J. Perry Brake
Senior Consultant

Education
BA Florida International University, Environmental Science

Certifications/Licenses
Asbestos Inspector (R040034-7449)
Asbestos Management Planner (R040034-7450)
Asbestos Supervisor and Project Manager (R040047-7501)
EPA Lead Risk Assessor (FL-02-1220031960)
Professional Safety Manager, National Safety Council
RMPE, Risk Management for Public Entities

Training
University of Florida TREEO
Lead Abatement: Inspector Training
Lead Abatement: Risk Assessment Training
Lead Abatement: Supervisor & Contractor Training
Asbestos Abatement: Facility Survey and Building Systems
Asbestos Abatement: Project Management and Supervision
Asbestos Abatement: Management Planning
Occupational Safety and Health Educational Resources Center
NIOSH 582 Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust

Experience
Mr. Brake is an EPA accredited Lead Risk Assessor, Abatement Supervisor and Project Designer. He is one of the few consultants in the State of Florida who specialize in Lead and Lead based paint services. He is exceedingly familiar with performing Lead and Lead based paint assessments of residential and industrial structures.

Prior to his position with AMRC Mr. Brake was a Senior Safety Inspector with the Florida Division of Safety in Gainesville, Florida. Mr. Brake's responsibilities included conducting comprehensive OSHA compliance assessments, audits and enforcement, preparation of written reports of findings and recommendations, development and provision of specialized safety and health training programs, and safety program assessment and development. Mr. Brake was also the regional asbestos program manager and an instructor at the University of Florida's TREEO Center.


Mr. Brake's representative project experience includes:
  • US Sugar, Clewiston, Florida; Facility wide assessment of building materials for lead.
  • Haley & Aldrich, Inc.; Nassau Bahamas, Assessment for lead within the Nassau Beach Resort and ancillary buildings.
  • City of Gainesville, Florida; Contracted to perform lead assessments and clearance testing.
  • Taylor County, Florida; Contracted to perform lead assessments and clearance testing.
  • City of Lakecity, Florida; Contracted to perform lead assessments and clearance testing.
  • egional Asbestos Program Manager, State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security.
  • Indoor Air Quality Assessments and Investigations, Florida Department of Health.
  • Comprehensive Safety Program Development for various Florida City, State and County employers.
  • Marion County Sheriff's Department; noise, light, ventilation assessments for accreditation.
  • University of Florida; multiple asbestos surveys and abatement supervision projects.
  • Marion County Tax Collector's Office; Indoor Air Quality investigation.
  • Florida Department of Transportation: asbestos surveys and abatement in power plants.
  • Orlando Utilities Commission; asbestos surveys and abatement in power plants.
  • Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, Puerto Rico; confirmation studies for hazardous pollutants.
  • U.S. EPA; effluent guideline developments for the pesticide industry.
  • U.S. Veterans Administration; NAPA, California; supervision of asbestos abatement projects.
  • U.S. Army, Point Pleasant, West Virginia; pollution investigations for West Virginia Ordinance Works.