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BUFFORD Advincula Ang, CIH, CSP

CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST, CP # 10215

CERTIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL, LICENSE # 24399

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2008 - 2011 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR

Masters in Public Health, Environmental Health Sci.

GPA: 7.36/9.0

2007-2008 University of Minnesota

Twin Cities

Graduate Certificate in Emergency Preparedness,

Response & Recovery

2005 - 2008 University of Minnesota

Twin Cities

Master of Science, Environmental Health

GPA: 3.77/4.0

1995-1999 University of Santo Tomas

Manila, Philippines

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry

GPA: 2.4 on 1.0 scale

1983-1995 Philadelphia School

Quezon City, Philippines

Elementary and High School

academic recognitions and honors

Rackham International Students Fellowship,

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2010

3M Industrial Hygiene Scholarship Award, 2009

American Industrial Hygiene Foundation-Dr. Ralph G.

Smith Memorial Scholarship, 2009

Behner Scholarship Award, Rackham Graduate School,

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2008

Roberta A. Craig Fellowship in International Public

Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,

U.S.A., Fall Semester 2005 & 2006

Member, National Scholars Honors Society, 2007

Best Research Paper, 26th Annual National

Convention of Philippine College of Occupational

Medicine, February 2004

3rd Placer in Interuniversity Chemistry and

Environmental Quiz Bees (organized by HARIBON and

Philippine Association of Chemistry Students)

Consistent Honor Student in Elementary and High

School

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Diplomate, American Academy of Industrial Hygiene

Member, American Society of Safety Engineers

? Member, American

Industrial Hygiene Association

? Member, Integrated Chemists of the Philippines

? Member, Industrial Hygienists of the Philippines

WORK EXPERIENCES

Senior Industrial Hygiene Consultant, Golder

Associates Singapore, April 2013 - February 2014

Conducted industrial hygiene sampling and

environmental health and safety audits onshore,

provided health and safety advice to key clients

Performed asbestos surveys offshore; prepared

technical reports for clients

Trained employees on health effects of asbestos

Senior Safety Manager, Office of Safety, Health &

Environment, National University of Singapore

(NUS), September 2011 - April 2013

Lead safety and health promotional programmes for

NUS, i.e., Office & Laboratory Ergonomics, Noise &

Vibration Monitoring & Management, First Aid

Standard, Office Safety

Conducted ergonomic assessment of workplaces and

training of employees

Acted as a Safety Officer for the Faculty of

Dentistry; handle enquiries related to safety of

the facility

Conducted accident and incident investigations

Lead at least 50 audits of laboratories throughout

the university utilizing NUS standard and

international regulations.

Conducted industrial hygiene surveys and

assessments for the NUS laboratories and facilities

Graduate Student Instructor, College of Literature,

Science & Arts, July-August 2011

Taught Socio 210 (Introductory Statistics) to

undergraduate students

Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan

Department of Environmental Health Sciences,

September 2009 - December 2010

Taught 2 classes of EHS 500 made up of 150 Masters

of Public Health and Certificate of Public Health

students: Principles of Environmental Health

Sciences (1 residential in-class, 1 certificate

program)

Faculty Advisor, Natural Youth Leadership Forum on

Medicine-Chicago, June-July 2010

Facilitated medical sessions to high school

students regarding the use of Problem Based

Learning in medicine, Public Health Emergency

scenarios, development of public health projects,

and Disaster Triage

Intern Postgrad, Shell Global Solutions, Houston

TX, June-August 2009

Responsible for the conduct of Health Risk

Assessment (HRAs) of the different laboratories and

work sites of the facility; completed 5 assessments

. Research Specialist, Minnesota Emergency

Readiness Education & Training Grant (MERET),

University of Minnesota School of Nursing,

September 2006-August 2008

- Facilitated the conduct of MERET workshops,

seminars, Emergency Readiness Rounds & HSEEP

- Evaluated/Reviewed MERET online modules and

HSEEP trainings, provided research support as

needed

- Assisted in the design of the Hospital Incident

Command System toolkit, benefiting healthcare

trainers and emergency preparedness coordinators

involved in 35-W bridge collapse

- Lectured on Psychological First Aid at

different towns of Minnesota, benefiting at least

250 participants

- Prepared after reports of various workshops

offered by the training grant

. Industrial Hygiene Intern, Gopher Resource

Corporation, May 2006 - August 2008

Conducted air monitoring of lead, arsenic, cadmium,

silica and carbon monoxide exposure of workers

Performed quantitative fit testing of respirators

for use by 200 employees

Conducted heat stress monitoring and evaluated

results using the ACGIH Screening Criteria for Heat

Stress Exposure

Conducted noise monitoring and assessed results

using the OSHA Standards; recommended feasible

engineering control measures

Conducted silica monitoring and evaluated exposure

of workers

. Teaching Assistant: PubH 6101 (Environmental

Health), Division of Environmental Health Sciences,

University of Minnesota School of Public Health,

January to May 2006

presented lectures in various topics of

Environmental Health

responded to student inquiries and questions

provided assistance with class projects and

presentations

graded exams, class projects and presentations

. Research Assistant, Division of Environmental

Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of

Public Health, September 2005 - May 2006

recruited participants from consulting, regulatory

and manufacturing sectors for Focus Group

discussions utilizing AIHA and ASSE directories

transcribed minutes of meetings, analyzed responses

of participants

. Industrial Hygienist, Department of Labor and

Employment Occupational Safety & Health Center

(OSHC), from May 2002 - June 2007

Partook in formulating projects and training

programs for the workers and for the general public

anent preventive measures and solutions to

occupational health problems, i.e., exposure to

physical, chemical and biological hazards;

Inspected the industrial work environment,

benefiting at least 150 establishments, through the

use of sampling techniques and monitoring equipment

to test respirators and ventilation systems;

checked various raw materials, type of equipment

utilized, operational processes, work methods and

existing engineering controls used;

Performed laboratory analyses, experiments, and

tests in the workplace to evaluate the presence of

harmful agents found therein and, based on field

and laboratory findings, prepared technical reports

and gave technological and administrative

recommendations aimed in improving the industrial

work environment;

Wrote research publications on the prevailing work

conditions in Philippine industries and the hazards

in their premises; articles and researches include

noise levels measured in commercial and industrial

establishments, work environment hazards in

Philippine bars and discos, and devising dust

respirators from locally available materials.

. University Instructor, Reviewer, and Tutor in

Biochemistry, General and Organic Chemistry, Health

Care Ethics, Science, and Biology (Far Eastern

University, ABE International College of Business

and Economics, Ivy League Tutorial Center,

BRAINPOWER, Reedley International School, and

Academic Mastery Center for Math & Science) January

- April 2004

. Quality Assurance Analyst, Full Safe Philippines

Inc., May-October 2000

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

. Shutske, John, Schermann, Michele and Ang, Bufford. "Emergency

Response Plan Curriculum Development for Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable

Growers," funded by the Department of Biosystems & Agricultural

Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

(http://safety.cfans.umn.edu/)

AUTHORED ARTICLES

. Ang, Bufford A. Workplace Assessment of Selected Local Government

Offices in Metro Manila. PhilOSH Newsletter, No. 1, series of 2005.

(Found at: http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/File/Phil-OSH-No1-

Series-of-2005.pdf)

. Ang, Bufford A. 2005 Chemical Safety Training Updates. PhilOSH

Newsletter, No. 1, series of 2005. (Found at:

http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/File/Phil-OSH-No1-Series-of-

2005.pdf)

. Ang, Bufford A. Advanced Clandestine Drug Laboratory Training: My

Personal Experiences. PhilOSH Newsletter, No. 1, series of 2005.

(Found at: http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/File/Phil-OSH-No1-

Series-of-2005.pdf)

. Ang, Bufford A. All about Persistent Organic Pollutants. PhilOSH

Newsletter, No. 1, series of 2005. (Found at:

http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/File/Phil-OSH-No1-Series-of-

2005.pdf)

. Ang, Bufford A. What is SAICM? PhilOSH Newsletter, No. 1, series of

2005. (Found at: http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/File/Phil-OSH-

No1-Series-of-2005.pdf)

. Ang, Bufford A. Fun and Hazards in Bars and Discos: A Case Study by

the OSHC. PhilOSH Newsletter, No.1, series of 2004.

. Ang, Bufford A. How safe is Your Working Environment? PhilOSH

Newsletter, No. 1, series of 2003. (Found at:

www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/Newsletter/PhilOSH_Newsletter.pdf)

. Ang, Bufford A. True Confessions of an Industrial Hygienist.

PhilOSH Newsletter, No. 1, series of 2003. (Found at:

www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/Newsletter/PhilOSH_Newsletter.pdf)

. Ang, Bufford A. Burned Chemical Warehouse in Quezon City Inspected.

PhilOSH Newsletter, No. 2, series of 2002.

PRESENTATIONS

. 2004 National Annual Convention, Philippine College of Occupational

Medicine, Inc., The Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines

. 9th National Occupational Safety and Health Congress: "OSH:

Essential for Decent Work." October 21-22, 2004. Occupational Safety

& Health Center, Quezon City, Philippines

(http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/pdf/9NOSH%20Scientific%20Programme.doc).

. National Chemweek 2004. February 18, 2004, ISMED Auditorium, NISMED,

U.P. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

(http://www.philippinechem.org/downloads/PCNApril2004.pdf)

. 1st National Youth Congress on Safety & Health. September 28 - 30,

2003. Occupational Safety & Health Center, Quezon City, Philippines.

(http://www.dole.gov.ph/news/details.asp?id=N000000999)

. 2002 National Occupational Safety & Health Congress. October 2002.

Occupational Safety & Health Center, Diliman, Quezon City,

Philippines.

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