Ray Bell
P.O. Box ****
Princeton, WV *****
***********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Valley Fayette High School
Graduated 1987
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION
Advanced Tank Car Specialist
DuPont Cargo Tank Specialist
Air Monitoring Specialist
Certified Hazardous Materials Handler (CHMH)
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Over 15 years of experience in multi-discipline emergency response, including emergency
hazardous materials response, handling of hazardous waste, supervision of superfund sites,
development and implementation of hazardous waste treatment systems, management and
supervision of field operations, QA/QC, inventory control, and resource allocation.
Demonstrated leadership skills to utilize personnel, equipment, and resources in operations
involving a wide variety of contaminants, hazardous materials storage and transportation
methods. Maintained communications with clients and performed in various capacities
while interacting with federal, state and local officials. Current responsibilities include
Branch Manager for First Response Environmental Group responding to and managing /
supervising various types and levels of hazardous and non-hazardous material emergencies
along with client relations, sales and marketing.
*Branch Manager W.E.L. Inc.
*Field Services Line of Busines Sales Specialist Clean Harbors Environmental Services
*Branch Manager Knoxville Territory for First Response Environmental Group
*First full time HEPACO Knoxville employee.
*Received the HEPACO Bar of Excellence for outstanding employee performance.
*Received letter of commendation from Volunteer Highway Supply for performance during
the cleanup of hazardous materials following a large fire at their facility.
*Received letter of commendation from Norfolk Southern Environmental Operations
Engineer Joe Oliver for actions taken following the derailment of three tank cars
of solvent.
PRIOR
EXPERIENCE
August 2013 to Current
W.E.L. Inc.
Supervisor/Technician
August 2012 to March 2013
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
Field Services Line of Business Sales Specialist
November 2010 to August 2012
First Response Environmental Group
Branch Manager Knoxville Territory
Responsibilities include:
Establish a safe, accident free work environment
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Establish and maintain customer relationships
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Inventory Control and Resource Allocation for Knoxville Office
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Management and supervision of field activities
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April 2001 to August 2010
HEPACO, Inc.
Responsibilities included:
Management and Supervision of field activities
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Quality Assurance / Quality Control
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Inventory Control
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Hazardous Materials Removal, Storage and Disposal
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Employee Health & Safety
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Equipment Operator
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Maintained all safety and air monitoring equipment
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Training instructor for HEPACO employees and clients
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Management of numerous large scale Haz Mat Incidents
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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Emergency Response Technician on several EPA Superfund projects as well as many
smaller responses for various things such as large mercury spills, large soil
remediations and asbestos abatement jobs. Operated pug mill, track loader and
compactor.
Foreman for the closure and remediation of Rock Hill Labs in Newport, TN. Site
consistedof over 5,000 unknown chemicals and several warfare agents. Assisted with
the design, development and operation of numerous treatment systems. Made over
200 Level A entries during the duration of this job.
Emergency Response Supervisor on multiple train derailments and incidents
ranging in size and magnitude involving a wide variety of commodities. Many, such
as a derailed Oleum rail car, requiring Level A& B entries.
Emergency Response Supervisor on several railcar transfers and decontaminations.
Emergency Response Supervisor for 400,000 gallon oil spill on the Mississippi River
in New Orleans, LA. Supervised many boat and ground crew operations during the
cleanup effort.
Emergency Response Supervisor for the cleanup following Hurricane Katrina.
Oversaw logistics of a large number of employees disbursed throughout the Gulf
Coast as well as maintained relationships with Federal, State and Local officials.
Emergency Response Supervisor for the transfer of an overturned, leaking highway
tanker of Titanium Tetrachloride.
President Knoxville Terminalling Association
Chairman Tennessee Trucking Association East TN Safety Management Council /
Maintenance Council
TRAINING
OSHA 30 HOUR CONSTRUCTION
OSHA 40 HOUR HAZWOPER
OSHA HAZWOPER SUPERVISOR
EPA / AHERA 40 HOUR ASBESTOS SUPERVISOR
OSHA CONFINED SPACE ENTRY / OPERATIONS
24 HOUR INCIDENT COMMAND
CSXT ON TRACK WORKER SAFETY
24 HOUR CLANDESTINE METH LAB CONTRACTOR
16 HOUR DOT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & WASTE REGULATIONS
DUPONT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DUPONT CARGO TANK SPECIALIST
DUPONT DOT LOADER / UNLOADER / SHIPPER
OSHA HAZWOPER SUPERVISOR
AIR MONITORING SPECIALIST
BASIC EXCAVATION & MANAGEMENT HAZARDOUS CONTAINERS
BASIC HANDLING & MANAGEMENT UNKNOWN COMPRESSED GASES
DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS / WMD AWARENESS
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TANK CAR SPECIALIST
ADVANCED TANK CAR SPECIALIST
HEPACO INC. INSTRUCTOR
HEPACO SAFETY COMMITTEE
CSXT / CTEH TEST NET FIRST RESPONDER
WV FIREFIGHTER I, II, AND III
8 Hr. CONFIDENCE IN THE HOT ZONE EMERGENCY RESPOSE WORKSHOP
LOGISTICS MANAGER FOR HEPACO DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
RESPONSE
CERTIFIED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HANDLER (CHMH)