Solid Waste Management Expert Witnesses

This Tennessee based expert entered the waste management industry in 1988, joining the old Browning-Ferris Industries as a District Manager of Environmental, Safety and Health for the Nashville District, covering 22,500 square miles. He was responsible for hiring, training, risk management, claims and compliance with OSHA, DOT and EPA regulations. He later became the Director of Solid Waste for the city of Franklin, TN, where he oversaw the conception and completion of a Municipal Services Complex that included a new 500-ton per day transfer station and 20,000 square foot operations center. He has been a member of the Solid Waste Association of North America for almost twenty years, and is certified to teach in Collections, Transfer Station, Recycling, Integrated Solid Waste Management and Principals of Solid Waste Management. He has written or edited numerous textbooks for the organization.

This highly qualified expert has over 28 years of waste management operational and safety expertise. He earned his BA in business and managerial leadership from Washington State University and his MBA in managerial leadership from City University of Seattle. He is a FEMA certified disaster management, waste, and transportation program responder. This expert is a member of the Solid Waste Association of North America and the National Industrial Transportation League. He is the former regional VP of the NW area for Puget Sound Trucking and Logistics and former director of transportation and logistics for Waste Management, Inc. Currently, he serves as the principal and VP of client solutions at an environmental and waste management global consulting firm.