Manager Customer Service

Barry Ballinger, CIH, CHMM

Environment Health and Safety Manager

. 19 years of diverse Environmental Health & Safety experience with

Pharmaceutical, Industrial Chemical, Research and Development, and

Academic Industry work experience

. Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Hazardous Materials

Manager

. Management systems implementation experience

. Experience as Radiation Safety Officer & Chemical Hygiene Officer

. Retained Fire Fighter

. Global Health and Safety auditor for Pfizer

. International work experience and familiar with both (US & EU)

legislation

. Potent compound containment design expertise

. Regional Occupational Hygienist supporting Pfizer pan European area

. Authorized Gas Tester Trainer (OPITO Accredited)

. Skilled risk assessor for chemical/physical, manual handling and

task based hazards

. Emergency Responder for chemical and fire emergencies

. Continuous Improvement - Yellow Belt certified

. Direct, develop and deliver EHS training programs

. Experienced Accident/Incident investigator

. Familiar with management systems needed to obtain ISO 14001/OHSAS

18001, VPP Star Site

. Experienced in nuclear device inspections

. Contributing author/reviewer of Pfizer Global EHS standards

. Developed strategy for managing and assessing Chemical/Physical

exposure

. Capital project reviewer/approver for EHS related projects

. Expert in field for containment design and handling of potent

compounds

. Supervisory skills managing full time, contract workers and

industrial trainees

. Ergonomics improvement committee chair

. Experienced in working with global project teams

Professional Experience

Pfizer Ltd. October 99 - Current

(Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich, England)

Regional Occupational Hygienist & Manager Health and Safety

Pfizer representative for the UK Occupational Hygiene Pharmaceutical Forum

Manage the Occupational Hygiene program for Pfizer UK.

Manage Industrial trainees development in the Environmental Health and

Safety (EHS) department

Responsible for developing strategy for site management system components

Provide expert guidance to capital projects to improve containment

performance and meet EHS requirements

Retained fire fighter for the Pfizer fire department

Pfizer Occupational Hygiene Global Network member

Develop and confidently deliver a variety of EHS training programs

Site safety advisor for all emergency response incidents for chemical

spills and fires

Utilized as company expert in potent compound containment design and

testing programs

Created novel employee exposure database and matrix for all businesses to

meet Pfizer compliance

Facilitator of Safety Inspections & Safety Committee(s)

Provide business lines expert guidance of COSHH and Risk Assessment

documentation

Leader for EHS issues related to capital project implementation for Hazard

Studies for project related work

Supported site in obtaining ISO14000 and OSHAS 18001 accreditations

Point of contact for business units on site for all EHS related issues.

Provide Occupational Hygiene support through the network of Pfizer

locations globally

Year on year recognition of work performance awards

Team leader for UK based Ergonomic Improvement Team

Develop and track key metrics for use in implementation and review of EHS

management system

Pfizer

(Pfizer PGM, Kalamazoo, MI)

Environment, Safety & Health Professional III

. Provide EHS leadership for pharmaceutical manufacturing activities

involving production of intermediates and active pharmaceutical

ingredients as well as finished Pfizer drug products.

. Winner of Year End Award for Ergonomics improvement project in Gelfoam

business unit

Perform Industrial Hygiene exposure assessments and design strategy

development plans.

Design, perform and interpret Industrial Hygiene hazard assessments, both

quantitative and qualitatively.

Lead 3 business unit safety committees, representing ~800 staff to ensure

functionality and productivity.

Mentor new employees and interns to facilitate learning and development.

Designed, coordinated and performed Lactose surrogate testing for Pilot

Plant operations to assess potential exposures and provide guidance for a

multimillion dollar upgrade project to improve containment in piloting

facilities.

Managed various Kalamazoo site EHS programs such as the Hazard

Communication and Chemical Hygiene Plan, lockout /tagout, and powered

industrial truck program, etc. to ensure compliance with governmental and

corporate specific requirements

Served as the Chemical Hygiene Officer for Research and Development in

Kalamazoo and managed the Chemical Hygiene program

Facilitated the development of a regional wide comprehensive ergonomics

program

Served as the Environmental Health and Safety representative on many site

capital projects to identify health and safety concerns or regulatory

issues

Pfizer

(Pfizer Global R&D, Skokie, IL)

Environment, Safety & Health Professional I

Managed various EHS programs such as the Lead Exposure Program, Respiratory

Protection, Hearing Conservation, Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard

Communication and Chemical Hygiene Plan to ensure compliance with OSHA,

EPA, IDNS and corporate specific requirements

Drove improvement in the site air monitoring program which was nominated

for a company award

Provided training to site employees in Radiation Safety and Health & Safety

subject areas

Held positions as Radiation Safety Officer and Chemical Hygiene Officer

Facilitated continual improvement to maintain OSHA Star site status (VPP)

for the facility

Served on a company-wide Animal Biosafety Committee to develop company

policy for safe handling of research animals

Reviewed master operations records and make recommendations for

implementation of engineering controls and personal protective equipment

to minimize risk of personal injury or exposure

Saint Louis University Medical School (Health Sciences Center, St.

Louis, MO) 04/95-10/99

Assistant Director of Environmental & Safety

Monsanto Company, (6 month Contract) St. Louis, Missouri

10/9

4 -

04/9

5

Research Chemist

Chevron Chemical Company, St. Louis, Missouri

01/9

2 -

10/9

4

Plant Chemist / Industrial Hygienist

Education

M.S. Industrial Hygiene ; Central Missouri State University; Warrensburg,

Missouri 12/1995

B.S. Biochemistry ; University of Illinois; Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

01/1992

Certifications/Licenses

CIH, Certified Industrial Hygienist; Comprehensive Practice of Industrial

Hygiene; Cert# 7891CP

CHMM, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Cert# 10359

Gas Tester Trainer Certified

2010

Retained Fire Fighter

2007

State of Michigan, Medical First Responder License

2005

24 hour level training for Hazardous Materials Operations

1999

40 hour Radiation Safety Officer training

1999

Professional Associations

British Occupational Hygiene Society member (BOHS) 2010-

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nt

UK Occupational Hygiene Pharmaceutical Forum 2006-

Prese

nt

American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)

1999-

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Institute for Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM)

1999-

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nt

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)

1995-

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American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

1995-

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Recent Training

SCBA Breathing Air System Proficiency (Interspiro)

Pfizer corporate EHS compliance auditor training

Containment of potent compounds flexible isolation systems

Continuous Improvement for Work Processes

Walt Disney model customer service

Continuous Improvement, Yellow Belt

Recent External /Internal Presentations

Pfizer global EHS seminar (Radiation Safety)

2010

Pfizer global EHS seminar (Successful containment design strategies)

2009

Poster Sessions, Pfizer global R&D (Cross functional success between EHS

and the Business) 2009

Speaker, Philadelphia, Flexible Containment for Potent Compounds (success

of an R&D dev suite) 2008

Speaker, Puerto Rico, Conference for Containment of Potent Compounds (In

line processing containment) 2008

UK Occupational Hygiene Pharma Forum (design considerations for flexible

containment) 2007

Publications

Chemical Technicians Ready Reference Handbook 5th Ed. (McGraw Hill)

Consulting Editor Due Aug 2011

Chemical Operators Portable Handbook 1st Ed.(McGraw Hill Publishing Co.)

Consulting Editor 2000

HOME ADDRESS

102 Kingsgate Ave

Broadstairs, Kent

CT10 3LH

United Kingdom

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WORK ADDRESS

Pfizer Ltd.

Ramsgate Road, ipc 586

Sandwich, Kent

CT13 9NJ

United Kingdom

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