Professional Work History

Dedicated to providing impartial, fair and efficient arbitration and mediation services exclusively in Labor and Employment, throughout the United States, in both the public and private sectors, since 2007. Member, National Academy of Arbitrators Full range of discipline, discharge and contract interpretation issues. Virtual/video proceedings ready, willing, able, and experienced. SAM-Registered; CAGE Code 5BS95 LABOR ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE/PANELS Permanent Panels: Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association / United Mine Workers of America Fairview Fire District / Greenburgh Uniformed Firefighters Assoc., Local 1586, IAFF Governor’s Office of Employee Relations / Police Benevolent Association of NY State Greenport, Village of / Civil Service Employees Association, Local 1000, AFSCME Irvington, Village of / Irvington Police Benevolent Association Mackenzie Automatic Doors, Inc. / United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners MTA NYC Transit Authority / Transport Workers Union, Local 100 NY City Department of Education / United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT NY City Mandatory COVID Vaccine Exemption/Accommodation Appeals (all Unions) Philadelphia, City of / Fraternal Order of Police, Police Termination Arbitration Board NY State Education Department / NY State United Teachers SEPTA / Fraternal Order of Transit Police US Postal Service / American Postal Workers Union White Plains, City of / White Plains Professional Fire Fighters Assoc., Local 274, IAFF Arbitration Rosters: American Arbitration Association Cornell ILR National Roster of Neutrals Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Illinois State Board of Education Tenured Teacher Hearing Officer Illinois State Universities Civil Service System Hearing Officer National Mediation Board; National Railroad Adjustment Board NJ Public Employment Relations Commission; NJ State Board of Mediation NJ Tenured Teacher Arbitrator “NJ TEACH” NY City Office of Collective Bargaining Register of Neutrals NY State Education Department Tenured Teacher Hearing Officer NY State Public Employment Relations Board Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Mediation Port Authority of NY/NJ Employment Relations Panel US Virgin Islands PERB Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission Law Enforcement Arbitrator LABOR and EMPLOYMENT MEDIATION EXPERIENCE/PANELS Collective bargaining mediator and fact-finder Mediator, US Postal Service Redress Mediation Program: As impartial permanent mediator for more than 10 years, mediated hundreds of disputes involving labor and employment issues. Often resolved related CBA interpretation and/or disciplinary grievances and/or workplace disputes, in addition to the statutory rights claims. Mediator, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Mediator, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission LABOR and EMPLOYMENT PUBLICATIONS and SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Senior Editor, The Railway Labor Act, Fourth Ed., 2017-2021 Annual Cumulative Supps. Senior Editor, The Railway Labor Act, Fourth Ed., 2016, Bloomberg BNA Senior Editor, The Railway Labor Act, Third Ed., 2014 and 2015 Cumulative Supps. Chapter Author, The Family Medical Leave Act, 2015 Cumulative Supp., Bloomberg BNA Adjunct Instructor, Cornell University ILR, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution Mentor, Cornell University ILR, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution Mentor, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Mentor, New York State Bar Assn. Labor and Employment Section Labor Arbitrator Mentor Program Mentor, American Arbitration Association Higginbotham Fellows Program Panelist/Speaker at various AAA, FMCS, NAA, NARR and Bar Association L&E meetings/events. OTHER RELEVANT LABOR and EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE Law enforcement officer, detective, supervisor and manager (retired) Certified Instructor, Div. of Criminal Justice Services, Municipal Police Training Council Certified Firefighter, Interior and Exterior Certified in Environmental Noise and Sound Measurement Collective bargaining mediator and fact-finder; election arbitrator; card-check arbitrator Complex Public Education Issues – specialized training by FMCS and NAA