David John Zolyak, CSP, PE, CIH

**** ** **** *****

Seabrook, TX 77586

832-***-****

acrkjb@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

Professional Engineer with CSP (Certified Safety Professional) and CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) certifications and 20 years of management experience.

Extensive experience Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Management, Safety Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Facilities (Institutional / Construction) Safety, and Ergonomics.

Knowledge of OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).

Computer literate in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook), PHA Pro, Atrion, and SAP.

Professional Experience:

Haward Corporation

EH&S Consultant and Professor, 2012 to Present

Formulated JHAs for Client Company using proprietary software suite.

Provided feedback to client to improve existing in-house procedures in an effort to improve on-the-job safety in daily operations.

Performed walkthroughs of industrial areas to gather input in devising procedure-specific JHAs.

Offered real-time engineering support to modify eminently hazardous conditions where noted.

CITGO Petroleum

Corporate Senior Product Stewardship and Toxicologist Professional 2011 to 2012

Updated existing SDS database based on read-only throughput to an algorithm based system.

Interfaced with refineries to determine formularies in refinery streams in an effort to develop and update SDSs.

Provided updates to existing SDSs to ensure compliance to updated OSHA Hazard Communication Standard.

Offered technical input into the formatting of SDS form.

Analyzed recommended PPE equipment specified by existing SDSs to determine effectiveness in controlling anticipated exposures.

DSM Nutritional Products

Safety and Industrial Hygiene Advisor 2008 to 2011

Developed and implemented an Industrial Hygiene Program in an effort to control existing exposures.

Performed and implemented process safety analyses on existing chemical processes using PHA PRO software.

Spearheaded risk-management projects to develop design improvements in areas with contamination control, heat stress, and personnel protection issues.

Presented study findings to management and recommended changes to existing processes and procedures.

Interfaced with international team members to correctly integrate and align the site SH&E vision with the corporate approach.

Supported OSHA VPP recertification efforts.

Advanced Design Concepts

Certified Industrial Hygienist 2002 to 2008

Met with the corporate management of clients such as Shell, Koch, Entergy, and Texas-Genco to discuss plant processes and, in some cases, functioned as an integral part of their ES&H team to properly assess/control certain employee exposures in a refinery scenario.

Developed training modules to educate field personnel in the applicability, usage, and limitations of recommended Personal Protective Equipment.

Provided ES&H engineering support to medical care facilities to ensure their respiratory protection needs were met.

Performed specific client requested tasks concerned with minimizing the number of available product types/styles in an effort to maximize volume and reduce costs.

Provided Industrial Hygiene support as a Certified Industrial Hygienist to various clients pertaining to employee exposures to contaminants such as mold, silica, and asbestos.

Collected air samples, interacted with analytical laboratories, and provided clients with a written report of the results.

Developed recommendations / remedial actions in an effort to eliminate and/or minimize contaminant concentrations that were not within recommended exposure guidelines.

Evaluated industrial ventilation systems to determine / ` assess if they were operating within design parameters, and if those parameters were adequate in controlling the generated contaminants.

Science Applications International Corporation

Facilities Safety Engineer, 1999 to 2002

Performed safety audits to ensure office and laboratory areas are free of uncontrolled hazards.

Actively supported NASA and SAIC in the pursuit of OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), which was a successful endeavor for both companies.

This included mock audits of non-SR&QA occupied areas, dissemination of information to SR&QA personnel via lecture-type presentations, escorting VPP auditors, and performing follow-up surveillance.

Developed a VPP application package for the SAIC SR&QA contract, in an effort for the contract to achieve VPP Status at Johnson Space Center.

Performed a multitude of training functions to include Adult, Child, and Infant CPR/First-Aid, Environmental Compliance & Health and Safety presentation for new hires, Slips, Trips, and Falls, and Lifting Safety.

Audited SR&QA safety processes to ensure they were meeting the intent of federal, state, and local requirements.

Reviewed and assisted in the development in Job Safety Analysis for office, laboratory, QA, QE, Process, and Pressure Systems Engineers.

Reviewed Lockout/Tagout procedures to affirm they would ensure Zero Energy State.

Investigated Close Calls and Mishaps in an effort to develop corrective action plans that would reduce or eliminate further incidence.

Functioned as a team member to assess the process safety of a liquid nitrogen delivery and dispensing system.

Education and Certifications:

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science in Safety Sciences

Certified Safety Professional

Professional Engineer License

Certified Industrial Hygienist

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