Training Engineer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Brady Corporation - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Global manufacturing leader in safety and facility identification, wire and

cable identification, high performance labels and printing systems and

precision die cutting with over $1.2 billion net sales in fiscal year 2010.

Senior Environmental and Safety Engineer - (2010 to present)

. Coordinate and manage product regulatory compliance processes for the

US, Mexico, Canada, and Brazil.

. TSCA technical expert for all sites in the US, Mexico, Canada, and

Brazil.

. Global technical expert of the E&S management tools.

Environmental and Safety Engineer - (2001 to 2010)

. Increased die cutting division's compliance with corporate and federal

regulatory requirements by 50% within six months.

. Increased corporate research and development laboratory's compliance

with corporate and federal regulatory requirements by 44% within ten

months.

. Managed the safety and environmental programs for multiple business

sites.

. Managed the chemical hygiene plan for the corporate research and

development laboratory.

. Administered all required environmental and safety training for

multiple business sites.

. Completed and maintained Title V air permit, SARA, and hazardous waste

reports for multiple business sites.

. Conducted accident investigations and monitored corrective action

items to completion.

. Maintained waste shipment records and manifests, OSHA 300 logs, OSHA

incident and lost time rates, industrial hygiene testing records, and

accident investigation reports.

. Advised Human Resources on workers compensation case management

resulting in a more effective return to work program.

. Facilitated the safety committee at multiple business sites leading to

increased employee involvement.

. Provided guidance to business leaders on fund allocation for fiscal

year budgeting.

. Managed the product compliance process for all sites in Milwaukee.

. Advised new product development teams on product regulatory

requirements.

. Managed the environmental and safety page and material safety data

sheet database on the company intranet.

. Led team to the successful implementation of the ISO14001 system and

third party certification in eight months.

. Co-authored the global environmental and safety task management,

reporting, and assessment system resulting in more standardized

management and evaluation of site programs.

. Audited corporate quality system as an ISO9001 auditor.

Environmental and Safety Administrator - (2000 to 2001)

. Directed the designing of and managed the Lotus Notes material safety

data sheet and environmental and safety databases making safety

processes more readily available across the company.

. Assisted site E&S engineers with program development and

implementation for multiple business sites.

. Responded to global customers' environmental inquiries about our

products.

. Conducted corporate new employee orientation safety training.

Shaw Industries, Incorporated - Andalusia, Alabama

World's largest carpet manufacturer based in Dalton, Georgia with $4

billion net sales in 2001.

Environmental Affairs and Safety Technician - (1998 to 2000)

. Collected samples and wrote reports for monthly State Indirect

Discharge and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits.

. Monitored confined space areas.

. Updated and maintained material safety data sheets file and thirty-

year file on all chemicals.

. Scheduled annual audiometric test for employees.

. Conducted bi-annual plant noise level test.

. Organized storage and shipment of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

. Conducted monthly preventive maintenance on Plant Emergency

Organization equipment.

. Planned and assisted with Plant Emergency Organization training

seminars.

. Performed environmental compliance audits of plant.

. Performed routine checks on emergency showers and portable eyewash

stations.

. Conducted quarterly and annual storm water inspections.

. Cleaned up non-reportable chemical spills.

CERTIFICATIONS:

. Board of Certified Safety Professionals - Certified Safety

Professional Certification

. National Registry of Certified Chemist - Chemical Hygiene Officer

Certification

. National Registry of Environmental Professionals - Registered

Environmental Manager Certification

TRAINING RECEIVED AND/OR SKILLS:

. ISO14001 Lead Auditor Training

. ISO9001 Auditor Training

. DOT Hazardous Material Regulation Training

. IATA Dangerous Good Shipping Training

. OSHA 10-Hour Course for General Industry Training

. US EPA Toxic Release Inventory Training

. Applied Ergonomics-Low Back and Upper Extremities Training

. ADA, FMLA, and Workers Compensation Training

. Managing Multiple Priorities Training

. Knowledgeable about OSHA 1910 regulations for general industry

. Knowledgeable about CAA, CWA, TSCA, CERCLA, RCRA, and SARA Title III

. Knowledgeable about European Union RoHS, REACH, Battery Directive,

Packaging Directive, China RoHS and Conflict Minerals

. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

HONORS AND/OR AWARDS:

. Speaker at Annual National VPPPA Conference, August 2005

EDUCATION:

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama

Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1995

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