SHD's highly qualified professionals are committed to providing responsive, cost-effective services to our clients on a continuing basis. The principals of SHD each have over 28 years of technical expertise in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology and Geohydrology, and Regulatory Compliance. Prior to forming SHD, principals and staff worked as senior managers and associates at major consulting engineering firms and industrial concerns in the US and abroad, and have collectively, worked in over 30 countries.
Principal Staff
Mr. Stuart Sleeman, Principal
E-mail: ssleeman@shd-inc.com
Mr. Sleeman is a co-founder of SHD and has over 25 years of experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs for multinational private sector clients in the US and in more than two dozen countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Mr. Sleeman has a broad range of experience in hazard and risk assessment, employee safety programs, workers' compensation management, industrial hygiene, training, regulatory analysis, and litigation support. Mr. Sleeman is currently responsible for SHD's Environmental Safety and Health Outsourcing and International Auditing Services.
Mr. Sleeman currently serves as Worldwide Safety & Health Manager for a large US-based multinational company and has global responsibility for the strategic development and implementation of corporate safety, industrial hygiene and workers' compensation programs; development and oversight of the corporation's global EH&S audit program; and development and implementation of EH&S training initiatives. These responsibilities extend to the oversight of 22 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 12 countries. SHD has also successfully used benchmarking to identify management drivers, and designed implementation processes for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations. The implementation of an outsourced facility EHS management program has resulted in over 25% reduction in operating costs and focused the program to better meet corporate objectives.
Mr. Sleeman manages SHD's International Auditing Services and has completed audits of operations in 55 countries utilizing both US-based and in-country personnel. He directed the implementation of a web-based EHS evaluation and knowledge transfer program covering 22 EHS disciplines and affecting over 1,500 international facilities.
Mr. Sleeman co-patented a unique technique for certification of businesses for international EHS standards and protocols, and was the Executive Vice President of an international energy products firm focused on low-carbon emission technology and the re-cycling of coal mining waste. In this position, Mr. Sleeman co-managed the acquisition of $25 million of working capital for this venture, and was also responsible for technology development that led to over a half dozen patents. He has a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Science in Safety from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Mr. Richard G. DiNitto, Principal
E-mail: rdinitto@shd-inc.com
Mr. DiNitto is a co-founder of SHD, and has over 30 years of environmental consulting and business operations experience, with an emphasis on the design and implementation of environmental management systems for business and government. He currently manages the design and preparation of Auditing and Development Protocols, and is managing several technical projects.
Mr. DiNitto's business experience includes facility operation, Product Development, and the design and implementation of environmentally friendly process-improvement systems. Mr. DiNitto was formerly the CEO and COO of an international publicly-traded energy services firm, and held executive and senior positions at several other environmental consulting firms. He has successfully managed operations with multiple US and international facilities with annual revenues of up to $50 million.
Mr. DiNitto has performed and managed nearly 1000 individual site assessments and property evaluations, developed more than 30 international environmental regulatory compliance protocols, and has managed and technically directed more than two dozen multi-million dollar environmental site investigation and remediation projects. He has technical expertise in the fate and transport of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Compounds (PCBs) in the environment.
Mr. DiNitto has a Bachelor and a Masters of Science in Geology and Geophysics from Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ms. Margret Hanley LSP, Principal
E-mail: mhanley@shd-inc.com
Margret Hanley is a co-founder of SHD and is an expert in the management of environmental issues affecting the development and use of real estate. Ms. Hanley has over 28 years of experience in the integration of environmental management programs and the sale, redevelopment, and use of industrial properties, and leads SHD's Due Diligence Evaluation and Asset Management Services.
At SHD, Ms. Hanley provides strategic environmental management services, including Due Diligence Assessments in the US and internationally, the identification and remediation of legacy issues, and the development of environmental response costs and schedules for property valuation, SEC reporting, and negotiation with State and Federal Agencies.
Ms. Hanley is currently retained to address environmental issues during the acquisition, management and sale of real estate assets for several investment funds. She has extensive experience in litigation-sensitive projects, and been invited to speak on issues related to the impact of environmental regulation on real estate development and risk management.
Ms. Hanley was previously Corporate Vice President of a nationally recognized consulting and engineering firm specializing in Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering and Water Resources, where she managed division, branch, and corporate programs from offices located in Chicago, Illinois; and Boston, Massachusetts, and served on the Board of Directors. She is a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) in Massachusetts, and has a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Geophysics from Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mr. Richard McGrath, Principal
E-mail: rmcgrath@shd-inc.com
Mr. McGrath joined SHD as a Principal in 2003, and has over 35 years of broad-based experience in the management of multidisciplinary teams conducting projects in the environmental, health and safety fields. Mr. McGrath has extensive experience in large program management, with technical expertise in EH&S management systems, strategic environmental management, compliance planning and auditing, hazardous waste remediation, coastal ecology, environmental impact assessment, ecological risk assessment, biostatistics, and the management of contaminated sediments.
Mr. McGrath's training and experience include the technical and financial management of federal and private sector projects. He also has comprehensive knowledge and understanding of environmental legislation and regulations with particular expertise in the assessment and remediation of PCB-contaminated sediments. Mr. McGrath's experience in the management of projects to evaluate the impact of human activity on terrestrial and marine resources spans many years, and involves projects and programs on all three coasts and in other countries.
In the areas of environmental management and sustainability consulting, Mr. McGrath was responsible for the environmental management department of a major international corporation conducting EHS auditing, management systems consulting, and related multidisciplinary programs at facilities of multinational clients around the globe. He has worked directly as a consultant to the petrochemical and forest products industries in a variety of technical areas, including environmental management and contaminated sediments assessment/remediation.
Mr. McGrath has a B.A. Biology (Honors), Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts; was a National Science Foundation Fellow in 1971 at the University of Washington, Seattle; and has completed Graduate Study in Zoology at the University of New Hampshire, Durham.
Ms. Sandra Tiah, Vice President
E-mail: stiah@shd-inc.com
Ms. Tiah is a co-owner and Vice President of SHD, and manages the production of Auditing and Facility Development Protocols for use at client facilities in 40 countries. This work entails detailed research on environmental and occupational, health and safety regulatory requirements, and coordination with international governmental and non-governmental contacts, as well as the management of Translation Services for foreign regulations and guidelines in languages such as Polish, Portuguese and Mandarin, among others.
Ms. Tiah joined the company as the Operations Manager in 2002, and was responsible for the implementation and management of administrative and financial systems. Prior to joining SHD, Ms. Tiah held the position of Broker Recruitment Manager for the UK Division of an international insurance company, where she served as primary liaison between clients and consultants.
Ms. Tiah has lived in several countries, has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is fluent in Spanish and French. Ms. Tiah holds a B.A. (Hons.) Degree in Spanish and Mathematics from the University of Dublin, Ireland (Trinity College).
Mr. Andrew Beliveau, Senior Associate
E-mail: abeliveau@shd-inc.com
Andrew Beliveau is an analytical chemist with over 40 years of experience in industry and government.
At Polaroid Corporation, Mr. Beliveau spent 18 years conducting analytical method development, and between 1984 and 1995, worked as a manager of a full service environmental analytical laboratory. In 1995, Mr. Beliveau joined EPA Region 1 as a Team Leader in the Quality Assurance Unit, where he reviewed and developed quality assurance project plans, and developed analytical methods for EPA Region 1 Superfund, RCRA, TOSCA, Tribal programs, and the Office of Ecosystem Protection. Mr. Beliveau has extensive laboratory auditing experience.
Mr. Beliveau is an expert in the identification and quantification of PCBs in environmental media; during his tenure at EPA, Mr. Beliveau was involved in many PCB investigations and remediation projects including the New Bedford Harbor, GE Housatonic River, Hudson River, Fletcher's Paint and Ototti and Goss Superfund sites, and the Hamilton Standard RCRA site. He was involved in several national work groups including the National PCB Risk Work Group, SW-846 Methods Work Group, and the National Regional Science Council, as well as several other EPA/ORD work groups responsible for the development of new methods for the field analysis of PCBs and Dioxins. Mr. Beliveau was an original author and contributor to the National PCB Risk Guidance, was co-author of US EPA's guidance on Immunoassay analysis, sediment sampling and analysis, and has published numerous papers on PCB analytical methods.
After leaving EPA, Mr. Beliveau joined SHD as a Senior Associate, and has provided services on a variety of environmental PCB projects, such as the development of the "Applied Characterization Methods on PCBs in Groundwater and Subsurface Soil, Including Conceptual Model Scenarios, Analytical Techniques, and Data Use", and supporting and editing work with the Superfund Office of Science policy on the "Guidance for Assessing Human Health Risks from PCBs at Waste Sites."
Mr. Beliveau has recently provided expert services on behalf of US EPA, and has developed technical papers to support the US Department of Justice's case against proposed Responsible Parties. He is currently retained by independent laboratories to provide training and technical support. In addition to providing technical assistance to SHD staff performing assessments and remediation of hazardous waste sites, he is involved in the evaluation of an environmentally friendly treatment technology for industrial and municipal waste streams.
Mr. Beliveau has a B.S. in Chemistry from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.