PDC Instructors profile

Gary Spies

CIH, Pfizer, Kalamazoo, MI; Carol Boraiko, Ph.D., CSP, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN;
[PDC01] Feb. 16, 2008

POSITIONS HELD

Boston University, Boston Massachusetts 1980-1984 Laboratory of Human Genetics
Genetics Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, 1984-1988 Regulatory Affairs
Monsanto, St. Louis, Missouri and Muscatine, Iowa, 1988-2000
Industrial Hygiene Specialist, Corporate Industrial Hygiene Group, 1988-1992
Team Leader, World Headquarters Sites ESH Team 1992-1997;
Area Leader, ABS Plastics, Muscatine, Iowa, 1997-2000
Pharmacia, Kalamazoo, Michigan 2000-2003 Director, ESH Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Global Research and Development
Pfizer, Kalamazoo, Michigan 2003 to Present Director, EHS Global Manufacturing and Research and Development
CERTIFICATIONS HELD
CIH - Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene.
CSP - Certified Safety Professional

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Biological Exposure Indices Committee, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
Member, Biological Monitoring Committee, American Industrial Hygiene Association.

Larry K. Lowry

Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX
[PDC01] Feb. 16, 2008

POSITIONS HELD

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1970-1990
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, 1991-1996 Managed health studies for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler (UTHCT), 1996 to Present Professor, Occupational Health Sciences.
Stephen F. State University, Nacogdoches, TX (SFASU), 1997 to Present Adjunct Professor, Environmental Sciences. Develops and presents courses, using interactive Televideo, for a MS in Environmental Science.
The Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health, Tyler, TX, 2000 to Present Co-Director of the Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) pediatric environmental health specialty unit.
The University of Texas at Tyler, 2004 to Present Adjunct Professor, College of Nursing and Allied Health

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Chair, Biological Exposure Indices Committee, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; Member various committees of national and international organizations.

Ernest R. Crutcher, III　(cancelled)

Owner of Microlab Northwest
[PDC02] Feb. 16, 2008

Mr. Crutcher is the owner and Principle Scientist for Microlab Northwest, an environmental and materials sciences consulting laboratory. Mr. Crutcher has a bachelor's degree in Physical Anthropology with Minors in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. He worked as a Police Department Crime Scene Investigator for three years prior to joining the Boeing Company. He was the Principle Scientist for the Boeing Company Particle Identification and Image Analysis Laboratory, part of the Analytical Engineering Group, from 1974 to 2001. He was an Associate Instructor at the University of Washington, School of Engineering, Materials Sciences Engineering from 1980 to 1989 where he taught the Optical Characterization of Materials. He was a Visiting Scholar to Imperial College, London, UK for part of the summers of 1985 and 1987, where he gave instruction in the characterization of household and urban dusts. From 1989 to 1993 he was the Principle Investigator for Contamination Analysis on a major NASA satellite program (the Long Duration Exposure Facility, LDEF satellite).
Mr. Crutcher has been analyzing particles and interpreting their significance in the environment for nearly forty years. His analysis of the significance of trace evidence at crime scenes helped to determine the guilt or innocence of many accused persons. While he was with the Boeing Company, hundred million dollar decisions were made based on his analysis of the significance of contaminants in systems destined for orbital or interplanetary missions. Mr. Crutcher was a Principle Investigator for the Environmental Protection Agency beginning in 1974 on contract through the Boeing Company until 1978. From 1978 on he has supported EPA, GSA, DOD, NASA, and HUD contracts through Microlab Northwest. Other Clients of Microlab Northwest include numerous Industrial Hygiene consultants, and companies such as Lockheed-Martin, Grumman, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Boeing, and many others.
Mr. Crutcher's primary field of interest is in the extraction of data from particles. A fundamental part of this analysis is an understanding of the physics of particle migration in an environment. In order to extract this information the particle itself must be identified and characterized with reference to its source. Mr. Crutcher not only has a background in the theory of particle identification and behavior but also over 35 years of practical experience. He is a recognized expert witness in Civil and Criminal courts from the Municipal to the Federal level. He has written over seventy papers on particle analysis and materials characterization.

Gurumurthy Ramachandran　(cancelled)

Dr. Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
[PDC03] Feb. 16-17, 2008

Dr. Gurumurthy Ramachandran is a Professor of Industrial Hygiene, Division of
Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. His research involves developing mathematical methods for modeling and analyzing occupational measurements, retrospective exposure assessment, and conduct-ing fundamental physical studies of the performance of sampling devices for aerosols. The focus is developing more accurate methods to assess health-related human exposure. Dr. Ramachandran obtained his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1993. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist.
He has taught professional development courses (PDCs) at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHCE) on Mathematics for Exposure Modeling in 1999 and 2000, and has been an instructor for the PDC on Mathematical Models for Assessing Exposure to Air Contaminants in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. He is an instructor for the PDC on Bayesian Decision Analysis in Exposure Assessment in 2005 and 2006. Dr. Ramachandran has a number of publications on mathematical methods for analyzing measurements and exposure modeling.

Jennifer Gaudioso

Ph.D.
[PDC04] Feb. 16, 2008

Jennifer Gaudioso, Ph.D. is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the International Biological Threat Reduction Program at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), focusing on the safety and security of high risk pathogens and toxins in laboratories and in transportation systems. She specializes in risk assessment, analysis of biological agents, and transport security issues. She is an expert on counter-bioterrorism and biological weapons nonproliferation. She also has broad laboratory biosafety experience and training. She has written multiple publications in these fields, including as a co-author on the CRC Press Laboratory Biosecurity Handbook. She serves on SNL's Institutional Biosafety Committee and is an active member of the American Biological Safety Association. She has participated in security assessments at US government bioscience facilities, and has contributed to the development of international biosecurity guidelines. She has conducted biosecurity projects for the US Departments of State, Homeland Security, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture. She has also worked extensively on laboratory biosafety and biosecurity issues internationally. In recent years, she has organized the Asia Conference on Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity and many international workshops on laboratory biosafety and biosecurity. Over the past few years, she has consulted on these topics at basic and high containment bioscience laboratories in over a dozen countries. She earned her Ph.D. at Cornell University.

Sean G. Kaufman

MPH, CHES
[PDC05] Feb. 16, 2008
[PDC14] Feb. 17, 2008

Sean Kaufman is the Director of Programs at the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Sean has several years of experience in the fields of organizational development, behavioral management and modification, crisis and risk communication and emergency preparedness. Currently he serves on the Board of Commissioners at the National Center for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC), is a Trustee for Professional Development for the Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE), and the past President of the Georgia Federation for Professional Health Educators (GFPHE). He continues to contribute to corporate publications and has facilitated several risk and crisis communication seminars for organizations and Fortune 500 companies.
A graduate of San Diego State University, Sean began his career with the San Diego State Student Health Services working as an STD, HIV and pregnancy counselor. He started his work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1999 and continued to work in the field of HIV/AIDS and underserved populations within the United States. In 2000, Sean began his work with waterborne diseases and developed the Healthy Swimming program while at the Division of Parasitic Diseases in the National Center for Infectious Diseases at CDC. During his tenure at CDC, he responded and assisted the Office of Communication during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; led a team of health education and communication specialists to Trenton New Jersey to work with postal employees who were exposed to anthrax, and responded directly with businesses and employees at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) who were affected by SARS.

Sean's experience working in the Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response at CDC, the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research at Emory University, and within the Fortune 500 business sector provides him with a diverse and well-rounded perspective for preparedness efforts. Sean continues to direct the behavioral-based Science and Safety High-Containment Biosafety Laboratory training at Emory University. More recently, Sean was invited to the national headquarters of the American Red Cross to assist with the development of risk communication messages specific to pandemic flu. In 2006, he was a featured speaker at the International Centre of Infectious Diseases Business Summit for pandemic preparedness and the plenary speaker for the National Organization for Credentialing Agencies in emergency preparedness. He continues to provide behavioral-based consultation, risk communication, and emergency health education training for federal, state, and local organizations. He was recently honored in Georgia Trend Magazine's 2005 "Forty under Forty" issue.

Paul Hewett

Ph.D.
[PDC06] Feb. 17, 2008

Education

Ph.D. in Industrial Hygiene; August, 1991; University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health;
dissertation title: Particle Size Analysis of Welding Fumes and Prediction of Regional Pulmonary Deposition
M.S.; May, 1978; Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri; Major: Industrial Hygiene
B.S.; May, 1977; Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri; Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry

Professional certifications

Certified Industrial Hygienist (Certification Number 2235; (certified June 8, 1982, renewed 1989, 1995, 2001, 2006)

Positions / Activities

2003 - present Exposure Assessment Solutions, Inc.
1993 - 2003 Adjunct professor, West Virginia University Industrial Management and Systems Engineering- annual graduate course on occupational exposure assessment strategies and statistics NIOSH
1999 - 2003 Senior Industrial Hygienist, Field Studies Branch, Division for Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS), NIOSH
1997 - 1999 Chief, Environmental Investigations Branch (EIB), DRDS, NIOSH
1995 - 1997 Worked with the Metal Non-Metal Division of MSHA as an expert witness and consultant in an important case involving a mining industry challenge to the underlying basis for the MSHA exposure compliance program.
1994 - 1997 Worked with the Coal Division of MSHA to develop improved industrial hygiene sampling protocols for MSHA coal mine inspectors.
1978 - 1996 Industrial Hygienist, EIB, DRDS, NIOSH - primary activities included hazard evaluations in the mining industry and research into welding fume hazards.

Supika Mashiro

Specialist/ Business Planning Div., Electron Devices Engineering Headquarters
Canon Anelva Corporation
[PDC07] Feb. 17, 2008

Ms. Supika Mashiro has been a Specialist at Canon Anelva Corporation, in charge of equipment EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) since 2003.

Ms. Mashiro received B. S. degree in applied Chemistry from Yamagata University, Yamagata-Ken, Japan. She is a member of the IEEE Electron Devices Society, Product Safety Society and the Japan Society of Applied Physics.

During her 20 years at Anelva Corporation, Ms. Mashiro has been involved in process development for plasma etching and CVD systems, and evaluations of plasma sources for etching/CVD applications. She has also been involved in various "Design for Safety and Environment" programs in Anelva as a manager.

Ms. Mashiro started to take part in SEMI Standard activities in EH & S from 1997. Since 2001, she's been serving as Japan ES&H co-chair. As the chair, she organized a number of education program on various EH & S topics in Japan, and assisted similar program in Taiwan, PRC, and Korea. She received International Collaboration Award and Karel Urbanek Award for her contribution to SEMI Standards in 2001' and 2006' respectively.

In addition to her activity in SEMI, Ms. Mashiro has joined IEC Standard as an Expert for the WG11 of TC44, which was formed to develop a subpart of IEC 60204 for semiconductor fabrication equipment based on SEMI S22.

Lisa Brosseau

Associate Professor, Industrial Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health Division of Environmental Health Sciences 807 MMC,
[PDC08] Feb. 17, 2008
[PDC11] Feb. 17, 2008

Education

Sc.D., Harvard University, Environmental Health Sciences Industrial Hygiene 1989
M.S., Harvard University, Environmental Health Sciences Industrial Hygiene 1983
B.A., Wellesley College, Environmental Sciences 1980

Dissertation

Measurement and Prediction of Aerosol Collection by Dust/Mist Respirators, Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, March 31, 1989.

Professional Certification

Industrial Hygienist in Training, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, 1984
Certified Industrial Hygienist, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, 1990, #4840

Professional Experience

2004-present: Associate Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis MN Deputy Director, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Member, Graduate School Faculty
1998-present: Associate Professor; Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health; Minneapolis MN Director of Industrial Hygiene and Hazardous Substances Academic Training Programs, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Member, Graduate School Faculty
1991-1998: Assistant Professor; Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene Program, University of Minnesota; School of Public Health, Minneapolis MN
1989-1990: Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, Institute of Environmental Medicine; Tuxedo, NY
1985-1989: Research Assistant in Industrial Hygiene; Department of Environmental Science and Physiology, Harvard University, School of Public Health; Boston, MA
1984-1989: Teaching Fellow in Industrial Hygiene; Department of Environmental Science and Physiology, Harvard University, School of Public Health; Boston, MA

K. Patrick Mckinney

[PDC09] Feb. 17, 2008

Education

His support to ABSA includes serving as the current Co-Chair of the Educational Operations Committee (EOC) since 2004. Prior to that he was the Vice Chair of the Training and Education Committee from 2002-2003. He has been an active member of the EOC since 2000, and a member of the Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association since 1998 and a member of ABSA since 1999.

Professional Certification

Mr. McKinney is a Registered Biosafety Professional, October 2005.

Professional Experience

Patrick McKinney is currently a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist with the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Detrick, MD supporting mission partners currently involved with the construction of the National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC). Oversight of the NIBC construction includes review and oversight of the engineering designs and plans for the future National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Bioforensics and Analysis Countermeasures Center (NBFACC) and the future construction of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). He was a member of the Department of the Army Commissioning Team for USAMRIID's BSL-4 Suite AA-4 and has been directly working in the field of biological safety as both a specialist and Biological Safety Officer for more than a decade with the Department of the Army.

Jay Jamali

CSP, CHMM, CHCM
[PDC10] Feb. 17, 2008
[PDC12] Feb. 17, 2008(cancelled)

Jay Jamali, CSP, CHMM, CHCM is the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) director for Enviro Safetech, an EHS consultation firm located in San Jose, California. Mr. Jamali is responsible for developing and implementing safety and health programs for clients involved in construction, manufacturing, research and development, bio tech, pharmaceutical, public agencies and universities. He is responsible for managing eleven staff members and has over 25 years of safety and health experience. Mr. Jamali is the current president elect for the Greater San Jose ASSE chapter and the 2006 Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) for the chapter. Mr. Jamali has been on the faculty of University of California Santa Cruz's safety and hazardous materials management certificate programs for the past 17 years.

Karen Byers

RBP, CBSP
[PDC13] Feb. 17, 2008

Summary of qualifications

1989-present: Biosafety Officer, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Program includes projects at BSL1-BSL3, ABSL1-ABSL3; Human gene transfer protocol review.
Registered (RBP) and Certified (CBSP) Biological Safety Professional American Biological Safety Association.(ABSA)

Education

MS in Microbiology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 1973.
BA in Biology, Colby College, Waterville Maine 1970.

Professional experience

1989-2003: Manager, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Biohazard Containment Core
Manage BSL3 lab utilized by 60 Aids researchers; participated in site visits; prepared quarterly reports.
1989-1986: Harvard University Associate Biosafety Officer

Responsible for Enders Research Program at Children's Hospital Medical Center;
Provided biosafety services at Harvard Medical School, School of Public Health, and several affiliated hospitals.

Neil McManus (cancelled)

CIH, ROH, CSP
[PDC15] Feb.16 (Sat.)
[PDC16] Feb.17 (Sun.)

Neil McManus is a practicing industrial hygienist with nearly 30 years of broad-spectrum experience "in the trenches". He is certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene and safety. Mr. McManus is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Society of Safety Engineers, and the British Occupational Hygiene Society. He is an active volunteer in the industrial hygiene profession and the local community, and has presented numerous times at conferences in Canada and the US, and overseas in Brazil and Taiwan. He is the Chair of the ANSI Z9.9 Committee on Portable Ventilation Systems and the author of the draft standard, and a member of the ANSI Z9 Committee. He has also chaired the Computer Applications and Confined Space Committees of AIHA, and is a charter member of the Safety Committee. Mr. McManus is a Fellow of AIHA, the first nonUS resident elected to this honor.

He has written numerous articles and short publications, and is the author of Safety and Health in Confined Spaces, Portable Ventilation Systems Handbook, and The Confined Space Training Program, and is coauthor of The Hazcom Training Program and The WHMIS Training Program. Recently he has published a number of articles in Cleaning & Restoration, the official journal of the Restoration Industry Association.

Neil began his career as a high school teacher and has considerable experience in adult education. He has considerable first-hand experience with the challenges involved in communicating complex technical concepts in the health and safety arena to nontechnical audiences. He teaches courses on confined spaces, hazard communication, portable ventilation, and biohazards and bloodborne pathogens, and has taught courses on workplace air monitoring, noise, industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, and toxicology.

Mr. McManus has an M.Sc. in radiation biology and an M.Eng. in occupational health and safety engineering, as well as a B.Sc. in chemistry and a B.Ed. specializing in chemistry and biology, all from the University of Toronto.