Environmental Heath and Safety Manager
Resume:
ROBIN A. HOY
Lawrenceville, NJ
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PROFILE
Senior Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Professional with broad multi-disciplined experience and over 18 years experience in the Electric and Gas Utility industry. Effective leader and team builder with ability to develop and lead complex programs and projects to successful completion. Development and management of cross-functional, multi-discipline teams. Experience and expertise include:
•Policy & Program Development
•Project Management and Development
•Legislative and Regulatory Interpretation and Strategy
•Budgeting and Financial Management
•Training Development and Implementation
•Remediations & Brownfield Redevelopment
•Strategic Planning and Outreach
•Risk Management/Loss Prevention & Control
•Due Diligence, Auditing/Assessments
•Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001)
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS and EXPERIENCE
PSE&G, Lawrenceville, NJ; May 2014 to Present.
Manager Environmental Compliance – Electric Operations.
Environmental Manager for the Electric Operations. Responsible for environmental compliance and support for the Electric Line of Business. Manage Environmental Specialists and Bargaining Unit employees in all aspects of environmental compliance and spill response and remediation. Environmental oversight of Electric headquarters facilities and over 200 stations. Responsible for SPCC plan compliance and upgrades. Develop, communicate and implement environmental programs, procedures, and work practices. Training and controls to ensure compliance, cost effective results and enhanced operational excellence. Interface consistently with operations and senior management to improve operational excellence. Strategic development, regulatory interpretation, alignment with Line of Business goals and initiatives. Develop and implement process improvements including spill management and emergency response, inter-departmental coordination, document and record management, and staffing. Responsible for meeting and scorecard metrics and tracking departmental progress and goals, and employee development. Responsible for permitting, audits, self-assessments, and overall environmental compliance for the line of business. Oversee permitting for Electric Operations including air permits, underground storage tanks, and wildlife permits. Coordinate with other managers and legal on environmental strategies for state and federal regulatory programs including the NJ Site Remediation Program, Underground Storage Tank programs, and TSCA.
CONSOLIDATED EDISON OF NY, INC. New York, NY; June 2009 to April 2014.
Senior Environmental Specialist
Environmental Compliance and Management for Electric substations and facilities in Westchester and Bronx, NY. Incident Command and Emergency Response, Compliance Assistance, Safety & Environmental Auditing & Assessments, Environmental Management Programs. Interface with Community and Public Affairs to obtain corporate goals and initiatives. Municipal and Regulatory coordination for incident management and strategic programs. Participate in inter-utility and regulatory organizations to support business initiatives. Loss Prevention and Risk Management. Interface with insurance providers and state and federal regulatory agencies for reporting and inspections. ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. Program & Procedure development. Review and coordination of engineering designs and installations for SPCC and facility upgrades. Operations and Maintenance program development and implementation. Monitor accidents and near misses.
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC. West Chester, PA; December 2004 to January 2009
Environmental, Health & Safety Manager
EHS Compliance and Management for 9 RCRA permitted facilities and operations in six states. Interface and negotiate with various state or federal regulatory agencies. Provide regulatory interpretations to Management for strategic alignment, Spill Response and Management. Provide technical expertise to solve a wide variety of environmental and safety issues. OSHA incident rate tracking and development and implementation of incident reduction programs. Accident monitoring and incident investigation. Safety and environmental training development and implementation. Interact with all levels of corporation for compliance, budgeting, and training. Development and Implementation of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. Responsible for meeting scorecard metrics and tracking departmental progress and goals. Permitting and regulatory reporting including RCRA permitting, TRI, Community Right to Know, hazardous and residual waste permitting and reporting.
FERRICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. Philadelphia, PA; 2003 to 2004
Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist
Provided safety and environmental services for all aspects of the environmental contacting business including OSHA training, budgeting, business development, proposal and report preparation, and permitting. Projects include Brownfields, tank installations and removals, hazardous waste management, and environmental remediation. Coordination with large customers, agencies and local governments. Permitting for DOT and UST, construction safety.
MID-ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES, INC. Colmar, PA; 2002 to 2003
Senior Environmental Engineer
Senior Project Manager for various projects and clients, business development and marketing. Senior manager responsibilities include Health & Safety Plan development, program management, staff mentoring, and business development. Established program for compliance tracking. Developed and conducted compliance seminars for gas retailers. Environmental review of property transactions including Phase I and Phase II and EPCRA investigations. Project Management for UST, site assessments and investigations, permitting and compliance assessments.
EXELON CORP./PECO ENERGY COMPANY, Philadelphia, PA; 1992 to 2001
Senior Environmental Engineer
Corporate environmental management and regulatory compliance. Policy, program, procedure and strategy development. Support Legal negotiations and claims. SEC reporting. Developed regulatory and redevelopment strategy. Project Manager for multimillion dollar Brownfield Redevelopment project including multiple state and federal regulatory programs. Participated in Public-Private Partnership development. Conducted high level negotiations between utility, regulatory agencies, community organizations and municipal governments. Implemented cost recovery measures, conducted public and media relations, managed environmental justice issues, developed and incorporated land use planning in redevelopment strategic plan, conducted environmental investigation and remediation. Developed regulatory and redevelopment strategy, conducted high level briefings and negotiations, cost recovery measures, public relations, environmental justice, managed land use planning. Participate in Inter-utility and regulatory organizations to support business initiatives, including drafting environmental regulations. Contract administration and management. Project manager for multiple large and small projects including large environmental remediations under state and federal regulatory programs. Conducted large customer facility siting, emergency response actions, due diligence for property transactions and auditing. Budget, planning and management. Coordinated with Economic Development and Public Affairs for large customer siting and strategic planning. Orchestrated and managed a Brownfield redevelopment resulting in $50MM savings. Environmental review for property transactions. Developed and implemented a corporate environmental training program in waste management, emergency response and general environmental awareness for workers, supervisors and senior management. Managed an EPA Emergency Response Action for a public mercury release involving public, local, state and federal government and agencies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC., Plymouth Meeting, PA; 1989 to 1992
Department Manager, Environmental Engineering and Permitting
Managed personnel and workload, business development and marketing. Conducted workload projections, planning and budgeting. Project Manager for large state and federally regulated projects including superfund, RCRA Corrective Actions, and Dept. of Defense projects. Detailed management of projects including development of communication plans, public meetings, press releases, municipal briefings, project plan submittals and stakeholder involvement. Environmental review of property transactions including Phase I and Phase II and EPCRA investigations. Review of office financial data, budgets and revenues. Strategic planning for office direction and success. Participated in government and stakeholder group to develop regulations in alignment with business strategic initiatives. Managed environmental permitting group including stormwater, wetlands, Army Corp., NPDES, and state permits.
WESTINGHOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC., Ambler, PA; 1988 to 1989
Environmental Engineer, Department Manager
Department Manager for environmental engineering and drafting. Managed personnel, workload, business development, and marketing. Developed training for PCB management and provided to various business sectors and municipal groups. Environmental review of property transactions including Phase I and Phase II and EPCRA and ISRA investigations. SPCC plan development. Project management for investigations and remediations, gas station redesign, USTs, and compliance audits, construction management and safety.
BCM ENGINEERS, INC., Plymouth Meeting, PA; 1983 to 1988
Engineer
Project Manager for various municipal water and wastewater engineering projects. Trained and managed a crew of field technicians. Municipal engineer for various municipalities and regional authorities. Developed SPCC plans for various clients. Participated in municipal planning and public meetings. Reviewed and approved various developer plans and submittals. Conceptual design of water and wastewater treatment facilities including sewerage systems, storm water systems, pumping stations and treatment plants. Developed and implemented Municipal Industrial Pretreatment Programs for various municipalities
COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plymouth Meeting, PA; 2002
Substitute Teachers Aide for secondary and elementary schools, regular and special education.
EDUCATION
MS, Organizational Leadership, Manhattan College, New York, NY
BS, Environmental Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
CERTIFICATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
Certified Safety Specialist (CSS), World Safety Organization
Society Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) Board Member (2005 – 2007)
Co-Chair Pollution Prevention Roundtable of Southeast, PA (1998)
EEI Utility Solid Waste Committees - Low Volume Waste Committee, Remediation Waste Committee, PCB Committee, Mixed Waste Task Force
EPRI: T&D and ROW Environmental Issues
HAZWOPER: Incident Commander, Emergency Responder, Hazardous Material Technician, 40-hour OSHA Health & Safety Training, OSHA Supervisor -Health & Safety
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