LAURIE J. SHEPARD, CHCM, CHWC

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Winchendon Ma, 01475

978-***-****

E-mail @ aczkm1@r.postjobfree.com

September 2014 - Present Lantheus Medical Imaging

Manager, Environment, Health and Safety

Specific responsibilities include:

Manage the routine and non-routine day to day activities of the Lantheus Medical Imaging EHS and Hazardous Waste Management programs. Provide leadership and supervision to EHS Specialists and Environmental Engineering Technologists. Contribute to the overall viability of the Medical Imaging business by developing, initiating and completing actions concerning the anticipation, recognition, measurement, and control of actual and potential hazards as well as EHS program compliance issues that could have a detrimental effect on the company’s mission and vision . Other essential position function includes, Set team objectives, manage direct report performance and conduct performance evaluations. Provide leadership to and identify development opportunities for direct reports. Develop and deliver presentations that communicate the relevance of EHS Program information and influence business decisions. Develop EHS policies and implements program directives, policies, procedures, and initiatives that reflect a thorough knowledge and understanding production process, work environment, and regulatory requirements. Use a variety of techniques to conduct audits, identify root causes, and generate solutions. Manages performance of consultants and contractors on projects. Participates in and contributes to the budget process to ensure that the EHS program strategies are implemented throughout the business. Routinely evaluates and updates the content of the EHS program to ensure compliance with local, State, and federal requirements. Identifies and communicates current and potential EHS program risk factors, and leads the development and implementation of risk reduction plans.

December 2011 - October 2014 Lantheus Medical Imaging

Sr. Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Specific responsibilities include:

Perform environment, health, safety, and Industrial Hygiene surveillance, Collect and analyze samples using portable and laboratory-based instrumentation, Document and interpret analysis results and determine and execute appropriate actions. Maintain meticulous records in compliance with regulatory and EHS program requirements. Perform EHS audits and assessments of facilities, equipment and processes. Document findings and recommend practical and necessary actions to abate potential safety risks and strengthen compliance profile. Interact closely with Global Facilities Engineering personnel and participate in project scope development and project safety assessments from design through construction phases. Keep abreast of EHS regulatory changes and ensure that company policies and practices are maintained in compliance. Monitor site operations to ensure that practices are in compliance with regulations and company policies and procedures, and Interact with outside EHS regulating authorities. Develop and Provide training and oversight of Contractor safety at the Billerica, MA site, including delivering and documentation of OSHA-required employee training. Conduct ergonomic evaluations throughout the organization and provide appropriate recommendations to minimize ergonomic risks. Participate in incident investigations and incident report documentation. Prepare EHS required and company required reports and metrics. Responsibilities also include development and deliverery of site safety newsletter/ safety posting communications including employee and contractor training. Other areas of expertise also include strong problem solving, organizational and analytical skills, and professional maturity and ability to act as a change leader.

December 2010 – December 2011 Johnson Controls Inc.

Sr. O&M Site Safety Representative / Supervisor

Specific responsibilities include:

Leads the integration of the Controls Group Environmental, Safety and Health program at the account level and directs and supports JCI account management in the implementation and management of the resulting program and associated processes. Implements Controls Group (CG) environmental, safety and health and health procedures and processes including those associated with site/project start-ups. Modifies environmental, safety and health programs to meet customer and account requirements/specifications. Identifies and evaluates hazardous conditions and practices at the site/project on an ongoing basis and develops hazard control practices and programs. Leads the account management in the investigation if incidents/injuries (including subcontractor injuries), and provides analysis of cause along with recommendations for corrective action. Completes, maintains and reports incident/injury information in accordance with Customer protocols. Manages workers compensation cases, uses the CHESS system to track them and applies cost containment measures as necessary. Use CHESS to track Environmental Metrics. Tracks and analyzes account safety and health statistics and makes recommendations for correction of problem areas. Establishes improvement actions/targets based on Controls Group and/or customer injury prevention goals and/or key performance indicators. Guides and assists account personnel in addressing and correcting environmental, safety and health issues. Performs environmental, safety and health audits and develops action plans to correct deficiencies. Work with account operations to execute action plan. Assists with operations and maintenance of Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) equipment required under Title V Air Permit. Manages air emission stack sampling, report calculations, assist with data collection for reports. Assists with the on-going relationship with federal, state and local environmental authorities and organizations as necessary. Assists with federal, state and local environmental reporting requirements for air, waste and water to environmental authorities as necessary. Works in cooperation with Corporate ES&H, Legal, and other industry to ensure regulatory compliance, permit renewals, EMS and community relation issues are addressed. Performs environmental, safety and health training of JCI account employees in accordance with company, federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and develops and conducts environmental, safety and health training to address specific needs. Conducts new employee and subcontractor safety and health orientation training and contributes to pre-construction and weekly construction meetings. Provides direction and leadership to JCI account management on EPA, OSHA, ISO 14001 issues including compliance, interpretations, inspections, and the investigation of notices of violations, notices of noncompliance and citation resolution. Provides oversight relative to subcontractor adherence to JCI environmental, safety and health specifications. Determines whether subcontractors meet site pre-qualification criteria for safety and health. Reviews and reinforces environmental, safety and health programs with those subcontractors not meeting the minimum environmental, safety and health criteria and provides direction for their improvement. Acts as a technical safety and health resource for their assigned site/project and provides technical support for other assigned sites/projects as needed. Reviews all new work being proposed to the account for potential environment and safety impact. Determines appropriate environmental, safety and health resources and assists with the cost structure for the work being proposed. Works with customer site Safety and Health to formulate an action plan when work is highly hazardous and/or outside of the company’s core business from a safety and health perspective. Keeps abreast of environmental, safety and health industry best practices, and technological developments and equipment to remain up-to-date on safety and health systems, devices and techniques designed to eliminate or minimize hazards. Keeps current on regulatory requirements pertaining to environmental, safety and health. Leads project teams that address customer and CG-wide environmental, safety and health issues to develop new processes and related materials, and to update existing programs. Interacts with customer EHS and operations representatives to ensure JCI alignment with and implementation of customer initiatives, goals, and reporting that may be required to meet or exceed regulatory compliance or sustainability initiatives. Interacts with the global leadership team and other global EHS professionals as a resource and EHS functional team leader for activities related to the assigned accounts.

.April 2008- Dec 2010 Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

Multi-site Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Specific responsibilities include:

As an EH&S Manager I managed two divisions in Massachusetts which manufacture Medical devices and Aircraft devices and one in New Hampshire which manufacture automotive and aircraft devices, to ensure proper Environmental and Safety program management following State, Federal and facility certification compliance managing key employees with regard to Safety and Environmental responsibilities. I am a certified auditor for the Corporate Safety and Certified Lead Auditor for the three Divisions 14001 Environmental team. I am a key member of the plant leadership team and I am responsible for driving Environmental, Health & Safety initiatives while supporting the overall business strategy. Develops strategies and action plans to address non-compliance and non-conformance to Health and Safety and Environmental requirements to prevent or reduce accidents, Other responsibilities include, lead the development and drive the implementation of a first rate EHS program to create an injury free workplace, communicate EHS expectations and status updates to all Managers and employees with insurance of accountability at all levels. Ensure compliance with Risk Management Program, partner with line managers and supervisors on all safety incident investigations to identify and help implement new or improve processes with corrective measures to prevent reoccurrence; lead the divisional site safety committees; develop and execute training programs and exercise continuous leadership to focus the organization’s efforts on meeting safety and business objectives, Lead the facilities in all environmental compliance areas including waste management and reduction, chemical inventory reporting, spill prevention, storm water pollution prevention, and all ISO 14001 program compliance, including leading environmental and safety audits/ inspections, and management of all corrective actions regarding Environmental and safety findings. Direct and manage the emergency response process for the divisions including the emergency response team, emergency response procedures and communicate with external emergency response resources. Directs the development and implementation of key EH&S programs including: Life Safety, Fire and Emergency Response, Personal Protective Equipment, Lock out/Tag out, Electrical Safety, Machine Guarding, Hazardous Materials Handling, Hazard Communication, Noise Management and Ergonomics. Perform comprehensive EH&S audits and drives issues resolution. Maintain knowledge of current EH&S industry and consensus standards and track divisional performance versus these standards. Ensure that root cause analysis of near miss incidents or accidents are understood and drive corrective actions. Perform analysis of incident data for the identification of trends. Actively participates in new equipment design reviews and pre-production commissioning of production equipment, Develop effective metrics / goals and analyze data, identify trends. Responsibilities also include ensure corrective actions are taken based on any negative trends, driving incident rates down, and verify effectiveness of corrective actions. As a member of the Corporate Audit team responsibilities also include ensuring compliance with Trelleborgs’ Corporate ‘Safety @ Work” blue scoring program, while auditing and assisting Other Divisions with their safety initiatives to meet safety program requirements.

April 2007- 2008 The Scott Lawson Group, LTD

Environmental Health and Safety Consultant

Specific responsibilities include:

As an EHS Consultant this position involves a variety of tasks that include conducting on-site Industrial Hygiene air monitoring surveys (e.g. solvents, acids, particulates), noise (Dosimetry, and sound level meter with octave band analysis) monitoring, indoor air quality surveys, asbestos projects monitoring, compilation and review of lab analysis, report preparation and review. Responsibilities also include OSHA compliance safety audits that may require development and implementation of written OSHA compliance programs such as Hazard Communication, lockout /tag out, respiratory protection, confined space entry as well as development and implementation of safety training programs. Other areas of responsibility include root cause and corrective action plan development. Working closely with manufacturing representatives in development and implementation of safety and environmental compliance issues and programs, other areas include development of Emergency Response Plans (ERP), Emergency Action Plans (EAP), and Environmental Spill Control Procedures, (ESCP). This also includes reporting to State and local agencies and submitting required agency forms.

1996 –2007 CITY OF KEENE

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

NH STATE CERTIFIED

Specific responsibilities include:

Responsibilities include daily testing of drinking water and wastewater for compliance standards set by the EPA for current certification and permits requirements, as well as make up of chemical reagents and standards for laboratory analysis, accurate record keeping of data analysis with strict QA/QC procedures to maintain state certification. Other areas include instrument maintenance and daily/weekly calibration.

HAZARDOUS WASTE COODINATOR

NH STATE CERTIFIED

Management of hazardous/universal/recycled wastes, maintaining weekly inspections of storage areas, and coordinating ship dates. Other areas of responsibility include management of waste manifests and waste profiles associated with special wastes as well as some waste determination for disposal. Waste profile determinations for manufacturing wastes and environmental compliance in a variety of manufacturing settings.

SAFETY COODINATOR

Areas of responsibility include administration of site health and safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance and safe operations training for public works employees on policies and programs set forth by the city of Keene as an administrative directive for the safety and health of employees; programs include continuous maintenance of msds books, contact with loss control insurance provider for training on Monthly/annual training for compliance in OSHA related programs as well as annual refresher training sessions for city depts. Other areas of Training and maintenance include programs such as, lockout tag-out, respiratory protection, Hazard communication, confined space entry, personal protective equipment, waste management, job hazard analysis, safety sop development, including assistance in special projects where safety is an issue. I have acquired national recognition certification for CHCM (certified hazard control manager). Accident Investigation and root cause analyses with development of corrective action plans.

1993-1996 W.W.CROSS INC.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

As manufacturing supervisor I reported to the vice president of manufacturing. Principle duties included supervising a staff of 12 employees from the raw material process of cold heading products to wire nail manufacturing as well as other metal fabrication, which included packaging and shipping. Other responsibilities included maintaining uninterrupted flow of produced materials; to ensure all safety devices and programs are properly followed and used. Ensure quality and efficiency in production with a harmonious effort with good working knowledge of product and production, as well as project a positive attitude with company and employees, with occasional vendor contact. I have Micrometer/Caliper and other QC measurement device experience. Statistical process control charting experience as well as trouble shooting manufacturing processes.

1988-1993 W.W. CROSS INC.

SAFETY COODINATOR/ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN

As environmental technician I effectively maintained drinking water quality in the operation of the watts water treatment system, keeping effluent limits below state and local limits. Other areas of responsibility included; Preparation and overseeing of all shipments of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, inventory control and purchasing of all plant chemicals and manufacturing oils with vendor contact as well as water boiler chemistry. Weekly / daily analysis of chemical solutions providing direction to the manufacturing facility as well as trouble shooting safety and environmental issues. Experience working with the wet chemistry associated with the metal plating and dip coating processes. Other responsibilities include communications with all state and local authorities As well as safety program management, training program development, accident investigation, safety committee meeting attendance.

EDUCATION:

Master of Science 2012 - Columbia Southern University, Orange, AL

Occupational Health and Safety and Health / Environmental Management

Bachelor of Science 2010- Columbia Southern University, Orange, AL

Occupational Health and Safety

Associate of Science 1999 - Keene State College, Keene NH

Industrial Safety

STATE/NATIONAL LICENSES:

Board of Certified Hazard Control Management – (Master Level CHCM)

Certified Hazard Control Manager – July 2006. Certificate #3154 (National)

Department of Environmental Services Waste Management Division – Certified Hazardous Waste Coordinator- Certificate #2004-0245.

New England Water Environment Association – Certified Wastewater Laboratory Analyst – January 4, 1999. Certificate #C-0248.

Grade 2 Massachusetts Industrial Wastewater pretreatment Operator License # 16394

Certified Mold Remediator (CMR) License # 1855

Certified Mold Inspector (CCMI) License # 1857

TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS:

8 Hour Incident Command Training- October 2016

Radiation Safety Officer Training 2012

40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations/Emergency Response Course –. Certificate #18664-072407-3.

U.S. DOL – OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety & Health Certification –, 2006

Hazardous Waste Emergency Response Training-.

6-Hour Hazardous Material Operational Level –.

U.S. DOL – OSHA General Industry Compliance for Respiratory Protection –.

New England Water Environment Association – Certified Wastewater Laboratory Analyst – #C-0248.

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