Environmental, Safety & Health Manager

Erin Marie Snyder

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Summary of Qualifications

Detail-oriented Industrial Hygienist/Occupational Health and Safety

Specialist with experience in indoor air quality, identifying and

evaluating potential hazards across various industries.

. Ensures instrumentation and apparatus are in compliance with safety

regulations, company training records are up-to-date, and that safety

programs conform to industry standards.

. Evaluates efficacy of training curricula and protective equipment and

makes recommendations for improvement.

. Works well in collaborative environments, maintaining open line of

communication with team members and conveying challenges with and

status of tasks in order to manage projects effectively.

. Draws upon solid writing skills to develop results reports, expressing

complex information in nontechnical terms to facilitate thorough

understanding by individuals with limited technical background.

Core Competencies

Noise Dosimeter . Sound Level Meter . TSI Q-Trak Indoor Air Quality

Meter . Moisture Meter

TSI Portacount Plus . Sensidyne Colorimetric Hand Pump . BIOS DryCal DC-

lite

Personal Samplers . TSI VelociCalc . Flow Hood . Particle Counter .

Heat Stress Monitor

Professional Experience

Concurrent Technologies Corporation 2012 - Present

Industrial Hygienist II

. Conduct baseline health and safety surveys at Amy installations

throughout the United States

. Recognize and assess potential occupational safety and health hazards,

ranging from indoor air quality to potential causes of hearing damage

. Conduct noise and ventilation surveys in various types of working

environments

. Compile findings and recommendations and enter data into the Defense

Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS)

Consultant 2009 -2010

. Worked with Performance Based Safety and SPAN International, a

Missouri based company, to develop curriculum for a CIH prep course.

. Worked with Mileo & Associates, a Florida based company, as a 3rd

party consultant providing safety program development, MSDS/chemical

reviews, and noise surveys.

. Worked with SafeX, an Ohio based company, as a 3rd party technical

report writer/reviewer as projects were completed.

Environmental Consulting and Technology, Inc., Tampa, Florida 2007-2008

Senior Associate Scientist, On Call

. Utilized variety of equipment, including sampling pumps and noise

dosimeters to monitor working environment.

. Consulted with defense contractor and conducted job hazard analysis,

observing numerous jobs, ascertaining risk factors, and tracking

substances with which employees came in contact.

. Measured noise levels and gained experience evaluating highly

automated processes at printing company.

. Recognized and assessed potential occupational safety and health

hazards, ranging from indoor air quality to potential causes of

hearing damage.

. Checked company records to determine whether training was up-to-date

or needed to be supplemented; outlined list of required training and

communicated company's further needs to supervisor.

. Submitted sampling media for off-site testing, determined and

specified laboratory methodology to utilize, and maintained chain of

custody records.

. Interpreted lab results and analyzed data, comparing findings to

national standards; completed results statements discussing findings

and observations during field surveys and submitted to health and

safety coordinator.

. Recommended implementation or modification of training programs to

mitigate occupational safety and health hazards based upon conclusions

drawn from sampling data.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati,

Ohio 2001-2005

Industrial Hygienist

. Led interdisciplinary team of physicians, engineers, occupational

nurses, and toxicologists in traveling to job sites to investigate

potential occupational safety and health hazards.

. Coordinated field surveys on location at industrial, manufacturing,

and recreational sites; researched industrial operations, processes,

materials, and by-products and developed sampling strategies to

evaluate risks.

. Obtained samples using instrumentation including sampling pumps and

direct reading instruments, submitted media for lab testing, analyzed

results, and made recommendations to alleviate safety hazards.

. Incorporated medical team's findings into lengthy final reports,

writing in concise and nontechnical terminology to ensure

comprehension by diverse audiences; distributed statements to

management delegate, labor union head, and employee who requested

testing to be performed.

. Directed pilot program, tracking implementation of recommendations

across several companies one year after initial assessment; gathered

data to determine program's efficacy by reviewing report, findings,

and suggestions for improvement and obtaining feedback on consequent

improvements or setbacks.

. Fielded telephonic inquiries from general public, addressing

occupational health and safety questions and concerns.

. Presented field research at professional meetings and in peer-reviewed

journals.

General Electric Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio 2000-2001

Industrial Hygiene Technical Assistant

. Performed extensive material safety data sheet (MSDS) research and

updated database of current and previous products used in

manufacturing sector.

. Developed sampling strategies, evaluated controls, and conducted

industrial hygiene surveys; collected data using air monitoring

equipment, interpreted information, and suggested changes to diminish

risk factors.

. Reviewed safety training program content for compliance with OSHA

standards and evaluated illness and injury rates within company to

determine program efficacy; conveyed conclusions to health and safety

professionals.

. Established programs for environmental, health, and safety departments

for metal working fluids management and Legionella management.

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 1999-2001

Graduate Assistant

. Led graduate student laboratory sessions in air sampling and analysis

courses, supervising students during lab experiments, facilitating

class discussions, and grading work.

. Participated in environmental health department seminars and conducted

respirator fit-testing.

GENESCREEN, INC., Dayton, Ohio 1998-1999

Lab Technician

. Implemented RFLP and PCR technology to isolate, hybridize, and analyze

DNA samples for paternity testing

. Performed media preparation and equipment sterilization

. Maintained documentation to facilitate analysis procedures

SILIKER LABORATORIES, Marion, Iowa

1998

Lab Technician

. Performed media preparation and equipment sterilization

. Prepared food samples for microbiological testing

. Maintained documentation to facilitate analysis procedures

Education

M.S., Industrial Hygiene, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

2001

B.S., Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 1997

Minor in Chemistry

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Snyder EM, McKay RT. "An Evaluation of Irritant Smoke to Detect Exhalation

Valve Leakage in Respirators." Applied Occupational and Environmental

Hygiene, Volume 18, Issue 9, 2003, 702-707.

McKinney K, Benson S, Lempert A, Singal M, Wallingford K, Snyder E.

"Occupational Exposures to Air Contaminants at the World Trade Center

Disaster Site - New York." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,

September-October, 2001, 51(21):453.

Wallingford KM, Snyder EM. "Occupational Exposures during the World Trade

Center Disaster Response." Toxicology and Industrial Health, Volume 17,

Issues 5-10, 2001, 247-253.

Professional Presentations

Snyder E, Sollberger R, Tapp L. "An Introduction to the NIOSH Follow-Back

Program: An Evaluation Tool for Health Hazard Evaluations." American

Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. May 2004.

Mattorano DA, Wallingford KM, Snyder EM, Esswein EJ, McCleery RE, Baron S.

"CDC/NIOSH Emergency Response: Occupational Exposures during the World

Trade Center Disaster - A Look at Rescue Workers." American Industrial

Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Dallas, Texas. May 2003.

Mattorano DA, Wallingford KM, Snyder EM. "Rescue Workers' Occupational

Exposures during the World Trade Center Disaster Response." U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development

Workshop: Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Associated with National

Emergencies, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. November 2002.

Snyder EM, Wallingford KM, Mattorano DA. "Occupational Exposures during

the World Trade Center Disaster Response." Iota Sigma Chemistry Society,

Cincinnati, Ohio. October 2002.

Snyder EM. "Determination of Known Respirator Valve Leakage Using an

Irritant Smoke Test Kit." American Industrial Hygiene Conference and

Exposition, San Diego, California. June 2002.

Wallingford KM, Snyder EM. "Occupational Exposures during the World Trade

Center Disaster Response." 36th Annual Conference for Theories and

Practices in Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Cincinnati, Ohio. April 2002.

Awards

Best in Session. Snyder E, Sollberger R, Tapp L. "An Introduction to the

NIOSH Follow-Back Program: An Evaluation Tool for Health Hazard

Evaluations." Presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and

Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. May 2004.

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