He changed careers to concentrate in the area of safety compliance and became a safety engineer and hazardous materials specialist/instructor in the general industry sector. While in industry, he trained employees in various industrial disciplines, consulting firms, police and fire personnel, in the skills needed for recognizing safety hazards and reacting to hazardous materials incidents, ranging from minor spills to transportation incidents.

In 1985 he established Expert L. Expert Associates, Incorporated. Initial projects included modifying plant operating procedures, designing safety and environmental programs for both large and small corporations, setting up training programs and conducting environmental audits. As the safety and environmental spheres evolved, he expanded the firm's areas of expertise. He was instrumental in the development of numerous new programs in the fields of: safety engineering, chemical safety management, hazardous waste management, hazard communication for general industry and construction and fire safety. Industries to which he has provided his services include general industry, semi-conductor/circuit board manufacturing, petroleum industry, construction, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, pharmaceutical companies, laboratories, real estate firms and the legal profession. He is presently a security advisor for two major petroleum facilities for which he has developed security plans and trained their personnel.

He also developed new procedures for conducting industrial accident investigations, thus reducing workers compensation costs for clients and new approaches to conducting fire, safety and environmental audits, utilizing NFPA, OSHA and EPA guidelines, standards and regulations. He has also been very active in the fields of: underground storage tank removal and inspection; Environmental site assessments (Phase I through Phase III), in which he developed a turn-key operation to simplify projects for clients.

In 1993, he was involved in response efforts for the World Trade Center bombing and was responsible for developing safety protocols, regarding hazardous materials, for workers in the aftermath. With changes in the world, he was chosen to attend the U.S. Army Chemical School's COBRA (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological) Operations course at Fort McClellan, Alabama and was certified as a COBRA instructor/WMD Technician, and has since presented numerous classes addressing chemical/biological agents and threats, decontamination operations, response actions and recognition of dissemination devices. He was trained by the EPA as a responder/instructor in WMD: Domestic Preparedness and a certified instructor and technician in Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings from New Mexico Tech given by the USDOJ and certified in Post Blast Investigations.

American Academy of Forensic Science American Society of Safety Engineers (Senior Level) Fairfield County Hazardous Materials Response Unit – HazMat Specialist Institute of Hazardous Materials Management – Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers International Critical Incident Stress Foundation International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 472 Technical Committee) National Registry of Environmental Professionals (Listed in directory Who's Who of Environmental Professionals) National Fire Protection Association Office of Infrastructure Preparedness State of Connecticut Critical Incident Stress Management Team

Certified Hazardous Materials Manager – Master Level, Member New England Regional Chapter Certified Infrastructure Preparedness Specialist Registered Environmental Professional State of Connecticut/OSHA Certified Hazardous Materials Technician

Governors Task Force - State Emergency Response Program development

United Who's Who of Professionals National Registry of Environmental Professionals' - Who's Who of Environmental Professionals – Safety and Environmental

Developed and taught Safety, Environmental Compliance and Hazardous Materials curriculum for Sacred Heart University and Norwalk Community College (served as Department Head for Environmental Technology Program); Adjunct Professor University of Bridgeport Graduate Studies – OSHA, EPA and DOT course (domestic and international laws)

Numerous safety training programs for any type of industry complying with OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and 1926

Developed numerous hazardous waste programs and conducted hazardous waste (EPA) training to generators and transporters

Developed and conducted training sessions and lectured on various areas of Terrorism (WMD: Domestic Preparedness, Awareness Level, Technician Level and Terrorism Awareness; COBRA Awareness and Technician Level)

Research/Development

OCIP projects

Accident Investigation/Evidence Collection

Extensive experience in environmental investigations

Critical incident stress management

Certified insturctor in areas of terrorism