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Engineer Manager

Location:
Bolivar, OH, 44612
Posted:
April 20, 2010

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Wm. Patrick Huth

***** ********* ***

Bolivar, Ohio 44612

330-***-****

abl72z@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

An Experienced Chemical Engineer with a strong EHS, Operations and

Maintenance background. I have a multicultural background; I grew up in

India and Africa.

Education:

University of Dayton, Graduated 1991 BS Chemical Engineering

Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHMM)

Certified ISO 14001 Lead Auditor

Incident Command and Technician Level Emergency Response

Certification, confined space rescue trained.

Trinway Tech- Ohio July 2008 to

Present

Partner

. Full service Environmental, Health and Safety Consulting firm.

. Assist in setting up safety, environmental and security programs,

including but not limited to spill reporting, incident response, near

miss and injury mitigation.

. Assist in implementing Process Safety Management programs including

development of mechanical integrity programs and process hazard

reviews.

. Assist in setting up and implementing management programs - ISO 14000

and RCMS.

Dover Chemical Corporation - Ohio, Indiana (multiple locations)

December 2006 to July 2008

EHS&S Manager

. Manage Environmental, Health, Safety and Security programs for two

locations. This includes setting up risk minimization programs such as

LOTO, Confined Space, Hot Work etc. Responsible for strategic

planning to reduce injuries, minimize environmental liability and

drive compliance with zero risk as the goal. This was done through

identifying key EHS metrics, setting goals and measuring progress

towards these goals.

. Drove incident investigation and near misses. Stressed the importance

of looking at lead indicators.

. Implemented Responsible Care Management System and receiving

certification/registration in under a year.

. Developed and implemented Emergency Response and Emergency Action

Plans.

. Responsible for compliance with PSM, including process hazard analysis

(using PHA Pro), establishing mechanical integrity programs,

facilitated pre-start up reviews, and developing a management of

change program.

. Responsible for site security, including compliance with Department of

Homeland Security regulations.

. Responsible for compliance with NDPES (industrial discharge and storm

water), Air permitting (major source/ minor source), emission

inventories, SPCC, SWPPP, corrective action, closure/post closure

care, ground water monitoring/cleanup, solid and hazardous waste

characterization and disposal, and

. Manage a three million dollar onsite remediation project; including

work plan development and agency negotiations.

. Responsible for ensuring a robust safety culture by fostering

labor/management relations through the use of safety committees and

safety representatives.

. Responsible for registering new products nationally and globally,

which includes but is not limited to defining the scope of

toxicological testing to be performed and managing this process to

completion.

Clow Water Systems Company - Ohio Feb 2001 to

November 2006

Operations and EHS Manager

. Oversaw several operations and EHS programs at a large ductile iron

foundry

. Manage compliance with safety and environmental regulations

. Begun implementing DuPont's behavior based safety program - STOP

. Involved in multiple OSHA wall to wall inspections.

. Reduced injury rates that were 3 time industry average to below

industry average. This was accomplished by defining a safety road map

that included:

o Analyze incidents and near missed more critically.

o Identifying common trends and root causes

o Providing incident investigation training to supervisors and

plant personnel

o Including safety in the incentive schemes

o Driving continual improvement

. Managed compliance with permitting and regulatory requirements under,

but not limited to, NSR/PSD, state permits (PTI/PTO), Title V, MACT,

hazardous and solid waste, NPDES, closure and post closure.

. Negotiated consent decrees under both the safety and environmental

programs.

. Helped implemented a comprehensive safety program in an inherently

dangerous industry.

. Routinely called upon to troubleshoot systems and recommend solutions

and process optimization

. Involved in LEAN manufacturing.

Raytheon Engineers and Constructors - Hawaii (Johnston Island)

Sept 1999 - Jan 2001

Plant Engineer/Environmental Engineer - Technical Support

. Served as interface between, Maintenance and Operations for a Chemical

Weapons Destruction Facility

. Duties include trouble shooting plant systems, writing/approving work

orders, developing SOPs, process improvement and project management.

. Served as backup to manager in supervision of 40 person staff in

Technical Support Department.

. Monitor and advise operations on compliance with RCRA regulations.

VonRoll America Inc./WTI - Ohio Dec 1994 - July

1999

Chemical Engineer / Environmental Engineer

. Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations

including Title V (FESOP), NSPS, NSR, NESHAPs, RCRA and the CWA at one

of the most controversial and highly-regulated industrial facilities

in the United States, a state-of-the-art hazardous waste incinerator.

. Extensive experience with continuous emission monitors (NOx, Sox, CO,.

HCI, THC), emission inventories, air testing/monitoring, air pollution

control equipment, EPCRA and safety-related issues including Risk

Management Plans and Process Hazard Reviews.

. Developed databases used to track and report to the EPA, process and

emission data. Reduced time required to prepare reports from a month

to under three days.

. Developed a multi-user database used to track and control various

documents compliant with ISO requirements.

. Obtained provisional Lead Auditor Status under ISO 14000 and

successfully guided VonRoll through 14001 Certification.

Ohio EPA - Hamilton County Dept. of Environmental Services - Ohio Mar

1994 - Dec 1994

Permitting and Enforcement Engineer

. Knowledge of local, state and federal air regulations.

. Processed permits to install and permits to operate.

. Performed facility inspections as part of the effective permit

program, determining compliance with applicable air regulations.

. Routinely interacted with representatives of the regulated community

including engineers, plant managers, and attorneys.

. Acted as liaison between the regulated community and citizens of Ohio.

Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) - Ohio Oct

1991 - March 1994

Environmental Engineer

. Extensive air-modeling, good knowledge of federal and state air

regulations and a thorough understanding of processes, equipment and

end of pipe controls.

. Worked on air permits (PTIs and PTOs) which included BACT and PSD

analysis, for the US army to construct incinerators for the

destruction of the national stockpile of chemical weapons in

conformance with CAA requirements.

. Participated in performing control updates for major sources that are

not regulated under the CAAA. These findings were submitted in a

technical support documented to the Illinois EPA, Division of Air

Pollution Control.

. Analyzed regulatory measures that were used to meet the 15%

requirements for the Chicago area. These measures may increase

stringency and lower applicability thresholds for existing categories,

new measures and measures to increase rule effectiveness on stationary

sources.

. Designed and built a large drum reclamation furnace. As part of this

project, we submitted to OEPA applications for a PTI and PTO.

. Assisted in a project that will ultimately quantify the amount and

airborne silicon in the atmosphere. MAPINFO was used along with

several large databases to located and quantify silica emissions.

. Heavy involvement with updating the New Source Review (NSR) workshop

manual to incorporate new regulations required by congress under CAAA.

. Assisted in developing an expert system, including software selection

that helps guide state, local and federal governments through the

Clean Air Act regulations.



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