Joe Riddle

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828-***-**** (home) 828-***-**** (cell) abmcjo@r.postjobfree.com

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PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT

Experienced in Environmental, Facility and Plant Engineering, Project

manager, and maintenance management.

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Supervised / Managed

. Headed production flow team

. Headed the safety committee

. Plant engineer: supervisor of 9 maintenance employees, a designer and

a process engineer

. As a process engineer: management and design of equipment to run new

product lines and upgrade existing product lines

. Facility engineer: hired subcontractors, managed projects, oversight,

management and development of energy consumption and reduction

projects, tracking of energy and water consumption that was designed

to find over usages and reduce these to lower the environmental

footprint of the company.

. Managed: equipment installation, equipment upgrades, building

addition, demolition of building, and upgrading of buildings

. Environmental manager: supervised environmental testing, equipment

modification and replacement as needed to meet EPA and State

environmental requirements

. Managed the upgrade, remodeling and equipment installation of a

textile plant to run new product lines

. Design, purchase and supervision of installation of bulk unloading

systems

Inspections and Auditing

. Oversight and conducting of hazardous waste, air quality and storm

water inspections and auditing of 6 plants to ensure that

environmental requirements are met

. Auditor and facilitator for EMS system known as EFEC (Enhancing

Furniture's Environmental Culture), an environmental management

program that promotes recycling and consumption reduction that is

designed to reduce the environmental foot print of the company and

meet or exceed the environmental regulatory requirements

. Worked with the safety director on OSHA inspections and modifications

to equipment to meet OSHA requirement as necessary, and did the ARC

flash calculations of electric systems per proposed OSHA regulatory

requirements

Communication

. Developed, worked up, submitted Title V permits, and did all

subsequent modification to the permits for 5 plants

. Submitted all environmental reports for Title V plants, air emission

inventory, TRI 2,

Air Toxic, Compliance certifications, biannual hazardous

waste reporting, storm

water requirements, and other communications regarding

violations or questions

posed by the State or EPA.

. Purchase of equipment and instrumentation to meet and monitor

environmental requirements and production needs

. Worked on a team with the AHFA (American Home Furnishing Alliance) the

State and EPA to write regulations for air quality, hazardous

waste and storm water that

would meet the requirements of the regulatory agencies and

the furniture industry.

. Participated in arbitrations with our attorney and the state to work

out a solution and to avoid or reduce fines and penalties on NOVs

(Notices of Violation) at the plants.

Instruction and training

. Trained employees to meet environmental requirements: spray operator

training,

hazardous waste handler training, and Department of

Transportation (DOT)

hazardous waste handling training requirements

EDUCATION

Six Sigma lean Green Belt

North Carolina State University (Textile Department)

Bachelors Degree, Engineering Technology In Mechanical Engineering,

University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC

Associate Degree in Applied Science, Mechanical Drafting and Design

Technology

Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC

Military Status

USMC, Honorable Discharge

WORK HISTORY

Environmental Manager/ Facility Engineer

Bernhardt Furniture Company, Lenoir NC

(Furniture manufactory)

Jan 95 to Feb 09

Plant Engineer in training

Wellington Leisure Products, Madison Ga.

(Manufacturer of water skis, rope and other items for boating and water ski

boats)

Oct 94 to Jan 95

Plant Engineer/Process engineer

NEPTCO Inc., Lenoir NC

(Converting company serving wire a cable industry)

March 83 to Jan 93

Position held Plant/Project Engineer

Aeorquip Inc Norwood NC

( Hydraulic Hose Manufacture)

July 82 to March 83

Assistance Plant Engineer

Foote Mineral Company. Kings Mountain NC

(Lithium mine chemical plant and mill)

July 81 to March 82

Project Engineer

Catalytic Inc., Pineville NC

(consulting firm working with the Textile and Nuclear industry)

April 79 to July 81

Engineer in pump group

Luwa Corporation, Charlotte NC

(Sales organization for the polymer pumps and thin film evaporators)

March 76 to April 79

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