Plant Engineer

Virgil Bruce McFarland

**** ******* **** ( Missouri City, TX ( 77459

Home 281-***-**** ( Cell 832-***-****

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GOAL

I am seeking a Safety, Health and/or Environmental Manager position to

further utilize my engineering, management, and regulatory compliance

experience to support a company's SH&E objectives.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - The University of Texas at

Austin, 1993

Austin Community College, 1990

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Nalco Company Safety, Health, Environmental & Security (SHE&S)

Energy Services Superintendent

Division

Sugar Land, TX Manages all aspects of the Sugar Land Plant's SHE&S

05/2005 - Present Department functions, including:

- Supervising nine direct report and ten indirect report

staff members to maintain compliance with all applicable

local, state, and federal SHE&S regulations and training

requirements;

Planning and successfully overseeing a $3,000,000-plus annual

departmental budget;

Directing the SH&E Department support for four Energy

Services Division satellite plants;

Providing weekly briefings to plant and corporate management

on SH&E topics affecting the plant;

Developing and writing SHE&S policies or procedures and

reviewing those written by departmental staff members;

Participating in internal audits at other Nalco plants, as a

corporate representative, for SH&E, Process Safety Management

(PSM), and Responsible Care 14001 programs;

Assisting in incident investigations and reviewing final

reports prior their being submitted to the plant manager for

sign-off;

Negotiating with the Occupational Health and Safety

Administration; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,

Fort Bend County, and City of Sugar Land on permitting and

SH&E issues affecting the plant;

Serving as the Responsible Care 14001 plant representative

and negotiating with auditors concerning any issues

surrounding program certification;

Maintaining relations with the public by serving as a

management representative on the plant's Community Advisory

Panel (CAP) and when attending public functions;

Serving as the plant's Public Information Officer in the

event of an emergency;

Maintaining the Sugar Land Plant's Voluntary Protection

Program "Star" status;

Attending Fort Bend County Local Emergency Planning

Committee, Texas Chemical Council, Air & Waste Management

Association, Department of Homeland Security, and American

Society of Safety Engineers meetings to stay current on

local, state and federal SHE&S initiatives potentially

affecting the plant and to maintain working relationships

with industry counterparts; and

Recruiting, hiring, and training new SHE&S Department staff

members, as necessary.

11/2002 - 05/2005 Senior Environmental Engineer

Completed environmental engineering functions relating to air

emissions at four Nalco plants, including:

- Negotiating air permitting issues with state environmental

agencies in Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Louisiana;

- Submitting compliance reports to state environmental

agencies;

- Reviewing new products and raw materials prior to

introduction for air permit compliance;

- Completing New Source Review (NSR) permitting;

- Calculating chemical emissions with Tanks 4.09, Water 9,

and Excel computer software for permitting and emissions

inventories; and

- Maintaining Title V Operating Permit compliance at the

Sugar Land plant.

Developed the Sugar Land Plant SARA 312 (Tier II) and SARA

313 (Toxic Release Inventory) reports, including:

- Calculating chemical amounts released through wastewater

discharges;

- Calculating chemical amounts shipped to off-site hazardous

waste disposal companies; and

- Presenting information from these reports to the plant's

CAP.

Represented the plant at Texas Chemical Council - Air

Conservation Committee meetings.

Texas Commission Program Specialist/Team Leader

on Environmental

Quality - Air Served in a dual role as a Program Specialist and a Team

Permits Division Leader supervising a team of eight professional staff on

Austin, TX projects relating to:

06/2000 - 11/2002 - Negotiating Title V Operating Permits Program deficiencies

with the EPA and environmental groups;

- Analyzing and tracking legislation affecting air permitting

during the Texas Legislative sessions;

- Developing and maintaining Title V Operating Permit Program

and NSR Program regulations;

- Writing NSR permits by rule, NSR standard permits, and

Title V general operating permits;

- Developing Compliance Assurance Monitoring and Periodic

Monitoring requirements;

- Flowcharting EPA and State of Texas air regulations for the

TCEQ Decision Support System;

Issuing Title V site operating permits and general operating

permit authorizations; and

Developing and maintaining Title V operating permit

application forms and technical guidance documents.

08/1996 - 06/2000 Engineering Specialist

Provided technical assistance to industry representatives and

agency personnel relating to:

Understanding NSR Program and Title V Operating Permits

Program policies and procedures;

- Interpreting EPA and State of Texas air regulations;

Determining common control and contiguous/adjacent property

boundaries for a site; and

Reviewing a Title V operating permit application and issuing

the permit.

Developed and presented state-wide training to agency

personnel and industry representatives on:

- Defining a site for the Title V Operating Permits Program;

- Applying for an operating permit and reviewing an

application; and

- Understanding general information regarding the Title V

Operating Permits Program.

Participated in site compliance investigations with the TCEQ

Office of Compliance and Enforcement.

Maintained technical guidance documents relating to:

- Defining a site for the Title V Operating Permits Program;

and

- Applying for an operating permit.

05/1994 - 08/1996 Engineering Assistant

Served as the Project Leader during the development of Title

V general operating permits, including:

Negotiating with industry representatives on issues

surrounding development of the permits;

Briefing TCEQ management weekly on the project status and

issues being worked with industry representatives; and

Writing permit terms, conditions, and guidance documents.

Completed the agency guidance document entitled "Definition

of a Site" that included working with the EPA and industry

representatives to determine specific distance limitations

and what represents a site. Developed guidance documents

relating to the EPA Acid Rain Program and delivered

presentations to TCEQ staff on the program requirements.

Brode Technician

Communications

Austin, TX Installed home theater, telephone, satellite, and cable

06/1991 - 04/1994 systems. Assisted customers with system designs and

equipment selection.

Central Freight Driver/Salesman

Lines

Austin, TX Delivered general commodities to customers. Assisted

04/1980 - 08/1990 customers with merchandise shipping or receiving problems.

12/1976 - 04/1980 Dock/Loader

Unloaded general commodities from transports arriving from

other Texas cities. Loaded general commodities onto trucks

for delivery to customers located in the Austin area.

TRAINING, & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Engineer-In-Training Certification obtained 1994.

24-Hour HAZWOPER Emergency Response and Incident Commander Certified

TapRooT Incident Investigation

Member - Air and Waste Management Association

Member - American Chemical Society

Member - American Society of Civil Engineers

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