His educational background includes a BS in Industrial Education and a MS in Safety from UW-Stout, a Doctorate of Industrial Technology  from the University of Northern Iowa, and accreditation as a Certified Industrial Hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. In 2003, Brian was recognized by the College of Technology, Engineering and Management for his teaching excellence.  In addition to researching the attenuation qualities of anti-vibration gloves, an experimental study of his established that long-term/repeated cold exposure produces a semi-permanent form of peripheral nervous system impairment in meat processing workers (abstract). The results of this study were presented in March of 2006 at the 9th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Prior to joining the Risk Control Center faculty in January of 1995, Brian spent ten years as a safety and industrial hygiene technical support professional for high-tech, heavy/light manufacturing, agricultural, and food processing-related industries. He routinely provides safety/risk control consultation for various types of manufacturing, service-based and legal organizations (resume).