Experience

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  Kenvue

  • Fort Washington, PA

  • Senior Counsel, Environmental & Sustainability

    • May 2023 - Present
    • Fort Washington, PA

    Provide guidance and team leadership on global Environmental, Health & Safety matters in the contexts of consumer health product manufacturing and real estate transactions. Also provide guidance and assist with developing and implementing global ESG and Sustainability programs. Counsel on regulatory compliance, risk management, product claims, contracting, government affairs, and policy development.

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  Springfield Martial Arts Academy, a division of Excellence by Habit, LLC

  • Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA

  • Owner, Chief Instructor

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA

    I lead students to develop self-discipline, mindfulness, goal-settings skills and respect for themselves and others. My instruction integrates cardiovascular exercise, wellness and a philosophy of excellence by habit. Classes combine children and parents, emphasizing traditional Isshinryu Karate, self-defense judo, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In our Leadership Program, I guide advanced students in their own development as class instructors and role models.

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  Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health

  • Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Senior Counsel, Environmental and Sustainability

    • Jan 2023 - May 2023
    • Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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  Post & Schell, P.C.

  • Greater Philadelphia Area

  • Principal

    • Nov 2017 - Jan 2023
    • Greater Philadelphia Area

    Efficiently and quickly addressed complex environmental issues for investors, lenders, developers, and transaction counsel in real estate and M&A matters. Counseled and represented clients in compliance, permitting, litigation, and transactions related to environmental issues, as well as on Superfund sites ranging from landfills to legacy pharmaceutical facilities. Helped clients understand and adopt ESG and Sustainability protocols that fit their needs. Clients included companies in the manufacturing, real estate development, private equity, commercial construction, and energy industries, among others.

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  Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC

  • Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the entire United States

  • Chair, Environmental and Energy Practice Group

    • Mar 2007 - Nov 2017
    • Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the entire United States

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  Langsam Stevens & Silver, LLP

  • Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the entire United States

  • Partner

    • Jun 2003 - Mar 2007
    • Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the entire United States

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  Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

  • Philadelphia, PA

  • Environmental Associate

    • Apr 2001 - Jun 2003
    • Philadelphia, PA

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  Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

  • Philadelphia, PA

  • Assistant Counsel

    • Nov 1997 - Apr 2001
    • Philadelphia, PA

    Counseled Department in virtually all environmental programs. Trained technical staff on legal issues. Represented Department in enforcement actions and appeals before federal circuit and district courts, State court, and the PA Environmental Hearing Board. Received the Secretary’s Award for Excellence.

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  Colorado Attorney General's Office

  • Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section

    • Aug 1992 - Oct 1997

    Selected and managed experts in cutting-edge human health and ecological risk assessments and response actions for major Superfund sites, including Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility. Counseled environmental agency in programs, including radiation, air, water quality, state-NEPA and waste. Crafted legal analysis underlying first-ever state-promulgated ambient radionuclide standards. Litigated enforcement actions, appeals, and formal regulatory promulgations. Defeated Colorado’s largest gold mine in a landmark discharge permit appeal.

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  Center for Environmental Legal Studies

  • Legal Intern

    • May 1990 - Oct 1990

    Evaluated electric utility Demand-Side Management programs and wrote and edited portions of a 700 page book on valuing the environmental costs of electricity production using employing contingent valuation of a wide range of direct and indirect impacts.

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  American Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

  • Environmental/Industrial Hygiene Technician

    • Oct 1987 - Jul 1989

    Monitored asbestos abatement projects and conducted building asbestos surveys. Monitored workplace compliance with OSHA indoor air requirements.

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  Environmental Resource Associates

  • Field Biologist/Laboratory Technician

    • Mar 1987 - Oct 1987

    Collected and analyzed water samples for discharge permit compliance. Monitored effectiveness of federal Sea Lamprey Management Program in Northeast Ohio, and its impact on aquatic life.