Design Engineer Manufacturing

Osvaldo J. de Armas

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Miami, FL 33143

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BECKMAN COULTER,

Miami, Florida

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist.

1997 - 2013

Responsible for environmental and safety inspections, audits, and

samplings, on work areas, satellite accumulation points and hazardous waste

storage areas. Prepare and schedule with contractors all haz waste, lab

packs, oil, lead and universal waste pick-ups. Review and sign hazardous

waste shipping manifests. Perform emergency response cleanup to chemical

and/or mercury spills. Trainer in Haz Mat / Haz Com Training. Monitor waste

generation and chemical storage areas, all sites. Maintain chemical waste

log and inspect each site weekly. Accompany federal, state, and county

inspectors on unannounced site inspections, and submit a report of said

inspections to the EHS Director and Legal Dept. Prepare for approval state

and county reports, Tier II, and Biennial Hazardous Waste Report. Update

Environmental Emergency Contingency Plans for all Beckman Coulter sites. At

the present time Beckman Coulter has three different sites, twelve

buildings, totaling over 700,000 square feet of manufacturing,

laboratories, and office space.

Decontamination and Receiving Department, Supervisor.

1991-1997

Responsible for preparing medical equipment, for remanufacturing, customer

repair, or scrapping. Monitor and control of precious metals, lead, gold,

and platinum for reclamation and biohazard waste materials. Responsible for

a crew of eight.

. Was able to change the department's category from overhead to direct

labor status, through the use of refurbished parts and assemblies

saved from scrapped equipment to be used for manufacturing.

. Created a process to clean waste mercury thus changing its category

from hazardous waste to clean mercury, making it cheaper to transport

and recycle.

Carpentry and Construction Department, Leadsperson.

1986-1991

Responsible for all of Coulter's 24 buildings. Over 1 million square feet

of combined occupancy, offices, laboratories, and production floor. Other

duties included roof maintenance, grounds, and parking lots. Coordinate

work with contractors on special projects. Responsible for a crew of

twelve.

. Directed in house crew for all construction projects without the need

to use outside contractors, keeping expenses below budget.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

SHELLY MANUFACTURER,

Miami, Florida

Design Engineer

Custom Food Service Equipment Designer for high end restaurants and cruise

ships.

SHELTON and ZAJAC CONSULTING ENGINEERS,

Coral Gables, Florida

Senior Design Draftsperson

Drafted plumbing, electrical and air conditioning layouts for commercial

and residential buildings. Projects included; The Falls Mall, Fisher

Island, Arvida Corp. and Howard Johnson Hotels.

EDUCATION

Miami-Dade Community College

Associate in Science

Environmental Science Technology

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Working knowledge of OSHA, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), FDA,

USDA, ISO 9000, DOT and EPA Regulations.

HAZWOPER, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

OSHA mandated requirements under 29 CFR 1910.120.

RCRA/EPA Hazardous Waste Management

EPA requirements under 40 CFR 262.34 and 265.16.

Note: HAZWOPER and RCRA/EPA refresher training

must be taken annually to maintain state certification.

Class "D" Statewide Security Officer License

Class "G" Statewide Firearm License

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs.

"TWIC" Transportation Worker Identification Credential,

Homeland Security, Expires 07-Oct-2017

Fluent in Spanish

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