Mitchell L. Payes

*** ******* ****** ( Lebanon, TN 37087

Phone: 615-***-**** ( abk504@r.postjobfree.com ( www.mitchellpayes.com (

Cell: 615-***-****

Environmental Health, Safety & Industrial Hygiene Management

Career environmental health, safety and industrial hygiene (EHS)

professional with extensive domestic and international experience. Areas

of expertise include:

Industrial Hygiene Management ( Behavioral Safety Management ( Lean EHS

Program Integration

Mentoring ( Multi-Site Management ( Environmental Management

Strategic Planning ( Project Management ( Ergonomics ( Worker's

Compensation ( Regulatory Compliance

Selected Highlights

. Provided EHS/industrial hygiene related expert testimony 25 times since

2002 for State and Federal cases. Accepted in Federal Trial Court as a

safety and industrial hygiene expert witness.

. Presented more than 55 diverse professional scientific, medical,

industrial hygiene, safety and occupational toxicology technical

presentations to professional societies and conferences. Developed and

presented over 32 diverse regulatory health and safety related short

courses; published in ergonomics.

. Promoted, introduced and aided seamless integration of lean methods in

continuous improvement cultures to connect environmental health,

safety and industrial hygiene in expanding the scope and enhancing

traditionally lean operations effectively reducing occupational

injuries, illnesses and environmental waste while improving processes.

. Effectively planned, coordinated, and managed major EHS projects

exceeding $7M involving EHS professionals and trades personnel while at

the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Associates; consistently

finished under budget and achieved "0" regulatory violations.

. Developed, implemented, and managed a comprehensive behavioral based

safety and industrial hygiene program to limit and mitigate regulatory

and occupational health and safety liabilities for 4,500 employees in

the 2nd largest underground natural minerals, mill and smelter,

refinery, and rod plant in the world; reversed negative personal

exposure trends by 90% while achieving a cost savings of 60% in

mandatory regulatory programming and fines.

. Fast tracked, developed, implemented, and directed a lean cost-effective

behavioral based multidisciplinary clinical, environmental, industrial

hygiene, safety, loss control, wellness, security, fire and rescue

program involving 75 people into a seamless departmental entity and

optimized its integration into operations.

. Mitigated occupational exposures and health liabilities to Ribivirin,

Pentamidene and bioaerosol Human Papilloma Virus during patient

administration and carbon dioxide laser surgery respectively through

original research and by designing and implementing engineering and lean

work practice controls.

Career Track

Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Associates (Tucson, AZ and Lebanon,

TN)

Director EHS - Industrial Hygiene 1993 to 2008; 2009 to 2010

Directs and champions a domestic and international multidisciplinary

comprehensive environmental health, safety, and industrial hygiene

corporate practice serving clients in construction, healthcare,

manufacturing, aerospace, chemical industry, laboratories, military,

mining, government, law enforcement, law firms, and academia. Oversees

training, budgeting, marketing, and proposal development initiatives.

Develops high impact presentations to the public, media, and legal

community.

. Integrated lean EHS and industrial hygiene policies, tools, and best

practices into union and non-union operations to facilitate continuous

improvement, sustainability, metric development, and OSHA, JCAHO, MSHA,

EPA, and DOT regulatory compliance; client base benefited by an average

reduction of injury and illness rates of 78%.

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. Mentored and directed 47 health and safety professionals and

technicians in corporate practice.

. Mitigated environmental, occupational, and public health and safety

liabilities and losses across all industry sectors, resulting in cost

savings from insurance, treatment, lost time, productivity, and

improved efficiencies.

. MSHA, EPA, and DOT regulatory compliance; client base benefited by an

average reduction of injury and illness rates of 78%.

. Realized a 300% increase in revenue and client base over a four-year

period.

. Developed and delivered effective behavioral safety and industrial

hygiene program models, conducted audits and facilitated

implementation of safety, industrial hygiene, radiation, and

environmental health, programs in all industry sectors; recommended

and facilitated corrective actions; aided implementation into business

units resulting in the mitigation of environmental health and safety

liabilities for 90% of clients.

. Achieved national reputation in healthcare chemical, biological,

physical and ergonomic hazard identification and resolution; conducted

original research and presented results at national health, safety and

medical conferences; quoted in written and television media.

Teck Pogo, Inc. (Delta Junction, AK)

Superintendent of Environmental Health and Safety 2008 to 2009

Developed, structured, implemented, and directed a cost-effective

multidisciplinary behavioral based clinical, environmental, industrial

hygiene, safety, loss control, wellness, and security program into a

seamless departmental entity at the remote underground gold mine mill, and

refinery. Managed a $3M department budget.

. Integrated EHS program seamlessly into operations using lean EPA model.

. Improved efficiencies using lean methods and continuous improvement

benefiting company with added-value servicing while negating need for

personnel increases; instituted proactive process and information flows

to all departments by implementation of transparency.

. Executed continuous improvement through state-of-art training and

equipment acquisition for 26 member fire department and 25 member mine

rescue department.

. Actualized a telemedicine system on the interior of Alaska, benefiting

employees lacking healthcare access in remote regions and reducing

general, emergency, labor, and treatment costs by 48%.

. Instituted ergonomic audits and training reducing cumulative trauma

disorders by 83%.

. Administered aspects of the Workers' Compensation program, achieving

early return to work for 99% of injured employees.

. Negotiated successful EPA regulatory permit discharge limits in Region X;

vacated existing violations; mitigated potential for reportable

violations and fines.

. Facilitated EPA renewal permitting.

Tucson Medical Center (Tucson, Arizona)

Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator 1988 to 1993

Developed and administered the occupational hygiene and safety program for

the largest medical facility in southern Arizona.

. Mitigated occupational exposures and health liabilities to Ribivirin and

Pentamidene during patient administration subsequent to original research

and implementation of engineering and work practice controls: presented

research results at multiple American Industrial Hygiene Association,

safety and medical conferences nationally.

. Achieved a "0" violation record through implementation of a pro-active

OSHA regulatory chemical exposure monitoring program in all hospital

departments.

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. Characterized and resolved through original research occupational

exposures to bioaerosols and Human Papilloma Virus during carbon dioxide

laser and electrocautery surgery; presented results at multiple American

Industrial Hygiene Association and medical conferences nationally.

. Reduced reportable incidents by 47% by effectively educating and

mentoring staff as Chair of the Hospital Safety Committee.

. Performed ergonomic audits; developed ergonomic awareness and staff

training; realized a 60% reduction in ergonomic related reportable

hospital injuries.

. Realized a 31% cost savings by implementing an effective waste

minimization program through reduction and/or treatment of biological,

chemical, radioactive, and general waste streams.

Magma Copper Company (San Manuel, Arizona)

Chief Industrial Hygienist 1980-1988

Developed, implemented and directed an effective safety and industrial

hygiene program to limit and mitigate regulatory and occupational health

and safety liabilities for 4,500 employees in the second largest

underground copper mine, mill, and smelter, refinery and rod plant in the

world.

. Reduced by 82% OSHA and MSHA industrial hygiene regulatory citations

and fines through pro-active decisive compliance programming.

. Negotiated successful OSHA vacancies for 53% of industrial hygiene

regulatory citations resulting in fine reduction of 70%.

. Achieved a "0" violation record during tenure by turning around the

Radiation Safety Program with an inventory of over 100 ionizing

sources; radiation safety officer on State license.

. Implemented and managed the respiratory protection and hearing

conservation programs; directed audiometric and pulmonary function

testing respectively; reversed negative work related statistical

trends for hearing threshold shifts by 96% through implementation of a

hearing conservation program.

. Reversed overall industrial hygiene negative chemical and physical

exposure trends by 90%; achieved cost savings of 60% in mandatory

regulatory programming.

Previously held title of Chemist at Magma Copper Company. Held teaching

positions as an Instructor/Lecturer for the National Institute of

Occupational Safety and Health, The Centers for Disease Control, Pima

Community College, The Asbestos Institute and The Environmental Training

Center.

Affiliations

American Industrial Hygiene Association ( American Society of Safety

Engineers

Association of Professional Industrial Hygienists ( U.S. Green Building

Council

Credentials

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry/Physics Split Minor. University

of Arizona

Registration and Accreditations

Registered Professional Industrial Hygienist, #05421198 ( Certified

Industrial Hygienist Eligible

Bloodborne Pathogen Trainer the Trainer - Industrial Commission of Arizona

State of Arizona Department of Real Estate Approved Instructor No. I05-0219

- Environmental Issues

AHERA Building Inspector ( AHERA Contractor-Supervisor ( 40 Hr. HAZWOPER (

40 Hr. MSHA Certified

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