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Engineer Safety

Location:
Lafayette, IN, 47905
Posted:
July 12, 2010

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Resume:

Brooke E. Esposito

***************@*******.***

Permanent Address:

Home Phone:

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Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Education

Saint Joseph's College,

Rensselaer, IN

Major: Environmental Science

Bachelor of Science May 2004

Minors: Geology and Spanish

GPA: 3.4/4.0

Work Experience

Caterpillar Inc., Lafayette, IN

Senior Environmental, Health and Safety Associate and Facility Ergonomics

Coordinator, January 2007- Present

. Maintained facility compliance by managing, developing and training

employees in various Health and Safety Programs including Bloodborne

Pathogens, Ergonomics, Hearing Conservation, STOP for Supervision,

Powered Industrial Truck, Personal Protective Equipment, Liquid

Nitrogen, Cranes and Hoists, Machine Guarding, Hazard Recognition and

Emergency Preparedness.

. Worked with the site Medical Department to determine case status,

injury work-relatedness and manage work restrictions.

. Promoted safety initiatives by serving as the communication director

for the Health and Safety Department.

. Participated on the site Pandemic Preparedness Team.

. Coordinated the facility industrial hygiene program including grade D

breathing air testing for paint operations, industrial hygiene

monitoring for weld fumes, coolant mist and noise.

. Performed qualitative fit tests and delivered respiratory protection

training to maintain compliance with OSHA's respiratory protection

standard.

. Conducted new equipment, robot, machine and layout safety reviews

prior to delivery, installation and implementation at the Lafayette

facility.

. Performed risk assessment surveys for ergonomic and safety risk within

the facility.

. Led quarterly team events focused on reducing and eliminating

ergonomic risk throughout the workplace.

. Supervised six summer interns responsible for completing ergonomic

workstation evaluations and industrial hygiene heat maps within the

Lafayette, IN facility.

Raytheon Company, Fort Wayne, IN

Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer, August 2004-January 2007

. Responsibilities included maintaining, monitoring, documenting and

administering multiple programs within the Environmental, Health and

Safety (EHS) field at the site including lockout/tagout, hazard

communication, powered industrial truck, bloodborne pathogens,

emergency preparedness, incident investigation, industrial hygiene,

ergonomics, lead awareness and business continuity.

. Planned, developed and implemented site EHS programs to reduce risk

and protect company assets.

. Identified workplace hazards, conducted area audits and inspections,

and performed monitoring as needed.

. Coordinated regulatory permitting and reporting, hazardous waste

management, RCRA, stormwater management, SPCC, waste minimization and

pollution prevention programs, and chemical management.

. Coordinated and conducted site EHS training programs.

. Wrote and updated ISO 9000 compliant EHS Site procedures.

. Participated in Corporate EHS Auditing program as a Corporate Auditor.

Computer, Writing, Language and Other Skills

. Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Lotus

Notes, Pinnacle Studios, Adobe Standard, DeltaGraph and Microsoft

PowerPoint

. Intermediate fluency in Spanish

. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Caterpillar Production System Green

Belt

. American Heart Association First Aid, CPR and AED Certification 2010

. OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Certification

Honors and Activities

. Saint Joseph's College Dean's Scholarship

. Allen County Education Partnership Reading Tutor for K-3rd graders

2005-2006

. Caterpillar Women's Initiatives Network (WIN) Member 2009-2010



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