Charles J. Myers . CIH . CHMM . CPEA

703-***-**** (H) 703-***-**** (C)

abqxdm@r.postjobfree.com Gainesville, VA

Seasoned, Pioneering, Recognized Environmental, Health and Safety Leader

and Successful Mentor with 30+ Years Experience in Engineering,

Contracting, Manufacturing and Construction Environments. Qualified at All

Management Levels, with a Record of Integrating Effective Loss Prevention

Controls and Managing Risks for $10s of Millions in Career Aggregate

Administrative Program and Project Costs

Profile

. Full-ranging and responsible managerial program and project experience

from the production facility, through divisional and corporate

positions, through large-scale construction and environmental

remediation projects, protecting against risk in a broad range of

public and private commercial settings while maximizing cost

efficiencies and productivity

. Developed, integrated, and maintained successful programs designed to

protect against and manage risks in a broad range of industrial,

engineering, and construction environments

. Received the National Engineering Excellence Award from the American

Council of Engineering Companies, the Chairman's Safety Award for the

safe performance of over 1+ million hours worked without a lost time

incident through completion of over $75M of contract work, and several

Safety Awards related to specific project objectives and goals

. Directly interfaced with local, state, and federal regulators, union

representation, local communities, and countless project stakeholders

. Created and integrated a culture of Safety and Risk Management into the

daily business routines and into complete project lifecycles

. Committed to quality and performance excellence to guarantee an error-

free workplace in a variety of differing project conditions

. Record of managing countless projects without a single lost-time injury,

OSHA citation, or environmental Notice of Violations

. Experienced running teams consisting of engineers, scientists, and

administrators, and morphing administratively heavy programs into

logistically friendly processes

. By maximizing cost efficiencies and improving productivities, positively

impacted direct and indirect budgets associated with comprehensive

program administration

Professional Expertise

Integrated Safety Management Systems / Environmental Management System /

Risk Assessment, Loss Prevention, & Control Strategy Development /

Regulatory Review & Compliance Program Development / Continuous Improvement

Initiatives / Site Specific Health & Safety Plan Generation and

Implementation / Emergency Response Management / Superfund Site Experience

/ Health & Safety Training Program Development Based On Needs Assessments /

Injury, Illness & Loss Claims Management / OSHA's Voluntary Protection

Program (VPP) / Workers Compensation / General Liability Claims Management

/ Feasibility Studies / Remedial Investigations, Actions, & Alternatives /

Accident Prevention Plans / Incident Investigations and After-Action

Reports / Project Compliance Inspections / Professional Presentations / Web-

based Data Management

Specialized Experience

Hazardous Waste Packaging, Transportation, and Disposal / Large-Scale

Remedial Construction Projects / Soil Contamination / Major Storm and

Crisis Recovery / Decontamination & Dismantling / Groundwater Testing /

Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Project Management / Asbestos

Abatement / Mold Remediation / Demolition / Facility Decontamination and

Decommissioning / Underground Storage Tank Removal / Munitions & Explosives

of Concern / ISO 14001 / Medical Surveillance Program Design,

Implementation, and Maintenance /

EM 385-1-1 / OSHA's VPP / Learning Management Systems Interface / Web-based

Technology Integration into Compliance Assessments

Career Highlights

> Adapted a handheld, Risk Assessment and Management Application into a

large assortment of nationwide high-profile projects to provide

automated tracking of risk indicators to spur and document corrective

action assignments

> Established cost-effective, just-in-time, institutional training and

educational programs to serve the logistical demands of a rapidly

changing work environment, providing a robust risk communication

mechanism

> Oversaw a national Medical Surveillance Program designed to meet strict

compliance standards of OSHA, EPA, and DOT through a vast national

network of clinics and health professionals, with examinations overseen

by a Board Certified Occupational Physician

> Oversaw CIH services on many projects for a $30M Contract with the

Baltimore Corps of Engineers (COE) District and projects ranging from

$10k to over $4M, including Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW)

and Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC)

> Provided technical and administrative support to other company

divisions involved with large-scale facility renovation,

decontamination, demolition, and asbestos abatement projects

> Specific project work included onsite incineration, decontamination,

demolition, above- and below-ground tank cleanout and closure, and

packaging, transport, and disposal of a variety of hazardous wastes, in

both the public and private sectors

> Successfully mentored as many as 15 staffers to various Health & Safety

professional certifications, with several of them promoted internally and

externally to positions of increasing responsibility

Select Accomplishments & Projects

. Served in a vital professional and technical support capacity to the EPA

in the Capitol Hill Anthrax Emergency Response Project in 2001 as Lead

Project Health and Safety Officer and Senior Technical Advisor to over 50

personnel, requiring 23,500 hours of work, without logging a single OSHA

recordable incident and garnering a National Engineering Excellence Award

by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)

. Developed and implemented a risk management and Health and Safety

oversight program of construction and remedial action contractors in

support of the Libby Montana Asbestos Emergency Response Project, logging

over 500,000 total hours worked without a single OSHA recordable or lost

time injury. Recognized by OSHA's VPP and recommended for Star status

. Developed and rolled out a national, highly visible, branded program to

strengthen the safety culture across a national enterprise, the safety

concept promoted thinking about potential hazards and controls before

beginning a task

. Designed and activated cost-effective, online health and safety training

centers for three employers, providing over 300 courses in real time,

several bilingual (English / Spanish)

. Achieved year-over-year reductions of 70% in claims frequency (64 vs. 19)

and a 95% in case severity ($42.4M vs. $100k), 2011 vs. 2012

. Enabled companies to consistently outperform standard industry

injury/illness averages and experience modification ratings

. Performed a regulatory review of environmental health and safety issues

associated with a 250-foot cellular tower in a residential community

reported to be impacting soils in close proximity to the tower with

loosened paint chips, resulting in the safe performance of the project

work

. Provided critical professional, technical, mobilization and integration

support to over 80 personnel involved with extensive hurricane recovery

efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi after Katrina

. Successfully managed a project team of 12 over 10 months to characterize

a former uranium enrichment complex and identify areas for

decontamination prior to decommissioning; project completed ahead of

schedule and 25% under budget, at the Department of Energy's Paducah,

Kentucky Gaseous Diffusion Plant

. Health and Safety Manager of site investigation work at Massachusetts

Military Reservation, to assure safe monitoring of well installation,

groundwater sampling and related actions

. Implemented an emergency response and preparedness plan to address toxic,

explosive, and physical hazards for remedial action at Fort Drum, New

York

. Instituted a company-wide technical training program, including

integration of over 300 web-based EHS courses into the Learning

Management System within an online university

. Integrated a handheld PDA technology to conduct health and safety

assessments across multiple projects in real time and rolled out to all

$50M or higher-cost construction and remediation contracts

. Developed and successfully managed assessments of site-specific health

and safety, quality and emergency response plans for the on-site

incineration of 70,000 tons of PCB-contaminated soil at LaSalle Electric

Utilities Superfund Site for Illinois EPA, a $35M project self-performed

with 75% union labor

. Key role on team integration Environmental Management System (ISO 14001)

at a number of facilities for a global meat packing company,

precipitating the laying of a health and safety component into the EMS

. Managed EH&S and QA/QC for the decontamination and engineered

dismantlement of the V-60 and V-90 complex at the Naval Facilities

Engineering Command in Norfolk, Virginia, a $30M project involving

subcontracts for asbestos abatement, radioactive decontamination, and

demolition activities of two WWII-fortified facilities

. Directed dechlorination procedures for over 40,000 tons of PCB-

contaminated asphalt and debris at Wide Beach, New York, which included

excavation and transport for detoxification, a $27M project subcontracted

to 70% union and non-union contractors. Also served as Community

Relations Officer with residents of this beachfront community

. Managed the successful removal of seven underground fuel storage tanks at

five different sites at the Lewiston, NY, storage facility

. Managed two Oak Ridge, Tennessee contracts involving classification,

segregation, packaging, transportation, and off-site disposal of

chemicals associated with numerous shuttered analytical laboratories

located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory complex

. Site Safety Officer for the characterization, repacking, transportation

and disposal of more than 5,000 drums of hazardous waste at an abandoned

warehouse in Puerto Rico

. Project Manager for the engineered dismantlement of a mercury-

contaminated, chlorine manufacturing facility at a paper manufacturing

operation

. Served as site Health and Safety Officer on the first EPA-funded

superfund project administered by the US Army Corps of Engineers

. As Radiation Safety Officer at GE's multi-facility site in Schenectady,

New York, ensured compliance with all provisions of GE's radioactive

materials license issued by the state, and renegotiated terms and

conditions of the license with state regulators

Career History

NCM

Vice President, Director of Environmental Health and Safety Programs

2011 - 12/2012

Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. 2007 - 2011

Director, Environmental, Health and Safety Programs

CDM Federal Program Corporation 1992 - 2007

Director, Health and Safety Programs

Thermocor Inc. 1989 - 1992

Director of Environmental Health and Safety

ENSCO Environmental Services 1986 - 1989

Manager of Environmental Health and Safety

CECOS Environmental Services 1982 - 1986

Manager of Health and Safety Programs

General Electric 1980 - 1982

Division Health and Safety Manager

Education & Development

University of Pittsburgh

. MS Industrial Hygiene

. BS Biology

Licenses and Certifications

. Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

. Certified Industrial Hygienist

. Certified Mold Remediation Contractor

. Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (Health and Safety)

Professional Training

. ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers) Symposium "Excellence in

Safety Leadership"

. ASSE Executive Program of Safety Management - Program Graduate

. ASSE Symposium, "Solutions in Safety Through Technology,"

. OSHA 30 & 10 Hour Construction Safety Courses

Developmental Courses

. "Delivering a High Performance Safety Management System" (16 PDHs)

. "Managing the Business Aspects of a Safety Program" (24 PDHs)

. "Risk Management for the Safety Professional" (24 PDHs)

. Incident Command systems (ICS) 100 & 200 course completions

Professional Affiliations

. American Industrial Hygiene Association

. American Society of Safety Engineers

. Institute of Hazardous Materials Management

. Board of Environmental, Health and Safety Auditor Certifications

. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

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