Manager Plant

Joan O. DeMeyer

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O'Fallon, MO 63368

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Cell: 618-***-****

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http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joan-demeyer/8/856/b8a

SUMMARY

Environmental, Health and Safety Professional with strong EHS regulatory

knowledge and skills. Extensive experience auditing and managing EHS

systems and programs in a variety of settings, including corporate,

manufacturing and research. Known for developing and maintaining good

working relationships with regulatory agencies. Demonstrated strengths

include written and verbal communication, problem solving and decision

making. Excellent team player who can also work independently and thrives

in a fast-paced environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Abengoa Bioenergy of Illinois, Madison, Illinois

2010

Quality, Safety and Environmental Manager

Managed Quality, Safety and Environmental programs for large ethanol

plant. Led ISO and OHSAS certification efforts.

. Manage two direct reports (Lab Manager and Environmental & Safety

Coordinator) including hiring, professional development and

performance reviews

. Implemented new corporate security policy at plant, including 24 hour

security guard and new security procedures

. Responsible for implementation of management systems and ISO

certification, including conducting internal audits, hosting external

certification audits, leading Safety Hazard Analysis and environmental

aspects and impacts identification, establishing safety and

environmental objectives and targets, and plant-wide ISO training

. Hosted OSHA inspection

. Implemented new safety procedures and policies at plant

. Managed budget of $500K

Pfizer/Pharmacia/NutraSweet

2000-2010

Pfizer Inc, Chesterfield, Missouri

Senior Environmental Advisor (2004-2010)

Managed EHS compliance programs for major research facility. Participated

on corporate audits and network and instrumental in Environmental, Health

and Safety management program certification.

. Managed facility chemical & biological waste programs, including

supervision of onsite waste management team, colleague training on

proper disposal procedures, and leadership of quarterly safety

audits. Implemented multiple waste disposal cost-saving initiatives

that recovered $100K+ annually.

. Served on facilities Emergency Response Team, participated in

evacuation and medical response drills, served as incident commander

for onsite emergencies and led incident analysis/root cause

investigations for site

. Managed wastewater, RCRA, SARA, SPCC compliance programs, and hosted

multiple regulatory agency inspections, including EPA, St. Louis

County Dept. of Health, St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District, DOT,

and Missouri DNR, which resulted in no notices of violation

. Directed and supervised communication team of six in ISO 14001 and

OHSAS 18001 Environmental, Health and Safety Management Systems

registration and maintenance, including conduction of internal EHS

audits of major environmental, health and safety programs

. Participated in corporate audit teams for manufacturing sites and

served on corporate waste network. Conducted waste vendor audits,

arranged for corporate annual hazardous waste training and wrote

corporate guidance for disposal of empty containers

. Prepared successful re-certification of Wildlife Habitat Council's

Wildlife at Work Program through Land Stewardship Team leadership

. Led Green Building, Waste Minimization Teams and served on Energy

Conservation Team for site. Implemented green building assessment tool

for project management, improved waste minimization practices, and

supported annual goals for reduction of waste and energy usage through

development and tracking of metrics, colleague education and improved

program management.

Pfizer Inc, Augusta, Georgia

Environmental Team Leader (2002-2004)

Led Environmental Team at GMP pharmaceutical plant. Served as facilitator

for implementation of Clean Air Act and RCRA requirements for manufacturing

site with hazardous waste incinerator.

. Oversaw facility implementation of the Title V permit to include

review of draft permit and annual compliance reporting

. Implemented systems for Hazardous Waste Incinerator to comply with

Hazardous Waste Combustors MACT air standard including air stack

compliance testing and continuous emission monitor installation

. RCRA Part B renewal permitting including solid waste management unit

remediation

. Led site waste minimization team to identify opportunity for waste and

packaging reduction

. Participated on Behavioral-Based Safety program implementation team.

Pharmacia Corporation, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Environmental Regulatory Specialist (2000-2002)

Provided corporate environmental regulatory support to research and

development facilities. Led and participated in several key programs for

newly formed company.

. Served as company solid and hazardous waste specialist, supporting

RCRA compliance efforts in U.S. and Puerto Rico plant locations

. Monitored Federal Regulations and published EHS alerts which defined

impacts to sites

. Led committee to write and publish corporate Environmental, Health and

Safety annual report

. Advised facilities with implementation of new corporate EHS standards

and management system

. Created and organized a premier global EHS awards program which

recognized accomplishments of team projects

. Served on team to incorporate EHS principles into product research and

development process

. Audited company facilities for Environmental, Health and Safety

compliance

. Performed EHS audits of prospective disposal and recycling sites to

reduce company liability

. Organized logistics for corporate annual hazardous waste training and

led waste core team for sharing information

Monsanto Company/NutraSweet, Augusta, Georgia

Senior Environmental Engineer (1997-2000)

. Prepared RCRA Part B permit application for Hazardous Waste Recovery

Units and Hazardous waste incinerator

. Maintained compliance with Boiler and Industrial Furnace Regulation in

Utilities' area for two hazardous waste boilers, including stack

emission testing, preparation of waste analysis plan and compliance

protocol, and implementation of RCRA subpart BB leak detection and

repair program

. Collaborated with project team and identified air emissions points and

emissions for submission of air construction permit application for

new pharmaceutical plant

. Provided expertise to Site Environmental Awareness Committee; expanded

recycling program and increased conservation efforts across plant

. Conducted annual RCRA training for over 400 plant employees across

multi-functional teams

. Prepared and submitted Title V application to state agency

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Master of Business Administration

University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.

B.S. Environmental Engineering

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

AFFILIATIONS

Air and Waste Management Association (previous Board member), Gateway

Society of Hazardous Materials Managers, Girl Scout troop leader,

Toastmasters (former Club President)

SKILLS

MS Windows, MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Front Page, Process Hazard

Analysis, Tap Root Analysis, ISO Auditor

CERTIFICATIONS

Engineer-in-Training, CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager), First

Aid, Community CPR/AED, Basic Water Rescue

AWARDS

. Pfizer St. Louis Individual Performance Award for organization of Earth

Week celebration

. Global Operations Team Excellence Award for Green Building team

accomplishments

. Monsanto sustainability award for wetlands project using tertiary

treatment at wastewater treatment plant

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