Mike is an industrial hygiene, occupational safety and emergency response preparedness consultant. He has more than 20 years experience in safetyand health program development and field investigation. He has over 15 years experience as a Firefighter and Chief Officer, and as a hazardous material responder with a regional response team. He has extensive experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, agricultural sites, light industrial and construction with Monsanto and Solutia. His experience is at several levels in the organization and includes field investigation, risk assessment, safety and health program/procedure development and exposure assessment. Mike has significant emergency response experience as an industrial responder as well as in the community. He is a hazardous material specialist level responder and is an active member of the Jefferson County Regional Homeland Security Response Team. He has assisted in coordination and training of its members and has conducted training for regional responders in several counties.