Health Training

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SAFETY/ INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST

Experienced EHS/IH professional with proven track record for protecting

employee health and safety; ensuring employer compliance; conducting

workplace assessments; identifying feasible engineering and administrative

controls; writing reports; participating in legal proceedings; employee

training, building and maintaining excellent client relationships

Highly motivated, and unique qualifications; having 20+ years of regulatory

compliance enforcement experience in a broad scope of manufacturing, health

care; and other settings; and voluntary compliance experience in

pharmaceutical manufacturing and University settings.

EMPLOYMENT

Occupational Industrial Hygienist, 2007 - Present

Michigan State University - Department of Environmental, Health, and

Safety; Office of Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Safety (ORCBS)

East Lansing, MI

. Responsible for planning, development, implementation, and administration

of environmental, health, and safety programs for MSU Occupational Safety

Team, MSU workshops, and support operations.

. Developed Program Management system to document overall administrative

status, needs, and progress of the newly formed Occupational Safety

Team's EHS programs.

. Conducted EHS inspections of main campus, MSU farms, MSU Extension

Programs, and MSU off campus facilities for compliance with MIOSHA, NFPA,

NFC, IEC, and NIOSH.

. Developed written reports.

. Identified feasible engineering and administrative controls.

. Provided safety and health support to Van Andel Research Institute for

Cancer.

. Developed web based safety and health training programs including, but

not limited to, Right to Know; Worker Protection Standard; Personal

Protective Equipment; Table Saw Safety; Hot Work Permits; Welding,

Cutting, and Brazing.

. Developed onsite training including, but not limited to, confined space

silo entry at MSU dairy farm; personal protective equipment; lock out tag

out for MSU workshops; noise training for music school; woodworking shop

safety; machine guarding; accident reporting and investigation.

. Conducted live training programs for main campus, MSU Extension Programs,

and off campus facilities.

. Performed environmental assessments including, but not limited to, indoor

air quality, air contaminants, noise, and heat stress.

. Conducted electrical safety assessments.

. Administered permit programs for powered industrial vehicles, and aerial

lifts.

. Administered respiratory protection program, and hearing conservation

program.

. Worked in liaison with Michigan State University Physician's office to

ensure employee medical compliance.

. Performed regulatory reviews.

. Completed MSU's EHS training courses for hazardous waste disposal,

ionizing radiation safety, chemical hygiene, and 40 hour HAZWOPER.

. Proficient in Microsoft office suite software, Office Word, Excel, Power

Point, Outlook Express.

Senior Industrial Hygienist Compliance Officer, 1991 - 2007

State of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Growth,

General Industry Safety and Health Division (MIOSHA)

Grand Rapids, MI

. Conducted workplace investigations/inspections covering 31 Michigan

counties for compliance with MIOSHA safety and health regulations.

. Acted as district supervisor as needed reviewing work of 5

experienced, specialist IH compliance officers.

. Performed environmental assessments, including, but not limited to,

noise, air contaminants, heat stress, ionizing and non ionizing

radiation.

. Performed ergonomic evaluations.

. Issued citations, and monetary penalties for violations of MIOSHA's

regulations.

. Recommended and monitored implementation of engineering and

administrative controls for hazard abatement.

. Developed written reports. Participated in formal and non formal

appeals, and legal proceedings.

. Provided staff training.

. Member of MIOSHA Emergency First Aid and CPR team.

. Attended and completed numerous training programs at OSHA Region V

Training Institute, Des Plaines, IL.

Quality Analyst, Summer 1991

Boehringer Mannheim

Indianapolis, IN

. Conducted laboratory analyses of pharmaceutical/biomedical ingredients

for product quality.

. Generated analyses reports.

Environmental, Safety, and Health Manager, Spring 1991

Quad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Indianapolis, IN

. Developed and administered safety and health programs for upstart

pharmaceutical.

. Ensured regulatory compliance with IOSHA and IDNR regulations.

. Oversaw hazardous waste disposal.

. Administered respiratory protection program.

. Conducted wall to wall inspection of parent company Par

Pharmaceuticals, Newark, NJ; developed written report.

Industrial Hygiene Compliance Officer, 1988 - 1991

State of Indiana, Department of Labor (IOSHA)

Indianapolis, IN

. Conducted investigations and inspections at worksites for compliance with

IOSHA safety and health regulations.

. Conducted environmental assessments to determine employee exposure.

. Issued citations for violations of IOSHA's regulations.

. Recommended engineering and administrative controls for abatement of

hazards. Developed written reports.

Laboratory Technician, 1987 - 1988

Indiana Regional Blood Center

Indianapolis, IN

Conducted laboratory analyses of donated human blood for pathogens.

Laboratory Technician, Summer Employment 1984 to 1988

State of Indiana, Department of Public Health

Indianapolis, IN

Conducted laboratory analyses of water samples for toxic metals.

EDUCATION

1986 to 1987:

College: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Degree: Bachelors of Arts

Major: Chemistry

1983 to 1986:

College: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana

Degree: Transferred to Indiana University

Major: Chemistry

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