Dr. Shaw founded his consulting firm in Lexington, Texas where his expertise assists those navigating regulatory requirements at the local, state, national, and international level. Additionally, he provides advocacy for permitting, mitigation of enforcement issues, addresses regulatory policy and rulemaking, and provides testimony for legislative and governmental bodies.

The 2022 recipient of the PEI Professional Engineer of the Year award, Dr. Shaw was commended for his contributions to environmental quality through leadership in research, policy development, regulatory oversight, and professional engineering practice.

From 2007 to 2018, Dr. Shaw served as chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, a position he was appointed to by the Governor of Texas. He was previously called upon by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to be the Texas representative to the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, addressing environmental and infrastructure issues along the US-Mexico border.

In addition to serving on numerous US EPA Science Advisory Board committees, and multiple terms on the USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, Dr. Shaw is also former Chairman of the TCEQ. He was elected to leadership roles in the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) where led directors/leaders from 49 state environmental agencies in important policy and governance issues. Frequently asked to provide expert testimony on environmental policy issues before U.S. Congressional committees and Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives committees.

Dr. Shaw worked in several positions on the faculty at Texas A&M University in biological and agricultural engineering. He was also the associate director of the Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science.

The author or coauthor of more than 230 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and other publications throughout his career, Dr. Shaw has received numerous awards for his work as a professor and consultant. He joined the Texas A&M University Academy of Distinguished Graduates in biological and agricultural engineering and received the USDA National Needs Fellowship. He was presented with the ASABE Professor of the Year award from the Texas A&M University student branch.

Dr. Shaw and his wife have two children and are active in their church. He also supports youth development through 4-H and FFA, and since 2005, he has served on the Youth Horse Show Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo