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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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