Post Job Free
Sign in

Manager Project

Location:
Polk, IA
Posted:
April 28, 2014

Contact this candidate

Resume:

KRISTINE M. ROSSMILLER

Des Moines, Iowa *****

515-***-**** (home)

515-***-**** (cell)

**************@*****.***

WORK HISTORY:

Drake University

**** ********** ******

Des Moines, Iowa 50311

Supervisor: Vice President for Administrative Services- Deborah Newsome

515-***-****)

July 18, 2005 to November 1, 2013

Full-time -37.5 hours per week

Salary $ 58,100 per year

Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist

Air-prepared construction permits for operating units, prepare Air

Operating Permit renewals, worked with facilities to operate facility

within permit limits.

University Chemical Hygiene officer- oversaw lab safety and wrote Chemical

Hygiene Plan.

Environmental Reports -Prepared environmental reports including Tier II,

asbestos annual report, air emissions inventory, greenhouse gas inventory.

Regulatory Agencies-Represented University, in matters relating to

compliance, to EPA, OSHA, DOT, NIH, DEA, insurance representatives and

other agencies.

Workers Compensation-Lowered Worker Compensation rate from 1.3 to 0.9

decreasing worker's compensation insurance costs saving approximately

$200,000 annually.

Performed four major hazardous materials clean-ups and repurposed material

or disposed of as hazardous waste. Managed waste disposal and identified

unknown chemicals on campus.

Monitored the Federal Register daily and the Iowa Administrative Code to

keep abreast of new regulations, and informed Senior Management of new

regulations and approximate cost of implementation.

Prepared departmental budget, hired student employees and managed 7 student

employees.

Trained faculty, staff and students on EPA regulations and OSHA

regulations, including air regulations, spill prevention and spill clean-

up, Hazardous Communication and Global Harmonization, Confined Space, Lock

out, Respiratory protection, Bloodborne Pathogens, Personal Protective

Equipment and other environmental and OSHA training requirements.

Managed chemical receiving department including: barcoding all existing and

new chemicals, obtaining MSDSs and delivering chemicals

Emergency Response-wrote Drake emergency response plan and was Emergency

Response Coordinator.

Developed and maintain a chemical inventory containing over 9000 unique

chemicals.

Developed and maintain Fire Inventory for the City of Des Moines.

Performed in-house environmental and safety inspections and audits and

reported results to management.

I have had 30 hour OSHA training, HAZWOPER 40 hour training, Industrial

Spill training, and National Incident Management training including

Incident Commander. I have had additional training on various Environmental

and OSHA regulations

Presented on various topics at National Conferences and taught a Laboratory

Safety Course for multiple years for my professional organization.

Rock Island Integrated Services,(RIIS) (base operations contractor)

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61201

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Supervisor: General Manager -Alan Sedlacek (No longer with company)

October 1, 1997 to March 31, 2005

Full-time (average 55 hrs. per week)

Salary: $56,500 per year

Prepared Title V Operating Permit, and construction permits for a coal

fired Steam Plant.

Chemist for the Water Plant and responsible for Safe Drinking Water

compliance on the island..

Performed Resource Conservation Resource Act (RCRA) clean-up of lead paint

contaminated material from the government bridge for the Corps of

Engineers, after the lead abatement contactor walked off job.

Collected samples and performed water testing for compliance with

Stormwater permit and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

(NPDES) permit.

Operated the Rock Island Arsenal's wastewater pretreatment plant according

to contract specifications.

Prepared governmental and management reports; reports such as the Biennial

Waste Report, Tier II, and Asbestos annual notification and prepared

capital project and budget requests.

Performed environmental and safety audits for compliance to EPA and

Department regulations.

Prepared risk assessments for new, proposed projects for the Department of

the Army.

Trained Rock Island Integrated Services' employees on all Federal OSHA

standards such as; Confined Space, Lock out, Powered Industrial Trucks, and

Machine guarding standards.

Managed the Rock Island Integrated Services' Respiratory Protection Program

and performed fit testing.

Performed duties as Rock Island Integrated Services' General Manager the

4th week-end of every month.

Project Team performed lean analysis on process of purchasing computer and

reduced paper handling from 32 persons to 5 persons saving approximately

$200,000 for the Department of the Army.

Dahl & Associates, Inc. (no longer exists)

Bettendorf, Iowa 52722

Project Manager

Supervisor: Jonathon Paetz

November 1, 1995 to September 30, 1997

Full-time 40 hours per week

Salary $38,000 per year

Prepared and submitted Title V operating permit applications and renewals.

Modified existing air and water permits.

Represented clients, in regulatory discussions with the Iowa Department of

Natural Resources and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Performed due diligence, risk assessment investigations and feasibility

studies for clients ad recommend course of action based on the results of

the studies.

Oversaw the drilling, installation and monitoring of wells and based on

sample laboratory analysis developed a contamination plume, and recommended

treatment options.

Stanley Consultants, Inc.

Muscatine, Iowa

Environmental Specialist

Supervisor: Mick Durham (no longer with company)

February 1, 1994 to October 311995

Full time 40 hours

Salary $36,000 per year

Performed due diligent assessments for companies planning to locate

businesses to various states and prepared reports and made recommendations

to clients.

Prepared Title V Operating permits and air construction permit applications

for various manufacturing facilities in 9 states and recommend actions for

compliance with permit conditions.

Performed groundwater assessments and developed and implemented remedial

projects.

Prepared project budgets, outlined project tasks, and coordinated team

members.

Evaluated laboratory data, prepared written reports and oral presentations,

and maintain client contact and contact with regulatory agencies.

Arcadian Fertilizer, L.P.

Camanche, Iowa

Manager of Environmental Services.

Supervisors: various plant managers and Terry Freeze, Corporate

Environmental Director

July 1, 1989 to Dec. 23 1993

Full-time averaged 70 hours per week

Salary $34,000per year

Participated in merger and acquisition due diligence to merge 7 ammonia

plants and take to company to IPO (take company from private investment to

public shares) in 4 years.

Developing and implementing plans and programs, which assure compliance

with all State, Federal and local environmental regulations.

Notified the Coast Guard, the local emergency management agency and the

state emergency response agency of the release of hazardous substances from

the facility and submitted the required reports.

Analyzed samples to demonstrate compliance NPDES permit.

Designed and built aquaplow to install 1500 pipeline to extend NPDES

outfall into the main channel of the river. Project crossed a National

Wildlife Refuge and had to be done without any turbidity in the water due

to the presence of an endangered species. Prepared an EIS for the following

agencies: U.S. Corps of Engineers, U.S Fish and Wildlife, U.S

Environmental Protection Agency, State of Illinois Environmental Protection

Agency, State of Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The cause of the

concern was that the project crossed a recreational water resource, and a

National Wildlife refuge.

Disposed of Hazardous Waste and maintain records according to USEPA

regulations.

Prepared budget and capital expenditure requests and managed multi-million

dollar budget.

Developed training and trained plant personnel in environmental regulations

and OSHA plans, such as lockout, confined space, machine guarding etc.

Member of the corporate audit team and perform audits of other facilities.

Managed plant laboratory, and analyzed product in support of manufacturing,

and managed plant product quality control program.

Conducted groundwater study and drill and installed 93 wells to remediate

groundwater contamination.

Plant process engineer and worked to improve plant processes and product

quality.

Performed quality analysis (lean analysis) on plant process and improved

process by eliminating bottlenecks.

EDUCATION:

Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois

B.A. in Chemistry, August 1985.

PROFESSIONAL:

Chairman Iowa Chapter Air and Waste Management Association

Member Polk County Emergency Management Commission

AWARDS:

Department of the Army Commendation 2000 - Rock Island Integrated Services

Corps of Engineers Commendation 1998 -Rock Island Integrated Services

ADDENDUM

Rock Island Integrated Services- Rock Island, Illinois

RIIS was the base operations contractor.

. Oversaw asbestos removal at hydroelectric plant.,

. Participated in turbine repairs, high and low voltage line repairs at

the hydroelectric plant and island wide.

. Participated in the running and repair of the coal fired power plant.

Oversaw type of coal ordered. Coal ran on a hydraulic belt to the

hoppers.

. Participated in the repair of a bridge that could swing 360 degrees.

Replaced a large gear, previous manufacturer was no longer in business

and took broken gear to Kingston Manufacturing Center, located on the

Arsenal, and had new gear made. Kingston Manufacturing Center is the

largest facility of its type and can manufacture anything from tools

chests filled with tools, to large and small gears, to howitzers. It

has chrome plating process, and many other processes.

. Chemist to drinking water plant, dealt with any customer complaints.

Also operated the water treatment plant.

Dahl & Associates Inc.- Bettendorf, Iowa

. Performed groundwater investigations to trace plume from spill

originating in manufacturing plant.

. Performed due diligence on potential casino site. Found contamination

from a metal factory.

Stanley Consultants, Inc. - Muscatine, Iowa

. Performed air modeling and obtained permits for a new steel plant.

. Obtained air permits for utility companies, including transmission and

distribution, in Wisconsin.

. Negotiated air permit for the expansion of a veterinary pharmaceutical

manufacturing plant.

. Prepared Tier 2 reports for a vending machine manufacturer

. Prepared air permits for secondary aluminum and primary aluminum

plants.

. Prepared air permits for metal extrusion plants, ammonia, urea,

ammonium nitrate manufacturers.

. Prepared air reports and permits for a farm implement manufacturer.

. Went on tour with Vice-President of sales, as technical expert, and

toured a pen manufacturer, and a coke plant for possible air

permitting.



Contact this candidate