Chief Scientist/Principal Consultant
Orlando, Florida
Jeremy Jernigan is a Chief Scientist/Principal Consultant at Intertek-PSI with over 25 years of experience in environmental health and safety. He provides comprehensive industrial hygiene services nationwide, addressing chemical, physical, and biological hazards in the workplace. Jeremy holds multiple certifications including Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager. Jeremy has managed large-scale asbestos abatement and demolition projects, indoor air quality assessments, and mold remediation projects on properties throughout the southeast United States for a varied client base of private companies, federal, state, and local governmental entities.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science , Environmental Studies, University of West Florida
Certifications/Registrations/Technical Training
- Certified Industrial Hygienist
- Certified Safety Professional
- Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
- Florida Licensed Asbestos Consultant
- Florida Licensed Mold Assessor
Professional Experience
Mr. Jernigan has more than 25 years of experience in the environmental, health, and safety field. He provides comprehensive industrial hygiene services nationwide to address chemical, physical, and biological hazards and stressors in the workplace. Mr. Jernigan leads Intertek-PSI’s Industrial Hygiene service line providing technical guidance globally. He has served as a corporate level safety and health principal for a major energy provider and currently maintains a varied private client base that consists of multi-site and global companies. He has also provided consultation to many federal, state, and local governmental entities. In addition, Mr. Jernigan’s historical work includes environmental contamination assessment and remediation of properties throughout the southeast United States.
Representative Environmental/Indoor Air Quality Project Experience -
State and Local Government Projects
- HISD – Principal for a District wide potable water and Indoor air quality assessment initiative for approximately 300 school campuses in Houston, TX
- Northwest School Districts, Florida - Principal Consultant for large-scale asbestos abatement and demolition projects and other industrial hygiene related services
- Florida Jail - Provided various industrial hygiene consulting services for an operational jail facility
- County, Florida - Provided consulting services for roadway project where asbestos laden fill material was improperly placed
- Florida School District - Provided project management and oversight for large-scale mold remediation projects post Hurricane Ivan. As many as 33 schools were remediated in a period of approximately three weeks.
- Florida City - Principal Consultant for IAQ assessments of State's Attorney offices
- Managed several State of Florida Petroleum Cleanup Program Sites to include the assessment contaminated media and remedial design and implementation.
Representative Federal Project Experience
- GSA Nationwide – Principal for Metals (lead and copper) and Bacterial (coliforms and legionella) potable water assessments across GSA owned and leased facilities
- US Postal Service, Ciales, Puerto Rico – Led assessment and remediation efforts for a mercury spill within a sorting and distribution facility and associated mail vehicles
- Various Federal Facilities – Principal Consultant for New Construction and Renovation pre-occupancy LEED testing
- NAS Jacksonville - Principal Consultant for the abatement of asbestos-containing materials from in excess of 200 housing units
- IDIQ Contract NAS Florida and Mississippi - Principal Consultant for multiple ACM/LBP/Mold surveys and preparation of abatement specifications
- IDIQ Contract Hurlburt Field and Eglin AFB, Florida - Principal Consultant for multiple ACM/LBP/Mold surveys and preparation of abatement specifications
- IDIQ Contract Southeast US & Puerto Rico - Principal Consultant for multiple ACM/LBP surveys and preparation of abatement specifications for US Coast Guard facilities
- Federal Prisons - Managed industrial hygiene assessments for a prison facility where prisoners perform self-help site maintenance
- US Navy; Pensacola Naval Air Station - Managed mold and LEED consultation for a structure constructed in 1938 and was left unused for 15 years. The building was being converted for use as the new base headquarters
- USDA – Principal Consultant for IAQ investigation within a subtropical horticultural research station
Representative Private Client Project Experience
- National Energy Provider - Served as Corporate Principal Health and Safety Consultant with wide ranging responsibilities including OSHA compliance and reporting, incident analysis, and corporate health and safety plan development
- Private Client – Principal for periodic Industrial Hygiene consulting services for the assessment of potential exposure to novel chemical hazards in a large-scale wind turbine facility in Basel, Switzerland
- Private Client – Principal for the global testing of multiple tool ventilation systems to verify compliance with SEMI testing criteria
- Directed and/or conducted hundreds of renovation and demolition asbestos surveys for private clients as a Florida Licensed Asbestos Consultant
- Various Private Clients – Generate Site Health and Safety Plans for working in areas with soil and groundwater impacted by various chemical substances
- Food Distribution Hub, Orlando – Assessed community noise generation of facility and designed sound attenuation barrier controls
- Gulf Power Company - Managed asbestos and demolition consulting services for the removal of the original 3 boilers at the Crist Plant. Also, managed asbestos consulting services and IAQ/IH assessment services throughout facilities (commercial and industrial).
- Large University – Principal Consultant for the assessment of a silica release within a dental school
- Florida Hospital – Provide various industrial hygiene consulting services for a major health care corporation with facilities throughout Florida
- Major Hotel Chain – Principal Consultant for Legionella investigations for hotel facilities
- Critical Health Care Facility – Principal Consultant for IAQ evaluation using USP 797 protocols within a critical care facility
- State College - Principal Consultant for multiple ACM/LBP surveys and the performance of air sampling/analysis for asbestos abatement projects on college campus
- Wind and Power Manufacturer – Provided periodic Industrial Hygiene consulting services for the assessment of potential exposure to chemical and physical hazards in a large-scale wind turbine manufacturing facility
- Private Client – Managed Industrial Hygiene consulting services for the assessment of potential exposure to respirable dust, silica, and noise in a large-scale peanut processing facility
- Private Client - Provided project management and oversight for a large-scale mold remediation project conducted on a 30,000 square office building occupied at the time by trial lawyers
- Private Client - Project manager for the performance of an Indoor Air Quality Assessment for an aircraft manufacturing facility
- Tribal Band - Managed IAQ and other IH (i.e. methamphetamine lab assessment, fungal surveys) services for various facilities located on a Native American reservation
- Global Manufacturer - Managed fungal and chemical exposure consultation for a membrane manufacturing facility
- Power Generation Provider - Managed IH services for a “waste-to-power” generation facility including employee exposure monitoring for metals, dusts, volatile organics, and noise
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Building Health & Wellness: An Overview of Services
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Remote Pre Inspections for NFPA 80 / 101
Protek - Safety. Everywhere. Every Day
Fire Doors 101: Your Guide to Testing and Certification - Webinar Recording
Tornado Testing & Certification Requirements - Webinar Recording
Plumbing Products Testing & Certification - Webinar Recording
The Evolving Code Evaluation Process White Paper
Proposition 65 & the Furniture Industry Webinar Recording
Why Planning for FCC Certification is Key to Success in the Door Hardware Industry White Paper

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