EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND


University of California at Los Angeles, Chemistry major, Molecular Genetics minor, 1960-64

U.S. Army Chemical School, Certificate, Chemical Laboratory Specialist (Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare Training), 1964

U. S. Department of Agriculture Workshop on "Analytical Techniques in Plant, Soil and Water Testing", University of California, Davis, 1969

Veterans Administration Medical Center Hospital, General Clinical Laboratory Technician Training Course, Palo Alto, CA, 1970 - 72

University of California, Berkeley - B.S. Chemistry, 1970, Chemistry Major, Biochemistry Minor

University of California, Berkeley - Ph.D. Biophysics and Biochemistry, 1975, Research in Biological Membrane Functions and Roles of Intracellular Calcium in Aging and Cancer

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology/Enzymology, 1975-6, Research in Endocrinology, Cellular Aging and Cancer

American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Certified Industrial Hygienist (in Comprehensive Practice) December, 1987-Present, Certification No. 3755

NIOSH/USPHS Course and Workshop 582 in "Asbestos Evaluation", University of Texas, Houston, TX, 1979

University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Advanced Industrial Hygiene Course, 1980

University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Personal Sampling Course, 1980

University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Environmental Exposure Sampling and Statistics Course, 1980

U.S. EPA Course on Advanced Asbestos and Mineral Identification Methods (taught by W. McCrone), Atlanta, GA, 1980

Georgia Institute of Technology, Asbestos Glove Bag Course, 1983

Georgia Institute of Technology, Asbestos Abatement Project Cost Estimation Course, 1984

Instructor, Technical Aspects of Product Liability & Personal Injury Litigation. Presented at 1st Annual INTERSCIENCE RESEARCH, INC. Forensic Sciences Seminar. 1985

Consultant and Court-Appointed Forensic Science Expert (All Specialties of Criminalistics), (Commonwealth of Virginia Supreme Court), 1986

American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, May, 1987

University of Cincinnati, Comprehensive Review for Industrial Hygiene Professionals, May, 1987

MAIC / University of Illinois, "EPA-Accredited Certification Course for Building Asbestos Inspection", January, 1988; Refresher Course: Medical College of Virginia, January, 1989

MAIC/University of Illinois, "EPA-Accredited Certification Course for Management Planning", January, 1988; Refresher Course: Medical College of Virginia, February, 1989

Medical College of Virginia, School of Preventive Medicine, "EPA-Accredited Certification Course for Asbestos Contract Supervisors & Project Designers", February, 1988; Refresher Course: Medical College of Virginia, February, 1989

Asbestos Consulting and Training Systems, Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Course, June, 1996

A. H. Reppert & Associates, Inc., Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor Initial Course, January, 1997

Asbestos Consulting and Training Systems, AHERA Building Asbestos Inspector Course, April, 1998

Asbestos Consulting and Training Systems, AHERA Building Asbestos Management Planner Course, April, 1998

Niton Corporation, Training Course for the Niton XRF Spectrum Analyzer for Lead Paint Detection (Certified in Radiation Safety and Monitoring, Measurement Technology, and Machine Maintenance), September, 1999

American Industrial Hygiene Association/American Conference of Industrial Governmental Hygienists, Professional Development Course No. 710, Practical Tools for Modeling of Occupational Exposures, Atlanta, GA, May, 2004

American Industrial Hygiene Association, Professional Development Course (Influenza Pandemics, Exposure Assessments, Cancer Cluster Investigations), Norfolk, VA, 2006

American Industrial Hygiene Association, Professional Development Course, Exposure Assessment Strategies and Statistics, 2007- 8

American Industrial Hygiene Association, Professional Development Course, "Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Welding Health Hazards", Norfolk, VA, November, 2010



WORK EXPERIENCE


President/Senior Scientist, Scientific and Forensic Services, Inc., Independent Expert Witness, Chemist, Microbiologist, Industrial Hygienist and Assessment-Remediation Consultation for Exposures to Hazardous Substances like Asbestos, Silica, Lead, Benzene, Solvents, Petroleum Vapors, Molds, Pathogenic Microorganisms and Comprehensive Surveys for Indoor Air Quality / Sick Building Evaluation / Building-Related Illnesses, General Toxic Torts Trial and Litigation Support, OSHA & EPA Regulations, Industry State-of-the-Art Expertise, MSDS and Warning Labels and Signage, General Forensic Science Litigation Support, Personal Injury, Slip, Trip and Fall Investigations, Wrongful Death and Product Liability Trial and Litigation Support, Environmental Science, Hazardous Waste Testing and Disposal, Material Science and Product Failure Analysis, 1997 - Present, Norfolk, VA

President/Laboratory Director/Owner, Interscience Research, Inc., Asbestos Sampling and Analysis and Research, Asbestos Project Design, Asbestos Project Specification Writing and Abatement Supervision, Asbestos Exposure Risk Assessments, Expert Witness and Consultations, Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene, General Analytical Chemistry, Contract Research, Routine/Non-Routine Testing and Quality Control, Legal/Forensic Studies, Environmental Audits, Water Testing, Environmental Microbiology, PCB Testing, Hazardous Waste Testing, Indoor Air Quality Evaluations, Metallurgy, Materials Science, Compressed Gas Testing, Compressed Air Purity Testing, Petroleum Specification Testing, General Product Specification Testing, Polymer Testing, Abrasive Blasting Media Testing, Food Testing, Cosmetics Research, FDA Compliance Testing, EPA Compliance Testing, 1978-1997, Norfolk, VA

Assistant Professor of Chemical Science, Department of Chemical Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 1976-79, Teaching and Research (Cell Aging and Carcinogenesis)

Chemist/Owner, Interscience Research Group, Los Angeles, CA 1966-69; Palo Alto, CA, 1970-72, General Analytical and Industrial Chemistry

Research Chemist, U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Center, Edgewood Arsenal, MD, 1964-65. Quantum Chemistry of Toxicological Agents/Antidotes (Calculation of Molecular Properties for Prediction of Antidote Structure and Activities); Research in Sampling and Decontamination Procedures for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare Applications

Laboratory Technician, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1961-63, Biochemical and Cancer Research

Laboratory Assistant, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of California, Los Angeles, 1960-61, Biomedical, Infectious Disease and Cancer Research Projects



SOCIETIES (Current and Past Memberships)


American Chemical Society
Association of Official Analytical Chemists
American Society for Testing and Materials
Diplomate, American Board of Industrial Hygiene
American Industrial Hygiene Association
National Asbestos Council (Charter Member)
Environmental Information Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Virginia Academy of Science
Biophysical Society
American Association of University Professors
Tissue Culture Association
International Association of Arson Investigators
Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists
Society of Forensic Toxicologists
American Textile Chemists & Colorists Society
American Society for Microbiology



HONORS

Pioneer in Science Award (Future Engineers of America), 1959

Scholar Designate through national competition of the Committee for Advanced Science Training (National Science Foundation), 1959 & 1960

President, Foundation for the Study of Aging, New York, 1978-1988
National Asbestos Council (member of the Sampling and Analysis, Contract Specification and Membership Committees, 1984 - 1992; Founder and Chairman of the NAC Asbestos Surface Contamination Evaluation Taskforce, 1988-1992)

Peer Reviewer/Paid Consultant, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (Asbestos Control Technology Protocol Assessment), 1985-1988

Distinguished Expert of the National Forensic Center, Various Areas of Expertise, 1985

Asbestos Technology & Cost Recovery Expert Witness, (Attorney General's Office, Commonwealth of Virginia), 1985

Asbestos Technology & Cost Recovery Expert Witness, (Attorney General's Office, State of Massachusetts), 1985

Consultant and Forensic Science Expert Witness, (Commonwealth of Virginia Supreme Court), 1986

Consultant/Course Instructor, Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program for Asbestos (Evaluation of Long-Term Exposure Risk, Detection Survey Techniques, Methods of Sampling and Analysis for Removal Project Monitoring and Clearance), 1986

Peer Reviewer/Paid Consultant, U.S. EPA (Asbestos Control Technologies & Advisor for Future EPA Research Projects), 1987-1988

Asbestos Consultant & Legal Expert for Norfolk Public Schools (Norfolk, VA), 1986-1987

Asbestos Consultant, Program Manager & Legal Expert for School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) in their Asbestos Programs and Resulting Litigation Efforts, 1986

Asbestos Consultant & Legal Expert for Wesley Theological Seminary of the United Methodist Church in Asbestos Litigation, 1987

Peer Reviewer for Research Grant Proposals, National Science Foundation, 1999.



SPECIAL PROJECTS, TRAINING SEMINARS, AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS


Indoor Air Quality Science, Instructor and Creator of the first two online education/training courses in the science, engineering, evaluation and abatement of indoor air quality problems for professionals, 1999 - 2005

Director of Asbestos Training Courses. Developed, sponsored and co-instructed the first two U.S. seminar/training courses on Asbestos Removal Procedures for Abatement Contractors and on Specification Writing for Architects in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, School of Public Health-Chapel Hill and Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Public Health, 1980 (Williamsburg, VA)

Instructor, Asbestos Abatement Worker Training Course, repeatedly presented to hundreds of workers, 1980-1988

Instructor, Asbestos Abatement Air Sampling Training Course, repeatedly presented to hundreds of workers, 1980-1988

Instructor, Asbestos Glove Bag and Specialized Removal Procedures Workshop, repeatedly presented to hundreds of workers, 1980-1989

Instructor, Asbestos Hazards and Abatement Procedures in Schools, presented to Administration and Teachers' union, School District of Philadelphia. PA 1984

Instructor, Supervisory Asbestos Removal Training Course, presented to hundreds of workers, 1986-1988

Instructor, Technical Aspects of Asbestos Personal Injury Litigation presented at 1st Annual INTERSCIENCE RESEARCH, INC. Forensic Sciences Seminar. 1985

Instructor, Presented two, one-day seminars on Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Programs to attendees of the Building and Grounds Maintenance Magazine Special Seminar Series (Philadelphia, PA, and Washington, DC), 1985

Consultant, on Asbestos Assessment and Abatement Practices, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Patuxent River, MD, 1985

Instructor, Presented two, half-day seminars to Arlington County, VA to government employees on Asbestos Hazards and Management, 1986



PAST AND CURRENT ACCREDITATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS


Certified Industrial Hygienist (Comprehensive Practice), American Board of Industrial Hygiene Diplomate, Certificate No. 3755 (Conferred December 9, 1987 -- Present)
Licensed Asbestos Inspector, Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 1997-9

Licensed Asbestos Management Planner, Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 1997-2000

Licensed Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor, Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 1998-2000