lab packs, disposal, qa/qc, data management, dispsosal research

JOHN L. MADISON

**** **** ****** **. *******, NC 27607 *******.*******@*****.*** 919-***-****(c)

OBJECTIVE

Hazardous Waste Manager bringing 15 + years of comprehensive hazardous waste management experience

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Lab Packs Drummed-waste Bulk waste

Chemical Compatibility DOT and RCRA Compliance Quotes, Bids and Proposals

Field Chemist Evaluation Customer Site Evaluation Permitting and Approvals

Profiling and Waste Characterization Waste Consolidation Waste QC Evaluation

Cylinder Evaluation On Site Contract Management Disposal Outlet Research

Chain of Custody Emergency Response Lab Pack Incineration

Oxidizer Incineration HAZ-Cat Procedures HHW Events

Waste Tracking Departmental Health and Safety Manifests and LDR

Thorough Understanding of MSDS Transportation Scheduling SOP Training

Data Tracking of wastes and Reports and documentation of Job Safety analysis

transportation wastes received and disposed Turn key hazardous waste handling

Company and Government reports Oil recycling Inventory of materials

Shipping/Receiving chemicals

Positions Held

Environmental Coordinator

Managed all paperwork related to waste management activities

Performed environmental and health and safety work

Managed data base for tracking waste the company handled

Field unknown analysis

Drive class B truck with haz mat endorsement as needed

Emergency response work

Training work

Disposal outlet Purchase Orders

Facility Inspections

Evaluate lab packs

Evaluate MSDS

Help with permits

Do profiles for clients

Process log books

Do mileage reports on vehicles

Keep training log

Field Supervisor, Field Chemist

Provided service to clients’ sites to manage and remove haz ardous waste, generating revenue for the company.

Handled all manifesting and other paperwork necessary to remove waste from client sites per federal, state and local

laws enabling the company to legally transport, store and dispose of the waste.

Provided transportation back to the TSDF (transport storage and disposal facility) on a straight truck with a CDL with

Haz-Mat endorsement which allowed for providing transportation for the waste from the customers site. (first had CDL

in 1984)

Lab Pack Chemist

Managed lab pack area for proper processing.

Increased value of lab packs by consolidation into larger sizes or bulking of items.

Maintained compliant and safe area, enforcing company policies, reducing liability and costs.

Conducted technical review to process chemicals safely, preventing dangerous chemical reactions.

Provided properly prepared wastes, manifests and LDR forms from client's site, limiting company and client liability

while ensuring compliance for disposal sites parameters.

Technical Coordinator

Prepared complete quotes and bids to obtain business and bring in revenue.

Increased efficiency of Field Chemists through evaluation at client sites.

Facilitated project planning, quotes and bids by gathering information at client sites.

Located and arranged for most economical disposal outlets and transportation for the company.

Protected company profitability by evaluating invoices for disposal and work performed.

Helped avoid citations and fines by assuring compliance with regulations.

Researched technical information to enable the company to do business.

Ensured correct tracking for clients’ samples by using a chain of custody system.

Cylinder Specialist, Outbound/Inbound Chemist

Provided safe, economical and technical know-how for cylinder disposal, saving the company money and resulting in no

downtime or injuries.

Directed compliance for department's environmental and health and safety issues, preventing lost work time and

reducing company liability.

Ensured accurate computer tracking of incoming and outgoing waste shipments to comply with the waste tracking laws

and company tracking rules.

Evaluated waste to ensure correct approvals were used based on cost, client restrictions and technical capability of

disposal site processing, reducing company's disposal costs, keeping clients happy and preventing waste rejection

Characterized incoming and outgoing wastes with profiles and maintained in database, facilitating accurate and proper

routing to disposal outlets.

Ensured compliance with DOT and RCRA waste regulations by manifesting and preparing LDR forms that allowed the

company to ship waste with correct DOT and RCRA information.

Helped evaluate QC data to ensure company received best price for the waste and that routing was c orrect.

Supervised the waste consolidation crew.

Lab Pack Supervisor

Safeguarded incinerator by preparing lab packs that were safe and legal to burn.

Directed routing of proprietary chemicals using in -depth knowledge of MSDS to decide to incinerate or reroute.

Saved company money and compliance problems by processing waste to outside outlets to handle material that could not

be incinerated, such as mercury.

Prevented reactions and tanker damage by reviewing profiles/testing compatibility on materials combined into tankers.

Reduced company liability by maintaining environmental compliance and safety in the area.

Helped prevent accidents in the kiln by evaluating oxidizers for incineration.

Substituted for waste water Treatment Manager during his absence.

Gained experience working in a union environment.

Senior Field Chemist

Headed large project that involved field analysis and packaging of chemicals retri eved from remediation of the Duke

Forest chemical landfill which was the largest and most profitable field analysis project for that year.

Provided for employee substitute coverage at large client sites such as GlaxoSmithKline and NC State University duri ng

absence of regular employees.

Trained field chemists in HAZ-Cat procedures and proper lab packing per DOT, RCRA and waste disposal outlet

restrictions improving field chemist performance, customer satisfaction and company cost containment.

Assisted field service manager with job scheduling that allowed him to increase daily operating efficiency.

Provided quotes and assisted with contract bids and proposals to help customer service from a technical perspective.

Helped manage and facilitate HHW events to ensure smooth operation and to boost revenue.

Lab Pack Consolidation Supervisor

Credited by the Regional Director with increasing safety and decreasing chemical reactions in this program.

Evaluated chemical compatibility, consolidated wastes (value adding) and routed waste to most cost-effective disposal

outlet preventing chemical reactions and increasing lab pack value.

Evaluated all incoming and outgoing lab packs in the program, which allowed company to process lab packs properly.

Established profiles for bulk waste created, permitting approvals for disposal outlets.

Worked on approvals for and resolved problem waste issues with disposal outlets, maintaining a good relationship

between our company and the disposal vendors.

Onsite Contract Manager

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Managed on-site contract service to handle chemical and radioactive waste at the National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences (NIEHS). This increased company revenue: it was the largest onsite contract at that Clean Harbors

facility at that time.

Directed pickup of NIEHS lab waste, then lab packing or bulking the material for onsite incineration or offsite disposal.

Prevented chemical reactions by compatibility-testing items to be consolidated.

Provided for waste characterization in order to profile waste to disposal outlets.

Supervised and trained contract employees to achieve efficient performance working on NIEHS site.

Assisted with yearly reports and daily data-base entry, enabling compliance with the Cradle-to-Grave tracking rules and

government reporting requirements.

Inspected waste holding areas and maintained compliance with environmental and health and safety regulations

reducing customer liability and lost employee time.

Work History

Environmental Products &Services of Vermont

Veolia Environmental Services

Cycle Chem

Elk Environmental

Clean Harbors

EDUCATION

BS, Geology, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC

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