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William L. Beckett, CIH

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Long Valley, NJ 07853

acpoma@r.postjobfree.com

908-***-****

Highlights

• Successfully managed all aspects of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) programs

from facility to corporate levels in pharmaceutical, hazardous waste remediation and

contracting industries.

• Improved all aspects of disparate compliance programs by assuming responsibility for

them.

• Achieved several industrial hygiene firsts within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Persuaded OSHA to grant a regulatory exemption that saved the company and clients

money and allowed the project to continue.

• Developed and proposed a risk based safety management system.

• Advanced EHS by adapting communication about hazards and controls to the specific

situations of managers.

• Served as witness in Workers’ Comp and criminal trials.

Experience and Achievements

Alion Science and Technology, McLean, VA, Corporate QA/EHS Manager 2006-2012

• Helped achieve and maintain ISO 9001 certification for 5 facilities.

• Served as the management representative for the quality Top Management Review

Committee and chaired the Corporate Quality Council.

• Identified a fall from height issue, recommended a plan of action and coordinated the risk

assessments for all hazards involved in the work.

• Recognized a commercial vehicle matter, investigated applicable FMCSA regulations,

provided compliance plan and training materials that resulted in successful audit.

• Developed and maintained a share point site for QA and developed a site for EHS to

serve as the repository for ISO documents, internal and 3rd party audits, and helpful

information.

• Investigated all accidents, initiated identification of OSHA recordables and tracked

incidents using Excel with pivot tables and charts.

• Arranged an ergonomic evaluation that years later at her exit interview the employee

mentioned as a positive highlight of her 20 year career with the company.

ManTech Environmental, Research Triangle Park, NC, Manager of EHS 1995-2006

• Identified a legally indefensible policy addressing pregnant lab workers and developed a

draft policy that proved effective in several cases.

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• Assumed responsibility and organized scattered programs that effectively and efficiently

complied with NRC, DEA, RCRA, EPCRA, SPCC, PHMSA and NRC in addition to

OSHA regulations.

• Implemented a procedure that evaluated EHS risks and controls of new tasks in the

design stage.

• Served as the go to person for Corporate HR on EHS matters, including, updating the

corporate safety brochure.

TAMS Consultants, Bloomfield, NJ, H&S Manager 1991-1995

• Persuaded OSHA to grant an exemption from its HAZWOPER regulation that saved

money and allowed the project to continue.

• Working with EPA’s project manager, we developed a risk assessment encompassing

safety, industrial hygiene, environmental and fire hazards to become part of an EPA RFP.

Ebasco Services, Inc., Linden, NJ, Manager of H&S, 1987-1991

• Brought a flexible, rational approach to worker safety on hazardous waste remediation

sites.

• When medical restriction prohibited supervisor from using PPE needed to perform his

duties, I developed equally effective alternative PPE that overcame restriction.

Warner-Lambert, Morris Plains, NJ, Corporate Manager of Industrial Hygiene, 1973-1987

• Established an industrial hygiene lab and achieved AIHA accreditation the first

pharmaceutical company to have an accredited I.H. lab.

• Identified and worked with a team to implement a facility-wide program to comply with

OSHA and reduce employees’ exposure to and body burden of lead.

• Directed the development of a passive monitoring method for ethylene oxide, the

research to prove the validity of the method and presented the results to NIOSH, who

approved the method and accepted it as one of its protocols.

• Worked with toxicology and legal to develop internal exposure limits for products.

Education and Certifications

New Jersey Institute of Technology, MS, Environmental Science

LaSalle University, BA, Chemistry

Certified Industrial Hygienist (Comprehensive Practice)

Certified Safety Professional (1994-2013)

Certified Laser Safety Officer (2007-2011)

Certified Quality Auditor (2009-2012)

Awards

CEO Award for Administrative Dedication and Excellence, Alion Science and Technology –

2008

President’s Award, ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc. - 2002

President’s Award, ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc. - 1995

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