William L. Callahan
** *** ****** . ***. #**-B, Vernon, CT 06066
860-***-**** . Email: *******@*******.***
- Environmental, Health & Safety Manager, Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Specialist -
Accomplished, results-driven, strategic business professional offering 30+
years of leadership and project management expertise in EH&S Management and
Industrial Wastewater Treatment in a manufacturing environment. I
demonstrated success as a member of numerous EH&S leadership teams,
leadership of wastewater treatment operators, management of contractors for
numerous large scale projects and site closures. This work included
building and maximizing the performance of cross-functional teams from
numerous departments including Procurement, Legal, Manufacturing, Human
Resources, Labor, with need and ability to influence Senor Leadership.
Strong leader with fiduciary experience, possessing a consistent track
record of success in improving department effectiveness, strengthening team
synergy through engaged leadership and collaboration, and achieving
business results through a pragmatic leadership style.
CORE COMPETENCIES
o Project Management
o EH&S Program Management
o Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operations
o Strategic Planning
o EH&S Regulatory Reporting/Recordkeeping
o Asbestos Abatement Management
o Training & Mentoring
o Industrial Site Closure Management
o Budget Planning/Analysis
o People Leadership
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE -
Beacon Industries/TECT Power, Newington, CT
A World Class Manufacturer of Aerospace Parts and Marine Propulsion
Systems.
EH&S Engineer/Project Manager (7/2005- 4/2015)
Specializing in and responsible for compliant and safe operation of two
industrial waste water treatment plants and operational trouble shooting.
. Experience and operation of 2 industrial wastewater treatment systems
. Environmental record keeping and inspections, including safety, and
storm water inspections and storm water sampling.
. Compliance with and knowledge of the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and, D.O.T.
shipping requirements for hazardous waste.
. Responsible for Resource Conservation Recovery Act [R.C.R.A.] plant and
factory inspections.
. Preparing collecting, recording, and documenting daily, weekly, and
monthly industrial waste water samples for analysis.
. Experienced In safety inspections and Lock Out Tag Out procedures.
. Experienced in state and federal investigations pertaining to permit
compliance and discharge requirements.
. Safety Committee Chairman
. Outside contractors' services coordinator.
Tyco Electronics, Stafford, CT
A World Class Manufacturer of Electronic Components and Circuit Boards.
E.H. & S. Engineer 9/2000-1/2005
. Experience and operation of 3 industrial wastewater treatment systems
. Successful closure and environmental clean-up of Tyco's' Manchester, CT
printed circuit board manufacturing facility from September 2001 to
April 2002.
- Project included decontaminate and disassemble all plating, etching,
and production equipment, tanks, pipes, pumps, and assembly lines.
- Profile and manifest all hazardous waste liquid and solids that where
generated or discovered during this cleanup and closure assignment
- Keep and record daily logs and documentation of all tasks and
activities performed
- Utilize project management and environmental technician skills for
management of and interaction with remediation and demolition
contractors, hazardous waste haulers, engineering consultants, and
legal department and lawyers.
. Environmental record keeping and inspections, including safety, and
storm water inspections and storm water sampling.
. Compliance with and knowledge of the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and, D.O.T.
shipping requirements for hazardous waste.
. Responsible for Resource Conservation Recovery Act [R.C.R.A.] plant and
factory inspections.
. Preparing collecting, recording, and documenting daily, weekly, and
monthly industrial waste water samples for analysis.
. Experienced In safety inspections and Lock Out Tag Out procedures.
. Experienced in state and federal investigations pertaining to permit
compliance and discharge requirements.
. Safety Committee Chairman
. Outside contractors' services coordinator.
. Coordinate and collaborate with all Production and Manufacturing
Departments, on all manufacturing issues pertaining To E.H.& S.
Estimator-Asbestos Abatement Supervisor - Project Manager 11/1978 - 9/2000
. Manage, coordinate, and oversee all specified contractual activities in a
manner that would not disrupt the manufacturing and production goals and
procedures of our client's operations.
. Supervision of labor crews, coordinating and instructing both union and
non-union work forces.
. Competitive bidding with itemized cost estimates, for labor and
materials, and purchasing buy- outs.
. Blue print reading, quantity take off, sketching, and drafting.
. Negotiations with sub-contractors and clients' engineering / management
staff.
- EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION -
Associates Degree in Applied Science 1976 - 1978
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, graduated with an
Associate's Degree in Applied Science, "Building Construction Technology "