Mr. Mark A. Katchen has 35 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene. He earned his BA in Psychobiology from the University of California Los Angeles, his MS in Environmental and Occupational Health from California State University Northridge, and his MBA in Organizational Management, and Marketing from Loyola Marymount University. Today, this expert is a Certified Industrial...
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This chemical engineering expert earned a chemical engineering degree from the Universidad de Matanzas in Cuba and specializes in proposal writing and commercial agreement negotiations, process engineering, project engineering, project management, plant operation, and environmental engineering. He is active in his field as a member of several engineering associations, as a translator of numerous...
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Dr. William H. Bullock has 37 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene. He earned his BS in Physical Geography from the University of South Alabama, his MSPH in Environmental Health Sciences from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and his DHSc with an emphasis in Health and Safety Promotion from the Nova Southeastern University Dr. Pallavi Patel College of...
Dr. Russell E Keenan has over 39 years of experience in the fields of Chemical Risk Assessment and Regulatory Toxicology. He earned his BS in Biology from Bates College and his Ph.D. in Environmental Biology from Duke University. Formerly, this expert served as the Vice President and Principal Toxicologist at McLaren-Hart and Vice President and the Technical Director at AMEC Foster Wheeler....
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Dr. Lee A. Swanger has 50 years of experience in Materials and Corrosion Engineering. He earned his BS in Metallurgy from Case Western Reserve University, his MS and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, and his MBA in Finance and Marketing from Cleveland State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Alabama, Florida,...
Dr. Bruce Kelman has over 46 years of experience in the field of Toxicology. He earned his BS in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, his MS and Ph.D. in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Today, this expert is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology....
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Dr. Robert N. Phalen has 20 years of experience in the field of Industrial Hygiene. He earned his BA in Biology from California State University Fullerton and his Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of California Los Angeles. Today, this expert is a Certified Industrial Hygienist. Formerly, this expert held roles as an Associate Professor of Occupational Health Science and...
Dr. Errol Zeiger has 45 years of experience in the field of Environmental Toxicology. He earned his BS from City College of New York, his PhD in Microbiology from George Washington University, and his JD from North Carolina Central University. He completed Predoctoral Training in Microbiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Most notably, he worked for...
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This highly-qualified expert is a renowned authority on bicycle lane engineering and pedestrian safety. He earned his BS and MS in civil engineering from Wayne State University and is a licensed professional engineer and traffic operations engineer. Throughout his 39-year career in transportation engineering, he has extensively published on bicycle-lane design and pedestrian safety and has taught...
Dr. William R. Sawyer has 42 years of experience in the field of Forensic Toxicology. He earned his BS in Biology and MA in Cell and Molecular Biology from the State University of New York Geneseo and completed his PhD in Toxicology at Indiana University. Formerly, this expert served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, as a Laboratory Director...
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Dr. Jeffrey Vahan Dagdagian has over 33 years of experience in Engineering and Mechanics. He earned his BS in Biology and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California. Formerly, this expert served as a Regional Manager and the Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations at McLaren-Hart, Inc., and as an Instructor of Environmental Management at the University of California,...
Dr. Donald I. Siegel has 52 years of experience in Environment Sciences, Hydrology, and Water Resources. He earned his BS in Geology from the University of Rhode Island, his MS in Geology from Pennsylvania State University, and his Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources from the University of Minnesota. Formerly, this expert held roles as a Senior Hydrogeologist at Stearns & Wheler Environmental...
This expert has 15 years of experience in the field of accident reconstruction, and is a certified accident reconstructionist and crash data retrieval technician. He is active in his field as a member of several professional organizations, including the National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators. He was formerly a forensic engineer with Hayes & Associates. He...
Dr. Julia Diebol has over 17 years of experience in the field of Product Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, and Human Factors & Ergonomics. She earned both her BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering and her Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of Michigan. Today, this expert is a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and a...
Dr. John F. McCarthy has over 34 years of experience in the fields of Environmental Health Engineering and Industrial Hygiene. He earned his BS in Biology from Boston College, his MS in Environmental Health Sciences from Harvard University, and his Sc.D. in Environmental Science and Physiology from Harvard University School of Public Health. Today, this expert is certified in the Comprehensive...
Dr. Damian Shea has over 34 years of experience in the field of Environmental Toxicology. He earned his BA in Chemistry from the State University of New York Plattsburgh and his Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Maryland College Park. Formerly, this expert served as Head of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology and Biology at North Carolina State University. He also served...
Dr. Glenn C. Millner has over 44 years of experience in Toxicology and Hazardous Materials. He earned his AS in Biology and Chemistry from Nassau Community College, his BS in Biology from the State University of New York Brockport, his MA in Limnology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Toxicology from the University of Arkansas for Medical...
Dr. David L. Eaton has over 43 years of experience in the field of Toxicology.. He earned his BS in Pre-Medicine from Montana State University and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Kansas Medical Center. He completed his Predoctoral Training in Pharmacology and his Postdoctoral Training in Toxicology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.Formerly, he served as the Director and...
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Dr. Dominik D. Alexander has 17 years of experience in the field of Epidemiology. He earned his BS in Public Health from the University of Minnesota, his MSPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of South Florida College of Public Health, and his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Public Health. Formerly, this expert served as the Senior...
Dr. Allison Stock has 23 years of experience in the field of Toxicology and Epidemiology. She earned her BA in Art History and Biology from Trinity University, MPH in Aerospace Medicine and Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Texas School of Public Health, and her MS in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Florida. Formerly, this expert held roles as the HES Team Lead at Chevron...
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