Versatile environmental engineering consultant with 25+ years' experience developing innovative, integrated solutions that meet environmental, community, and business needs in the chemical manufacturing sector. Recognized for fostering collaborations with government agencies, universities, research institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and trade associations to craft protective yet cost-effective, interdisciplinary approaches across a wide range of air, water, and waste challenges. Consistent track record of defining and creatively solving problems faced by businesses in North America, Asia, and Europe. Focused on advancing sustainability through mentoring and holistic application of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering in manufacturing and higher education. ✓ Guided chemists through environmental evaluation of synthesis routes to develop greener commercial process for key intermediate to new insecticide (R&D 100 Award) with >$1B sales in 2013. ✓ Teamed with R&D staff on bench to full-scale studies to enable pollution prevention projects that cut unintentional trace contaminant generation by >90%. (2006 & 2009 EPA National Partnership for Environmental Priorities Achievement Awards)✓ Evaluated multimedia environmental fate of functionalized nanomaterials used in novel separation process for recovery from dilute aqueous stream as part of €11M EU-sponsored industry-university research project.✓ Led 25+ scientists across 1 university, 2 consulting firms, and 4 analytical laboratories as project manager for 4-year lab-scale incineration testing program sponsored by 5 multinational companies to generate GLP data used by EPA to assess policy options for products at end of life.✓ Prepared and delivered lectures for senior-level courses in Environmental and Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware.✓ Led development of successful $500K ACS/AIChE proposal for funding technology roadmap toward reducing the energy intensity of fluid separations.
Listed skills include Sustainability, Green Chemistry, Environmental Policy, Green Engineering, and 17 others.
