Sawyer is a mechanical and aeronautical engineer whose practice centers on combustible dust hazards, explosion protection systems, and high-hazard manufacturing operations. He has built his career at the intersection of process safety engineering and regulatory compliance, working across chemical processing, powder handling, metals manufacturing, and defense production facilities where explosion risk drives design decisions. His technical depth spans dust hazard analysis, explosion prevention and suppression system design, deflagration venting, and electrical area classification, with direct application to manufacturing facilities governed by NFPA, DoD, and DOE frameworks.
Sawyer brings particular strength to third-party design reviews, production hazard analysis program development, and translating complex regulatory requirements into defensible engineering deliverables for manufacturing clients. Alongside his technical work, he is an active contributor to client development and cross-sector business development, helping manufacturing and industrial teams identify and scope CBRNE-adjacent risk across facilities where explosion and high-hazard process risk intersect with broader operational and threat environments.
Sawyer is a Lead Consultant with over a decade of specialized experience in combustible dust hazards, explosion protection systems, and NFPA code compliance. He has extensive experience performing dust hazard analyses (DHAs), conducting design reviews of explosion protection systems, and evaluating system compliance across diverse industrial sectors. His prior role with a leading explosion protection equipment manufacturer provided in-depth knowledge of explosion prevention and mitigation technologies, as well as owner's representative and system commissioning support. Sawyer supports clients across various industries, including additive manufacturing, aerospace and defense, metals, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, plastics, and wood, delivering tailored, defensible safety solutions that address each industry's unique operational risks.
Sawyer is a Lead Consultant with over a decade of specialized experience in combustible dust hazards, explosion protection systems, and NFPA code compliance. He has extensive experience performing dust hazard analyses (DHAs), conducting design reviews of explosion protection systems, and evaluating system compliance across diverse industrial sectors. His prior role with a leading explosion protection equipment manufacturer provided in-depth knowledge of explosion prevention and mitigation technologies, as well as owner's representative and system commissioning support. Sawyer supports clients across various industries, including additive manufacturing, aerospace and defense, metals, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, plastics, and wood, delivering tailored, defensible safety solutions that address each industry's unique operational risks.
Sawyer is a Lead Consultant with over a decade of specialized experience in combustible dust hazards, explosion protection systems, and NFPA code compliance. He has extensive experience performing dust hazard analyses (DHAs), conducting design reviews of explosion protection systems, and evaluating system compliance across diverse industrial sectors. His prior role with a leading explosion protection equipment manufacturer provided in-depth knowledge of explosion prevention and mitigation technologies, as well as owner's representative and system commissioning support. Sawyer supports clients across various industries, including additive manufacturing, aerospace and defense, metals, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, plastics, and wood, delivering tailored, defensible safety solutions that address each industry's unique operational risks.
