Jim Lindner

For more than 25 years, Dr. Jim Lindner has helped shape successful automotive emission control strategies used by state and federal agencies to keep the air clean. Jim launched his career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he worked for 18 years to improve vehicle testing programs and fine-tune innovative fuel and engine technology. At OTAQ, Jim developed guidance for states implementing vehicle inspection and maintenance programs and using remote sensing and other tests to evaluate program effectiveness.

Since joining ERG in 2007, Jim has helped air quality and public health agencies in states as disparate as Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Texas meet their air quality goals by evaluating current practices, technologies, and standards; improving testing protocols; and communicating effectively with regulated stakeholders. His ability to manage diverse teams of technical, IT, administrative, and communications personnel is one of his strongest assets and wins him admiration from ERG clients across the country.

Jim has a B.S. in chemistry from Haverford College, an M.S. in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan.