Expert Details
Policy Analysis, Premise Liability, Human Resources, Threat Management, Homeland Security, etc.
ID: 725114
North Carolina, USA
He's also serving as a consultant to management on employment standards, safety, and security.
Expert on workplace violence, NBC-TV News (network).
Reviewer, Journal of Interpersonal Violence & Trauma, Violence, and Abuse.
Consultant, Department of Homeland Security (first responder issues).
Directed projects funded by the MacArthur Foundation, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Labor, and several other funders.
Evaluator and Consultant, U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division.
Consultant in security assessments, planning, and evaluation, selected human resource practices (e.g., hiring, training), and forensics.
Decorated by the U.S. Marine Corps for valor.
Winner, national awards for leadership and excellence.
He is the author of peer-reviewed articles on security, special event security, workplace violence, hiring, training, and supervision.
Array
He has worked with a wide variety of entities as a management consultant. Produced security, safety and human resources training used by more than 400 businesses and government agencies worldwide.Strategic planning and training consultant to state, Federal and local government.Consultant, Department of Homeland Security for evaluating first responder grants (e.g., police, fire).
Consultant in security assessments, planning, and evaluation, selected human resource practices (e.g., hiring, training), and forensics.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1975 | Degree: MPA | Subject: Management | Institution: Syracuse |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: MA | Subject: Policy Analysis | Institution: University of Pennsylvania |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1984 to 2008 | Employer: Independent Consultant | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provide consulting services to employers, government agencies, and to attorneys |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1984 | Employer: NATIONAL SAFE WORKPLACE INSTITUTE | Title: Executive Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Established Institute as a major think-tank on occupational safety and security.Proposed and managed grants from Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Labor, MacArthur Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and other funders. Recipient of four national awards from engineering, industrial hygiene, and public advocacy communities. Trainer, law enforcement (domestic and workplace violence; threat management). Numerous experiences as a public speaker, author, and contributor to working groups (e.g., government agencies, professional and trade associations). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1981 | Employer: Joseph Kinney | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Conducted a range of consulting services for clients that included Abbot Laboratories, Mitsui, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, The Joyce Foundation, First National Bank, City of Chicago, Council of State Governments (among others).Developed strategies for U.S. and Japanese corporations that have developed into business lines with revenues in excess of $50 million annually. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1981 | Employer: NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION | Title: Staff Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Supported policy development and lobbying on behalf of nation’s governors influencing policies of the White House, Federal agencies, and opinion leaders to advance state interests.Periodically provided mediator services to governors to resolve conflict and to develop consensus on difficult issues. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1978 | Employer: UNITED STATES SENATE | Title: Executive Assistant, Legislative Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Advised Senators on legislative issues and appropriation matters, and related public policy concerns.Prepared public communications with media, key constituent groups, and executive branch agencies. Managed other Senate staff members working on policy analysis. Managed and participated in Congressional investigations. Served as Senate advisor on international negotiations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1977 | Employer: U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE | Title: Congressional Auditor (Investigator) | Department: |
Responsibilities:Participated in several Congressional Investigations that contributed to new initiatives, reform of existing policies and procedures, or critical fact-finding to benefit legislative policy makers. Recipient of meritorious service award. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| International Association of Professional Security Consultants. Member, Institute of Management Consultants. Society for Human Resource Management. American Society for Training and Development. Society of Industry Leaders (Vista Research). The Military Order of the Purple Heart. American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership and Academics). Sigma Tau Delta (English). |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| William Steiger Award (Presented by the American Conference of Industrial Hygienists for leadership on job safety issues). Distinguished Service Award (Presented by Engineering News-Record, for balanced criticism of safety in the construction industry). Expert A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage (Presented for leadership and advocacy on job safety issues). Certification of Appreciation, Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service. Certificate of Merit, Comptroller General of the United States. E. Burton Mercier Alumni Service Award, Illinois State University. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Several books and articles in the field |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has advised attorneys or appeared as an expert witness in more than 100 lawsuits in 32 states involving security, human resources, forensics, employment discrimination, and safety matters. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Led supervisory and management seminars |
Fields of Expertise
A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program, business ethics, casualty insurance, computer system disaster recovery planning, disaster control, disaster planning, emergency management, disaster prevention, employee protection, employee right-to-know law, employment, failure analysis, forensics, human error rate, human factors, human resources, insurance, insurance claim, legal ethics, maintenance safety, occupational safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, office environment, office ergonomics, police power, policy, risk management, safety analysis, workplace safety and security, premises liability, homeland security, homeland, workplace violence, excess and surplus insurance, employment discrimination, lobbying, threat, hiring, domestic violence, violence, security negligence, human resources policy, trade policy, bank policy, security procedure, premises security, threat management, discrimination, boundary, technical document