Engineer Manager
Resume:
Wm. Patrick Huth
Bolivar, Ohio 44612
*******@*****.***
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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