Engineer Engineering

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME Adam Gribb, P.E., P. Eng., CHMM, SMS

NATIONALITY American

EDUCATION Chemical Engineering, Bachelors of Science,

Michigan State University, 1992, East Lansing, MI, USA

Hazardous Waste Management, Certificate of Graduate Studies,

Wayne State University, 1995, Detroit, MI, USA

German Language and Culture, Zertifikat Deutsch,

Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, 2012, Stuttgart, Germany

CONTACT ******@*****.***, 803-***-**** (cell)

PRESENT POSITION HSE Engineer

IN COMPANY

LANGUAGES English (Native Speaker)

German (Zertifikat Deutsch (B1))

EXPERIENCE Professional Registered Engineer – Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas, USA

Alberta, Canada

Safety Management Specialist - Board of Certified Safety Professionals

2014-2017

ThyssenKrupp – Denver, USA

International Lead HSE Engineer

Updated, reviewed, and revised internal HSE standard procedures, plans, and specifications.

Reviewed US and international regulations and standards for their applicability to projects at new and existing facilities.

Determined the classification, location, and size of the Hazardous Areas for manufacturing facilities.

Conducted Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) for proposed chemical processes including verification of Safety Integrity Levels (SIL).

Developed Performance Based Design for fire protection of process enclosures.

Responsible for the Professional Engineering requirements of the HSE and Process Engineering Departments for a large fertilizer facility design project.

Lead HSE Engineer for a new Egyptian Ammonia Facility project.

Developed Heath Safety and Environmental Plans, Hazardous Area Layout, and Fire Protection Plans, including development of Fire Scenarios, Specification of Fire fighting and protection equipment, and design of the ring main with hydrants and monitors and Fire Truck, for a range of industrial facilities.

2012-2014

University of London – London, Great Britain

Student

Student in Sustainability Management program including International Environmental Law.

2011-2012

Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen – Stuttgart, Germany

German Language and Culture, Zertifikat Deutsch, Intensive Courses A1-B1

2010-2011

Rhodia - Charleston, SC, USA

Process Engineer

Redesigned proposed railcar turning station saving $750,000 and reducing construction time to one week.

Received letter of recognition for designing and implanting process change to prevent plant shutdown due to wastewater contamination.

Led engineering review to find the source of wastewater contamination which increased plant uptime by 3 days per quarter.

Provided engineering and design support for the manufacturing of CWC (Chemical Weapons Convention) Schedule 3 chemicals and emission control operations.

Initiated engineering review of the boiler systems to reduce emissions and sell excess emission credits.

Implemented site-wide waste segregation project reducing volume of wastewater treated by 1/3.

2008-2010

Project Integration - Greer, SC, USA

Project Engineer

Developed equipment specifications, process control requirements, and air dispersion model used to insure fence line emissions concentrations were below regulatory limits and odor thresholds at a sustainable pesticide facility.

Reviewed and certified the design and equipment selection for a wastewater system at a Tier I automotive supplier.

Provided engineering and environmental justification for permit exempt operations at an automotive assembly facility.

Provided the engineering justification for the design and control equipment at a proposed Biomass based Electrical Plant.

Generated hand calculated material and energy balance of glass manufacturing facility to verify process simulation models.

Completed a top to bottom audit of the Process Safety Management program for large oil refinery.

2003-2008

RTP Environmental - Greer, SC, USA

Field Compliance Manager

Managed full and part time professional staff.

Provided on-site compliance management and environmental leadership for a $300 Million (2005) utility project.

Developed city-wide multi-facility air dispersion models based on current and historical data used as part of a class action lawsuit against companies profiled in PBS FRONTLINE episode ‘A Dangerous Business’.

Calculated the air and water emissions for a large range of industrial facilities.

Managed asbestos and mixed waste remediation including scheduling and contractor selections.

Developed Stormwater Pollution Prevention (SWPP), Spill Prevention, Counter Measure and Control Plan (SPCC) and Integrated Contingency Plans (ICP) for a wide range of plants.

Conducted occupational noise studies at a mining operation, including rock crushing and blasting.

2001-2003

Cicada Consulting, Greer, SC, USA

Compliance Manager

•Verified the need for in-depth dispersion modeling at manufacturing facility located near sensitive populations.

•Led Startup to profitability in less than 3 years.

•Successfully recruited Fortune 500 companies to a brand new startup.

•Responsible for budgeting, business plan development, and financial reporting.

2000-2001

Cardinal Stabilizers - Columbia, SC, USA

HSE Manager

Redesigned steam condensate system resulting in a saving of $1,500,000 per year.

Used lean manufacturing techniques to increased capacity of Tolling Operations by 35% without additional capital expense.

Oversaw facility safety program which had zero lost time incidents for two continuous quarters for the first time in five years.

Directly managed and mentored two professional employees.

Successfully negotiated environmental compliance issues with state and federal officials.

1997-2000

WeylChem, Elgin, SC, USA

Plant Superintendent

Managed over 25 employees including hourly and salary staff, developed manpower assignments, maintenance schedules, and equipment and product changeovers.

Improved new process to reuse wash solvent resulting in a 20% savings.

Reviewed distillation operation to remove impurities leading to a reducing rework by 35%.

Led Six Sigma project to find source of incomplete reaction resulting in a 10% decrease in batch time and a 25% reduction in the amount of catalyst used.

Scheduled and conducted new hire training for 33 employees on 4 rotating shifts in less than 60 days.

Directly managed four professional and 24 hourly employees.

Provided night and weekend supervision including new process start-ups.

Selected for advanced managerial training.

Fire Brigade Member, 1998-2000

1992-1997

BF Goodrich - Brighton, MI, USA

Process Engineer

Completed engineering rotations in Research and Development, Quality Control, EH&S, and Process Engineering.

Conducted facility wide material and energy balance that resulted in a quarterly savings of $50,000.

Led team that implemented Process Safety Management standard including leading HazOp studies and conducting Task Analysis.

Initiated waste stream review that reduced hazardous waste by 8 tons annually.

Managed capital projects to $500,000.

Supervised production and testing of first million dollar automotive coating.

Assisted Michigan State Police Fire Marshal division with a criminal investigation.

Developed Industrial Hygiene program for Lab and Production employees.

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