Manager Project
Resume:
Craig Ferrese
New Castle, PA 16101
Telephone (home) 724-***-**** (cell) 724-***-****
Professional Summary
Throughout my working career, I have been a recognized team player responsible for leading in environmental and safety matters using formal education and experience acquired while working at a coke manufacturing facility and at a high horsepower engine teardown facility. My willingness to take on added responsibilities in these challenging manufacturing operations has provided me with a very diverse background.
Title V, NPDES and RCRA waste
Coke oven battery and By-product recovery operations
Annual maintenance shutdowns
EH&S program development and implementation
New hire safety training
Industrial Hygiene monitoring
Environmental and Safety program auditing
Accident investigations/injury trends
Compliance reporting
Waste minimization program development
Waste characterization, identification and shipment
Experience
Sardello, Inc., Aliquippa, PA
April 2008 to present
EH&S Manager
Manage and direct all matters pertaining to Environmental, Health and Safety, worker’s compensation claims and CMV operations for a locomotive engine teardown/remanufacture facility with 3 locations and 170 employees. Develop and implement strategies for efficient management and reduction of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Obtain disposal approval and prepare waste for shipment. Prepare Form 26R and Form 25R reports. Develop SPCC and EERP Plans and a program to estimate VOC emissions. Author and implement safety programs for lock-out/tag-out, forklift operator training, GHS, Hearing Conservation, PPE, and IH monitoring to name a few. Perform Internal EH&S and QA/QC audits. Develop stormwater management techniques. Identify risk to the Supply Chain and develop a company-wide Business Continuity Plan.
Achievements
Instituted a pre-cleaning station to achieve a 25% reduction in spent chemical change-outs and new chemical purchases.
Developed and implemented formal safety programs which were partly responsible for a 40% reduction in OSHA recordable injuries and worker’s compensation insurance claims which led to $25,000 dividend return for unused reserves.
Identified cost effective waste disposal options to reduce liquid disposal cost by approximately 40% and identified sources amenable for entry into alternative fuels programs.
Instituted a management strategy to become more efficient in the use of roll-off containers and implemented a recycling program to reduce waste entering landfills by 50%. These combined efforts resulted in a $14,000 per year reduction in waste hauling and disposal costs.
Shenango Incorporated, Pittsburgh, PA
June 1998 to April 2008
Project Manager/Environmental Coordinator
Manage environmental programs for operations at coke making facility to attain compliance with Federal, State and Local Air, Water and Waste regulations. Develop and manage a $4,000,000 per year environmental operating budget. Develop corrective action plans presented in negotiations for Consent Order Agreements with both PA DEP and the local Health Department. Develop work scopes, evaluate bids, and award contracts to environmental firms. Manage a storage tank program to comply with PA Storage Tank requirements. Prepare and submit reports to satisfy, NPDES, Title V, Waste, and SARA 312/313 requirements. Manage annual shut down for maintenance and repair of an 8 compartment 2,880 bag pulse-jet baghouse. Perform internal compliance audits of coking operations using EPA protocol. Coordinate storage tank installations.
Achievements
Reduced waste disposal costs by 30% by pursuing alternative disposal options.
Managed a $250,000 environmental remediation project that involved the clean-out of a five-million ft3 coke oven gas holder tank.
Eliminated penalties and violations by developing waste management and inspection programs.
Reduced NPDES related penalties by coordinating a study to identify wastewater sources not suitable for on-site treatment.
Improved compliance of wastewater treatment operations that utilized ammonia stills and activated carbon by early identification of operational problems detectable by chemical analyses.
Copple-Rizzo & Associates/RAR Engineering, New Castle, PA
June 1989 to June 1998
Field Services Manager
Manage NPDES wastewater sampling programs and waste storage areas.
Inspect air emission sources for compliance determination using US EPA certified methods.
Assemble and report wastewater and CEM opacity data to regulating authorities.
Oversight of UST and AST removals and closures.
Install sampling and flow measuring equipment for NPDES compliance determination.
Education
Bachelor of Science – Environmental Studies – Slippery Rock University, 1989
Completion of continuing education courses for management of RCRA waste and DOT shipping. Certified forklift trainer. Previously certified Asbestos Inspector and previously certified in accordance with EPA Methods 9 and 303 for visual emission observations.
Other Attributes
Team Player and Self-starter
Effective at analyzing data used in the decision making process
Willingness to assist in areas outside of the assigned position
Excellent technical writing skills
Skilled in use of PC including all Microsoft office programs
First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogen, CPR and AED certified
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