MOH FARSHIDY

Montreal, Canada 514-***-**** acvjan@r.postjobfree.com

Multi-skilled environmental specialist & project manager with more than 9 years of valued North American experience

Extensive expertise in the implementation of environmental compliance and reporting, environmental stewardship, sustainability and environmental management systems

Experience in design and operation of environmental processes for water/wastewater treatment and soil remediation

Experience in design and development of environmental products, procedures, platforms and softwares

A precious project management experience in multimillion-dollar projects

HIGHLIGHTS

Implementation of product stewardship and regulatory compliance resulting in market expansion of 6 companies

Embedding environmental governance in an intelligent platform resulting in 200% increase in the revenue

Design and operation of an innovative environmental process for contaminant remediation

Project manager in a 7 million dollar complex project

Consultant in a 120 million dollar oil products project

Writing a business plan and participation in establishment of a business incubator with 21 startups so far

Managing large teams of highly-skilled personnel

WORK EXPERIENCE

VP of Product Development 2014-2016

CompleteSDS Inc., Montreal, Canada

Successfully led implementation of environmental regulations, product stewardship and regulatory compliance resulting in market expansion of 6 companies

Managed embedding environmental governance in the company’s intelligent product resulting in200% increase in revenue:

US, Canadian and European environmental regulations/legislation; environmental compliance; environmental risk assessment; water, soil and air contamination; Key Performance Indicators (KPI), hazards toward human, occupational health and safety; spill-handling; transportation; waste disposal

Extensively worked with a wide variety of environmental acts/regulations :

Canada: WHMIS 2015, CEPA, CEAA, CSA Z768-01, CSA Z769-00, CSA Z773-03, Z763-96, CSA ISO14001, CSA-ISO14015, SARA, TDGA, Pest Control Products Act, Hazardous Products Act, OWRA, EAA, EBR, Safe Drinking Water Act, Pesticides Act, WCEW, BC EMA, BC WDR; US: GHS, OSHA HCS, SDS, NEPA, CWA, SDWA, CEQA, Proposition 65, NYS SEQR; Europe: REACH, CLP, Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA)

Integrated with the management team to accomplish product development vision and goals

Environmental Specialist 2013-2014

ERA Environmental Management Solutions, Montreal, Canada

Created an automated tool for implementation of environmental, health and safety (EH&S) regulations by companies: GHS, WHMIS, OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), REACH, CLP

Assessed clients compliance according to Canadian and US federal, state and provincial environmental reporting systems: TRI, Tier II, DMR, GHG, OHSAS 18001, NPRI, DHS, TSCA, NESHAP/MACT, NPRI, N/DSL, EI, SARA313, SARA312, V/HAPs, VOCs, Emission Inventory; Authored SDS and MSDS

Participated in the development of an integrated online sustainability platform including EH&S data management, environmental compliance and reporting for 46 US and Canadian regulatory bodies

Communicated with clients to ensure their satisfaction is promised

Environmental Engineering Research Assistant 2011-2013

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Designed, built and operated an innovative lab-scale pilot plant for soil, water and wastewater remediation including agitation, separation, adsorption, pumping and electronic control panel

Conducted data collection, data analysis and reporting in the environmental engineering laboratory

Water, Wastewater & Soil Remediation Research Assistant 2008-2011

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Worked with environmental analysis instruments: gas chromatography (GC), particle size analysis (PSA), ISP-MS, Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), UV-visible spectrophotometer, surface tension meter, visible light and fluorescence microscopy, zeta-potential meter, contact angle meter, etc.

Performed environmental analysis for organic and inorganic contaminant detection in water, wastewater, soil, sediment and oil sand tailings

Member of Safety Committee 2008-2013

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Performed regular inspections and visits to ensure the governing EHS regulations are followed

Reported incidents, spills and of dangerous situations to the EHS Department

Master’s Student - Sweden 2006-2008

VP of Business Incubator 2005-2006

National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Iran

Wrote a business plan and participated in establishment of a business incubator with 21 startups so far

Supervised growth and development of 10 start-up companies

Oversaw implementation of ISO14000 and cGMP/GLP to ensure environmental, health and safety regulations are followed by companies

Designed the organizational and financial structure of the incubator

Managed the professional personnel of the incubator

Project Manager 2003-2005

Life Science Industry Development (LIDCo), Tehran, Iran

Managed a 7 million dollar bioproduct production project

Performed conceptual and basic and design for a 80 million dollar bioproduct process plant, an industrial air biofilter and an industrial water supply plant

Consultant in a 120 million dollar oil products project

Identified and performed risk analyses and environmental impact assessment of projects

Planned, prioritized and directed the allocation of project resources

Negotiated, analyzed and prepared agreements, subcontracts and cost control budgets

Communicated with investors, contractors, consultants and regulatory firms

Official Industrial & EHS Inspector 1999-2001

State General Inspection Organization, Iran

Inspected and audited industries, factories and companies to ensure environmental, health and safety (EHS) standards and regulations were respected

Evaluated compliance to environmental and safety standards through inspections of operating areas, audits, operation readiness reviews and through review and approval of operating procedures Communicated with departments managers on a regular basis

Prepared written reports on inspections, accident investigations, statistical information

Reviewed literature and publications in order to remain updated

EDUCATION

Master of Environmental Engineering 2008

University of Boras, Sweden

Courses: Environmental Management Systems (ISO14000 series), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Phase I & II, EIR, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA, ISO 14040), Waste and Waste Management, Quality and Environmental Management (ISO9000 series), Risk Assessment and Statistics, Water Pollution and Control, Energy Recovery

Master of Bio/chemical Engineering 2003

TMU University, Tehran, Iran

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Project, AutoCAD, GPS-X, Sediment Modeling, Aspen Plus, Hysys, AutoPlant, Pro II, Super Pro Designer, FORTRAN, VB

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