CHIP ROBISON – ADVANCED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL (ASP)

****-* *** **** *******, #337

Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37128

Phone: 931-***-**** E-mail: acytb3@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Health, Safety, & Environmental Manager with broad experience in regulatory, compliance, behavior based safety, sustainability, cross-functional efforts, and project management. Proven ability to successfully initiate & drive cost savings projects to meet or exceed initial expectations. Successfully interfacing with hourly employees to ensure safety is understood and track statistics for higher level paradigm shift.

EXPERIENCE

THOMAS & BETTS SUBSIDIARY OF ABB, Athens, Tennessee

A large producer of commercial/residential type industrial products.

Health Safety Environmental (HSE) Manager 2014-2016

Titles also included Local Sustainability Officer, Local Safety Advisor, & Management System Rep.

Recruited by management to champion HSE efforts while significant organizational and cultural changes were going on in lieu of the ABB buyout. These corporate efforts were presented as edicts to staff thoroughly and countered by follow-up efforts by tracking to ensure completion.

Develop, roll out and maintain all environmental and safety programs, procedures and controls for facilities through an active auditing system for ISO 14001/18001 Readiness.

Led efforts prior to ABB takeover for paradigm shift to new Behavior Based Safety Programs and the implementation of policies, procedures, and trainings. (Environment, Behavior, Sustainability)

SANFORD LP DIVISION OF NEWELL RUBBERMAID- MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE

A multi-million dollar chemical plant producing ink & related products for office supplies (EXPO, Sharpie, etc.).

Environmental Engineer 2011-2013

Hired to establish HSE polices & procedures for newly leased property as well as coordinate compliance & regulatory permitting as well as reporting mandates related to State of Tennessee, Environmental Protection Agency, and the PHMSA Division of United States Department of Transportation.

• Develop and implement safety as well as environmental training programs in compliance with state, federal, local, and internal requirements.

• Successfully reduced Hazardous Waste Generator Status from Large Quantity to Small Quantity via gap analysis.

REC SILICON SOLAR GRADE – MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON

Producer of low-grade silicon for solar industry, silane gas (SiH4) for etching, and high grade filaments for software companies such as Microsoft.

Environmental Engineer 2009-2010

Enlisted by corporate level management for two multi-billion dollar expansion projects owing to environmental & safety related prior experience related to Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA), Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act, and overall OSHA personal protective requirements.

Intimately involved with the initiation and completion of environmental related issues for multi-million dollar expansion projects to comply with the Washington Department of Ecology’s new permit requirements on time.

GAI CONSULTANTS – CINCINNATI, OHIO

Senior Environmental Consultant 2007-2008

Recruited as a senior consultant to assist with established contract work with power industry clients in the Midwest and Carolinas, mostly Duke Energy (formerly Synergy). The work included writing permit related plans for clients as well as interfacing with regulatory agencies on their behalf.

Led Phase I Environmental Assessments for power company multi-million dollar land acquisition.

Effectively completed SPCC/SWPPP Plans of Duke Energy’s Ashtabula Generating Plant for Millennium Chemicals.

PHOENIX RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – GREENWOOD, INDIANA

Site Environmental Manager – (Cookeville, Tennessee contract) 2005-2007

Recruited to establish environmental & safety management systems for site as well as oversee recycling & fluid management efforts. Successfully interfaced with corporate, local top management, labor union, green belt engineers, and R&D to completion of all efforts.

Collaborated efforts in working with cross functional team in obtaining ISO 14001/18001 (Environmental/Safety) Registrar Certification with only two minor non-conformances.

Established and met cost savings of $50,000 plus the first year by transitioning new hazardous waste vendor, Title V Air reporting, recycling efforts, waste minimization and fluid management.

Led partnering effort for Cummins Filtration obtaining TP3 (Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership) recognition.

STATE OF TENNESSEE (CIVIL SERVANT)

Assumed a promotion as a civil servant from State of Tennessee’s Environmental Division of Air in Nashville, Tennessee to Tennessee Department of Transportation in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Assistant Environmental Specialist Region II Chattanooga, Tennessee 2001-2005

Initiated Best Management Practices and Standard Operating Procedures for Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation if filing CY-2000 statewide consent order totaling $3 million for Region II.

Participated in multi-million dollar 840 consent order, facilitating modifications in state road building techniques.

Environmental Specialist III Nashville, Tennessee 1999-2001

Led Division of Air Pollution Controls Title V data entry and review process for New Source Review Team.

CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC DIVISION OF AETS - Henderson, CO

Environmental Analyst 1 1997-1999

Contracted with DEA clandestine drug labs, safely managing processing and coordinating hazardous materials usage, shipping and disposal in adherence to all binding EPA and DOT laws/regulations.

LAIDLAW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. - Greenbrier, TN

Field Chemist 1993-1997

Received at least 3 letters of accommodation for going above and beyond call of duty.

CERTIFICATIONS

40 hour Hazwoper #101440H06 (current) Radiological Safety Officer Hazardous Waste Management Certification DOT Hazardous Materials Training Chemical Terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI)

Incident Commander Certification (8 hour annual) SAP Safety Management Techniques (NSC) 30 Hour OSHA Link Systems OSHA Training for Mechanical Power Presses Principals of Occupational Safety/Health Advanced Safety Professional (ASP)

EDUCATION - B.S. Environmental Science at Middle Tennessee State University – May 1993

-A.S General Studies at Motlow State Community College – May 1990

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