Sean J. Dee, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI is a Managing Engineer at Exponent, Inc. At Exponent, Dr. Dee applies the fundamentals of chemical engineering in projects that help clients mitigate the risk of potential accidents, losses and injuries. His areas of expertise include incident investigation, process safety, green manufacturing, and clean energy.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Dee has investigated incidents in residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. In many of these cases, Dr. Dee has helped his client understand the strengths and weaknesses of their process safety management programs. Dr. Dee has also published and presented on various topics related to process safety management, including Management of Change. He leverages his experiences in incident investigation and failure analysis to help facilities prevent large losses associated with their processes or products.
Prior to joining Exponent, Sean completed his doctorate degree at Berkeley. His graduate thesis focused on the catalytic production of biofuels from biomass. He is a registered professional engineer in Illinois and Texas and a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator.