Manager Safety

OWEN B. DOUGLASS, JR., PH.D., CIH

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610-***-**** (Cell) ab86ob@r.postjobfree.com

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

EHS PROFESSIONAL WITH EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AN UNPARALLELED RECORD OF SUCCESSFULLY

PROTECTING EMPLOYEES IN DIVERSE WORKPLACES. PROVEN LEADER WITH TECHNICAL, BUSINESS AND REGULATORY KNOWLEDGE

FOCUSED ON RISK MANAGEMENT, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND COST CONTROL. ENGAGED IN THE

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEHAVIOR BASED SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS. POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY TO

FOSTER HIGH QUALITY CONNECTIONS BUILT ON TRUST AND RESPECT BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES TO PRODUCE

SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM CULTURE CHANGE.

Risk Assessment/Mitigation Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology Construction Safety

System & Process Safety Engineering Hazard Controls Design Ergonomics

EHS Program Management Safety Performance Measurement Product Safety

EHS Laws, Regs & Standards Accident Investigation/Root Analysis Adult Education/Training

SELECTED CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Provided EHS planning

and project execution

assistance as well as

visible EHS leadership

and on-site consultation

for major mobilizations

including 9/11 World

Trade Center

Response, Senate Hart

Building Anthrax

Response, Space

Shuttle Columbia

Disaster/Response,

Hurricanes Wilma &

Katrina Responses and

2006-07 New Orleans

Pump Station Project.

Lead the Safety Team

from the local

Command Posts that

successfully protected

over 1,600 people

involved in these high

intensity/high profile

national response

projects. Received

commendations from

US Army Corps of

Engineers and US EPA.

Directed 4 EPA

Superfund emergency

response contracts for

technical oversight of

emergency and

remedial site cleanup

operations, meeting or

exceeding all safety,

quality and profitability

goals.

Managed 70+

emergency response

actions for hazardous

materials/oil spills, site

evaluation/

characterization,

immediate removal and

RA planning, and

site/plant monitoring for

environmental

parameters/health

stressors. Received

excellent client grades.

Led a 50-person office

providing 24-hour/365

days/year support to

EPA Region 2 (NY, NJ,

Puerto Rico, and

U.S.V.I. for emergency

response, removal,

preparedness and

prevention, oil

programs, first

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WESTON SOLUTIONS, INC, WEST CHESTER, PA 1985 - 2013

GLOBAL COMPANY THAT DELIVERS INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY, PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT, ENERGY AND CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS.

Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Director for Global Operations (2000 - 2013)

Designed, implemented, and provided leadership for comprehensive behavior-based EHS programs for

1,800+ professionals providing infrastructure redevelopment and construction services, as well as

hazardous waste operations, and emergency response support to industrial, commercial, municipal, and

federal sector clients. Successfully used Safety Performance as differentiator in proposal efforts.

Program/Office Manager (1995 - 2000)

Managed a 50-person office that provided 24-hour/365 days per year support to EPA Region 2 for

emergency response, removal, preparedness and prevention, oil programs, first responder and counter-

terrorism programs, and site assessment/pre-remedial - construction activities.

Major Programs Manager (1992 - 1995)

Provided oversight and technical direction for 10 offices, with profit and loss responsibility, under a $112

million Superfund contract for emergency response to chemical releases and oil spills.

Health and Safety Manager (1985 - 1992)

Managed health and safety as well as medical and loss control programs for 10 offices and 300

employees.

OTHER EMPLOYMENT

ICF, INC (Pennsauken, NJ – Senior Industrial Hygienist) 1984 - 1985

PHILADELPHIA NAVAL SHIPYARD (Phila., PA – Marine Chemist & IH/Safety Manager) 1983 - 1984

CONSULTANT for OSHA (Philadelphia, PA – Safety and IH Consultant) 1982 - 1983

NL INDUSTRIES, INC (Hightstown, NJ – Corp. Manager IH & Safety) 1980 - 1982

EDUCATION AND REGISTRATION

Certified Industrial Hygienist, Comprehensive Practice, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, #1770

Ph.D., Occupational Health, Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, CA

M.S., Environmental Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

B.S., Biological Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

MEMBERSHIPS

American Industrial Hygiene Association, Engineering Industry SIG, Director & Chair (2009-2011)

Diplomate, American Board of Industrial Hygiene

Trustee/Board Member Delaware Valley Science Fairs, Inc., Philadelphia, PA

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESESENTATIONS

Douglass, Owen B., Jr. 2005. “Bridging the Gap between Occupational and Non-Occupational

Medicine.” AIHA/CE Education Sessions-Synergist Article, Weston Solutions, Inc., West Chester, PA.

Douglass, Owen B., Jr. 2005. “Optimizing Your Safety Culture through Management.” AIHA/CE

Education Sessions – Synergist Article, Weston Solutions, Inc., West Chester, PA.

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