EHS Management, Demonstrated Leadership

C. Gregory Towler

***** ****** ****** ***** ****: 574-***-****

Granger, IN 46530 **********@*******.***

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) professional with strong technical

as well as interpersonal skills. Qualifications: Eleven years as a

professional working in manufacturing environments. Education: MA in

Environmental Management, BA in Plant & Soil Sciences, BA in International

Business. Certifications: Green Belt, Six Sigma.

Areas of Expertise:

Driving change in EHS Safety Program Management

issues through Air, water, and waste compliance programs

departmental cooperation and management systems

Behavioral Based Safety EPCRA/SARA & TSCA Reporting

U.S. and state (IN, IL, Development and negotiation of

OH, KY) environmental environmental permits

regulations Multi-media environmental auditing

Incident investigations

with assigned corrective

actions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE; South Bend, IN Sept 2011/Present

Senior HS&E Engineer providing management of EHS environmental programs,

including a complex Title V air permit, waste water treatment and permit

compliance, SPCC, SWPPP, RCRA LQG, EPCRA Tier II, Form R/313 reporting, and

TSCA CDR reporting.

Health & Safety issues managed included Hot Work, Lock, Tag, and Try,

Emergency Response, Chemical Container Management, Excavation, Confined

Space Permitting, Contractor Safety, Machine Guarding, Low Speed Vehicle,

Line Breaking, and Scaffolding Competent Person. Under my tenure, TCIR

rates averaged 0.2 - 0.3.

Key Accomplishments

- Oversight (from purchase of the system to installation and operation) of

a new waste water microfiltration metals treatment plant that is saving the

company up to $400,000 annually.

- Installation and oversight of a new Behavioral Based Safety program

identifying key safety champions and driving cultural change which now

includes awareness levels of key safety components that had not previously

been seen. Resulting incident rates have continued to improve.

- Complete revision of the plant wide preventive maintenance program (PMP)

for all Title V listed equipment (approx. 100 PMs) which involved

cooperation of 6 departments, as well as negotiation of all permit

conditions of a completely comprehensive Title V Renewal and implementation

of several new permit requirements among those same 6 departments.

- Doubling the waste water treatment plant discharge flows (year over

year) by drastically reducing treatment failures, introducing continuous

improvements, finding a faster and better laboratory getting 2 day

turnaround, and ultimately saving the plant approximately $300,000 in

additionally avoided hazardous waste costs annually. Combined waste water

savings to the company: $700,000+ in my tenure.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ERM); Carmel, IN Feb 2008 / Sept 2011

Senior consultant providing multi-media consulting services with a focus on

complex air permitting and compliance programs. Key project experience

listed below.

Parker Hannifin, Parflex Division - Ravenna, OH & Ft. Worth, TX

Key Responsibilities included submittal of multiple FESOP Permits to

Install that entailed examination of the processes, process rates, and

calculations and interaction with OEPA regional.

Honeywell Aerospace - South Bend, IN (Onsite Environmental Manager)

Key Responsibilities included RCRA and DOT compliance, Title V and PSD

Minor Operating Permit compliance - included training air-critical

personnel on permit compliance and aerospace NESHAP painting requirements,

Wastewater pretreatment permit compliance issues from anodizing line, SPCC

compliance with multiple oil-filled tanks and operating and electrical

equipment, SWPPP compliance with loading docks, metal scrap yard, and fuel

tanks, Communication with Operations, Health & Safety, Materials, and

Quality Departments.

Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN

?ey Responsibilities included PSD Netting Modification and Title V Renewal

to add coal-fired and natural gas boilers to existing PSD Major Title V

Operating Permit while successfully negotiating amenable permit conditions,

performing netting calculations, and building a defensible application and

permit that withstood heavy opposition from The Sierra Club. Also, prepared

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Gap Analysis and Monitoring Plan.

GE Energy, Transformer Services Division - Cleveland, OH

Key Responsibilities included performing research for air permitting

determination in over ten states for portable transformer oil thermal

desorption units that that are minor sources with many hazardous air

pollutants and toxic air pollutants, and permitting of the portable

transformer oil thermal desorption units in permit-required states.

Infiltrator Systems, Inc. (ISI), drainage system manufacturer - Winchester,

KY

Key Responsibilities included managing 6 locations for development and

implementation of Storm Water plans in Oregon, Texas, North Carolina,

Florida, and Illinois, and successfully reducing ongoing enforcement case

in Illinois for alleged PSD Major Title V expandable polystyrene bead (EPS)

expansion plant. Transitioned the facility to a Lifetime Operating Permit

(Minor Source), utilizing bottlenecking and empirical testing of the raw

material VOC losses to reduce both overall potential emissions and existing

fine liabilities.

SECOR INTERNATIONAL, INC., (now STANTEC), Indianapolis, IN 2005-2008

Consultant providing multi-media consulting services. Key project

experience listed below.

Parker Hannifin, Parflex Division - Ravenna, OH & Ft. Worth, TX

Key Responsibilities included submittal of multiple FESOP Permits to

Install that entailed examination of the processes, process rates, and

calculations and interaction with OEPA regional. Also included submittal

of waste water application for Ft. Worth, TX site including examination of

the processes, process rates, and calculations for wet processes.

Royal Adhesives, Coating Manufacturer - South Bend, IN

Key Responsibilities included development of Miscellaneous Coating

Manufacturing NESHAP (40 CFR 63, Subpart HHHHH) Compliance Plan, which

included a determination for the most appropriate control device for the

plant. Complex calculations and operational data provided to SECOR

determined that a large condenser was the most appropriate. Also assisted

with selecting and recommending the best engineering firm and manufacturer

for the above mentioned condenser. This included oversight regarding

NESHAP-critical design and implementation as well as cost and timeliness to

obtain full operation of the control device and for full compliance with

the NESHAP compliance date.

Bison Manufacturing, Horse Trailer / RV Unit Manufacturer - Milford, IN

Key Responsibilities included 2 years as Onsite Environmental Manager for

horse trailer manufacturing plant managing MSOP Air Permit including onsite

monthly inspections of work practices, emission limits, recordkeeping and

reporting, as well as negotiations with IDEM and OAQ for permit

modifications for paint booth, assembly, metal working, and undercoating

issues. Also, managed RCRA and Waste water and successfully reduced the

site to no longer qualify as a categorical discharger.

DECA ENVIRONMENTAL & ASSOCIATES, INC., Carmel, IN 2002-2005

Consultant providing multi-media consulting services. Key project

experience listed below.

Forest River, Inc., RV, Modular Home, and Trailer Manufacturer - Indiana

and Oregon

?ey Responsibilites included managing and negotiating MSOP, FESOP, and

Title V Air Permits, conducting site visits, performed Potential to Emit

(PTE) calculations, determined regulatory applicability and submitted

permit applications for approximately 15 Forest River facilities, for both

new permits and permit modifications.

Management of Performance Stack Testing Projects including performing

visible emissions notations and managed air permit-required stack tests

with contracted stack testing companies.

PROFESSION ORGANIZATIONS & WORKSHOPS

Air & Waste Management Association - Indiana Chapter, Secretary, Jan 2010

- Dec 2011

Air & Waste Management Association - Indiana Chapter, Member, 2006 - 2012

Behavioral Based Safety for Supervisors, DuPont-led, 2012

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Earthgrains Corporation, Bakery Company, St. Louis, MO

2000 - 2001

- E-Commerce Buyer for Pilot Purchasing System Project

Ceridian Employer Services, Payroll Software Company, Creve Coeur, MO

1998 - 2000

- Payroll Software Customer Support Analyst

Medalist Golf, Golf Course Development Company, Alpharetta, GA

1/1997 - 11/1997

- Assistant Superintendent

Landscapes Unlimited, Golf Course Development Company, Lincoln, NE

6/1996 - 1/1997

- Intern

Good Timing Supply, Purchasing & Supply Company, Mt. Vernon, IL

1992 - 1994

- General Manager of Purchasing, Serving Long-Term Care Industry

EDUCATION

MA Environmental Management, Ball State University, 2009

BS Plant & Soil Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Magna cum Laude

2001

BA International Business, Illinois State University, Cum Laude 1992

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