Occupational-Environmental
Control, Inc.
421 Oakwood
Trail
Phone:
http://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/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" -