Transportation & Safety Expert

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Designed and constructed propane plant with the only 30,000 gallon vertical storage tanks on the East Coast. Responsible for construction of several propane facilities.
• Wrote company safety compliance manual & operations and maintenance manual.
• Developed and implemented a full service leasing program along with maintenance program.
• Recognized for No Accidents In 1990. National Private Truck Council "Private Fleet Executive of the Year."
• As a Chemtrec Emergency Response Consultant, extinguished a major propane truck fire on Long Island (newspaper articles available).
• Customized Propane Emergency Response Training To Include Real Life Scenarios.
• Recognized by industry colleagues for expertise in emergency response education.
• Established and operated the first propane conversion center in New Jersey.
• Certified Fire Instructor For Propane Emergencies Fire and Leak Control Training.

SAFETY MANAGEMENT

• Develop and administer educational programs for in-house training, customer training and fire service training.
• Responsible for plant safety, OSHA requirements, DOT, Health and Safety Plans.
• Conduct hazardous materials emergency response programs and training.
• Plan and implement transport operations for bulk transportation from refineries.
• Expert witness and investigator, providing expert testimony in court proceedings for: incidents, accidents and injuries involving, but not limited to, heavy truck-cranes, hydraulics, maintenance, repair, regulations, compensation claims and propane related accidents.
• See professional affiliates.

FLEET MANAGEMENT

• Reorganized fleet for implementation of an affordable preventive maintenance program and computerized management system.

• Instituted driver education programs.

• Established a self-sufficient in-house repair department to Include: meter repair of tank trucks & equipment; in-house warranty work with Ford for light, medium and heavy duty trucks; in-house meter proving, pneumatic and hydrostatic testing of tank trucks.

• Initiated an academic program for propane and natural gas carburetion which included a 162 question exam to certify propane carburetion technicians.

LEGAL

• Transportation Law
• Insurance Law
• Workers Compensation Law
• Fire Science and Litigation (DRI)

EMPLOYMENT

1985 - Present PARACO GAS, Director of Transportation & Safety Operations

1980 - 1985 - ALTERNATIVE FUEL SYSTEMS, INC., Vice President of Engineering

1975 - 1980 -  SOLE PROPRIETOR, Automotive Repair Center and Propane Conversion Center

1970 - 1975 - GENERAL MOTORS MOTOR DIVISION Lead Mechanic

EDUCATION & SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Boston University, Masters in Equipment Management

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Managing Fleet Safety

St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology

Practicing Law Institute

Fire & Safety Training:

Hazmat team Inc. Hazardous Materials Specialist.

NJ State Police Level 4 Hazardous Materials Specialist.

Association of American Railroads Tank Car Specialist

New York State Fire Academy, Hazmat Emergency Response Training,

Arson Investigation, IAAI

Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction

NFPA 921 Certification

NFPA 1033 Qualifications

NFPA 1403

Lion Tech, Hazardous Materials Safety Course

NWSA Legal Issues Classes

ProChem Co., Hydrostatic Testing Procedures

Lion Tech, Underground Storage Tank Course

United States Department of Commerce, Meter Proving Liquid and Vapor

American Meter Co., Meter Repair Inspection & Calibration

Fleet Management Training:

NYS, DMV Master Instructor Course for Federal Emissions Systems Diagnosis.

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

General Motors Division

Lincoln Technical Institute, Automotive Transmission

ThermoKing Corp., Automotive Air Conditioning

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Vehicle Maintenance Management

Diversified Fuel Components Limited, 50 hour academic program

National Technical Schools, Comprehensive Electronics Course

Northwestern University Traffic Institute

Personnel Law and Transportation Law

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

New York State Hazardous Material Emergency Response Team for Propane Gas

CHEMTREC Registered Emergency Responder

National Fire Protection Association

Propane Gas Defense Association

Defense Research Institute DRI

American Trucking Association

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

Safety Management Council

National Motorists Association

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

International Society Of Fire Service Instructors

International Association of Arson Investigators

International Fire Marshal’s Association

Motivational Speaking-WOULD YOU WATCH OUT FOR MY SAFETY?