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Safety Engineer, Hygienist / Environmental Specialist Profile

Industrial Safety / Hygiene - Environmental Compliance

More than 20 years of progressively responsible experience as a Safety

Engineer and Environmental Specialist charged with risk management,

communicating and implementing safety and health programs in

manufacturing, industrial, HAZMAT, and waste-water treatment facilities.

Experience in identifying and streamlining safety and environmental

bottlenecks, performing statistical analysis, and initiating tactical

plans. Proven ability to motivate, empower, and lead cross-functional

teams. Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving

abilities. An effective public speaker and training facilitator.

Areas of Expertise

.1 OSHA, EPA, RCRA, DOT Regulations .2 HAZMAT / HAZ-COM Programs

.3 Confined Space Entry Programs .4 Site Safety Plans, Inspections &

Compliance

.5 Ergonomics Compliance .6 Work Place Violence Policies

.7 Emergency Response Contingency .8 Hazardous Response Team

Plans Management

.9 Industrial Hygiene Direction & .10 Noise Abatement & Hearing

Leadership Conservation

.11 Worker's Compensation Claims .12 Environmental Affairs: Air,

Management; Incident Investigations Water, Solid Waste

Professional Credentials

Masters Degree, (Occupational Safety & Health Management) - 4 classes from

completion

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

Bachelor of Science, (Safety Management / Industrial Hygiene; Business

Administration)

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

Certifications:

EPA Certified and Licensed Contractor and Supervisor . NIOSHA 582

Certified and Licensed Air Sampler (IN, IL) . OSHA Certified Hazardous

Waste Supervisor . Certified Smoke Stack Reader (Method '9'). Certified

Trainer in Industrial Truck Operation (OKI) . OSHA 30 & 40 Hour Certified

Continuing Education:

Preparing & Responding to Terrorism/Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2006

Employee Assistance Program Supervisor Trainer, 2005

Hazardous Waste Refreshers, Sinclair University, 2004

High Voltage Electric Safety, National Technology Transfer, Inc., 1999

Summary of Qualifications & Accomplishments

Environmental Health & Safety Engineering:

1. Set in place start-up industry-conforming programs that delivered

multimillion-dollar cost savings while minimizing liability exposure

in a heat recovery coke plant.

1. Awarded Manager of Year honors for a TIR Reduction of 3.2 over fiscal

year 2008, in addition the following fiscal year 2009 produced a TIR

of Zero.

1. Brought GSD Municipal Sanitary District to full IOSHA compliance

within first six months of hire; project had been under IOSHA's

scrutiny two years previous.

1. Developed, maintained, and updated safety manuals covering the

following: evacuation plans, driver safety programs, work place

violence policies, emergency contingency plans, HAZ-COM programs;

confined space entry programs; site safety plans;

lockout/tryout/tagout and ergonomics compliance initiatives.

1. Trained cross-functional personnel on all OSHA-required training

programs. Led Northwest Indiana Business Round Table of all outside

contractors for safety orientation at USS Steel.Tommy J. Roach

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Summary of Qualifications & Accomplishments - continued:

1. Consistently challenged to expand and strengthen systems safety,

hazards analysis, industrial hygiene, and regulatory compliance

functions.

1. Oversaw Worker's Compensation programs to lower overall OSHA accident

incident rate by reducing costs associated with workplace safety;

investigate accidents and form causation analysis for corrective

procedures and policies.

1. Maintained liaisons with external organizations; e.g. police/fire

departments, mutual aid, emergency response organizations and

societies to facilitate information exchange and mutual assistance.

Industrial Hygiene

1. Served as Project Manager / Industrial Hygienist on abatements for

lead, asbestos, PCB's, arsenic, and radioactive waste; managed tank

removals and superfund sites.

1. Served on hazardous response team as the industrial hygienist.

1. Developed and implemented Chemical Hygiene Programs (CIH) for labs;

conducted noise surveys and hearing conservation programs, along with

a wide range of personal and area air monitoring. Initiated the

construction of a sound wall for noise abatement.

Environmental:

4. Ensure compliance with Title V permits; write all quarterly

malfunction and deviation reports.

4. Administrator of plant CEMS unit.

4. Conducted numerous presentations to community groups and elementary

schools focusing on wastewater treatment facilities, respiratory

protection, samplings, etc.

Employment History:

Environmental Health &Safety /Facilities Manager, CAIRE / COVIDIEN,

(Plainfield, IN) 2007 to present

EHS & Facilities Manager for an FDA regulated business. Oversee all

Plant EH&S Issues, oversee all Plant/Facilities issues manage

facilities maintenance personal.

Regional Safety/Environmental Engineer, POLYONE CORP., (Terre Haute, IN &

Louisville, KY) 2006 to 2007

Regional Safety & Environmental Engineer: develop,

maintain, implement and oversee all safety, industrial

hygiene and environmental programs, issues and regulations for

two plants.

Manager, HES (Health, Environmental & Safety), SUNOCO HAVERHILL NORTH COKE

COMPANY,

(Franklin Furnace, OH) 2004 to 2006

Oversee all safety, industrial hygiene and environmental issues

for a heat recovery coke plant.

Safety Officer, MONTGOMERY COUNTY SANITARY ENGINEERING (Dayton, OH)

1999-2004

Managed safety/industrial hygiene and worker's compensation programs

for three plants, one lab, and customer

services department.

Manager, Safety & Environmental Compliance, PERU UTILITIES, (Peru, IN)

1998-1999

Successfully led challenges to maintain compliance guidelines for

multiple divisions (water, waste water, power)

and three plants for the city of Peru, Indiana.

Safety Engineer/Hygienist, GARY SANITARY DISTRICT, (Gary, IN) 1993-1998

Managed safety and hygiene program for GSD, the second largest

wastewater treatment facility in Indiana.

Divisional Health & Safety Coordinator, MACORP, INC., (Glenwood, IL)

1988-1993

Coordinated and managed safety and industrial hygiene issues for a

worldwide environmental firm that specialized

in hazardous waste removal.

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