After starting my career as a process engineer, I have been consulting in the area of process safety and risk management for over 25 years. I started Mica to partner with you to create a safe workplace protecting your employees, facility, environment, and reputation.My wide-ranging experience comprises combustible dust characterization, dust hazard analysis, reactive chemical evaluation, kinetic modeling, emergency relief system design, process hazard analysis, and environmental, health and safety auditing. My process safety work has been conducted throughout the chemical, oil and gas, metal, and food industries, including specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, plastics, oil production and refining, automotive, pulp and paper, and food production facilities.I have a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University. I have Center for Process Safety Certification, am a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and a member of the National Fire Protection Association.