ARINZE IKPEZE

Cell: 585-***-****

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E-mail: ad2h8l@r.postjobfree.com

MANAGER/SPECIALIST: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

Expert in Environmental Health, and Safety Management: Manufacturing, Public & Commercial organizations.

I am an accomplished Environmental Health and Safety Management Professional with more than twenty years of professional experience. More than twelve years in management capacity successfully improving health and safety procedures in busy, complex research and manufacturing establishments in the private sector, and government institutions. Experienced hazardous materials, waste management, administration, and compliance professional. Effective management of industrial or occupational hygiene compliance. Very strong EHS management of Data Server Centers.

Professional Strengths:

Safety Training Environmental Compliance Safety Audit Risk and Hazard Analysis

Standards & Regulations Air Quality/Mold Mitigation

Industrial Hygiene Indoor Air Sampling

Data Server Center/Room Slips, Trips, & Falls Mitigation

Corrective Action Plans Electrical Safety

HVAC/AHUs Confined Space

OSHA, EPA, CDC, NIOSH, Chemical Hygiene Mgmt.

NIH, DOT, EPA, NFPA 29 CFR 1910/1926 Compliance Standards.

EDUCATION

PhD Environmentall Health and Safety, Capital Technology University, Laurel, MD

MS Safety Management, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY.

MS Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM

B.S. Physics (Mathematics Minor), Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY

B.S Chemistry and Biology, State University of New York, Brockport, NY.

DoD Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/CI Poly 2019 - 2022

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

CSP: Certified Safety Professional

CHMM: Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

CAREER TRACK

SAFETY SPECIALIST LEVEL 3, BOEING CORPORATION At DoD

SPACE SYSTEMS, DEFENCE AND INTELLIGENCE……February 2018 – June 21, 2022.

Provided Technical assistance and training, conducting inspections and reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of safety and health programs.

Served as the site’s principal occupational safety and health program and environmental program advisor to the site Senior Manager and Director.

Led the implementation of elements of EHS management systems.

Provided incident response and management including incident investigations, root cause analysis, development and implementation of corrective action plans, and related documentation and reports.

Performed facility and operational EHS reviews to identify deviations from regulatory or company standards.

Led Safety and POC, Electrical/Electric Closet, and HVAC/ AHU maintenance management.

Co-Lead and POC, Data/Server Centers EHS Management:

Provided Safety technical assistance in all facility constructions projects (OSHA CFR 1926, CFR 1910, and EPA requirements)

Air Emissions

Hazardous Materials use and waste management

Energy use

Rotary Uninterrupted Power Supply

Confined Spaces

Indoor Noise exposure Monitoring

Electrical Safety

Fire safety

Other Regulations

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER

SODEXO CORPORATION/INTERNATIONAL MONETRY FUND (IMF), WASHINGTON DC…Jan.2017- September 2017

Provided oversight and awareness of operational safety issues and events to ensure timely identification and correction of deficient safety conditions, and verifying the effectiveness of completed corrective actions.

Responsible for policy oversight, guidance, coordination, advice, technical consultation and support for the planning, development, implementation, analysis, and evaluation of comprehensive safety and health programs and systems.

Managed all industrial hygiene and safety program at all the facilities (4M Sq. Ft.) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sites in Washington, DC including:

Supervised and provided direction and support to third party industrial hygiene and safety contractors on asbestos survey, sampling, abatement, and water sampling and tests.

Reviewed and interpreted all samples results and advised the IMF management on the results.

Managed and reports on all indoor air quality samplings and tests to IMF.

CONSULTANT: EHS WASHINGTON DC May 2016 - December 2016

PROJECT MANAGER/CERTIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL

WINDJAMMER ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC (SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE) WASH. DC August 2015 - April 2016

Provided project management leadership and technical/mitigation expertise on all electrical safety and occupational hygiene issues.

Managed baseline industrial hygiene surveys and studies to quantify and document mold and indoor air quality contaminants’ assessments.

Led the electrical safety audit for the Library of Congress and supporting the chemistry laboratory. Tasks accomplished include:

Job hazard analysis (JHA)

Qualitative Exposure Assessments (QEA)

Sampling & Analysis Plans, Humidity & Temperature Measurement

Indoor mold Investigation

OSHA Compliance Monitoring

NFPA 101 Life Safety Codes, NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Codes

PRINCPAL ADMINISTRATOR/SENIOR EHS SPECIALIST

MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION FAIRFAX, VA… Nov 2010- July 2015

ManTech Security & Mission Assurance (IT & Technical Services: Clearance: TS/SCI w/CI Poly 2009-2014 DoD). Assigned to: Executive Office for United States Attorneys (liaison between national & state offices).

BENCHMARKS AND MILESTONES

REDESIGN AN INTEGRATION OF MULTISITE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS:

Led the review of health and safety program for the Executive Office for US Attorneys and all US Attorneys’ Offices in all Fifty States, Caribbean, and Pacific Territories.

Integrated the individual incident reporting systems for the ninety-four sites of the US Attorneys’ Offices throughout the fifty states and territories to a single Health and Safety Incident Tracking (HASIT) System for a more coherent, and auditable standard.

Provided technical and administrative direction for occupational health, safety, and environmental improvement efforts in the national office and 94 districts throughout the fifty states and territories. Priority tasks accomplished included:

Focused on increasing workers’ safety, efficiency, and comfort.

Collaborated in determining and enforcing strategic plans, priorities, policies, and procedures.

Reduced and controlled risks of injuries for employees.

Assessed and reduced physical, biological, chemical, and environmental hazards in the workplace.

Conducted inspections and audits, ensuring compliance with the full range of federal, state, and local regulations and codes.

Served as subject matter expert for such occupational hygiene concerns such as mold mitigation, indoor air quality, particulate analysis, workplace ergonomics, medical surveillance, and epidemiology.

Provided expert analyses on OSHA 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926, EPA

CERCLA, RCRA, CAA, CWA, DOT, CDC/NIOSH, NIH, ACGIH, NIOH, NFPA, and

ASHRAE, ANSI standards, regulations, and guidelines.

Analyzed problems with implementation. Recommended changes in goals and policies. Formulated corrective action plans. Resolved complex implementation and partnership issues.

Improved the design of workstations, equipment, and tasks.

Integrated the findings of external occupational hygiene reports into organizational policies.

Provided guidance to district occupational health and safety coordinators.

Wrote and managed training programs. Conducted safety regulation analyses.

Served as collateral emergency management officer, responding to emergencies like fires.

Achieved a safety inspection and reporting rate of 96 percent.

Reduced the time required for site inspections by 32 percent in one year.

Was awarded a certificate of excellence by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY SPECIALIST / CHEMICAL HYGIENIST LEAD

ITT Corporation Geospatial Systems (night vision, remote, sensing and navigation solutions; Clearance: TS/SCI w CI Poly: 2009-2010 DoD,

ROCHESTER, NY April 2008-Oct 2010

Exercised compliance authority in chemical safety storage, and hazard communication (MSDS/29 CFR 1200). Reviewed and approved all chemical purchases. Authorized substitutions to less hazardous materials. Reviewed all safety programs.

Managed the hazardous communication and process safety management programs.

Reviewed SARA Tier II Reporting

Designed and wrote more than 24 safety trainings. Educated 625 employees and contractors about safety procedures.

Trained engineers and technicians about radiation hazards.

Developed a hazard/risk analysis matrix, reviewed construction and renovation plans to minimize risks, and recommended corrective action plans.

Performed occupational hygiene quality assurance. Approved chemical purchases and use.

Provided technical assistance to executives. Represented the corporation in compliance meetings with federal, state, and local regulators.

Helped to negotiate with regulators, contractors, and other stakeholders about safety and environmental issues.

Achievements:

The company recorded no incidents or accidents over two years.

Co-managed the ISO 14001 and OSHA VPP Certifications.

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