Manager Quality Assurance

Mondlie Emmanuel Brave

**** ****** **. ( Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564

228-***-**** ( *******.*****@*****.***

Environmental Health and Safety Health Leader

Highly experienced and accomplished EHS manager in evaluating, analyzing

and controlling hazards within work environments, with a superb 10-year

history in the United States Air Force. Leveraged leadership skills to

lead, motivate, and manage various EHS programs. Excellent communication

and problem-solving skills. Skilled team leader with exceptional awareness

of applicable federal and state occupational safety and health standards,

including OSHA, EPA and DOT.

Leading People ( Relationship Management ( Strategic Planning ( Problem

Resolution

Change Management ( Regulatory Compliance ( Result Driven ?Team Building &

Leadership Inspections & Audits ( Training ( Process Management ( Risk

Assessment ( Leading Change

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

Health and Safety Analyst (2009-Present)

Lead health and safety analyst identifying/controlling hazards for over 1K

personnel in 18 crafts by guarding, revising work procedures, and training

or requiring use of personal protective equipment. Engineered data

collection and analysis on audits/inspections to identify program

deficiencies in areas such as machine guarding, personnel protective

equipment, confined spaces fall protection and electrical. Conducted

accident and incident investigations identifying root causes and providing

corrective actions.

Specific Accomplishments

? Performed 17 accident investigations, identifying 18 root causes and

22 corrective actions

? Developed foreman accelerated safety training tracking list used to

train all foreman on the shipyard on identifying, recognizing and

controlling hazards in the workplace.

? Innovated ship yard tracking audit database tracking over 400

discrepancies to correction for 15 workplaces.

? Lead safety analyst performing machine guard audit on over 300

machines shipyard wide identifying potential safety hazards.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ( 1999-2009

Environmental Compliance Element Chief (2006-2009)

Lead EHS program manager for 5th largest environmental sampling program in

Mississippi and largest radiation safety program in the gulf coast.

Directed operations, training, and scheduling of environmental sampling and

remediation. Facilitated sanitization activities for drinking water,

public bathing, and solid waste disposal sites. Assessed processes and

performance to ensure compliance with strict military, federal and state

regulations. Recognized risk avoidance expert; implemented, managed, and

coordinated quality assurance surveys for health hazard engineering

controls for 21 work centers.

Specific Accomplishments

? Performed risk assessment study for asbestos containing material prior

to $3.8 million federal renovation project; developed sampling plan,

and communicated results to construction management team.

? Managed second largest medical radiation exposure monitoring program

in the U.S. Air Education Command.

? Received best in class rating for engineering controls by the Health

Service Inspection.

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Specific Accomplishments (Continued)

? Project leader for breathing zone air monitoring accurately

characterized 17 worker exposures to

hazards that are health problems correlated with carcinogenic exposure.

? Orchestrated 240 environmental samples in accordance with the

Environmental Protection Agency.

? Reinstated base radiation monitoring program after Hurricane Katrina,

enrolling 63 personnel and corrected deficiencies to include training;

lauded by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspector.

? Launched comprehensive upgrade training program that reduced

technician upgrade from a year to two weeks.

? Lead EPA compliance water sampling project for lead and copper,

monitoring water distribution system serving 30K base personnel and

beneficiaries.

? Honored with numerous awards and accolades, including 2007 Officer of

the Year Award.

Bioenvironmental Engineering Craftsman (2002-2006)

Led data collection and analysis to identify program deficiencies in areas

like radiation, ventilation, personnel protective equipment, air quality,

noise levels, lighting, and thermal stress. Managed fetal protection

program and collaborated with obstetricians to evaluate potential

occupational hazards and exposures to pregnant personnel.

Specific Accomplishments

? Assessed 45 pregnant employees validating and implementing

appropriate administrative controls for mothers and fetus.

? Streamlined Fetal Protection Program shortening occupational health

evaluations to two days expediting the obstetrician's analysis on

potential exposures.

? Deployed in support of Iraqi Enduring Freedom; ensured status of safe

drinking water for 2200 troops deployed as part of the 379th

Expeditionary Forces.

? Innovated and authored 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Operating

Instruction for radiation dosimetry monitoring for deployed

radiologists and technicians; which was adopted as benchmark for AOR.

? Directed the enrollment of 461 employees from 40 facilities on the

Hearing Conservation Program.

Bioenvironmental Engineering Technician (1999-2002)

Recruited as Airman and received initial environmental, health, and safety

training at the school of aerospace medicine. Assigned as technician in

1999 to design and implement safety protocols into surveillance programs.

Specific Accomplishments

? Automated environmental sampling log decreasing logging and processing

time by 50%.

? Performed 25 environmental samples analyzing for the presence of

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), minimized waste disposal cost and

assuring compliance with EPA regulations.

? Authored and implemented Hazardous Noise Program operating instruction

providing occupational work exposure for 62 work centers.

? Communicated risk assessment hazards to 160 personnel in 4 specific

units.

Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety & Health (Magna Cum Laude)

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Alabama

Associate of Science in Bioenvironmental Engineering

Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, Alabama

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