Health Safety
Resume:
S aeed R ahimi, PhD, C I H Mobile: Mobile: 301-***-****
***** ****** **** ******* *****: 301-***-****
Rockville, MD 20852 Day Phone: 703-***-****
E mail: dr ********@*****.***
An experienced certified industrial hygienist and environmental scientist with established record
of evaluating, designing, implementing and managing occupational safety and environmental
health programs in government agencies, academic and research institutions and international
workplaces.
Country of citizenship: United States of America
Clearance: Top Secret
WORK EXPERIENCE
Industrial Hygienist 4/2006 - Present
US Department of State
Washington, DC
Conduct special studies and develop procedures for implementation and oversight of sensitive
policies and procedures to reduce occupational risks and environmental hazards. Provide
oversight and direction necessary to implement health and safety programs and control hazards
in living, working and ambient environments to prevent the introduction of new hazards. Manage
Department’s post managed construction safety and drinking water safety programs. Develop
policies, standards, guides, and integrates these with industrial hygiene, occupational medicine,
building design, safety and other related disciplines. Assist posts in establishing health and safety
programs and appropriately interpreting programmatic requirements, regulations, and other
technical requirements. Develop courses of instruction and presentations on subjects related to
facility and construction health and safety. Provide expert technical advice on hazards associated
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with renovation and construction, and develop policies and guidelines to ensure construction
projects are performed safely. Work with health, safety and professionals in other disciplines to
identify needs and vulnerabilities and develop policies and standards for implementation in the
US missions abroad. Develop objectives and guidelines for complex safety, health and
environmental programs in compliance with Federal, Department wide and host country
regulations and requirements. Identify, evaluate and control hazards in living, working and
ambient environment and prevent introduction of new hazards. Provide technical assistance on
water quality and drinking water safety to designers and overseas managers. Plan preventive
measures, control methods and/or personal protective equipment for worker protection in the US
overseas' posts.
Key achievements:
• Assessed operation & maintenance hazards to evaluate need and design a personal
protective equipment program for the Department. Designed user-friendly templates,
program forms and interactive website to aide post managers in implementing the
program. Designed a companion distance learning course for Foreign Service Institute to
train overseas employees participating in the program.
• Integrated occupational safety and health in DS/ST operation by partnering with
diplomatic security managers, performing job safety analysis of their operations,
cooperatively establishing a safety committee, and preparing electronic safety awareness
bulletins. Designed safety plans for assets and work procedures for incorporation in their
electronic work management system, Maximo. Designed an operation specific OSH
briefing and training for the new hires.
• Evaluated existing design standards, and prepared chemical waste, construction waste and
effluent quality standards for inclusion in Standard Embassy Design in compliance with
new sustainability Executive Orders.
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Health and Safety Officer 1/2005 - 11/2005
Baltimore City Public School System
Baltimore, Maryland US
Serve as the Health and Safety Officer for the Board of Education. Review current and proposed
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legislation, regulations and standards and state executive orders relating to student and employee
health and safety, and establish board of education position. Propose policies to the Board,
establish policies, implement occupational safety programs to improve workplace and classroom
condition. Represent the school system in statewide safety, health and emergency committees.
Direct the office of Health and Safety, associated staff, contractors and budget. Manage drinking
water safety, asbestos management and lead in water abatement programs. Evaluate effectiveness
of employee and student health and safety programs. Coordinate facility health and safety issues
with Facilities Management, school and state Planning Departments. Manage emergency
preparedness and crisis management program and coordinate with local security and fire
authorities. Advise school and legal officials in matters related to complex occupational health,
facility safety and worker compensation. Investigate student and employee accidents, make
necessary preparations and represent school system in legal proceedings. Manage OSHA log and
Health Hazard Inventory, assign Risk Assessment Codes and prepare final analyses. Serve as the
school's liaison with regulatory agencies, and represent the school district in government and
non-government health and safety forums. Conduct inspections of facilities to observe
environmental conditions and to detect violations of published health standards. Serve in risk
management, facility planning, school health and safety committees. Provide health and safety
training to employees. Supervisor: Carleton Epps, 410-***-****
Key achievements:
• Designed a website for the Health and Safety Office, initiating a web based health and
safety training programs for facilities operation and maintenance crews who required
training in asbestos awareness, blood borne pathogens and respiratory protection to bring
employees to compliance with training requirements.
• Partnered with Baltimore City Health Department, designed a inspection plan to identify
occupational and public health deficiencies, coordinated inspections with the health
inspectors analyzed findings for 46 schools, identified cause and proposed health and
safety programs to reduce accidents, as well as student and teacher lost workdays.
Industrial Hygienist 1/2003 – 1/2005
District of Columbia Public Schools
Washington, DC US
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Manage industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, asbestos, hazardous waste management and
emergency response programs, associated staff and contractors for 11000 employees, 67000
students and 168 buildings. Analyze information, develop long range goals, plan programs and
advise administration on occupational safety, health and environmental management
requirements. Coordinate emergency response and contingency plans with District offices and
local governments. Advise facilities, planning, design and maintenance departments on safety of
swing space, renovation and new construction. Develop health and safety policies based on
federal and district regulatory framework and oversee implementation throughout the school
system. Represent the school district in interagency health, safety, IAQ, and emergency
preparedness committees. Investigate critical and complex industrial hygiene and environmental
matters pertaining to the safe and efficient operation of projects. Serve as Contracting Officer
Technical Representative, oversee contractors for conformance to internal safety policies and
external regulations. Plan site safety programs for small project, capital and strategic planning
departments. Inspect projects and work sites to observe environmental conditions and detect
violations of published health standards. Establish a Health Hazard Inventory, assign Risk
Assessment Codes and prepare final analysis. Consult with management officials and employees
representative concerning the nature and purpose of the inspection and procedures to be
followed. Review investigation reports, recommendations of proposed penalty, abatement dates,
and classification of citations, conduct closing conferences with management, employee and
parent groups. Meet with parent groups regarding school safety and facility health activities.
Manage related staff and budget. Provide health and safety training to employees. Supervisor:
Ricardo Eley, 202-***-****
Key achievements:
• Evaluated asbestos management program and proposed reorganization to the school
administration. Prepared statement of work, solicited proposals and selected a new
contractor at the cost of 1.7 million dollars saving the district $1.5 million annually.
• Worked closely with the US Environmental Protection Agency and the DC Department of
Health to introduce indoor air quality program in 18 schools reducing children's
symptoms and lost days by 16%. Obtained grants for school operation and maintenance
HVAC and IAQ training.
• Improved processes and developed efficiencies through the implementation of strategic
initiatives such as chemical storage cleanups, mercury thermometer exchange programs,
and development of chemical inventories, spill cleanup training for science teachers and
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chemical hygiene plan templates for use in high school labs.
• Through timely investigation of operation and maintenance issues, reduced the number of
emergencies leading to school closures by 40%.
Contract Industrial Hygienist 4/1998 - 11/2002
Seattle Consulting Firms
Seattle, Washington US
Worked on projects for several consulting firms as independent contractor (15-25 hrs/week).
Consulted with customers and provided cost estimates and project proposals. Managed
environmental programs for MedTox Northwest. Provide oversight to asbestos, lead, noise, and
hazardous material investigations and abatement projects. Conducted safety inspections of the
US custom houses and immigration facilities for Federal Occupational Health. Performed Phase
1 & 2 environmental assessments, mold inspections, asbestos monitoring and negative exposure
assessments for ATC Inc. Monitored ground and underground crew exposure to chemicals for
Seattle City Light. Taught life science, environmental science, environmental ethics, and
hazardous materials chemistry in Seattle area colleges.
Chemist 4/1996 - 4/1998
US Army Corps of Engineers
Seattle, Washington US
Provide technical advice on scientific investigations, environmental and health endangerment
assessments, chemical quality control programs and remedial action design studies for control
and clean-up of contaminated surface waters, groundwater, and soils for the Defense
Environmental Restoration Account Program for formerly used DoD sites, the Installation
Restoration Program for active military installations, the Federal Environmental Protection
Agency Superfund Program, and hazardous, toxic and radiological waste (HTRW) support to
other agencies. Independently plan, scope, coordinate and oversee site investigations, field
studies, remedial action design, and HTRW site clean-ups. Advise district staff in regulatory,
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scientific and health and safety requirements of environmental projects. Establish accurate
budgets for tasking and coordinate with division lab and contractors to ensure data quality
project objectives are met. Review management plans, statements of work, data quality
objectives, and other documents to ensure contract compliance. Advise district customers on
scientific investigations, health endangerment studies, remedial action design studies, asbestos,
lead, PAs, phase 1 and hazardous waste inspections for control and cleanup of contaminated
surface water, groundwater and soils under DERP-FUDs, IRP and other environmental
programs. Prepare specifications for site investigations, site occupational safety and health plans,
remedial designs, asbestos, lead, phase 1, phase 2, and quality assurance. Review analytical data
and prepare chemical data quality reports. Supervisor: Ginny Dierick 206-***-****.
Key achievements:
• Introduced lead, asbestos and hazardous chemical evaluations to the district's portfolio
and made services available to customers, trained engineers to conduct such site
evaluations.
• Conducted more than 200 site safety visits, preliminary assessments, and environmental
evaluation of hazardous, toxic, radiological and disposal waste and remedial project sites.
Environmental Health Specialist 5/1994 - 5/1995
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Tacoma, Washington US
Inspect water recreation facilities for general sanitation, water quality, facility and chemical
safety. Review swimming pool construction plans. Discuss with facility operators, write reports
of findings, recommend corrective actions or assess fines. Respond to citizen complaints in
matters relating to water recreation facilities and take action on behalf of Tacoma- Pierce County
Health department. Collect water samples and analyze for pH, alkalinity, total and free chlorine,
cyanuric acid, temperature and occasionally nitrates in support of inspections. Supervisor: David
Delong 253-***-****.
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Contract Technical Expert 4/1988 - 4/1996
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland US
Evaluate Polarized Light Microscopy (bulk asbestos) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (air
asbestos) laboratories; audit testing procedures, quality control, record keeping, proficiency
testing, documentation and effectiveness of their management practice. Identify deficiencies,
discuss issues with laboratory management, write reports of findings, and recommend corrective
actions and/or accreditation status.
Provide guidance on EPA-AHERA and NIST-NVLAP processed and procedures. Advise
participant laboratories in matters relating to sampling, analysis, quality control, documentation,
and management. Evaluate participant’s responses and forward to secondary review committees.
Participate in the secondary review panels and accreditation hearings. Project Manager: David
Alderman 301-***-****.
Key achievements:
• One the initial 21 technical experts selected by NVLAP - Asbestos Program who
performed the first rounds of site visits of asbestos PLM and TEM laboratories
nationwide.
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Manager of Laboratory Services 5/1984 - 3/1992
Environmental Health Services
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
Directed Industrial Hygiene and environmental laboratories and a self sustaining service center,
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professional staff, students and budgets. Evaluate research facilities, establish chemical
management and exposure control policies and integrate into the university's standard policies
and procedures manual. Manage the chemical operations of a Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
Facility. Manage industrial hygiene, hazardous waste and water quality laboratories and
associated quality control programs in support of the university occupational and environmental
health programs. Serve as a member of SSBR, a committee of Safety, Sanitation, Biohazard and
Radiation officials overseeing occupational safety, environmental health and security in Whitman
County, Latah county, University of Idaho and Washington State University. Act as the university
emergency coordinator, respond to laboratory chemical spills, and manage cleanup activities.
Lead environmental and industrial hygiene investigations; oversee contract inspections of
facilities, hazardous waste accumulation areas, asbestos building materials, and chemical storage
areas. Monitor university disposal sites, contaminated sites and groundwater test wells. Develop
project designs, review proposals, submit project proposals and negotiate cost with customers
and contractors. Develop educational programs, conduct occupational safety and health training
modules to the university community, and maintain records appropriate for regulatory
inspections. Oversee hazard communication plan and chemical hygiene plan for the laboratory
services unit. Advise other occupational and environmental mangers on matters relating to
chemical hazards, exposure monitoring, environmental assessment, and laboratory safety.
Manage staff, budget and contractors for a university unit and a self sustaining university service
center. Supervisor: John Miller, PhD 509-***-****.
Key achievements:
• Planned and performed chemical inventories and personnel exposure monitoring of
research facilities. Analyzed data to establish performance benchmarks for OSH
programs, and introduce chemical management policies.
• Proposed and received approval for establishing an environmental lab in compliance with
the national RCRA, NIOSH, and SDWA regulations.
• Established a self sustaining service center to provide services to the Eastern Washington
community.
• Participated in writing Hazardous Waste Permit Part B permit for the university, one of
the first 10 universities in the United States to d so.
• Developed a NIOSH 582 course, medical surveillance, PPE and chemical hygiene
programs.
• Was selected as one of the 22 original technical experts for National Voluntary
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Laboratory Accreditation Program initiated by the US Department of Commerce National
Institute of Standard and Technology traveling throughout the US advising labs and
monitoring their progress towards accreditation.
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EDUCATION
Vocational, Health and Safety – 4/1995 - 6/1996
South Seattle Community College
Seattle, WA
Took vocational courses in occupational health, industrial hygiene, industrial safety and
hazardous materials management.
PhD, Soil Chemistry, 1986
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington US
Studied solution equilibrium, solubility of chemical species, complexation, and precipitation of
secondary mineral phases in soil solution. Understand chemical interactions in micro
environments in calcareous soil systems. Took advanced levels of theoretical and applied
chemistry, biological sciences and natural resources.
MS-Teaching - Agriculture 12/1979
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas
Studied two soil pedons in Texas. Participated in agricultural education activities, educational
practicum and took advanced courses in natural sciences and natural resources.
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BS, Soil Science 1977
University of Jondishahpour
Ahwaz, Iran
BS in soil science. Took courses in basic sciences, agricultural sciences, agricultural engineering,
pest control and earth science.
SELECTED JOB RELATED TRAINING
• March 2010, OSHA Course 510. Chesapeake Region Safety Council. Manassas, VA.
• June 2007, Planning Health and Safety for Construction Projects. American Industrial
Hygiene Association. Philadelphia, PA.
• September 2006, How to Be a Contracting Officer's Representative. Foreign Service
Institute. Arlington, VA.
• February-March 2005, Master Manager's Training, University of Baltimore, Baltimore
Maryland.
• June 2004, HAZWOPER, Aerosol Monitoring and Analysis, Inc. Hanover, MD.
• February 04, Indoor Air Quality for Building Managers and HVAC Operators, Mid
Atlantic Environmental Hygiene Resource Center, Washington DC.
• January 2004, Asbestos Project Designer, Aerosol Monitoring and Analysis, Hanover,
MD.
• May- Sept. 2003, Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Examination Review, Johns
Hopkins University, Washington DC.
• June 2003, The Contracting Officer's Technical Representative Training Program, DCPS,
Washington DC.
• February 02, Adult Education Theory, Curriculum Development and ICS Faculty
Certification, University of Phoenix, Seattle, Washington.
• August 2001 EPA Lead Assessor Training. HUD, Boise, Idaho.
• August 2001 EPA Lead Inspector Training. HUD, Boise, Idaho.
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• October 2000 Technical Writing, Learning Teams and Adult Education,. University of
Phoenix, Washington Campus.
• February 93 AHERA Management Planners Training. Lake Washington Technical
College, Seattle, Washington.
• January 93, AHERA Building Inspector Training. Lake Washington Technical College,
Seattle, Washington.
• September 92 Radiation Safety. Radiation Safety Office.
• September 89 NVLAP Technical Expert Training (TEM Program). National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
• July 86, Response Safety Decision-Making (EPA 165.8). U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Have prepared many statements of work (SOW), materials safety data sheets, proposals, reports
of findings, accident investigation reports, code criteria, policies, standard operating procedures
(SOP), management and field briefs, lesson plans, rubrics and training modules, internal
newsletter and journal articles.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Joseph Beres, PE, CIH, CSP
Industrial Hygienist, State Department
202- 663-1355, ********@*****.***
Cassandra Cooke, PE
Chief, SEB Branch, State Department
571-***-****, *******@*****.***
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Muhammad Elhelu, PhD
Chair, Environmental Science, University of District of Columbia
202-***-****, *******@***.***
Kimberly DeGroat, MP
Regional Medical Technologist, US Embassy - Mexico City
+52-55-508*-**** x 4193, *********@*****.***
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEES
• Served as the member of the environmental committee of the Association of School
Business Officials (ASBO)
• Served as the member of Bellevue School District Financial Committee
• Served as the member of Clyde Hill Elementary Parent Delivery Council
• Served as a board member of DC Asthma Coalition
• Served as a board member of Baltimore City Red Cross Committee
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