A licensed EPA/Pennsylvania Asbestos Building Inspector, Rob  holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Hygiene and has over 30 years’ experience in the industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety industries. Prior to joining IEC, he was Senior Vice President of Laboratory Services and Business Development at EMSL Analytical, Inc. in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, where he spent 25 years coordinating and implementing expansion strategy, business development and overseeing the laboratory technical operations. During his tenure, Rob established, monitored, maintained reports on business, operational and quality Key Performance Metrics, driving continuous improvement in the performance for all metrics in a hands-on manner. He was instrumental in assisting the company grow from approximately 100 employees and 7 branch offices in 1995 to the present 1,000+ employees and 46 branch locations in North America while working side-by-side with EMSL founder and president/CEO in daily operations of the company in the U.S. and Canada.  Rob has held additional key leadership positions at Enviro Techniques of New York, Inc. and Northeastern Analytical Corporation before leaving New York to work and live in Southern New Jersey.

Over the past decade, Rob has become a well sought after writer and presenter on industry-related topics. He co-authored the peer-reviewed published paper “Internal Standard Addition Method for Identifying Asbestos Containing Materials In Bulk Samples Containing Low Levels of Asbestos” and has been published in various publications and government-issued standard operating procedures, including for the USEPA, Region 8. Rob has shared his knowledge and expertise at countless events and national conferences, most recently to include presentations on asbestos measurement methods at the 2019 American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) National Conference,  PFAS in drinking water and asbestos inspection training at the 2020 Pillar to Post Brand Conference as well as the new OSHA silica rule at the 2019 Southern California Joint Technical Symposium Annual Conference, which had a shared audience of attendees from AIHA and the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP).

Rob is a licensed Pennsylvania Building Inspector, Philadelphia Asbestos Investigator and an active member of the AIHA, Environmental Information Association (EIA), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International) and American Foundry Society (AFS), holding various board, leadership and committee positions throughout the 1990s to date. Most recently, he was named the Conference Chairperson of the 2021 Annual Conference of the EIA to be held in Philadelphia, PA.

When not thriving on the unique challenges every day brings as a health and safety professional, Rob might be found taking in 18 holes of golf, running in his hometown of Cherry Hill or hitting the ski slopes. He puts it well, “I can’t imagine a better career – one in which we have the ability to design unique solutions that simultaneously meet clients’ business needs while making a difference in protecting human health.” Yet, if ever to consider a second career, this wine enthusiast would be making the best selection of grapes and walking the vineyards at his own winery.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”

— Vince Lombardi

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