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Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE I. PERSONAL DATA: Name: DAVID C. ROSKELLEY Birth date: October 24, 1968 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Citizenship: United States of America II. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science (B.S.): 5/94 – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah • Major emphasis in Communications with an emphasis in Pre-Med. Masters of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.): 10/97 – University of Utah, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM), Salt Lake City, Utah • Course work in Environmental Public Health, with an emphasis in Industrial Hygiene. Thesis Title: “The Historical Aspects of Asbestos Sampling”. Board Certification: • 5/03 - Comprehensive Practice, American Board of Industrial Hygiene (CIH #8529) • 5/99 - Comprehensive Practice, Board of Certified Safety Professionals (CSP #15774) • 6/97 – State of California, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California Asbestos Consultant (CAC #97-225) III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Full-time Positions: Principal/Certified Industrial Hygienist (Consulting) 10/97 - Present R & R Environmental, Inc., Sandy, Utah • Provide broad-based industrial hygiene consulting services to various clients throughout the United Sates and Canada. Industrial Hygienist (Consulting) 05/95 – 10/97 JBR Environmental Consultants, Sandy, Utah • Primarily provided asbestos and lead-based paint related consulting services (ie, survey and assessment, management plans, project design, etc.) as well as limited industrial hygiene related services. Industrial Hygienist (Consulting) 01/91 – 10/94 Kaeselan & D’Aneglo (K & D) Consultants Group, Salt Lake City, Utah • Primarily provided asbestos consulting services as well as limited industrial hygiene related services. Part-time Positions: Adjunct Faculty 10/97 – Current University of Utah, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM), Salt Lake City, Utah • Teach various lecture topics and continuing education courses (See Section VI: Teaching Responsibilities) Venue Safety Officer (Volunteer) 08/01 – 03/02 Salt Lake Organizing Committee, 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics • Provided general safety and industrial hygiene oversite services during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games (Soldier Hollow: Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon) Missionary Service (Volunteer) 12/87 – 12/89 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints • Arizona Phoenix Mission (Navajo/Apache Nations) IV. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: • Board of Directors (Past Chair 2017-18), ABIH National Board (2013 – 18) • Brigham Young University (Advisory Board member), Public Health Advisory Committee (2014 to current) • ABIH Appointed Member (at large), Joint Industrial Hygiene Ethics Education Committee (JIHEEC)(13 – 18) • United States Selective Service System (SSS), District Appeal Board Member (Region 3: Utah) (2002- Current) • Board of Directors (Director), AIHA National Board (09 – 12) • Advisory Committee (Chair), University of Utah, RMCOEH Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Hazardous Substances Academic Training (HSAT) (11 - Current) • Board of Directors (Treasurer), AIHA – Utah Section (97 - 99, 99 - 01, 01 - 03, 03 - 05, 05 - 07) • Board of Directors (Director), AIHA – Utah Section (07 – 09) • Board of Directors, Utah Asbestos Council (02 – Current) • Member, State of Utah, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) Asbestos Advisory Committee • Chair, Joint Ethics Task Force; The task force was primarily responsible for overseeing the adoption of a new, comprehensive system of ethical standards for the industrial hygiene profession (This task force consisted of representatives of AIHA, ACGIH, AIH, and ABIH). • Student Local Section Council Advisor, Member of the AIHA Local Section Council (07 - 09) • Chair, AIHA, Joint Industrial Hygiene Ethics Education Committee (JIHEEC)(03 – 07) • Board of Directors (Treasurer), ACGIH, Foundation for Occupational Health and Safety (FOHS) • Assistant to the Director (D. Jeff Burton), Vent 2006, Chicago AIHce (May 13-16) IV. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (Continued): • Future Leaders Institute (FLI), AIHA (2005 graduate/participant, initial course) • Eagle Scout (2 Additional Palms), Boy Scouts of America (BSA), 1982 V. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: • Academy of Industrial Hygiene, Diplomate Member • American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Affiliate Member • American Industrial Hygiene Association, Diplomate Member • American Society of Safety Engineers, Professional Member VI. AWARDS / HONORS: • Named one of “The 50 Most Influential EHS Leaders”, EHS Today, September 1, 2008 (Sandy Smith) • Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) 2012 “Award of Excellence” Certified Safety Professional (CSP) • AIHA Utah Local Section “Meritorious Achievement Award” Recipient 2013 • Mount Everest Summiter (29,029 Feet/8,848 Meters, Himalaya Range, Nepal), May 19, 2013 @ 0729am (Nepal Time) • AIHA Distinguished Fellow Award, AIHce 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota VII. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES (past 5 years): Specific lectures in environmental and occupational health: • Air Sampling for Toxic Substances - RMCOEH Continuing Education (CE), Asbestos Sampling and Analysis, 250 students • EPA Lead Abatement Contractor/Supervisor Course - CE, Hands-on, Containment Construction, PPE, 300 students • EPA Lead Inspector Course/Risk Assessor - CE, Paint and Wipe Sampling, PPE aspects during sampling 500 students • Introduction to Public Health - FPMD 751, Asbestos, 400 students • Industrial Hygiene Comprehensive Review - CE, Ethics, Fibers (Asbestos), Particulates, 1200 students • Respiratory Protection - CE, Respirator Fit Factors and General Respiratory Protection, 450 students • EPA/AHERA Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Course (Initial and Refresher) – Principal Instructor, all subject facets, >3,000 students • EPA/AHERA Asbestos Inspector/Management Planner Course (Initial and Refresher) – Principal Instructor, all subject facets, >3,000 students • EPA/AHERA Asbestos Project Designer Course (Initial and Refresher) – Principal Instructor, all subject facets, >3,000 students VII. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES (past 5 years)(Continued): • OSHA 2225 (Respiratory Protection) – Course Chair, ~50 students • EPA Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Initial – Course Chair and Principal Instructor, ~1,900 students • EPA Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Refresher – Course Chair and Principal Instructor, ~550 students VIII. PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES: • Professional Conference on Industrial Hygiene (PCIH 2003), Ethics in the Workplace: (Do You Know Where Your Vulnerabilities/Liabilities Are Lurking?) Workshop #2 • Professional Conference on Industrial Hygiene (PCIH 2004), Ethics in the Workplace: (Do You Know Where Your Vulnerabilities/Liabilities Are Lurking?) Workshop #4 • American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce 2005), Topics in Industrial Hygiene Ethics (Roundtable 223) • 22nd Utah Conference on Safety and Industrial Hygiene 2005, Ethics Workshop (Short Course) • American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce 2006), The six “C’s” of Leadership: Character, Charisma, Commitment, Communication, Competence, and Courage (Future Leaders Institute, Roundtable 213) • American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce 2006), Ethics and the Industrial Hygiene Profession (Roundtable 237) • American Industrial Hygiene Association, Hawaii Local Section Conference, Ethics Workshop, February 2007 • Utah Conference on Safety and Industrial Hygiene 2007, Respiratory Protection (Short Course), October 2007 • American Industrial Hygiene Association, Indiana Health & Safety Conference, Ethics Workshop, February 2008 • American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce 2008), Perspectives on Preparation for the CIH Exam (Roundtable 233) • Professional Ethics, Doing What is Right in the Practice of Industrial Hygiene (August 2009), AIHA Teleweb Virtual Seminar • Utah Conference on Safety and Industrial Hygiene 2009, Ethics Workshop (Short Course) • Utah Conference on Safety and Industrial Hygiene 2010, Ethics Workshop (Short Course) and Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Update • Industrial Hygiene Ethics: Know Where your Liabilities are Lurking (August 2010), AIHA Teleweb Virtual Seminar VIII. PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES (Continued): • Professional Ethics and the Practice of Industrial Hygiene (August and November 2011), AIHA Teleweb Virtual Seminar • Utah Conference on Safety and Industrial Hygiene 2011, AIHA National Board Update • American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce 2014), IGNITE Session, Mount Everest: So You Think Your Workplace is Unsafe (IL05) • The 7th China International Occupational Safety & Health Exhibition (COS+H) Beijing, China, 09-2014 AIHA/ABIH Delegation, CWS Forum :Professional Judgment in a Flattening World IX. PUBLICATIO NS : • Patty’s Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, 7th edition, co-authored The Evolution of Occupational and Industrial Hygiene as a Profession chapter 2 (ISBN: 978-1-935082-15-6) 2019 • “Code v. Code: When Ethical Principles Conflict, Which One Takes Precedence?”, Synergist (AIHA), December 2015, Volume 26, Number 11 • “Asbestos: Managing the Mineral”, Stress Point, Engineering Design and Testing, September 2014, Volume 27, Number 3 • “Respiratory Protection: Respiratory 101”, Occupational Health & Safety, June 2013, Volume 82, Number 6 • “Board Perspective”, Synergist (AIHA), February 2012, Volume 23, Number 2 • The Occupational
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