EDUCATION

BS – Microbiology/Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

MS – Industrial Hygiene (partially completed), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

    PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (March 1993), (No. 37273-Safety)

Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Certification in the Comprehensive Practice of Safety Engineering (May 1992) (No. 11040)

State of Nevada Certified Environmental Manager (CEM) (No. EM-1648) (March, 1999)

US Environmental Protection Agency, Accredited Lead Based Paint Inspector and Risk Assessor (No. NV-R-183-1)

Licensed Asbestos Abatement Consultant, State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry Occupational Safety and Health Administration (No. IJPM 0440) (1992 through 2007)

Registered Asbestos Analyst, Asbestos Analysts Registry (AAR), American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) (December 2004)

Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS), State of Nevada, September 2006 (No. 321)

  SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) Certification in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene (May 1985) (No 3029)

Certified as Industrial Hygienist in Training by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (1982)

EPA Accredited Building Inspector/Management Planner Under Model Accreditation Plan of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) (May 1989)

EPA Accredited Contractor/Supervisor under the Model Accreditation Plan of AHERA (June 1989)

   AWARDS

EG&G Energy Measurements, General Manager’s Vision Award for Environmental Responsibility, February 8, 1994

The Paul Bolton Award for Excellence, for Contribution to Industrial Hygiene Excellence in Nevada, by the Nevada Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), March 25, 1999

Outstanding Instructor Award, 2005 and 2006, Nevada Facility Operator Certification for Utility Systems (Focus) Program, Department of Workforce and Economic Development, University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Nevada Board of Regents, May 2005 and 2006.

   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Industrial Hygiene Association

AIHA Nevada Local Section

American Academy of Industrial Hygiene

American Society of Safety Engineers

Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Secretary of the Consultants Special Interest Group (Consultant SIG), American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2005-2006

Vice-President of the Southern Nevada American Association of Safety Engineers (ASSE), 1999

President of the Nevada Local Section American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) (1996 to 1998)

Chairperson of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Ad-Hoc Committee on the Licensing of Industrial Hygienists (1990 to 1993)

President of the Arizona Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association
(1987 to 1988)

Member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Nominating Committee
(1987 to 1989)

Member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation (1986 to 1991)

President - Elect (Vice President) of the Arizona American Industrial Hygiene Association (1986 to 1987)

   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mr. McManus was the President of Environmental Health Services, Inc., an occupational safety and health consulting firm acquired by SCS in 2008. Mr. McManus is currently a Vice President of SCS. Mr. McManus has nearly 30 years of multi-discipline environmental experience.  He currently operates a comprehensive, multi-discipline environmental safety and health consulting and AIHA accredited laboratory providing industrial hygiene, environmental, laboratory, training, and safety engineering.  Mr. McManus supports the legal community in toxic tort, biological contamination, forensic analysis, worker’s compensation, accident investigation, and construction defect matters.  He has been accepted as an expert witness in industrial hygiene, environmental issues, accident investigation/reconstruction, and fungal contamination cases in multiple jurisdictions.  Additional project experience is provided below.

  Environmental Management

Senior Industrial Hygienist, Environmental Safety and Health Division, EG&G Energy Measurements, Inc., Las Vegas, NV.  Responsible for comprehensive Industrial Hygiene program management for a major Department of Energy (DOE) Contractor.  Responsibilities include training program development, compliance with DOE orders and directives, and supervision of EG&G/EM hygienists and technicians at nine locations across the United States.

Vice-President, Industrial Hygiene Programs, EnviroMD, Inc., Tucson, AZ.  Managed consulting services for a multimillion dollar safety, industrial hygiene, asbestos management, and hazardous waste consulting firm.  Directly responsible for operation of the I.H.  Programs Division.  Formed the Safety and Health Training Division, offering over 50 distinct programs of instruction.  Supervised a staff of 3 managers and over 10 professionals and technicians.

Advisory Industrial Hygienist, Safety and Industrial Hygiene Department, International Business Machines Corporation, Tucson, AZ.  Provided technical oversight of a large Safety and Industrial Hygiene department with supervisory responsibilities.  Specific activities included planning and allocating staff resources in response to regulatory requirements, liaison to local government and professional associations, budget planning, and training program development.

Advisory Product Planner, Tucson Field Project Office, International Business Machines Corporation, Tucson, AZ.  Temporary assignment in an IBM Marketing and Field Service organization responsible for customer satisfaction issues.  Responsibilities included effective management of customer/product concerns by providing technical support to the Field organizations.  This position required frequent exposure to executive management.  A key focus of this assignment was product safety issues.

Staff Industrial Hygienist, International Business Machines Corporation, Tucson, AZ.  Conducted health hazard surveys and controlled exposures for a manufacturing and development facility of over 7,000 employees.  Managed a variety of programs, including airborne contaminant monitoring and toxicology review of chemicals used in processes and products.  Also directed noise evaluation and control activities, ventilation system design, respiratory protection, and radiation and laser safety.

Research Assistant II, Laboratory Manager, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ.  Conducted independent basic research of the pharmacologic effects of psychoactive drugs on the central nervous system through radioreceptor techniques.  Also managed business operations and lab safety for five years in this teaching medical center laboratory.

  Presentations

“Indoor Air Quality,” Nevada Facility Operator Certification for Utility Systems (Focus) Program, Department of Workforce and Economic Development, University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Nevada Board of Regents, 2004 to 2006.

“ASHRAE Code Requirements for Indoor Air Quality,” Nevada Facility Operator Certification for Utility Systems (Focus) Program, Department of Workforce and Economic Development, University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Nevada Board of Regents, 2004 to 2006.

“Safety, Your Primary Consideration,” Nevada Facility Operator Certification for Utility Systems (Focus) Program, Department of Workforce and Economic Development, University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Nevada Board of Regents, 2004 to 2006.

“The Technology of Air Filtration,” Nevada Facility Operator Certification for Utility Systems (Focus) Program, Department of Workforce and Economic Development, University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Nevada Board of Regents, 2004 to 2006.

“Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents,” American Industrial Hygiene Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2006.

“Fungal Contamination in Buildings,” Meeting of the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Las Vegas, NV, March, 2002.

“The New OSHA Respirator Standard: Understanding and Implementing Medical and Industrial Hygiene Requirements,” Western Occupational Medical Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 23, 1999.

“Update in OSHA Requirements: Methylene Chloride, Asbestos, Confined Spaces and Other Recent Changes,” Western Occupational Medical Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 23, 1999.

“Bioaerosol Contamination in Buildings - Hazard Assessment Guidelines,” Annual Meeting of the Nevada Occupational Health Nurses Association, Circus Circus Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 6, 1998.

“The OSHA Lead in Construction Standard,” Title X - Lead in Target Housing Seminar, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Harry Reid Center for the Environment, September 17, 1998.

“Silicosis Prevention Program for the Construction and Mining Industries” 1997 Nevada Safety and Health Conference, Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, April 2, 1997.

“Carbon Monoxide Toxicology and Poisoning Prevention” for the Las Vegas Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association 1996 Technical Seminar, April 1996.
“Health Hazard Inventory System” for the EG&G Corporate Safety and Health Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 1995.

“Sodium Azide and Hydrazoic Acid - Industrial Hygiene Considerations for Airbag Manufacturing” at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 21, 1991.

“Occupational Ergonomics” for the University Medical Center, Department of Occupational and Community Health July, 1990.

“Transmission Electron Microscopy vs. Phase Contrast Microscopy for the Analysis of Asbestos: Health Implications of Small Fibers” for the American Industrial Hygiene Association, March 29, 1990 in Phoenix, Arizona.

“High Technology Industrial Hygiene” for the Semiconductor Safety Association in Tucson, Arizona.  February, 1988.

“Indoor Air Pollution - A Case Study” at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine Occupational Medicine Residency Program.  January, 1987.

  Publications

“Mold - America’s Growing Problem - What is the problem, and why is mold a threat to public health, public policy, and to your pocketbook!” Las Vegas Business Press, 1995.

McManus, T.T., 1991 “NESHAPS Revisited” EnviroMD Newsletter, January 1991 Issue.

McManus, T.T.  1985 “Indoor Air Pollution:  a case study.”  IBM Internal Document.

Beal, G.L., McManus, T.T., Shearin, N.L., and Stacy, R.D.  1985 “Wear-Debris Study for the 3480 Magnetic Tape Subsystem,” Tucson Technical Report TR-82-0186 IBM.