Rick Yeganeh Irvine, CA Tell: 714-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***
Summary:
• Seven years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety in the State of California acquired through working
for McNoon Group in Los Angeles
• Strong Knowledge of EH&S management systems and compliance with state and federal regulations
• Holding resilient expertise on managing Safety matters in diverse work areas such as manufacturing plants, oil and
gas facilities, schools, and hospitals acquired through working for a contracting company
Certification:
30-Hour OSHA General Industry, 29 CFR 1910, Occupational Safety and Health Administration May 10, 2013
40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), 29 CFR 1910.120, Los Angeles/Orange
May 3, 2013
County Environmental Training Center
Transportation of Hazardous Materials per DOT Regulations, 49 CFR 172.704, Los Angeles/Orange County Environmental
April 24, 2013
Training Center
The California Air Pollution Professional, Air Resources Board, Enforcement Division, Diamond Bar, CA March 26, 2013
Hazardous Waste Management in California 40 CFR 262.34(a) and 265.16, Los Angeles/Orange County Environmental
March 22, 2013
Training Center
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(RICE/NESHAP), Air Resources Board, Enforcement Division, Diamond Bar, CA February 28, 2013
First Responder Operation, Los Angeles/Orange County Environmental Training Center February 21, 2013
Greenhouse Gas Reporting, Los Angeles/Orange County Environmental Training Center February 6, 2013
Liquid Waste Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CSU Fullerton January 15, 2007
Solid Waste Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CSU Fullerton June 15, 2008
Experience:
Environmental Health and Safety Officer, McNoon Group, Los Angeles CA April 2006 – Present
• Creating and executing Business Continuity Plan (BCP) drawn based on ISO14001 and ISO31000 guidelines
• Leading Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Incident Response Team (IRT)
• Implementing EH&S assessment of equipment, work area and work routine according to company regulations
• Organizing company’s regular and emergency EH&S meetings
• Composing reports on the accounts for follow-up actions and distribution
• Performing First Aid and Accident Reporting measures
• Applying and instigating Safety Orientation, EH&S compliance training and assessments
• Assessing all company’s practices to ensure compliance with CalOSHA, SCAQMD, DTSC and EPA regulations
• Designing and maintaining safety and compliance programs for various departments
• Performing safety check of transporting hazardous wastes per Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations 49
CFR 172.704
• Taking measures to comply with California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program through creating and
maintaining Risk Management Plan (RMP) and Hazardous Materials Certificate of Registration
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Professional Membership:
The American Society of Safety Engineers February 2013-Present
Education:
University of California, Irvine
Master of Arts, Environmental History GPA 3.86 March 2011
California State University, Fullerton
Master of Science, Environmental Studies-policy and planning GPA 3.9 May 2008
Azad University, Gachsaran, Iran
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering-Refining GPA 3.6 January 2002
Thesis: Waste Water Treatment Engineering Processes
Skills:
Procedural write-ups software; Hand Calculation; Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, PowerPoint;
Minitab; Statdesk; Mathlab; Digital Archives programs; wiki protocols
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