Manager Engineer
Resume:
Barbara K. Dankmyer
*** ******** ***** ****: (*03) 749-
6818
Chapin, SC 29036 E-Mail:
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EHS Professional
Cross-Functional and Cross-Industry Experience
Highly qualified engineer with twenty years experience and proven success
in compliance, management, and projects. Deadline oriented professional
skilled at creative problem solving, systems development and
implementation, technical and financial analyses, and risk communication.
Managed multi-discipline teams and partnered with national and
international customers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INVISTA, S. r.l., Camden, SC 2005 -
Present
Environmental Manager
Ensure facility compliance with all aspects of federal and state
regulations at 1200 employee and contractor manufacturing site.
o Responsible for facility compliance: large quantity generator, Title V
air permit, NPDES permit, surface water drinking water plant and
wastewater treatment facility, DOT including FRA.
o Directly manage 4 environmental engineers.
o Site Champion responsible for instituting environmental systems to ensure
integration of compliance into all areas of operation, maintenance, and
utilities.
o Oversee all environmental consulting and remediation projects for site.
o Develop and provide employee training classes on environmental compliance
issues.
o Assist in leading cultural change at site to market based management
principles.
o Track emerging issues and position facility to comply in cost effective
manner.
SC Department of Health and Environmental CONTROL 2002 - 2005
Bureau of Air Quality, Engineering Services Division
Environmental Engineer - Air Permitting
Evaluate industrial client operations, workflow, process equipment, and
control devices for compliance and applicability of federal and state air
regulations.
o Write construction and operating permits for South Carolina chemical
sites under Clean Air Act Amendments (CAA) of 1990. Experience with Title
V, MACT, PSD, NSR, etc.
o Provide technical assistance to customers on completing permit
applications, understanding and interpreting federal and state air
regulations, and calculating air emissions.
Safety-Kleen Corporation, Lexington, SC
2001
A $1.6 billion hazardous waste management services provider.
EHS Compliance Specialist
Provided regulatory assistance in OSHA, EPA, and DOT federal regulations to
customers and Safety-Kleen employees.
o Conducted facility-wide audits for customers in environmental and safety
compliance.
o Provide oversight and training in OSHA/SCLLR and EPA/SCDHEC compliance
for small businesses.
o Provided engineering support and technical assistance for customer waste
reduction programs.
Barbara K. Dankmyer
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Unocal Corp. and subsidiaries, El Segundo, CA
1982 - 1999
Oil Exploration and Development Fortune 500 Company
Asset Manager: Washington and York, PA,
1991 - 1999
Managed two medium-sized chemical operating sites.
Planned and managed multi-million dollar environmental remediation projects
at multiple locations. Responsibilities included being regulatory liaison
with OSHA, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and PA Department of
Environmental Protection. Reviewed and analyzed all technical data.
Managed consultants, technical advisors, safety officers, and contractors
during all phases of planning, regulatory review and negotiations, and
project implementation. Positioned company for potential $50 million
savings on radiation decontamination and decommissioning. Also planned and
managed several remediation projects at multiple locations dealing with
solid waste, groundwater, and surface impoundment closures.
o Oversaw all aspects of OSHA compliance at union facility.
o Managed lost work cases to one over 10 year period.
o Planned, initiated, and managed risk communication/public relations
programs for two Pennsylvania communities to provide information to
citizens on radioactive clean-up and potential radiation landfill site.
o Developed annual and strategic plans for multiple site compliance and
remediation activities.
o Decreased holding and maintenance costs by 40% through innovative
approaches at plant site in York, PA.
o Supervised up to 11 professional direct reports and 75 union personnel.
Lead three labor contract negotiations.
Operations Manager 1987 -
1991
o Managed profitable operation of chemical and metallurgical product lines.
Trained and developed staff through performance management and team
approach to problem solving.
o Responsible for all aspects of PA Dept. Env. Protection compliance in
operations areas.
o Interacted with other departmental managers to ensure timely and cost
effective flow of raw materials and finished goods as well as the
efficient scheduling of maintenance and analytical resources.
o Saved $250M per year by finding market for by-product slag.
o Improved production techniques, decreasing costs by 25%.
o Developed yearly and strategic budgets and forecasts for operation areas.
o Supervised up to 7 direct reports and managed 50 person operation area.
Part of management negotiation team for labor contracts as well as
arbitration and grievance proceedings.
Research and Development 1982 -
1987
o Planned and managed several construction projects varying in size from
$10M to $1MM.
o Investigated new methods for producing lanthanide metals and alloys using
vacuum induction melting, air induction melting, heat treating, and
rolling.
o Provided technical assistance to sales and marketing personnel and
customers.
o Responsible for safety and environmental compliance for all projects,
including scale-ups through production. Set safety procedures for all
processes moving from Development Laboratory to Metallurgical Operations.
EDUCATION
B.S: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Major: Metallurgical Engineering - Minor: Business Management - Minor:
Computer Programming
Magna Cum Laude
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