Forty years’ experience in diagnostic testing and design/specification of steam traps, leak testing compressed air, nitrogen and inert gas systems and related equipment in a wide diversity of entities including: refineries, hospitals, universities, chemical, pharmaceutical production, pulp & paper industries, food and beverage industries, federally owned USA facilities and military bases and electric power generating facilities.
Authored or co-authored approx. 17 articles about steam traps and ultrasonic testing of compressed air/inert gas systems. Articles published in national industry publications: Plant Services Magazine; Plant Engineering Magazine, Chemical Processing Magazine, Plant Maintenance Magazine, Reliable Plant Magazine, and Valve Magazine.
Past Participant, Steering Committee of the US Government Alliance to Save Energy, Best Practices Steam.
Created & performed steam service training seminars including: (1) testing steam trap performance, (2) selection and application of steam traps, (3) steam trap repair and maintenance, (4) steam energy conservation methods, (5) trouble-shooting steam systems (6) principles & use of ultrasonic technology. Partner, Conserv-it Software, Inc., software to produce steam, gas & air data reports.
Developed repeatable training programs to certify steam trap and air/gas leak auditors.
1972 Bachelor of Arts • The City College • The City University of New York
1975 Awarded Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship/Grant for Master of Science Degree Study
1977 Master of Science Degree • Syracuse University, Forestry • Syracuse, New York
1977 Master of Science Degree • SUNY, College of Environmental Science* • State
University of New York at Syracuse* Publication of Master’s Thesis (Transfer of
Development Rights- foundational basis for Transfer of Carbon Rights) by
Rockefeller Foundation
*Graduated with Academic Honors