Texas Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, May 1989.
"Planning Forum:
Planning Research Laboratories for Education and Research; Institutions and
Industry," Presentation entitled Indoor
Air Quality and Evaluation - January, 1989,
"Tri-Tex Industrial
Hygiene Conference - Houston, Texas" - Presentation entitled Evaluation
of Airborne Fungal Agents - October, 1988, sponsored by the Gulf Coast, Texas
Hill Country, and North Texas Local Sections of the American Industrial Hygiene
Association.
"Industrial Hygiene
Review Course" - Instructor in Industrial Ventilation - presented by the
North Texas Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, May 1987.
"The Hazard
Communications Act" - Presenter - The
"Texas Southwestern
Safety Conference & Exposition" - Speaker - Hazard Communication
– 1984.
"Hazardous Material
Management Symposium" American Society of Safety Engineers - served as
Speaker: Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets - June 1983.
"Industrial Hygiene
Fundamentals Course" - American Industrial Hygiene Association - served as
Instructor in Industrial Ventilation - 1981.
"Basic Industrial Hygiene" - American
Industrial Hygiene Association - served as Instructor in Industrial
Ventilation and Hazard Recognition - 1981.
Texas Industries, Inc. – Industrial Ventilation
Design. A 40-hour multifactor
ventilation system design course developed for engineers. Presented to corporate engineering staff on
two occasions at Texas Industries, Inc., Dallas, Texas. 1978 and 1979.
The
CERTIFICATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS
Certified in the
Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Board of Industrial
Hygiene, October 1979 (Certificate #1741).
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene is accredited by the Council of
Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards, the American National Standards
Institute (
Certified in the
Sub-Specialty of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) by the American Board of
Industrial Hygiene, May 1994.
Licensed Mold Assessment
Consultant by the Texas Department of State Health Services – License Number
Diplomate of the American Academy of
Industrial Hygiene.
"Full Member" of
the American Industrial Hygiene Association - National Affiliation since 1977.
Distinguished “Fellow” award
presented by the American Industrial Hygiene Association – March 2012.
“Associate Member” of the
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH).
Licensed Amateur Radio
Operator: FCC Extra Class – N5YZ.
“Member” of Collin County
(Texas) Medical Reserve Corps.
“Member” of Collin County Amateur Radio Emergency
Service.
“Member” of the McKinney Amateur Radio Club, Treasurer 2014 – present.
“Member” of the American Radio Relay League.
American Industrial Hygiene
Association - Chair of Opening Ceremony Subcommittee and Member of Community
Outreach Subcommittee - American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition -
Dallas – 1997.
American Industrial Hygiene
Association - Engineering Committee Member 1981-1984
American Industrial Hygiene
Association - Arrangements Committee Chair 1986 American Industrial Hygiene
Conference.
"Member" of the
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
Member of the Environmental
Protection Agency - Region 6 - Southwest Indoor Air Network
Qualified as a Field Safety
Representative within the meaning of the Texas Worker's Compensation Act, Texas
Labor Code, Section 411.062; File 93356.
American Industrial Hygiene
Association -
"Professional
Member" American Society of Safety Engineers, National and Local
Affiliation since 1974 - Executive Committee Member 1976 and 1977.
"Chair" of 1983
Tri-Tex Industrial Hygiene Conference.
"Approved
Instructor" - Noise and Dust, by the Mining Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA); Certified Person "Sampling" and "Maintenance and
Calibration" under MSHA Coal Mining Regulations.
OTHER TRAINING:
Participant in American
Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition – San Antonio 2014, Montreal 2013,
Indianapolis 2012, Portland, Oregon 2011, Denver 2010, Minneapolis 2008, Philadelphia
2007, Chicago 2006, Anaheim 2005, Atlanta 2004, Dallas 2003, San Diego 2002,
New Orleans 2001, Orlando 2000, Toronto 1999, Atlanta 1998, Dallas 1997,
Washington, DC 1996, Kansas City 1995, Anaheim 1994, New Orleans 1993, Boston
1992, Salt Lake City 1991, Orlando 1990, Saint Louis 1989, San Francisco 1988,
Montreal 1987, Dallas 1986, Las Vegas 1985, Detroit 1984, Philadelphia 1983,
Cincinnati 1982, Portland 1981, Houston 1980, Chicago 1979, and Los Angeles 1978. The AICHE is co-sponsored by the American
Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the American Conference of
Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH) and is presented annually for
industrial hygienists and other environmental health and safety professionals
worldwide. It consists of a minimum of
4.5 days of programs and technical sessions, plus an additional two days of
professional development courses.
“North Texas AIHA/OSHA
Topics in Industrial Hygiene Update” – American Industrial Hygiene Association
(North Texas Section), American Society of Safety Engineers (Southwest &
Fort Worth Chapters), Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region VI
and University of Texas at Arlington – September 21, 2012 – 9 hours.
“North Texas AIHA Specialized
Topics in Industrial Hygiene” – American Industrail
Hygiene Association (North Texas Section), August 2, 2012 – 6 hours.
“Personal Disaster
Preparedness” – Collin County Department of Homeland Security/Medical Reserve
Corps, January 26, 2012, 2 hours.
“North Texas AIHA
Specialized Topics in Industrial Hygiene” – American Industrail
Hygiene Association (North Texas Section), August 2, 2012 – 6 hours.
“Personal Disaster
Preparedness” – Collin County Department of Homelqand
Security/Medical Reserve Corps, January 26, 2012.
“North Texas AIHA/OSHA
Topics in Industrial Hygiene Update” – American Industrial Hygiene Association
(North Texas Section), American Society of Safety Engineers (Southwest &
Fort Worth Chapters), Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region VI
and University of Texas at Arlington – September 22, 2011 – 9 hours.
“Allergens and Bacteria” -
Presented by EmLab P&K Microbiology Laboratory –
Dr. Harriet Burge – April 12, 2011 – 3 hours.
“Mold Assessment Consultant
Refresher” – GEBCO Associates in cooperation with The University of North Texas
– October 18, 2010 - 8 hours.
“2010 Professional
Conference on Industrial Hygiene” – The American Industrial Hygiene Association
Academy of Industrial Hygiene, Fort
Worth, Texas – October 11 – 12, 2010. It
consists of a minimum of 2 days of programs and technical sessions, plus an
additional two days of professional development courses.
“2010 OSHA / MSHA Regulatory
Update” – American Industrial Hygiene Association,
“OSHA AIHA Seminar: Current
Topics in Industrial Hygiene”- Sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) at
the
USP <797> Environmental
“Explosive Dusts in
Industrial Ventilation Systems” – American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienist Webinar –
“AIHA OSHA UTA Seminar: An
Industrial Hygiene Update” – Sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene
Association –
“Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness: OSHA 7210” The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VI Education
Center, The University of Texas at Arlington –
“2009 OSHA / MSHA Regulatory
Update” – American Industrial Hygiene Association,
“Mold
Assessment Consultant Refresher” – GEBCO Associates in cooperation with The
University of North Texas –
“2008 AIHA / ASSE OSHA Regulatory Update” - American
Industrial Hygiene Association, North Texas Section / American Society of
Safety Engineers, Southwest Chapter –
“IS-00700: Introduction to
the National Incident Management System (NIMS) the Incident Command System” ICS
100 – Emergency Management Institute – FEMA, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, September 6, 2008, 3 hours.
“IS-00100.a: Introduction to
the Incident Command System” ICS 100 – Emergency Management Institute – FEMA,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
“Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) for
New Construction (NC) and Existing Buildings (EB): Basics and the Industrial
Hygienist's Role” – American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition –
Minneapolis –
“Indoor Air Quality Seminar:
Mold, Bacteria, Asbestos, Radon, Industrial Hygiene Sampling Techniques &
Data Interpretation” – Presented by Environmental Microbiology Laboratory – Dr.
Harriet Burge and Dave Gallup –
“Control Banding: Uses and
Misuses” – American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Webinar
presented
“Teen Drivers: Dead or
Alive?” Traffic Safety Summit sponsored by: Citizens for Traffic Safety of
Greater Dallas, North Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Committee, American
Society of Safety Engineers (Southwest Chapter), Texas Transportation
Institute, and Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas –
“Mold Assessment Consultant
Refresher” – GEBCO Associates in cooperation with The University of North Texas
–
“OSHA / MSHA Regulatory
Update” – American Industrial Hygiene Association, North
Texas Section –
“Expert Witness Testimony:
Practical Applications for Mold Case Law and Depositions” – American Industrial
Hygiene Association, 2006 TeleWeb Virtual Seminar
Series –
“Bacteria, Sampling, and
Data Interpretation” – Presented by Environmental Microbiology Laboratory –
Mark Wallin –
“Mold, Allergens, Sampling,
and Data Interpretation” – Presented by Environmental Microbiology Laboratory –
Dr. Payam Fallah –
“Mold,
Allergens, Sampling, and Data Interpretation” – Presented by Environmental
Microbiology Laboratory – Dr. Harriet Burge and Dave Gallup –
“Mold Assessment and
Remediation” – Presented by GEBCO Associates – Hurst, Texas –
“Fifth International Indoor
Air Quality Symposium: Indoor Air Quality Research – New Directions,” American
Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition – Dallas 2003, 8 hours.
“Environmental Mold: State
of the Science,” - American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition –
Dallas 2003, 8 hours.
“Mold: A Problem of Biblical
Proportions?” –
Participant in ORC Western
Occupational Safety & Health Group – Quarterly Meeting, Organization
Resources counselors, Inc., San Francisco, September 16 & 17, 1998, 12
hours.
“Reducing Community Outrage:
Risk Communication in Controversy,” American Industrial Hygiene Conference and
Exposition – Atlanta 1998, 8 hours.
“Practical Aspects of
Hand-Arm and Whole Body Vibration Measurement and Control,” American Industrial
Hygiene Conference and Exposition – Atlanta 1998, 8 hours.
“Extremely Low Frequency
Electric and Magnetic Field Fundamentals,” American Industrial Hygiene
Conference and Exposition - Dallas 1997, 4 hours.
“Indoor Air Quality
Symposium,” - American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition - Dallas
1997, 8 hours.
“Indoor Air Quality: The
Human Side,” American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition -
Washington, DC 1996 - 8 hours.
“Current Issues and
Development with Environmental Audits,” American Industrial Hygiene Conference
and Exposition - Washington, DC 1996 - 4 hours.
“Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
Law,” American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition - Washington, DC
1996 - 4 hours.
“Occupational Epidemiology
and Exposure Assessment,” American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition
- Kansas City 1995 - 4 hours.
“Application of Tracer Gas
Techniques to Industrial Hygiene Investigations,” American Industrial Hygiene
Conference and Exposition - Kansas City 1995 - 4 hours.
"Lead Paint
Inspections/Abatement," American Industrial Hygiene Conference and
Exposition - New Orleans 1993 - 4 hours.
"Heat Stress -- The TLV
& Other Things You Have to Know,” American Industrial Hygiene Conference
and Exposition - New Orleans 1993 - 4 hours.
"Introduction to
Biological Safety Cabinets," American Industrial Hygiene Conference and
Exposition - Boston 1992 - 4 hours.
"Licensing, Lobbying,
and Legislative Affairs for Industrial Hygienists," Boston 1992 - 4 hours.
"Nonionizing Radiation
and Fields Measurement Workshop," American Industrial Hygiene Conference
and Exposition - Salt Lake City 1991 - 8 hours.
"Aerosol
Measurement," American Industrial Hygiene Conference - Orlando 1990, 4
hours.
"Indoor Air Quality and
Radon Evaluation Strategies," American Industrial Hygiene Conference -
Saint Louis 1989, 8 hours.
"International
Symposium on Indoor Air Quality," American Industrial Hygiene Conference -
Saint Louis 1989, 7 hours.
"The ACGIH Guidelines
for Bioaerosol Sampling," American Industrial Hygiene Conference - San
Francisco 1988, 8 hours.
"Procedures and
Practices of Asbestos Abatement" - Certified as "Competent
Person" to supervise asbestos abatement projects - Building Codes
Inspection Training Division, Texas Engineering Extension Service, The Texas
A&M University System,
"Current Techniques for
Asbestos Sampling and Analysis," American Industrial Hygiene Conference -
Montreal, 1987, 4 hours.
"Application of
Advanced Techniques to Hood Design," American Industrial Hygiene
Conference - Montreal, 1987, 4 hours.
"Industrial Hygiene in
the Office Environment" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference - Las
Vegas, 1985 - 8 hours.
"Environmental Audits
Course" - Government Institutes, Inc. - April, 1985 - 8 hours.
"1984 RCRA
Amendments" - Environmental Protection Agency - April, 1985 - 8 hours.
"Right to Know Laws and
the Industrial Hygienist" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference -
"Management Development
One" -
“Medical Literature Analysis
and Retrieval System” – Advanced Training Course – National Library of Medicine
– UT Southwestern Medical School – 1983 – 8 hours.
"Medical Literature
Analysis and Retrieval System Training Course" – National Library of
Medicine - UCLA School of Medicine - 1982 - 36 hours.
Participant in National
Safety Congress Exposition - Chicago - 1981.
"Resource Conservation
& Recovery Act Symposium" - American Industrial Hygiene Association -
4 hours.
"Occupational Health -
Data Base Management" - University of Cincinnati, Kettering Laboratory -
20 hours.
"Selling Industrial
Hygiene" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference -
“Noise and Dust Instructor
Certification Training Course” – presented by the Mining Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) at training facility in McAlester, OK.
March 1981 – 16 hours.
"Bulldozer Noise
Control" - U. S. Bureau of Mines, Department of Interior -
"On the Job Industrial
Hygiene Training" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference - Houston -
1980 - 3 hours.
"Ionizing Radiation
Protection" - Presented by Texas Nuclear, Inc. - October, 1979 - 28 hours.
"Industrial
Ventilation" - Short course sponsored by American Industrial Hygiene
Association/
"Occupational Health
Aspects of OSHA Regulations" - Short course sponsored by American Industrial
Hygiene Association/U. S. Department of Labor and presented by
"Advanced Safety Study
Course" - American Society of Safety Engineers - 12 hours of Industrial
Hygiene - 12 hours Chemistry and 66 hours Miscellaneous.
"Non-Community Drinking
Water Systems" - sponsored by the Texas Department of Health and presented
by
"Air and Gas
Cleaning" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference - Chicago, 1979 - 4
hours.
"Occupational Exposure
Sampling Strategy and Statistical Analysis of Data" - American Industrial
Hygiene Conference - Chicago - 1979 - 4 hours.
"Personal Sampling for
Gases and Vapors" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference - Los Angeles
- 1978 - 3 hours.
"Respirable Dust
Sampling" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference -
"Fibrogenic
Dust" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference - Los Angeles - 1978 - 2
hours.
"Principles of Noise
Reduction" - American Industrial Hygiene Conference - Los Angeles - 1978 -
2 hours.
"Industrial Hygiene for
Mining and Tunneling" - A Topical Symposium - Denver, Colorado - November,
1978 - 24 hours.
"Noise Measurement and
Control Techniques" - B & K Instruments - August, 1978 - 8 hours.
“Respiratory Protections
Programs and OSHA” – Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of
California, Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 26-29, 1977 – 32 hours.
“Orientation Seminar on
Safety Management” – Employers Insurance of Wausau – Dallas, Texas – May 25-27,
1976 – 24 hours.
"The Occupational Safety and Health Act" - Eastfield College.