Jacob Persky, MPH, CIH
Jacob Persky has over 25 years of experience as an industrial hygienist and environmental consultant. He has a broad-based knowledge of exposure assessment and exposure reconstruction principles, which he applies within the paradigm of risk analysis. Mr. Persky holds a Master of Public Health degree from Benedictine University and a B.S. degree in Bioengineering from University of Illinois. He is a board certified Industrial Hygienist and holds multiple professional licenses with State health departments for regulated aspects of the profession.
Mr. Persky integrates current and evolving methodologies and tools into his practice, including mathematical modeling, Bayesian statistics and stochastic analysis to consider uncertainty in decision-making processes. He has consulted on high-stakes projects, which underpin the foundation of risk-based decisions made by multinational companies in the fields of semi-conductor manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, railroading, healthcare, facilities management and oil and gas, among others. His projects have taken him throughout the US and abroad, including Australia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Mexico.
Project experience includes performing inhalation and dermal exposure assessments and developing human health risk assessments for a wide variety of chemical, biological, and physical hazards including: asbestos, benzene, biocides, BTEX solvents, hexavalent chromium, isocyanates, lead, Legionella bacteria, metals, mold, noise, nuisance odors, respirable crystalline silica, spray polyurethane foam, titanium dioxide, VOCs, zinc oxide, and many others. At RHP’s Exposure Sciences Laboratory, Mr. Persky conducts exposure simulation studies to develop an empirical understanding of exposure scenarios and generate data which is used to populate mathematical models and inform Tier III risk assessments. He is also a founding partner of RHP Risk Management and devotes a portion of his time to business management, staff development and training, and corporate leadership.