Board Certified Safety Expert Witness

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• CSP Certified Safety Professional – Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• CHMM Certified Hazardous Materials Manager – Institute of Hazardous Materials Management
• CIT Certified Instructional Trainer – Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• CHST Construction Health and Safety Technologist – Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• CHCM Certified Hazard Control Manager – International Board of Safety Managers
• REA California Registered Environmental Assessor – Cal/EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)

CIVIL CASES (DESIGNATED SME)

• Intermodal Containerized Freight Operations
• Material Handling Equipment (MHE) PIT, Forklift
• FMCSA-OSHA Regulations / Safety Standards of Care
• Semi-Tractor Trailer / Logistics / Warehouse-Loading Dock Civil Confined Space / Technical Rescue Operations
• Slips, Trips and Falls / Work at Height / Aerial Lift EQ
• Tank Trucks / Hazmat / Lowboy / Extralegal Loads

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Anniston, AL
• Texas A&M Engineering, National ER Training Center
• LSU National Center for Biomedical Research & Training
• California Specialized Training Institute – Cal EMA
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC)

EDUCATION

• BSOS Bachelor of Science Occupational Safety – Columbia Southern University, 2006
• GCSM Graduate Certificate Safety Management – University of California, Santa Cruz, 2003
• CAP Carpenters Apprenticeship Program, CTCNC, 1997-2000

AFFILIATION

• American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
• National Safety Management Society (NSMS)
• International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC)
• Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers
• American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
• California State Firefighters Association (CSFA)
• National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently responsible for the management of a Private safety consulting and OSHA Compliance Training Division.
SME consulting assignments including post incident, investigation and analysis, inspections of projects and property for compliance with safety and health regulations, drafting technical analysis and SME reports.

He has served on a consulting operation since 1999, as a senior EHS advisor responsible for client safety and health training in general industry and heavy construction workplaces.

He has wide experience in safety and health of project workplaces including EHS audits of manufacturing operations, public works projects, educational and high-tech facilities, heavy civil construction, logistics and transportation, and maritime intermodal containerized cargo. Has conducted onsite safety inspections and/or investigated more than 5,000 properties in the State of California. As a Certified Safety Professional, has worked daily in conjunction with Civil Engineers, Project Managers, Architects, and General Contractors. Has also works directly with licensed Geotechnical and Structural Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, HVAC Engineers, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, and Building Inspectors.

He has trained thousands of industrial and construction workers on mandatory Cal/OSHA courses. As a Federal OSHA Construction.
Outreach Trainer has provided OSHA 10-30-hour training, and specialty Construction safety courses in English and Spanish.
Secondary duties for include Rescue Services Division (CSRS) Lead. As a Federal-State certified emergency responder with confined space rescue and hazmat specialist credentialing per California Emergency Management Agency (Pro Board)

LICENSURE

• California Licensed Commercial Driver (CDL‐Class A), hazmat, tank vehicle, multi trailer
• California Licensed Security Guard, (BSIS)

APPOINTMENTS

• Member ANSI/ASSE Z117 Confined Space Safety, accreditation standard committee
• Member ANSI/ASSE Z15 Vehicle Safety, accreditation standard committee
• Member NFPA 241 Construction and Demolition Safety standard committee
• Member NFPA 350 Confined Space Safe Work Practices standard committee Member
• Member ASSP Transportation Practice Specialty
• Member Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Fremont Fire Department
• Member FEMA Pre-positioned Equipment Program (PEP) tractor trailer transport of pre-positioned Pods, WMD support and all hazard events
• Member Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Coastal Region II, hazardous materials consultant

PROFESSIONAL SCOPE

Intermodal Freight Safe Handling Practices

• Board Certified Safety Professional serving the comprehensive practice of safety in logistics and intermodal freight.
• Responsible for directing a team of key safety professionals, consulting engineers, and onsite emergency responders-rescuers since 1999.
• Company officer responsible for development, planning, implementation of cutting-edge solutions for workplace safety and health, accident prevention in logistics and containerized intermodal freight.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Principal Safety Engineer, Private Co. Site Safety Support Services, CA

Private Consultants specializing in workplace safety and health for general industry and heavy civil construction. Practiced in hazard identification, loss prevention, safety management, accident investigation, and OSHA-DOT instruction and worker training.

January 2003 – Present

•  Provide safety consultation and support services in the area of material handling management, commercial transportation, warehouse, loading docks), and equipment operation, and associated personnel training.
  • Provide investigation and analysis of heavy equipment accidents in civil construction, safety analysis of public works projects, chemical inventory audits for high-tech industrial facilities. Deliver professional development sessions regarding confined space safety and technical rescue.
  • Speak at American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Safety Conference and Expo on tank truck confined space safety.
  • Member ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 Safety Requirements for Entering Confined Spaces, Accreditation Standard Committee (since 2007). This committee develops the design and operational safety criteria which are the basis for federal and state OSHA regulations.
  • Member NFPA 350 (since 2016) Confined Space Safe Work Practices Accreditation Standard Committee, overseeing the development of published safety codes and standards for confined space safety.
  • Confined Space Rescue Technician per Cal-EMA, California State Fire Marshal
  • Hazardous Materials Technician per Cal-EMA, California State Fire Marsha

Division Administrator, CSRS Hazmat-Rescue, San Francisco Bay Area
February 2004–Present

Chief Administrator for a team of technical rescue specialists, and emergency medical technicians.
Duties: personnel recruitment-management, administration of emergency medical and technical rescue equipment, OSHA documentation.
Clients: government agencies, contractors, manufacturing operations, universities, public works, and maritime operations.
Scope: confined space rescue (standby), high‐angle rope access, emergency medical support, hazardous materials response.

Occupational Safety and Health (SME), secondary responsibility
Certified safety and health consulting engineer, author, educator, designated SME (state and federal court)
Duties: Perform operational hazard assessments, onsite inspection, post injury investigation and case analysis, examination of documentary, photographic, and video evidence. Development of opinions and conclusions, assessment of employee training, fitness for duty, state of regulatory compliance (OSHA-EPA-DOT), and production of expert reports (declarations, pre-mediation, rebuttal, supplemental, and Rule 26 reports).

Safety Manager, Walters & Wolf Precast, (Architectural Precast Division), CA
June 2000- June 2003

• Developed the onsite company safety program (EH&S) including department specific training (bilingual programs), directed onsite safety inspections for mobile equipment as mandated by federal, state, local, and industry safety regulations. Special focus on mobile & overhead cranes, aerial work platforms, onsite vehicles, ATV’s, PITs, technical rescue equipment, fall protection, overhead hoisting and rigging gear conformity.
• Managed department compliance with operational inspections for the following company equipment:

4 Rubber Tire Gantry Cranes (RTGs)
4 Overhead Bridge Cranes
1 Carry Deck Crane
7 Industrial Fork Trucks (PIT)
4 ATVs 6×6 (John Deere)
4 Aerial Work Platforms (AWP)
2 Scan Climbers
2 Cat 950 M Loader
4 Semi-Truck & Trailers

Prime Responsibilities: Manage company training for employees-staff, equipment safety inspections, safety meetings, weekly tailgates, site specific safety plans, hazard assessments, life safety audits, and environmental samplings and inspections. Responsible for proactive engineering solutions (site specific), industrial hygiene sampling, confined space program, lockout tagout, PPE specification, new hire orientation.

Construction Safety Inspector, Nielson Dillingham Builders, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, (1999-2000)
Prime Responsibilities: Coordinate daily safety huddle for all construction trades, administer the DuPont Stop Program, ensure compliance with LLNL safety and Federal OSHA regulations, oversee incoming contractor site specific safety plans, conduct safety and environmental inspections of active work zones. Specialists and trades included carpenters, hvac-steamfitters, plumbers, roofers, electricians, and materials handling operators (aerial lift, forklift, manlift).

Safety Technician, Enviro Safetech, San Jose, CA (1999)
Responsibilities: safety training (bilingual), general industry workplace inspection, client EHS services, SDS chemical inventory, and respiratory protection

Safety Coordinator / Union Carpenter, Monterey / SF Bay Area CA (1997‐1999)
Responsibilities: safety training (bilingual), jobsite inspection, recordkeeping, PPE, reports, and general carpentry duties.

Construction Teamster, Equipment Operator, Central Valley / Monterey / SF Bay Area CA (1985‐1997)
Construction Trucking (Class 7-8 trucks) Transport, Import/export of sand, gravel, dirt, hot asphalt, spoils, mobile equipment, heavy implements, building materials, military cargo, and road oil for highway construction. Teamster serving Caltrans-Federal Highway Projects.
Equipment: Semi-Tractor Trailer, Flatbed, Dry Van, Step & Drop Deck, Lowboy, Tank Vehicles, Transfer (Truck & Trailer), Ten‐Wheel Dump, End Dump, Bottom
Dump, Roof-Conveyor Straight Truck / Lift-Bed Truck & Trailer, Forklifts, Aerial-Work-Platforms, Material Handling Devices, Earthmoving Machinery / Equipment.

Truck Crane Operator, Fisher Construction, Roseville, CA (1983-1985)
Truss Manufacturer, Stinger Crane on 1978 Peterbilt Tri-Axle power unit / Flatbed Trailer, construction site delivery-hoisting.

SPECIALIZED QUALIFICATIONS

• FEMA Instructor Trainer, (ITC), Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), Anniston, Alabama
• Confined Space Rescue Technician, Cal-EMA, California State Fire Marshal
• Clandestine Laboratory Safety Certification, California Department of Justice, Rancho Cordova, CA
• California Certified Hazardous Materials Reference Specialist, per Cal‐EMA, CSTI
• California Certified Hazardous Materials Technician, Cal‐EMA, CSTI
• Pro Board Hazmat Assistant Safety Officer (ASO), per Cal‐EMA, CSTI
• California Licensed Security Guard, (BSIS), Registry #G1754070
• Federal OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer, (Spanish language), UC Training Center San Diego, CA
• Certified Traffic Control Supervisor (TCS), American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)
• Certified Flagger Instructor (CFI), American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)
• Certified Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Instructor, UBC, Ives

PUBLICATIONS: Available Upon Request.

PRESENTATIONS / WEBINARS / CONFERENCES: Available Upon Request.