Industrial Hygiene Expert Witnesses in Texas

Industrial Hygiene, Safety - Warnings & Labels, IAQ, Products Liability, Covid, Indoor Air Quality, Toxicology, Asbestos, Environmental, Mold, Legionella, Pesticides, Dermal Assessment, Exposure, Occupational Hygiene, COPD, Forensic Science, Environmental Engineering, Job Hazard Assessment, OSHA, Safety

Summary of Experience Board-Certified HSE Expert | Industrial Hygiene & Forensic Exposure Analysis I am a highly credentialed Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) expert with over 35 years of experience and a unique background spanning military leadership, corporate consulting, and forensic investigation. As a CIH, CSP, and CHMM. I provide specialized technical analysis and expert testimony regarding complex injuries and illnesses stemming from chemical, biological, and physical hazards. My forensic expertise focuses on the reconstruction of current and historical exposures to high-stakes substances, including asbestos, benzene, welding fumes, lead, mold, and pesticides. I have a proven track record of managing multidisciplinary teams of doctors, engineers, and scientists to investigate workplace incidents and product liability claims. A retired USAF Chief Master Sergeant (CMS) and former Superintendent Industrial Hygienist, I bring a level of discipline, leadership, and tech...

Industrial Hygiene, Indoor Air Quality - Exposure, Legionnaires, Legionella, Occupational Disease, Environmental IPAC, COVID, Epidemiology, Mold, Asbestos, Carbon Monoxide, Chemical Product Liability, Respirators, Roundup, Pesticides, Construction Nosocomial, Hazard Assessment, Aerosol Transmission, Respiratory Infection, Retrospective Exposure / Dose Estimation

75+ Engagements since 2017 / Adjunct Professor Emeritus - Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Toronto / Member, American College of Epidemiology / Member, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology / Member, TLV Chemical Substances Committee - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists / Certified Industrial Hygienist (American Board of Industrial Hygiene) / Registered Occupational Hygienist (Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists) / Licensed Pesticide Applicator / Licensed Asbestos Project Supervisor / Managing Principal, Chief Executive and Majority Shareholder - Largest Canadian HSE Services Firm (>150 staff) www.crosssafety.ca / Offices: Canada - Ottawa, Toronto, Markham, Windsor. USA - Lexington, Clearwater / Canadian Citizen / E-2 USA Treaty Investor Visa (USA Work Authorization) / Secret Level II Security Clearance - Government of Canada / Engaged by US DoJ / Assignments throughou...

Industrial Hygiene, Mold - Certified Industrial Hygienist, Industrial Hygiene, Exposure Assessment, Exposure, Occupational Exposure, Exposure Reconstruction, Historical Exposure, FELA, Railroad, COVID-19, Bioaerosols, Indoor Air Quality, Diesel Exhaust, Chemical, Sick Building

Dr. Perez has served as an expert witness in over 100 cases and has extensive experience in writing expert reports as well as in providing oral deposition and trial testimony. He served as faculty at the Drexel University School of Public Health for 10 years. In this role he taught industrial hygiene and exposure assessment methods to public health graduate students. He also lectured on airborne contaminant exposure and environmental health to graduate engineering and medical students. He has conducted research in the fields of industrial hygiene and environmental health, published his results in the peer reviewed literature and presented his findings at various national and international environmental and occupational health conferences. He has been involved in international industrial hygiene work, lecturing and consulting in India and serving as an advisor to the government of Sri Lanka on issues of occupational health and worker exposure control. Based on his qualification...

San Antonio, Texas

Environmental Engineering, Industrial Hygiene - Air Quality Modeling, Indoor Air Quality, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Public Health, Cancer Risk, Worker Health, Worker Injury, Workplace Injury, Pollution, Pollution Prevention, Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, Medical Waste, Exposure Assessment, Emissions Modeling, Water Pollution, GHG Emissions

Dr. Bhaskar Kura is a higher education leader and has 35 years of professional experience as a professor, researcher, and scientist in the filed of environmental engineering. Over the years, he worked in industry, consulting, and academia. He is a registered Professional Environmental Engineer in the State of Louisiana. He published more than 100 technical articles and supervised graduate students for their MS and PhD degrees. His core areas of expertise include, but not limited to: (1) Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling (2) Indoor Air Quality (3) Exposure Assessment (Public and Worker Health Risk Evaluation) (4) Water and Air Pollution Assessment (5) Waste Management (6) Pollution Prevention (7) Life Cycle Costing and Life Cycle Assessment (8) Evaluation of Toxicity and Hazard of Materials and Wastes (9) Green House Gas Emissions Assessment / Management (10) Compliance Evaluation with Federal, State, and Local Regulations (11) Inverse Dispersion Modeling to Evaluate Source Str...

Houston, Texas

Environmental, Industrial Hygiene - asbestos, mold, soil, groundwater, remediation, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, chemical spills, fire, hazardous, waste, lead, vapor, industrial, hygiene, disaster response, oil & gas, storage tanks, radiation, geology

35+ yrs. diverse experience, education, credentials & licensing in geology, biology, remediation, & hazardous materials (HAZMAT) management. For the built environment, I hold multiple credentials in asbestos, lead, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, mold & bioaerosols, sick buildings, vapor intrusion, OSHA worker & evaluation of operational compliance & occupant hazards. I lecture & teach for UT Systems, JLL, Wal-Mart, major lenders & underwriters. I practice environmental & industrial hygiene at TGE Resources, Inc., (Houston, TX), the firm I founded 32+ years ago. I am routinely retained across my diverse field - over 100 times with near equal defense & plaintiff representation. I have large case experience, served in class action litigation, & public and private sector suits. I am an expert in environmental geoscience & HAZMAT releases & spills within the transportation, bulk fuel, lube, and chemical industries. I plan remediation strategies, actively cleanup & oversee wor...

Texas

Occupational Medicine, Industrial Hygiene - Toxicology, Mold, Indoor Air, OSHA, metals, chromium, lead, mercury, ethylene oxide, ethylene dibromide, chemical exposure, CIH, Workers Compensation, Firefighter, arsenic, Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Disability Evaluation, toxic tort, CDL

I bring the medical background of being both a board certified occupational medicine physician as well as being a Certified Industrial Hygienist to your issue. I have experience in large chemical exposure (toxic tort) cases involving multiple claimants as well as indoor air quality litigation. I have evaluated indoor air quality issues from the perspectives of both an occupational medicine physician regarding symptoms and medical testing, as well as a Certified Industrial Hygienist regarding air quality sampling of occupied structures. My attributes include the following: Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine of the University of Central Florida. Board Certified Physician in Occupational Medicine, Residency Trained at Johns Hopkins, and a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (FACOEM) and the International Academy of Independent Medical Examiners (FIAIME). Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP)....