BRENDA V. CARTER

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Columbus, Ohio 43207

614-***-**** (H)/614-***-**** ablzw5@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Enthusiastic, proficient Senior EHS Auditor and division level EHS manager,

successful in auditing and managing environmental, health and safety

programs and security departments for multi-site organizations. Seeking a

position where my skills and knowledge of Safety and environmental

requirements will be an asset. Qualified by 20 years experience in EHS

compliance in the electronics, automotive, power generation, foundry, coke

oven and chemical industries.

OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Title V Permit Compliance

EH&S Training/Audits DOT, EPA and OSHA Compliance

Chemical and Hazardous Waste NPDES Permit and Storm water

Management Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, Columbus, OH 2006-2010

Senior Auditor-Internal Audit Department-Environmental Health and Safety

Auditing

Developed Health and Safety Protocols for use in auditing at AEP System's

Generation, Transmission and Distribution system-wide. Responsible for

ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company policies and Health

and Safety requirements by auditing facility. Managed environmental

auditing functions, coordinating audit schedules, pre audit assessments,

and summary and final report preparation. Focus areas are: Environmental-

Hazardous Waste, Department of Transportation- Hazard Materials, EPCRA SARA

Title III, Form R, Oil Spill Prevention and Countermeasures and Asbestos,

and Health and Safety-Hazard Communication, Hazardous Waste Operations,

Medical and First Aid Services, Electrical Safety, Fall Protection, Ladder

and Scaffold Safety, Confined Space Entry, Drug Testing Policy, Clearance

Permits, Welding, Cutting and Brazing Safety. Participated in ISO 14000

Audits, OHSAS 18001 Audits.

CARRIER ELECTRONICS, a division of United Technologies Corp, Huntington, IN

2002-2006

EHS Manager - UT Electronic Controls - Carrier Electronics

Managed the Carrier Electronics Division's Environment, Health and Safety

Program, with responsibility for budgeting, staffing, and business results

for an 850 employee union (IBEW) manufacturing plant and five satellite

facilities (each facility having an EHS Coordinator) totaling 1,250

employees. Supervised five Environmental Health and Safety Coordinators.

Areas of functional accountability included: Environmental and Health and

Safety Compliance.

. Maintained regulatory and permit requirements with the Clean Water Act

(CWA)- Stormwater management, Clean Air Act (CAA) Title V Permit, and

the Superfund Authorization Reauthorization Act (SARA) Tier II and Form

R.

. Designed and implemented environmental, health and safety training

programs pertaining to EPA, RCRA, TSCA and DOT regulations.

. Led pollution prevention efforts at the plant, reducing non-recycled

waste 30% and generating $20,000 in annual revenues from recyclable waste

materials.

. Led the site achieved Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Gold Quality

Award status for continuous improvement in EHS (every year since 2002).

. Led the site to receive Carrier's President's Award for EHS 2003.

. Knowledge of environmental requirements for Canada and the UK.

. Computer and Statistical Analysis Skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word,

PowerPoint, and Access).

. Reporting requirements: SARA Title III-Form R and SARA Tier Two Reports,

Hazardous Waste Biennial Reporting (RCRA), appropriate records for FIFRA,

review of literature, materials for FIFRA compliance.

. Responsible for managing energy usage and consumption at the facility.

MACK TRUCKS, INC., Columbia, SC 2001-2002

Supervisor - Safety, Health and Security

Managed the plant health office, occupational safety programs, and security

force for an 800 employee union (UAW) truck assembly facility. Directed

the day-to-day activities of up to 16 employees. Responsible for the

following programs: Fire Brigade, Spill Response, Security Management,

Ergonomics, Health and Safety Training programs OSHA, and DOT. The plant

was closed in 2002.

SOUTHERN DUCTILE CASTING - CITATION CORP., Bessemer, AL 1996-2000

Division Safety and Environmental Manager

Managed the division's environmental and safety programs for 550-employee

union ductile iron foundry having three manufacturing locations.

Developed and implemented Safety and Environmental procedures and training

programs to remain in compliance with federal, state and local

requirements. Performed industrial hygiene monitoring for air and noise.

Maintained environmental compliance managed waste disposal (both solid and

hazardous). Responsible for all environmental submittals to the state and

county agencies.

. NPDES-Quarterly sampling pH, TRC for DMR completion

. Biannual sampling and analysis for Stormwater DMR submission.

. Initiated the facility's first formal Safety program with written

procedures and safety rules.

. Managed the closure of PCB articles from defunct landfill (CERCLA).

. Reduced total recordable incident rates from 16 to 9 per year.

. Developed a formaldehyde and silica medical surveillance program.

. Quarterly wastewater environmental lab sampling and data submissions for

BOD, COD, Fecal Coliform, Turbidity/Color, heavy metals such as zinc,

chromium, lead, and nickel (per Alabama Department of Environmental

Management).

SLOSS INDUSTRIES, Birmingham, AL 1994-1996

Industrial Hygienist

Managed the company's industrial hygiene and contractor safety programs for

a 900 employee unionized facility having three different manufacturing

processes on location. Performed industrial hygiene and environmental air

monitoring, personnel monitoring and noise surveys for specialty chemicals,

power generating and coking unionized operations. Communicated health and

safety requirements to all levels of management. Interacted with federal

and state regulators regarding health and safety concerns.

. Managed and administered health, safety, and environmental training

program (including budgets and contractor personnel) for RCRA, Hazwopper,

and DOT compliance.

. Developed curriculums used in employee orientations and on-going hazard

communication training.

. Developed safety procedures for confined space entry, hearing

conservation programs, process safety management programs, and contractor

safety programs.

. Participated in new product safety activities: developed Materials Safety

Data Sheets; completed DOT Hazardous Materials shipping name

determinations; developed DOT and OSHA labels; and conducted toxicity

studies, chemical analysis, and literature searches to ensure new

products comply with TSCA, FDA and FIFRA requirements.

. Completed Hazardous Waste Emergency Response Contingency Plan (RCRA,

HSWA) for the entire facility.

. Performed Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) hazard analysis of the

facility and purchased new equipment for highly toxic atmospheres.

. Developed and monitored a Contractor's Safety Program throughout three

distinct facilities.

MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS, Oak Ridge, TN

1992 - 1994

Transportation Safety Specialist

Provided support to transportation operations organizations responsible

for the movement of hazardous waste using RCRA requirement and

radioactive materials. Services included consultations, surveillances,

document reviews, and approvals of project health and safety plans.

. Ensured compliance with all regulations, DOE orders, and site

requirements regarding the movement of DOT regulated hazardous

materials by highway or rail.

. Assumed responsibility for providing compliance information and audits

to organizations involved in the transportation of hazardous waste

movements, and radioactive/RCRA waste movements. Developed

transportation safety surveillance program.

. Managed all medical and hazardous waste activities for the DOE K-25

site. In addition, managed pollution prevention activities for the

Occupational Health and Safety Department. Ensured full compliance

with EPA regulations.

VERSAR, Atlanta, GA

1990 - 1991

Environmental Scientist

Performed Phase I and II Environmental Assessments for commercial centers

and multi-family developments. Performed soil gas surveys; reviewed

Remedial Investigative Report for National Priority List sites; conducted

numerous asbestos surveys in buildings; measured the amount of ACM in

buildings and throughout building interiors; performed analysis of water

quality according to EPA-NESHAPS- lead analysis protocol-TSCA; prepared

Health and Safety plans, and managed field sampling and testing according

to EPA protocols for investigation of potentially contaminated

underground storage tanks. Reviewed CERCLA action plans and NEPA

documents.

EDUCATION

Research Assistant, Department of Occupational Epidemiology, Birmingham,

Alabama

MBA, Business Administration, Indiana Wesleyan University, Fort Wayne,

Indiana

MPH, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Emory University,

Atlanta, Georgia

BS, Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

ABD-- Dr PH program, Occupational Health and Safety, University of Alabama,

Birmingham, AL

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Professional Auditor -Management Systems 2008

Registered Environmental Manager-1993-2008

ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor Certificate-

BSI

Implementing an Integrated EH&S Management System 14001/18001-SAI Global

Techniques for Documenting Audit Concerns and Overcoming Client Objection-

The Whole Person Project, Inc.

AHERA Management Planner/Building Inspector

Registered Environmental Property Assessor

Indiana State First Responder Certificate, Parkview Huntington Hospital

Indiana Hazardous Waste Operations Responder Certificate, Huntington EMA

RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Certificate, ETI Safety

CPR, AED, and Administration of Oxygen Certification, American Red Cross

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Title V permit compliance

. NPDES permit Compliance

. Stormwater management

. Knowledge of Lead Auditing requirements for ISO 14001 and OSHSAS 18001,

and Internal auditing requirements for 9001.

. Skilled in the successful implementation of OSHA's VPP program in a

manufacturing facility.

. Working knowledge of EPA, OSHA, DOT and Worker's Compensation regulatory

requirements at the federal and state level (Alabama, Tennessee, South

Carolina, Indiana, and Georgia).

. Working knowledge of safety and environmental requirements for Canada and

the UK.

. Computer and Statistical Analysis Skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word,

PowerPoint, Access), SPSS, SAS, and Epidemiological Analysis.

. Reporting requirements: SARA Title III-Form R and SARA Tier Two Reports,

Hazardous Waste Biennial Reporting (RCRA), appropriate records for FIFRA,

review of literature, materials for FIFRA compliance.

. Quarterly wastewater environmental lab sampling

. Process Safety Management

. DOE Security Clearance: Q Level.

PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Board of Directors, YWCA of Fort Wayne, 2003-2006

Member, Former President, Fort Wayne Chapter of the Links, Inc., 2003-2006

Member, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), 2005-2006

Auditing Roundtable -Member- 2008

Board of Environmental Auditors -BEAC 2007

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