Steve is a Professional Engineer with 25 years of experience in industrial air quality management. He is MJB&A's prime contact for regulatory policy evaluations and emission control strategies for the industrial sector. He also serves as a liaison for MJB&A's proactive environmental initiatives and the commercial regulated community. Steve acts in a project management and technical capacity, overseeing project activities, as well as the preparation of technical reports.

Industrial sector work includes; regulatory guidance through new source permitting, development of Title V operating permit strategies, implementation of record keeping, monitoring and reporting procedures, performing compliance audits, and feasibility studies of emission control alternatives. Efforts also include negotiating settlements of compliance actions, and development of improved environmental management systems, and training of air quality engineers and managers.

For the utility and industrial sectors, Steve evaluates emission control technologies and produces economic impact assessments for facility modifications or new regulatory requirements. This work includes the review and evaluation of federal and state emissions databases (BACT/LAER Clearinghouse, etc.), interaction with control system manufacturers, involvement in control system specification and implementation projects, as well as continued dialogue with government policy makers, regulators and enforcement personnel.

Prior to joining MJB&A, Steve first worked for 10 years as a consultant to EPA where he conducted air quality regulatory inspections at numerous industrial facilities throughout the U.S, including Alaska and Hawaii. Also for EPA, he provided more than 1,000 hours of instruction for training regulatory air quality enforcement inspectors and has served as an expert witness during enforcement litigation for the Department of Justice. In his next 10 years Steve worked as a consultant to commercial sector clients. Efforts focused on; air compliance evaluations, air pollution control design, construction permitting, operating permitting and development of environmental management systems.

Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Environmental Engineering from Norwich University and a Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and State of New Hampshire and is a member of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA).