BA - Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, CA, 1975

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

ABIH Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certificate Number 2653

California State Cert. Asbestos Consultant, Certificate Nos. 92-0779, 04-3529

Certified Lead Inspector/Assessor (California), ID # 3551

Certified Lead Project Designer (California), ID # 3551

Certified Lead Project Monitor (California), ID # 3551

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Health Science Associates (2004 - Present)

Vice President

• Manage the development, growth, and delivery of HSA's services. The company has grown on the basis of reputation and referral (with minimal marketing) and includes a Branch Operation in Northern California (Oakland).
 
• Technical oversight of both Northern California and Southern California HSA offices. Providing project management, report format development, report review, staff management and administration.
 
• Assistant Training Director for HSA's California Department of Health Services Lead Training Classes
 
• Assistant Training Director for HSA's Cal/OSHA Asbestos refresher training classes
 
• Property environmental assessments; asbestos assessments, management programs, specifications, and monitoring/surveillance; lead assessments, management programs, specifications, and monitoring/surveillance; microbiological assessments, specifications, monitoring; community noise assessment and control; off-site and property line airborne contaminant surveys; risk assessments; community "right-to-know" programs; Proposition 65 compliance.
 
• All duties as outlined for Senior Consultant below.

Health Science Associates (1996-2004)

Senior Consultant

• Functions as project manager and is responsible for the technical quality of the projects she manages. Supervises the work of professional staff assigned to her projects.
 
• Provides clientele with required services including performing preliminary Industrial Hygiene surveys to determine an Industrial Hygiene sampling strategy to meet Cal/OSHA or Fed/OSHA requirements and/or client criteria.
 
• Industrial hygiene surveys and evaluations; air sampling for toxic substances; ventilation evaluation, monitoring and design; toxic material evaluation and control programs, data sheets; respirator and personal protective equipment programs; noise surveys and hearing conservation programs; protective programs; ELF/EMF evaluations, ergonomic hazard assessment & control; MSDS preparation and review; hazardous waste management; record keeping systems.
 
• Review client Industrial Hygiene and Safety programs to ensure that they are complete and that they meet or exceed the requirements set by Cal/OSHA or Fed/OSHA.
 
• Prepares or reviews client asbestos and/or lead abatement or control programs to ensure that they meet the requirements of OSHA and the EPA. Performs asbestos and lead related work including: site inspection and bulk sampling; bulk sample report preparation; management plan preparation; program review; abatement specification preparation and/or review; designing abatement projects; providing project management and oversight of asbestos and lead abatement projects; and implementing the scope of work for the abatement project.
 
• Attorney-client privilege work; technical investigations and retrospective assessments (including accident re-construction); expert testimony in workers compensation, civil, tort and product liability cases, expert consultation.
 

TOSHCO (1991 - 1996)

Principal

• Provide direct client consultation services in the areas of industrial hygiene and environmental sciences. Includes providing technical consultation and assistance to other professional consultants, providing training through the University and company environments, providing Phase 1 environmental assessments and other industrial hygiene sampling and analyses.

Health Science Associates (1978 - 1991)

Vice-President and Director, Laboratory Services

• Developed industrial hygiene laboratory from a single person laboratory to a staff of 30 full-time chemists operating seven days per week/18 hours per day. Secured certifications and accreditations including full AIHA Laboratory Accreditation, State of California Drinking Water and Hazardous Waste Certification and National Institutes for Standards and Technology Accreditation in Bulk and Airborne Asbestos Analysis. Reported directly to the President/Principal of HSA, and managed and directed all activities of this full-service industrial hygiene, safety and environmental consulting firm in his absence. Business operations included offices in northern and southern California and a staff of over 60 persons.
 

Very Important Products (ARMORAL) (1977 - 1978)

Chemist

• Research and development chemist. Directed all chemical, industrial hygiene and safety activities.

Memorex (1976 - 1977)

Quality Control Chemist, Quantitative analytical chemist.

 

Fresno County Crime Laboratory (1975 - 1976)

Criminalist Technician

• Qualitative and quantitative analytical chemist performing analyses for criminal investigations and court presentations.