Mitchell Payes

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City: Germantown

State: TN

Zip: 38139

Country: USA

Phone: 901-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $70,000

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MITCHELL L. PAYES, B.S., RPIH, CHSP, CHCM

2034 ARDEN LANDING DRIVE

GERMANTOWN, TN 38139

901-***-****

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WWW.MITCHELLPAYES.COM

OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND HYGIENE

EXPERTISE

Program Development and Integration

Behavioral Safety and Occupational Hygiene Management

Multi-Site Management

Project Management

Chemical Safety

Biological Safety

Training

Ergonomics

Indoor Air Quality

Strategic Planning

Auditing

Regulatory Compliance

Expert Testimony

Error and Injury Reduction

Job Hazard Analysis

Safety Culture Change

Process Safety Management

High Reliability Organizing

Forensic water intrusion investigations

Fungi sampling and interpretation

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS

Designed and facilitated implementation of environmental health and safety programming for one of the largest medical products manufacturers of disposable urological products in the companys North American operations located in Mexico; conducted health and safety training; decreased report injuries and illnesses by 52% in the first year; reduced associated medical and lost time costs by 69%.

Developed comprehensive safety and health guides and multiple training programs for all aspects of warehousing, storage and distribution as a staff employee and as a consultant for employers and clients respectively during career; industries included manufacturing, mining, aerospace, construction, government and healthcare.

Developed and implemented a behavioral based safety and industrial hygiene program to mitigate regulatory and occupational health and safety liabilities for 4,500 employees in the 2nd largest underground copper mine, rod manufacturing plant, mill, smelter and refinery in the world; reversed personal chemical exposure trends by 90%; achieved cost savings of 60% in mandatory regulatory programming and fines; developed and conducted safety and health training.

Developed comprehensive safety and health guides and multiple training programs for all aspects of warehousing, storage and distribution as a staff employee and as a consultant for employers and clients respectively; industries included manufacturing, mining, aerospace, construction, government and healthcare.

Structured and directed a proactive safety, industrial hygiene and environmental system-wide program overseeing 14 hospitals with 13,000 employees in a three state region with existing resources; facilitated and implemented a behavioral based culture change with the focus on accountability, reducing injuries and non-punitive reporting of errors with the goal of laying a foundation for the introduction of high reliability organizing; developed and conducted safety and health training.

Facilitated the development and implementation of environmental health and safety programming for a medical device manufacturer of laboratory specimen processing equipment and slide reagents; introduced safety high reliability organizing solutions; performed safety and health related training; reduced total injuries by 94% within two years.

Developed and facilitated the implementation of occupational health, safety and ergonomic programming for a medical device manufacturer of non-invasive medical devices, pressure control systems and high frequency welded products in the Middle East; conducted safety and health training; experienced no lost time accidents in the second year of the program.

Implemented behavioral based safety and industrial hygiene programming for a Middle East pharmaceutical manufacturer; performed industrial hygiene exposure monitoring over the course of two years; successfully designed engineering controls to eliminate all chemical exposures exceeding international standards; performed safety and health training.

Facilitated seamless integration of high reliability organizing behavioral safety program methods reducing occupational injuries and illnesses by an average of 78% while improving processes across a diverse manufacturing client sector.

Facilitated the reduction of nursing back injuries by an annualized rate of 80% and 100% at two hospitals respectively through the implementation of safe patient handling programs.

Planned, coordinated, and managed safety construction projects exceeding $7M involving professionals and trades personnel while at the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Associates; consistently finished under budget; 100% regulatory compliant.

Fast tracked, developed and facilitated implementation of lean cost-effective behavioral based multidisciplinary clinical, environmental, industrial hygiene, safety, loss control, wellness, security, fire and rescue program involving 75 people into a single seamless departmental entity; optimized its integration into a gold mine, mill and refinery operation in a remote region of Alaska in 8 months.

Developed and initiated implementation of telemedicine system on the interior of Alaska, benefiting employees lacking healthcare access in remote wilderness regions.

Facilitated development and implementation of the first EPA ISO 14000 compliant Environmental Management System for healthcare in the mid-south United States; integrated RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and TSCA requirements exceeding federal and state compliance; developed waste stream minimization of biological, hazardous liquid, solid, gaseous and airborne emissions.

Training and Public Speaking

Presented more than 65 professional safety, industrial hygiene, occupational toxicology and scientific presentations to professional societies and conferences nationally.

Developed and presented over 50 regulatory, safety and industrial hygiene short courses for the manufacturing, construction, healthcare and other industries. Published in ergonomics.

Faculty member National Institute of Occupational and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Pima Community College and private sector training companies.

CAREER TRACK

CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATES, LLC (GERMANTOWN, TN)

PRINCIPAL OCTOBER 2012 - PRESENT

Directs a comprehensive environmental health, safety and industrial hygiene practice serving the manufacturing, construction, chemical, government, military, law enforcement, aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical manufacturing, legal and academic sectors. Oversees training, budgeting, marketing and proposal development initiatives. Develops high impact presentations for the public, media, and legal community. Provides expert testimony.

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION (Memphis, TN)

Director Safety and Occupational Hygiene Corporate January 2011 to October 2012

Responsible for the operational oversight, development, implementation and continuous improvement of the corporate occupational hygiene, ergonomic, safety, environmental and emergency preparedness program for more than 13,000 employees and 14 affiliated hospitals in a three state region.

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, INC. dba Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Associates (Tucson, AZ)

Principal July 1993 to December 2010

Start-up; directed a domestic and international multidisciplinary comprehensive health, safety, and industrial hygiene corporate practice serving clients in manufacturing, construction, mining, chemical, aerospace manufacturing, healthcare, medical waste, military, government, law enforcement and legal sectors. Oversight of strategic planning, training, budgeting, marketing, and proposal development initiatives. Developed high impact presentations the public, media, and legal communities.

Long Term Projects Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Associates

Confidential Resort and SPA Southwestern United States

Health and Safety Director/Project Manager (Required personal presence on-site 24/7 for the 8 project duration) 2006

Biological contamination resulting from construction defects required forensic investigation, safety and health program development, medical monitoring, constant health risk assessments, environmental monitoring, clearance testing, planning and management of a 40+ person remediation technical team working; required my personal presence on site 24/7 for 8 months; documentation and preparation for potential litigation.

Directed construction safety program during build-back. Achieved 100% OSHA and EPA regulatory compliance.

TECK POGO, INC. (Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Associates, Inc. Tucson, AZ and Delta Junction, AK)

Superintendent of Environmental Health and Safety (required personal presence in Alaska for the 8 month project duration) 2009

Developed, structured, implemented, and directed a cost-effective multidisciplinary behavioral based clinical, environmental, industrial hygiene, safety, loss control, wellness, and security program into a seamless departmental entity at the remote underground gold mine mill, and refinery. Managed a $3M department budget 8-month on-site project.

Tucson Medical Center (Tucson, Arizona)

Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator March 1988 to July 1993

Developed and administered SHE program for the largest medical facility in southern Arizona. Received no OSHA or EPA violations during tenure through implementation of a pro-active regulatory chemical exposure and waste monitoring program in all hospital departments.

Other titles held: Chemist, Chief Industrial Hygienist and Radiation Safety Officer.

CREDENTIALS

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry/Physics Split Minor. University of Arizona

Registration, Certifications and Accreditations

Certified Hazard Control Manager - #3373

Certified Healthcare Safety Professional - #3260

Registered Professional Industrial Hygienist, #05421198

HAZWOPER Supervisor Certified, #130*********

Bloodborne Pathogen Trainer the Trainer Industrial Commission Arizona State

Arizona Approved Instructor No. I05-0219 Environmental Issues

FEMA Emergency Operations and Management

CPR, AED and First Aid Certified

U.S. Federal Court accepted safety and industrial hygiene subject matter expert

Testimony 25 cases since 2002

Prior Accreditations

AHERA Accredited - Building Inspector for Asbestos.

AHERA Accredited - Practices and Procedures in Asbestos Control (Contractor - Supervisor).

AHERA Accredited - Asbestos Project Design

AHERA Accredited - Managing Asbestos-Containing Materials in Buildings

Certified - Occupational Hearing Conservationist

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