Matthew J. Duaime is a premier Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) consultant and regulatory specialist headquartered in Stockton, California. His professional journey is defined by a steadfast dedication to high-level compliance and program excellence within the environmental and safety sectors. Launching his consultancy career in 2001, he has spent over two decades partnering with California enterprises to engineer robust waste management systems and intricate regulatory reporting frameworks. His expertise encompasses comprehensive auditing, compliance strategy updates, and direct oversight of CERS, HMMP, and CUPA protocols to ensure readiness for rigorous state inspections.

Beyond his independent consulting, Matthew serves as a dedicated EHS Manager for several Northern California partners. In this capacity, he designs sophisticated auditing processes for Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Programs (RMP), and CAL-ARP, while maintaining oversight of entire facility security and safety operations.

His deep expertise is rooted in more than twenty years of service with the Stockton Fire Department. Ascending from Administrative Captain to Deputy Chief of Operations, he led elite specialized teams—including USAR, HazMat, and Tactical Medical units. During his tenure, he controlled multi-million-dollar budgets and architected critical regional programs for occupational health, emergency preparedness, and disaster response.

A highly qualified expert, Matthew is a Board-Certified Safety Professional (BCSP), a Master Fire Instructor III, and a CSTI Hazardous Materials Specialist. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Columbia Southern University and is currently finalizing a Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health with a focus on Environmental Management.

Matthew’s leadership portfolio features a $313,000 FEMA Port Security Grant and the execution of HAZWOPER training for major entities like the California Department of Water Resources and the Hetch Hetchy Water System. A published contributor to the National Fire Academy, he remains deeply invested in his community, serving as Board Chair for the Stockton Fire Foundation and the Stockton Emergency Food Bank, and is a recognized Paul Harris Fellow of the North Stockton Rotary.