Environment Health Safety (EHS)

Ainsworth Thomas, MPH

Huntsville, AL *****

***************@*****.*** 256-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/ainswortht

Experienced Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Leader, seeking a responsible senior level EHS position at an organization where opportunities exist for: creating and sustaining meaningful EHS Change, significant professional growth, along with expanded EHS responsibility both in the USA and Internationally.

Sectors where I have significant industry experience are the: Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology (FDA, GMP), Defense/Aerospace (held secret clearance for 7 years), Consulting and Industrial/Heavy Manufacturing sectors

Experience with Regulatory Agencies on the city, state, national and global levels

EHS Auditing for ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001, VPP and military safety mgmt. systems

Management of OSHA, EPA, Workers Comp. & Occupational Health/Wellness programs

Drives cultural EHS change. Dynamic Corporate Trainer at all organizational levels

Engaging corporate leader with well-developed people skills and cross-functional effectiveness

PSM, JSA/JHA, HazOPS, REACh, RoHS, Conflict Minerals and other global EHS standards

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LG Electronics USA Inc. Solar Division Huntsville, AL 2018 – 2019

Energy, Environment Safety (EESH) Manager

EESH management of Solar Business startup (Resigned due to reasons of conscience)

Provided EESH Leadership for LGE USA Business unit, start up for Solar manufacturing division

Manufactured Solar modules/panels for B2B sales and distribution

OFS FITEL, LLC. Carrollton, GA 2017 – 2018

Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Manager

EHS management with Environment, Health and Safety responsibilities for heavy manufacturing facility

Provides Leadership for the entire site as part of the senior management team

EHS management responsibilities for Optical Fiber manufacturing business unit

RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY Water Heater Division Montgomery, AL 2015 – 2017

Environment Health Safety (EHS) Manager with 8+ direct/indirect reports in three departments

Multi-Site EHS management with additional Occupational Health and Workers’ Compensation responsibilities

Active member of site leadership team of a manufacturing facility: 850+ employees, over 549,000 sq. ft.

Implements continuous improvement programs for site Workers’ Compensation, EHS, Wellness and Medical, programs. WC attorneys and review open/potential claims.

Three Registered Nurses (RNs) direct reports, ran a medical clinic 5 days per week, 14.5 hours per day

Responsible for transforming EHS department and medical clinic towards world class performance

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Formerly NICHOLS ALUMINUM) Decatur, AL 2014 – 2015

EHS Manager II / Division EHS Manager with Nichols Aluminum (prior to Aleris acquisition)

EHS management with multi-site EHS leadership responsibilities (Plant Closed after Nichols-Aleris Merger)

Multi-site EHS leadership responsibilities that create and maintain effective environmental, occupational health, safety and sustainable responsible work environment and a leading-edge EHS culture

Key Nichols Aluminum EHS leader for the corporate integration team in the Nichols Aluminum Aleris International, Inc. acquisition/merger

CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (CTC), Huntsville, AL 2011 – 2013

Industrial Hygienist III and Sr. EHS professional (Job ended due to loss of government funding)

Senior Industrial Hygienist and EHS professional supporting Military installations in USA and internationally

Performed IH/Safety baseline assessments of all aspects hazardous operations on Military installations including: occupational safety and health, explosives, ammunition disposal and a wide variety of maintenance shops and activities. Worked on installations in Japan and with cross functional teams

THE BOEING COMPANY Huntsville, AL 2008 – 2011

Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Program Management Specialist

Highly effective and accomplished EHS team member in the aerospace and defense industry

Active participant in the implementation of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 safety management systems

Contributing Hazard Communication team member for Boeing Enterprise for new GHS implementation.

Proactive Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Hazard Communication, Behavior Based Safety, Contractor Safety for Boeing Huntsville. Spearheaded Chemical Hygiene Plan and Laboratory Safety efforts.

HEXCEL CORPORATION Decatur, AL 2007 - 2008

Environmental, Health, Safety and Training Professional

Implemented programs to ensure EHS compliance and training for a busy chemical manufacturing facility

Actively supported normal plant EHS operations and plant maintenance shut-down activities

Provided safety expertise for design engineering reviews, HazOps and Job Hazard Analysis

NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS (formerly Shearwater Polymers, Inc.) Huntsville, AL 1998 - 2006

Senior Environmental, Health and Safety Professional (Layoff 5 years after Nektar Merger-Buyout)

Developed and implemented EHS programs for this biopharmaceutical manufacturing company.

Redesigned hazardous waste management program, created savings in excess of $120,000.

Successful corporate EHS trainer, performed in excess of two dozen training sessions annually

Championed efforts to comply with environmental, OSHA, DOT and other Local, State and Federal regulations, which produced clean audits with no significant findings. Led Laboratory Safety effort.

MADISON FAMILY CARE, P.C. (Family Medicine private practice) Madison, AL 2000 – 2010

Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Business Owner

Successful healthcare business owner for 10 years. Senior level administrative duties. EMR/EHR

FORTUNE 500 PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES CA / NJ / AL 1985 - 1998

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Chemist / Scientist

Baxter Healthcare, Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer (Warner-Chilcott), MERCK

Quality Control, Analytical R&D, GMP, FDA, potent pharmaceutical compounds

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Georgia Tech: OSHA OTI 501 Train the Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards

Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS): Fort Sam, San Antonio

Department of the Army, Fort Campbell, KY: Technical Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Boeing OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001 auditing, ISO 14001 and LEAN 101 Training. Dale Carnegie training

Safe Bridge Potent Compound training for the pharmaceutical industry

Achieved CTM designation: Competent Toast Master (Toastmasters: international public speaking org.)

EDUCATION

Master of Public Health (MPH): Environmental and Occupational Health

Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA

Bachelor’s Degree: Chemistry

Loma Linda University, Riverside, CA

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE / TECHNICAL SKILLS / AFFILIATIONS

Highly developed interpersonal skills: oral, written and training at all organizational levels

Employee occupational health and wellness initiatives, PPE, Chemical Hazard analysis and corporate IH

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Pharmaceutical Analytical Lab Chemistry, Deep Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Scientific Experience. Microsoft proficiency

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