Environmental Health and Safety Professional

My first professional experience was in a local water treatment plant, the same one my father had worked in for 25 years. Since then, I’ve always known I’d work in a heavy industrial setting, in a position allowing me to help coworkers and maintain a leadership role. Now, through years of hard work my dreams are coming true – I’m currently entrusted with numerous responsibilities as a safety professional in one of the largest manufacturing and chemical processing facilities in the United States.

Experience

Safety & Industrial Hygiene Specialist

United States Steel Corporation July 2014 – present

Work as part of the Safety and Industrial Hygiene Department at United States Steel’s Clairton Works. Duties include:

Act as safety contact in the field; Offer safety insight and assistance to management, hourly employees and contractors

Remediate hazards found during investigations and while working everyday throughout the plant

Attend Hazardous Job Meetings and Contractor Line-Up Meetings and provide input on achieving safest conditions for each specific job

Analytical atmospheric testing and monitoring, including but not limited to the following: Benzene, Hydrogen Cyanide, Hydrogen Sulfide, Ammonia, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, Methanol, Toluene, Phenol etc.

Analytical atmospheric evaluations, including but not limited to the following: Explosive conditions, Toxic atmospheres, Confined spaces, Hot work evaluations, Purging of gas lines, piping, and vessels

Determine levels of respiratory protection for contaminated atmospheres, per code of federal regulation 1910.134

Hot work procedure evaluations, including dedicated on-site continuous monitoring, per code of federal regulation 1910.119

Conduct noise surveys and threshold shift audiometric follow-up as required per plant medical evaluations, per code of federal regulation 1910.95

Conduct annual Benzene sampling, per code of federal regulation 1910.1028

Perform Coke Oven Emission sampling, per code of federal regulation 1910.1029

Conduct annual Hydrogen Cyanide, Ammonia, and Hydrogen Sulfide exposure surveys

Teach Gas Awareness courses to USS management, USS hourly employees, and contractors, per corporate policy, in the chemical and coking divisions

Teach Gas Rescue courses to USS management, USS hourly employees, and contractors, per corporate policy, in the chemical and coking divisions

Conduct monthly gas rescue drills, per corporate policy, in the chemical and coking divisions

Act as Certified End Point Tester and conduct purge line end point testing in accordance with company policy

Inspect areas for asbestos and collect asbestos samples

Perform testing and sampling for lead based paint and coatings

Enter sample results and findings into corporate industrial hygiene computer software system and generate appropriate reports, as well as follow accurate chain of custody procedures

Responsible for monthly calibration of all fixed gas detection monitoring systems throughout the plant. Attend classes and training courses conducted by Industrial Scientific on how to maintain and repair this equipment

Act as sole contact between USS and Industrial Scientific on all matters regarding gas detection equipment

Conduct various industrial hygiene surveys, including but not limited to: Hexavalant Chromium, Cadmium, Respirable dust, Total dust, Coal tar pitch volatiles, Sulfur Dioxide, Asbestos, Airborne particulate, Hydrogen Sulfide, Silica, Dresser couplings, Rupture discs

Respond to emergencies, assess situation and take control of the scene/act as Incident Commander (chemical spills, hazardous gas leaks, emergency man down situations, explosions, fires, other various hazardous conditions)

Responsible for the determination of hot zone and cold zone parameters

Inspect, supply and maintain all breathing air equipment, including inspection, cleaning, and maintenance, storage, and proper documentation of the following equipment: SCBA, UOE, Various gas cylinders, Hoses, Masks, Face shields, Compressors and cylinder replenishment equipment

Responsible for the inspection, inventory, and maintenance of Gas Rescue Shelters and their equipment

Maintain inventory of all gas sampling equipment, including but not limited to the following: Meter equipment, hand pumps, calibration equipment, Sensidyne tubes

Monthly positive pressure surveys, as required by code of federal regulation 1910.1029

Responsible for radiation monitoring of radiation sources that enter and leave the plant

Responsible for the generation of monthly administrative reports, including weekly and monthly summaries

Responsible for accurate documentation and record keeping, and storage of documents and permits for easy access and retrieval at a later date

Environmental Specialist

GAI Consultants, Inc. August 2012 – July 2014

Worked alongside the Group Manager; Project Managers; and Task Managers assisting with overall project work and deliverables for one of GAI’s largest clients (energy company with 100+ natural gas pipeline projects in PA, OH, and WV, and significant investments in large-scale future capital in Marcellus and Utica shales). Duties included:

Health and Safety:

Responsible for overseeing GAI’s health and safety program for all projects with client. Duties include acting as sole contact between client and GAI for all matters regarding health and safety; developing JSA protocol and procedure; drafting project specific health and safety plans; recording; analyzing; and submitting safety data; coordination and ensuring team is participating in proper H&S procedure; conducting safety training (field and office); report to GAI’s corporate health and safety manager

Financial Management / Budget Tracking / Cost and Scheduling:

Manage the accounts receivable (A/R) and unbilled labor and expenses (ULER) and serve as point of contact regarding financials between GAI and client; Participate in monthly northeast AR/ULER meetings; Input and monitor approvals of proposals in Deltek (project cost and scheduling software); Input and update project budgets following the approval chain needed for budget approval; Assist Project Managers in correctly setting up project tasks that provides tasks/subtasks and budgets for other Groups; Business Units and/or sub consultants; revise project budgets / add supplements and tasks when out of scope items occur; Coordinate with accounting to open and close project numbers / pre-contract numbers; Act as a Deltek resource for Project Managers / Task Managers; Responsible for the quality of invoices and seeing the invoice process from the cradle to the grave; Responsible for the preparation; coordination and oversight of Contracts; Subcontracts; Insurance Certificates and Master Service Agreements working under direction of Project Manager / Group Manager.

Environmental Fieldwork:

Assist with analysis; research; and field application in storm water and waste water permits; wetland delineations; ecological field surveys; endangered species surveys; and environmental impact assessments and other field surveys as needed. Responsibilities include preparing permit applications; corresponding with government and local agencies; monitoring and preparing associated agency reports (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; Unites States Army Corps of Engineers etc.).

Intern

Allegheny County Health Department – Bureau of Environmental Protection Summer 2011

Work with environmental health professionals in Air Quality, Water Pollution Control, Food Safety, Solid Waste Management, and Public Drinking Water divisions

Manager

Carnival Beverages, Inc. May 2008 – August 2012

Run day to day operations; train new employees; acquire new accounts; maintain customer relations.

Intern

Pennsylvania-American Water Company Summer 2006

Work with PAWC Supervisors, Operators, Chemical Engineers, and Utility Workers

Education

Bachelors of Science; Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA December 2011

Major: Biological Sciences

Concentration: Environmental Health Science and Protection

Related Coursework: Occupational Safety & Health; Radiation Health & Protection; Environmental Toxicology; Environmental Health; Advances in Environmental Health; Public Health; Microbiology; Molecular/Cellular Biology; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; Botany

Skills, Accomplishments and Certifications

Confined Space Certified Gas Tester

CPR/AED/First Aid Training

Dean’s List

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Former member – Boy Scouts of America

HAZWOPPER 24 Hour Training

Industrial Scientific Gas Detection Equipment Certified Repair Technician

Member – Young Professionals in Energy

Pennsylvania Asbestos Building Inspector Certification

Process Safety Management Training

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Qualified Purge Participant and End Point Tester

SafeLand Training

US Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Training

US Steel Gas Awareness Instructor

US Steel Gas Rescue Instructor

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