Technical Support Project Manager

Janet F. Graff

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL

Regulatory Compliance, Work Process Focus, Attention to Detail Proficient professional with demonstrated credibility that upheld compliance in accordance with federal, state and local regulations. Strong technical, organizational and leadership skills that enabled successful deliverance of routine obligatory requirements and those of multi-faceted complexity. Ability to read and interpret permits and regulations, effective communicator upon discovery of regulatory issues and or initiatives. Sustained valued and respected partnerships within a global diverse organization. Mentor in areas of expertise, provided guidance and training to gain individual/team competency. Safety accountability for self and those supported in every aspect of the work day. Supported, adopted and implemented Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) policies. Individual contributor and self-managed team, recognized for exemplary personal accountability and integrity. Computer and software application (MS Office, Outlook, Web-based) proficiency. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., Allentown, PA Nov 1990 – June 2016 Technical Support Specialist – Electronics on Sites Provided incident response and technical support to the global industrial gas organization, specifically sites with electronics’ semiconductor product supply agreements. Investigation lead during non-conforming events and customer complaints, resolving incident in a safe and expeditious manner.

Communicated incident findings with preventative measures to reduce future risk, liability and operating costs; championed as expert in non-conformance data management.

Supported 3-year global reliability ultra-high purity (UHP) process equipment initiative, ensured that all aspects of project work were addressed with formal close-out.

Directed operational reliability SAP preventative maintenance (PM) program, thereby minimizing product disruption to end-users.

Facilitated training and enabled heightened awareness by means of work process proficiency and adherence.

Launched work improvement efforts to eliminate non-value added work while increasing efficiency, recovering manpower hours and operating costs.

Principal Environmental Specialist

Esteemed specialist that proactively employed steadfast support to all assignments; at all times resourceful to gain acquired knowledge to champion new assignments; recognized for exemplary quality support to all clients. State issue identifier for assigned site responsibilities, water center of excellence (COE) and compliance management (CM) enterprise design team member.

Executed accurate permit renewals/regulatory submissions that were consistently deemed administratively complete and well within regulatory submission deadlines, avoiding Notice of Non-Compliance, Notice of Violation and or penalties, as well as business impairments. o NPDES, SPDES, local municipality industrial waste permits; DMR’s o UST’s/AST’s permits/registrations; coordinated compliance inspections via third party supplier o EPCRA filings

o RCRA registrations; biennial hazardous waste reports; nonhazardous, residual waste annual and biennial reports

o Air emissions, permit exemptions, temporary generators, TURA o SPCC/SWPP Plans

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Principal Environmental Specialist (continued)

Successfully managed major plant expansion, procured regulatory permit authorizations within the project engineer's schedule deliverables.

Acquired hand-off of new plant construction project (joint venture business opportunity) and exposed construction permit requirements that had not been accounted for. Diligently examined requirements and partnered with regulatory authorities to expedite permit process.

Researched, composed and submitted a detailed preliminary assessment report to NJDEP for site closure, avoiding exorbitant consultant costs.

o Meticulously managed project remedial oversight for CA, NJ and PA locations, effectively maintained environmental reserve budgets as well as compliance with prescribed regulations. o Remediated soil and groundwater contamination; challenged with historic fill, endangered species and wetland delineation.

Assigned SPCC project manager. Read and interpreted revised EPA Oil Pollution Prevention regulations, proactively clarified uncertainties with Authorities; determined change applicability to operating and new construction sites, modified internal company SPCC plan template; presented overview to peers and colleagues.

Skilled user/trainer of SAP Compliance Management tool that improved overall company regulatory compliance/accountability.

Senior Environmental Specialist

Managed day-to-day regulatory compliance for assigned operating sites and special projects.

Assigned project management to acquire permit authorizations and coordinate waste disposal activities for new plant construction, dismantlements and relocations of small air separation facilities.

Satisfied due diligence requirements for assigned acquisitions and divestitures, including setting up file rooms and completing permit transfers.

Evaluated waste disposal practices and environmental file retention systems for compliance and work improvement efforts.

Subject MatterExpert (SME) for operating site responsibilities during times of internal audits and regulatory inspections

Remediation coordination for off-site spills and releases, complied with regulatory requirements and ensured efforts fulfilled customer satisfaction.

Senior Environmental Coordinator, EH&S Coordinator, Environmental Coordinator, Laboratory Technician ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Outfitter (Cabela’s)

Brewing Supervisor, Microbiology Technician, QA Laboratory Supervisor (Stroh Brewery Company) EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry, Kutztown University (Kutztown State College), Kutztown, PA VOLUNTEER/ORGANIZATIONS/TRAINING (within last 3 years) American Red Cross (Disaster Action Team Volunteer) August 2016 Lehigh Valley Professional Group June 2016

Internal Auditor Training for ISO 9001, Certificate Number: 117218 February 2015 Sologic Root Cause Analysis Analyst Level 1: Facilitator May 2014

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