Paul A. Rodriguez
Director of Training & Educational Services
E-mail: prodriguez@qualityenv.com
Mr. Rodriguez currently holds the NYSDOH-appointed position of Training Director and is the overall Director of Training & Educational Services within Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies, Inc. QuES&T. He is responsible for maintaining classroom & hands-on training curriculums & exercises, to ensure instruction of the most current Local, State & Federal Regulations. He conducts initial and annual refresher training seminars, both in-house and offsite, for numerous asbestos, lead, mold, construction/safety, environmental, etc. course offerings. He also coordinates scheduling of classes & associated curriculum supplies, to deliver the most State-of-the-Art training offerings.
Mr. Rodriguez has provided inspection, project planning, project management and training services for many of our repeat high-volume clients, including a multitude of Asbestos, Lead, HazMat & OSHA Safety projects within the public & private sector, inclusive of Fortune 500 companies, schools, hospitals, private commercial/industrial, as well as governmental facilities. He holds numerous NYS-certifications in both Asbestos & Mold, is an EPA-licensed Lead Inspector & Risk Assessor, is a NYSDOH-approved Asbestos Training Instructor and an OSHA-authorized Training Instructor in both the Construction and General Industries.
Mr. Rodriguez attained a B.S. Degree from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, majoring in Environmental Design with a concentration in Urban Studies, while also minoring in Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation. Furthermore, he previously attained an A.A. from Westchester Community College, majoring in Liberal Arts & Science/Social Sciences.
Mr. Rodriguez has been employed with QuES&T since February 2002 and has over thirty (30) years of field experience in a multitude of environmental, business and customer service-related areas. He has held such positions as entry-level Project Monitor/Air Sampling Technician & Asbestos/Lead/PCB Inspector, mid-level Project Manager, upper-level Manager of Technical Services, and executive-level Director of Field Operations and now Director of Training & Educational Services throughout his employment at QuES&T.
Education/Accreditation
- NYSDOH Asbestos Training Director
- NYSDOH Asbestos Health Effects Professional
- NYSDOH Asbestos Training Instructor (Lecture & Hands-on)
- NYSDOL Mold Training Instructor (Lecture & Hands-on)
- OSHA Training Instructor (Construction Industry)
- OSHA Training Instructor (General Industry)
- OSHA 30-Hour (General Industry)
- OSHA 30-Hour (Construction Industry)
- OSHA 10-Hour (Construction Industry)
- USEPA Lead RRP Training Program Manager
- USEPA Lead RRP Training Instructor (Lecture & Hands-on)
- NYSDOL Asbestos Air Sampling Technician
- NYSDOL Asbestos Allied Trades
- NYSDOL Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor
- NYSDOL Asbestos Inspector
- NYSDOL Asbestos Management Planner
- NYSDOL Asbestos Operations & Maintenance
- NYSDOL Asbestos Project Designer
- NYSDOL Asbestos Project Monitor
- NYSDOL Mold Assessor
- NYSDOL Mold Abatement Contractor/Supervisor
- NYC Asbestos Investigator
- CT Asbestos Consultant/Inspector
- USEPA Lead Inspector
- USEPA Lead Risk Assessor
- USEPA Lead Renovator (RRP)
- Radiation Training for Hand Held Analysis Equipment
- Niton XRF Lead Spectrum Analyzer Technician
- Fall Protection
- Permit-required Confined Space
- Aerial Lift Training
- Asbestos Awareness
- Lead Awareness
- Mold Awareness
- PCB Awareness
- Radon Awareness
- Silica Awareness