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Expert in Medical Waste Management
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert holds a Master's degree in Public Health from University of Connecticut and has been involved in the healthcare waste industry for over 21 years. His experiences cover all facets of the healthcare waste management arena from assessment of treatment technologies to development and implementation of waste management programs at the national level for several countries. Expert also maintains a keen interest in Infection Prevention and clinical microbiology, and is currently co-chair of the IFIC Special Interest Group on Safe Injection Practices and Disposal. Expert is also a referee for the Journal of Hospital Infection and has contributed to the soon to be published “Blue Book” or “Management of Waste from Healthcare Activities (WHO) and the IFIC Basic Concepts in Infection Control – Waste Management Chapter. Expert has done extensive work in many countries as well on the subject of healthcare waste management.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: New York, New York;
Yonkers, New York;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Worcester, Massachusetts;
Springfield, Massachusetts;
Newark, New Jersey;
Jersey City, New Jersey;
Paterson, New Jersey;
Bridgeport, Connecticut;
and Providence, Rhode Island.
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1997
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MPH
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Public Health
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University of Connecticut
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1982
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BS
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Medical Technology
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Western Connecticut State College
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2001 to
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(Undisclosed)
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President
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He is the president of a medical waste management consulting firm.
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1999 to 2001
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Sharps Compliance
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Director - Consulting
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He assisted clients in areas of medical waste management and OSHA compliance. Provides regulatory guidance to Sharps Compliance.
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1994 to 1999
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Environmental Control Company (ECCO)
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Medical Waste Consultant
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He provided medical waste management consulting services to clients of ECCO. He also provided regulatory compliance as well as OSHA safety training to ECCO staff.
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1989 to 1994
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Safe Way Disposal
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Medical Waste Consultant / Sales / Safety
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Infection Control Consultant
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He provided medical waste management and infection control consulting services to clients of Safe Way. He also provided regulatory compliance as well as OSHA safety training to Safe Way staff. He was also involved in sales.
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1986 to 1989
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St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
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Infectious Disease Department
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Infection Control Coordinator
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He was in charge of the Infectious Disease micro lab where interns and residents learned basic microbiology. He was also one of three infection control practitioners.
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1982 to 1986
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St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
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Microbiology
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Medical Technologist
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He was a microbiology technologist performing routine testing of patients samples for the presence of infectious agents or infectious diseases. He would also perform phlebotomy in the mornings at the start of a shift.
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Associations/Societies
American Society for Clinical Pathologists;
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC);
American Biological Safety Association (ABSA);
Community and Hospital Infection Control Association – (CHICA - Canada);
European Medical Waste Institute (Netherlands);
The Healthcare Waste and Resources Research (HCWRR) Group (UK);
Hospital Infection Society – (HIS - UK);
International Federation in Infection Control (IFIC);
International Society for Analytical Assessment of Treatment;
Technologies (IStAATT – founding member);
International Solid Waste Association -Health Care Waste Working Group;
Medical Waste Institute-USA.
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Licenses/Certifications
Certified Medical Technologist.
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Professional Appointments
Board member of International Society for the Analytical Assessment of Treatment Technologies (IStAATT); Referee for the Journal of Hospital Infection.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has 18 publications and has presented at over 75 different seminars and conferences since 1989.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- CDC
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- Wolrd Health Organization
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- International Federation in Infection Control (IFIC)
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- Journal of Applied Biosafety
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2006 to
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USDA- APHIS - DHS
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Validation Testing
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He has been involved in developing testing procedures for medical waste treatment technologies used at a specific USDA/APHIS/DHS facility.
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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He has been requested to develop a testing protocol to demonstrate the efficacy of a Chlorine Dioxide treatment system for medical waste.
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He is working with a hospital that has had recent issues with the separation of medical from solid waste and is developing an updated training program for the hospital.
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Provided an overview of current status of medical waste management to a sales team of a medical waste management firm just starting out in the US.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Regulated Medical waste expert needed for consulting on RMW contingency plans review.
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Expert in Medical Waste
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Medical waste expert for consulting on medical waste collection and disposal licence.
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Expert in Commercial Due Diligence to assist with evaluating equipment to dispose of medical waste.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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He has been an expert witness in a patent infringement (Federal) as well as needlstick injury case (state).
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| International Experience: |
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2010 to 2010
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China
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He provided two workshops in the current status of treatment of medical waste in the US as well as the current practices of management of medical waste at the point of generation - UNIDO.
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2010 to
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Latvia
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He traveled to Latvia to test two treatment technologies for medical waste as part of a UN Global Environment Fund project.
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2010 to
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Africa
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He has become part of a steering committee to organize a team to implement a medical waste management program in a country in Africa.
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2009 to
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Africa/Europe/Asia
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He is part of a UN GEF project - multi year/mutli national looking at developing model medical waste programs for low to middle income countries. He will be providing guidance on treatment technologies and waste management practices.
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Lithuanian
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He can speak Lithuanian proficiently. However he is less proficient in reading and not proficient in writing.
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He has been in the medical waste disposal industry for over 21 years and has dealt with almost every facet of medical waste management. He has first hand experience handling medical waste and dealing with all levels of management and government officials in this field.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
He has delivered numerous training courses in the past 21 years as he has developed medical waste management programs for many countries.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection He has tested at least 25 different technologies for the treatment of waste and has assessed an additional 20 technologies in the past 21 years. He has developed the testing protocols for these technologies and has connected vendors with potential clients throughout the world.
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Other Skills and Services
Medical waste management has been his key focus for the past 21 years. However, much of the basis of his knowledge comes from his time in the microbiology lab and infection control. He still has interest in infection control, and he is pursuing research in needlestick injuries and disinfection.
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