Recognized globally as a leader in process safety, Karen’s career has focused on Facility Siting Studies and Quantitative Risk Analyses for oil & gas and petrochemical facilities. Beginning in 2019, Karen helped to establish the Low Carbon Energy service offerings within BakerRisk, leading the Hydrogen and Hydrogen Carriers initiatives within the organization. Karen has been an active member of AIChE and AIChE’s Center for Hydrogen Safety for many years including working with the CHS Organizing Committee in 2022.
In August 2022, Karen became President of FORTRESS Protective Buildings, a wholly owned subsidiary of BakerRisk. As a new market offering, FORTRESS provides multi-hazard resistant buildings (MRBs) for facilities handling hazardous materials. Since joining FORTRESS, Karen has leveraged her background and collaborated with clients to provide risk mitigation and risk management solutions by focusing on providing high quality, highly protective buildings to industries that handle flammable, toxic, or explosive materials.