HSE Manager
Resume:
Edgar Herrera
**** ****** **., **** ******, CA **660
*******@*****.***
Valspar- EPS_Los Angeles, July 2011 – Present
HSE Manager
• Responsible for overseeing day to day operations of manufacturing plant in respect to HSE programs. Establish HSE
plant goals in line with companywide objectives and implement action plans.
• Develop, write and issue HSE improvement plans.
• Developed of Employee Learning Path
• Train personnel in new positions via Learning path and conduct monthly safety training.
• Managed and track all Lean Six Sigma (6s) projects and corrective actions.
• Prepared for and participated in surveillance and internal HSE audits.
• Manage all Regulatory Programs
o Title V (AQMD)
Permit conditions
Semi-Annual and Annual reports
o CUPA
Business Plan (CERs)
Permit By Rule Programs – Waste Water Treatment and Drum Rinsing with isocyanides
Hazardous Waste Management (LQG)
• SB14 and Bi-Annual Reports
o Risk Management Programs (RMP)- (EPA) Level 1, 2 and 3.
o Process Safety Management (PSM) – 14 Elements
o Managed the Sanitation Districts of LA Waste Water Permits, Testing and Reports.
o Storm water Program (SWP3) – Annual Reports, Training and Inspections.
o Spill Prevention Controls and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
• Led all Incident investigation processes and corrective actions via TapRoot
• Managed all Worker Compensation Cases
• Coordinated all Industrial Hygienist testing and develop corrective actions with production based on findings.
• Developed DOT Security Plans, Training and internal audits.
• Perform duties of open positions due to staff changes and vacancies including Plant Engineer, Production Manager,
and Materials Manager.
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Valspar- Montebello and Seattle July 2007-July 2011
HSE Manager
• Training the Trainer and personalize the training material to the company's needs.
• Managed all Air Quality Requirements and condition of Title V Permits.
• Designed training topics for company. (PowerPoint presentations)
o LOTO-HOT Work- PPE -HAZCOM -Emergency Response Plan -Fire extinguisher, Machine
Guarding -Bloodborne Pathogens -Heat Stress, Emergency Response Program, Confine Space,
Back Safety, Ergonomics, etc.
• Developed and Managed the Emergency Response plans
• Manage all Regulatory Programs
o Title V (AQMD)
Permit conditions
Semi-Annual and Annual reports
o CUPA
Business Plan
Permit By Rule Programs – Waste Water Treatment and Drum Rinsing with isocyanides
Hazardous Waste Management (LQG)
• SB14 and Bi-Annual Reports
o Risk Management Programs (RMP)- (EPA) Level 1, 2 and 3.
o Process Safety Management (PSM) – All 14 Elements
o Managed LA Sanitation District Waste Water Permits, Testing and Reports.
o Storm water Program (SWP3)
o Spill Prevention Controls and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
• Led all Incident investigation processes and corrective actions via TapRoot
• Managed all Worker Compensation Cases
• Coordinated all Industrial Hygienist testing and develop corrective actions with production based on findings.
• Developed DOT Security Plans, Training and internal audits.
ORCO BLOCK COMPANY INC July-2005-2007
• Training the Trainer and personalize the training material to the company's needs.
• Designed training topics for company. (PowerPoint presentations)
o LOTO - PPE -HAZCOM -Emergency Response Plan -Fire extinguisher, Machine Guarding
-Bloodborne Pathogens -Heat Stress, Emergency Response Program, Confine Space, Back
Safety, Ergonomics, etc.
• Emergency Response plans
• Business plans
• Accident/Incident Investigation Procedures
• Mock OSHA Inspections
• Appeal Process for OSHA citations (District and State)
• Hazard assessments for all job positions
• Design modified position for injured staff
• Close contact with industrial clinics for pre-employment physicals and illnesses and injury updates.
• OSHA 300 LOGS. (7 Locations)
• WC Claim Case Manager
• Loss Run Reports(7 Locations)
• Storm water program: (5 Locations) Staff Training, Inspections and Annual Report Submittal.
• EPA and AQMD related permits and affairs.
Natureli S.A. de C.V. Researcher Feb. 2001 - Jan.2005
• Safety Coordinator for 2 facilities. (Safety training meetings and topic designs)
• Cell culture preparation for recombinant DNA of plants and mushrooms.
• Medicinal component extraction and purification of plants and mushrooms.
• Prepared reagents, media and stock solutions.
• Presented progress reports at weekly lab meeting.
• Trained incoming personnel and interns on research and safety guidelines.
• Conducting the extraction of medicinal components of mushrooms such as Ganoderma lucidum for the
development of an elixir.
• Controlling growth parameters of greenhouses for the cultivation edible and medicinal mushrooms.
• Conducting technical assessment to companies related to the field of the cultivation of mushrooms.
• Developing procedures for obtaining licenses to put herbal remedies on to the market via health
administrations.
• Developing protocols to improve genetically the phenotypes of mushrooms and plants so as to take
advantage of its improvements on the industry.
CIGMAC S.A. de C.V. Researcher Sep. 1997 - Jan. 2001
• Cell culture preparation for recombinant DNA of plants and mushrooms.
• Medicinal component extraction and purification of plants and mushrooms.
• Prepared reagents, media and stock solutions.
• Presented progress reports at weekly lab meetings.
• Trained incoming personnel and interns.
• Conducting tissue cultures for agave Tequilana wever, edible and medicinal mushrooms and other
plants.
• Developing research protocols for the process of extraction of medicinal components of mushrooms and
plants.
• Maintaining and performing contamination analysis on the installations.
Conducting the propagation of mushroom mycelium from petri dishes to an industrial level on sawdust
or grain.
• Developing procedures for obtaining licenses to put herbal remedies on to the market via health
administrations.
California State University of Los Angeles (Physical Chem. Lab) Student Researcher Sep. 1995 - Jun.
1997
• Developing and applying research on the extraction and analysis of the trans membrane protein
bacteriorodopcin pertaining to H. halobium cells.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Lab Techniques: Microsoft Laboratory
Aseptic technique Growth media preparation
Cell and tissue culture Ultra Centrifugation
Protein Isolation and identification Fractional Distillations
IR NMR
PCR DNA sequencing
Sucrose gradients for purification of proteins DNA Extraction
Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, AcessDataBase
EDUCATION
Level of Education B.S. (California State University Los Angeles) - 1997
Major Science
Specific Degree Molecular Biology
Professional Experience 15 Years
Bilingual: Spanish 100%
Interests: Self Defense training, playing and watching sports, hiking, reading.
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