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Project Manager

Location:
Mount Sterling, KY, 41055
Posted:
June 04, 2013

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Brady A. Riggs, Sr.

**** *** ****** **** ********, KY 41055 Cell 606-***-****

PROFILE

Possess over 30 years’ experience in environmental remediation services in areas of construction health and safety

management, health physics, industrial hygiene, project management and instrument repair and calibration. Performed site

management and /or health and safety tasks at over 50 hazardous waste sites. Performed DOE radiation protection and

OSHA walk down inspections, developed company health and safety protocols, maintained employee medical records,

maintained OSHA 200 logs, filed workers compensation claims and FRI forms, maintained hazard communications

programs, and performed accident investigations and various employee training classes.

EDUCATION

Camas High School, Camas, WA. 1971; U.S. Army 1971-1977 Security Services, Code Interceptor and Krypto Decoder;

Trend Business College 1977-1978 Radio Broadcasting, FCC License; Clark College, 1977-1979 English and Geology;

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management and Response Courses 1995-1996; University of

Santa Cruz Extension, Hazardous Waste Management Certification Program 1993-1998

TRAINING

40 hours HAZWOPER Training, Hazardous Waste Manager, Rad Worker II Training, 8 hour HAZWOPER Refresher, 8

hour Hazardous Waste Manager, Confined Space Training, OSHA Excavation Competent Person, Asbestos Worker /

Asbestos Supervisor, First Aid and CPR, MSA Respirator Maintenance and Parts Replacement, Hazard Assessment,

OSHA 30 Hour Construction

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Williams Industrial Services Roxboro, North Carolina / Tucker, Ga.

Safety Manager- April 2011 - November 2012

• Performed health and safety oversight on numerous chimney construction projects associated with Flue

Gas Desulfurization Unit installation. Insured Pullman, client and facility safety policies were followed.

Performed worker safety orientation and drug screening, set up local clinics for case management of injuries.

Managed numerous projects without a lost time incident. Insured that foreman performed pre-job briefings

and audited work sites for violations of safety protocols.

Pullman Power Service, Kansas City, Kansas

ES&H Manager November 2007 – May 2009

• Performed health and safety oversight on numerous chimney construction projects associated with Flue

Gas Desulfurization Unit installation. Insured Pullman, client and facility safety policies were followed.

Performed worker safety orientation and drug screening, set up local clinics for case management of injuries.

Managed numerous projects without a lost time incident. Insured that foreman performed pre-job briefings

and audited work sites for violations of safety protocols.

Eagle Environmental Services, Harriman, TN.

Emergency Response Technician April 2006 to Present

• Respond to hazardous material spills and events in Tennessee and surrounding areas. Perform cleanup,

packaging and categorization of materials for shipment and disposal. Complete paperwork associated with

spill response activities. Assist with restocking of response vehicles after responses.

MDM Sampling Services, Oak Ridge TN.

Sampling Technician February 2004 to November 2004

• Performed characterization sampling of various waste streams. Responsibilities include a mix of

supervising sampling activities in performance site characterization before and during demolition and

decommissioning activities. Daily activities include project planning, directing sampling activities, and

coordinating all peripheral activities such as radiological and industrial hygiene sampling and inspections that

are required for the respective sampling areas under my control. Additional responsibilities include assisting

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the project management team with overall project planning, coordination of transportation of samples to the

laboratory, and development of project operations plans.

URS Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Field Technician November 2001 to February 2004 – October 2005 to November 2005

• Responsibilities include initial checkout of all pumping equipment, piping, treatment system components,

waste containers, supplies, and materials needed for the loading, handling, and movement of waste containers

within the process area and in the waste staging area. Maintaining the level of Portland cement in the supply

silo, ensuring operation of waste filling equipment, and for the cleaning swipe survey of filled containers.

Assigned as alternate site safety and health officer for the project.

• Second employment with URS was to assist with the hurricane Katrina relief effort. Performed “Blue

Roof” inspections of homes in New Orleans which determined which homes was salvageable or needed

demolition. Also was assigned to the debris management team for disposition of waste cleared by numerous

contractors for the Army corps of Engineers.

Coy Construction, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

LaborerMarch 2001 – November 2001

• Worked as a laborer in the decontamination and decommissioning of a radiological clothing laundry

facility. Utilized wet and dry decontamination methods and HEPA vacuum of contaminated dust and debris.

Performed demolition of decoded facilities and cleaned for release all equipment associated with the laundry

facility. Operated small heavy equipment, assisted with supervisory duties of other workers. Additionally

assisted project team with planning and execution of out of scope work and completed paperwork associated

with above responsibilities.

EET of Tennessee, Knoxville Tennessee

Site Supervisor/Sample Manager August 1999 – March 2001

• Responsibilities include a mix of supervising sampling activities in performance site characterization K-

33 demolition and decommissioning activities. Daily activities include project planning, directing craft

activities, and coordinating all peripheral activities such as radiological and industrial hygiene sampling and

inspections, which are required for the respective sites under my control. Additional responsibilities include

assisting the project management team with overall project planning, coordination of transportation of

samples to the laboratory, and development of project operations plans, project management plans, and

project proposal development.

SAFETY AND ECOLOGY CORPORATION. Knoxville, Tennessee

Project Supervisor June 1998 - August 1999

Site Health and Safety Officer 1993 - 1995.

• Responsibilities were to provide Site Management, Health Physics and Health and Safety support for

numerous projects.

Site Manager/Safety and Health Officer:

Witherspoon Salvage Inc.; Health and safety Officer during radiological survey assessment of

materials for release prior to remedial action at the Knoxville TN. facility.

Gregory Environmental; Performed walk down inspections, air monitoring and industrial

hygiene monitoring, photo documentation for site assessment prior to Carlsbad, New Mexico

facility being sold to Westinghouse Corporation.

Ferguson Harbours Inc; Emergency Response to a arsenic acid spill at the Norfolk Southern

Debutts Train Yard in Chattanooga TN.

Federal Mogul Corp; Site Manager for a facility Asbestos removal. Coordinated all crew,

sampling, and Industrial Hygiene monitoring activities. Acted as liaison between project manager

and client representative and managed all subcontract activities.

Brady A. Riggs, Sr.

5265 Old Sardis Pike Mayslick, KY 41055 Cell 606-***-****

BNFL Corp / Radian International; Responsibilities include a mix of supervising sampling activities in

performance site characterization K-33 demolition and decommissioning activities. Daily activities include

project planning, directing craft activities, and coordinating all peripheral activities such as radiological and

industrial hygiene sampling and inspections, which are required for the respective sites under my control.

Additional responsibilities include assisting the project management team with overall project planning,

coordination of transportation of samples to the laboratory, and development of project operations plans, project

management plans, and project proposal development.

Health Physics Support:

Witherspoon Salvage Inc., Performed radiological survey assessment of materials for release prior to

remedial action at the Knoxville TN. facility.

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC San Francisco, California

Electrical Underground Utility Worker February 1993 - June 1996

• Performed maintenance, repair, and installation of underground electrical cables and vaults. Lateral duties

included health and safety support, industrial hygiene monitoring equipment calibration and use, confined

space entry permitting, traffic control, mark and locate activities, pump truck operation, Boom Truck

operation, and Utility Tower construction, inspection, and inventory.

ERM West / Enviroclean Walnut Creek, California

Project Supervisor January 1992 – February 1993

• Directed site activities including sampling, air monitoring, soil excavation, UST removal, TSD facility

demolition, and permitting. Assisted the site project management team with overall project planning,

coordinated all transportation and disposal activities, developed project operations plans, project management

plans, and coordinated the transportation of samples to the laboratory.

IT CORPORATION Knoxville, TN

Senior Technician 1983 - 1992

• Assignments with the field operations and health and safety departments in environmental remediation

including emergency response operations dealing with fuel and hazardous chemical spills. Implemented the

operation of a high volume ambient air monitoring program at a dioxin contaminated soil excavation project.

EQUIPMENT SKILLS

• Skilled in the use, maintenance, and calibration of numerous industrial hygiene, radiological, and ambient

air monitoring systems and equipment.

REFERENCES UPON REQUEST

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