Whitney Rae Virag

EHS Consulting Specialist

Oakland, CA 94606

ad3dw8@r.postjobfree.com

650-***-****

Professional Summary:

• Detail oriented Environmental Safety Consulting Specialist with a background in workplace ergonomics and EHS practices.

• Managed all remote requests in the APAC (Asia-Pacific) region; countries include China, South Korea, Australia, and Singapore.

• Used Service Now system to manage Environmental Health and Safety, Security, and Facilities requests and documentation.

• Trained to use several task management programs specifically designed to be used by EH&S teams; ServiceNow; Maximo and Entropy

• Conducted comprehensive environmental assessments, audits, and inspections to evaluate compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.

• Proven ability to develop and implement state-of-the-art strategies to streamline safety, public health, environmental, system safety and risk programs to align with key standards, optimize awareness, minimize casualties, and sharply reduce exposure to risk.

• Participated in a cross-functional team that met weekly with management to discuss priorities, problems and solutions to EHS problems.

Core Competencies:

• Advanced Safety Management Systems, EH&S Performance Improvement

• ServiceNow

• High-Reliability Organizations, Site Investigation, Ergonomics

• Excel in High-Hazard Environments, Thorough EH&S Audits / Analyses

• Impact Analyses / Cost Justification

• Environmental Auditing, Crisis Communication / Response

• On-Site Leadership, Operational Risk Management

• Efficiency-Thoroughness Trade-Off

• PowerPoint Excel and Outlook

Education:

• Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist

• Certified in Hazardous Waste Awareness/DOT Function-Specific Training for Hazardous Waste Manifests

• General Studies College of San Mateo 2002 – 2009

• CEAS I and CEAS II

Professional Experience:

BSI EHS Services and Solutions, San Jose CA Nov 2019 to Jun 2023 Environmental, Health & Safety, Consulting Specialist

• For a large global technology OEM, coordinated the process of rolling out an ergonomics program to all regions, including EMEA and APAC.

• Ergonomic consultant for Incident Management Team responsible for rapid response to the corona virus pandemic and ensuring quick and efficient transition to remote location work.

• Developed the process for remote ergonomic evaluation and design/set-up of remote offices for 2000+ employees world-wide, including interactive “virtual coffee breaks” online to educate and answer worker questions about health and safety.

• Provide support to the HR department and multiple global divisions to address immediate problems and liabilities associated with the pandemic-driven changing work environments.

• Increased employee participation by 10x in ergonomic training, allowing the ergonomics team to identify the workers at the highest risk of injury and thereby allowing interventions that reduce worker’s comp costs and worker absences.

• Downtown San Francisco Dept. of Public Health inspection of HQ high-rise.

• Coordinated with multiple teams to complete and submit Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMPB) to the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) for San Francisco and Sunnyvale locations

• Managed recycling, refurbishing and disposal of e-waste.

• Conducting technical analyses using ergonomics risk assessment tools such as REBA/RULA, Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation, Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling Tables, and Moore-Garg Strain Index. Environova Redwood City, CA May 2016 to Nov 2019

Ergonomic Specialist

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) consultant

• Environova is an EHS consultancy that provides a variety of environmental testing and remediation services in the Bay Area.

• Project experience includes the following: Worked under the direction of the Global Workplace Solutions group to provide assessments, recommendations, and implementation for all employees and offices in the Bay Area, Southern California, and internationally.

• Worked OES, which resulted in a 38% decrease of employees that fell into the “High Risk” category for ergonomics- related work injuries and commensurately increased employee productivity and satisfaction.

• Managed all remote ergonomic requests in the APAC (Asia-Pacific) region; countries include China, South Korea, Australia, and Singapore.

• Used Service Now system to manage Environmental Health and Safety, Security, and Facilities requests and documentation.

• Assisted the EHS department roll-out of Service Now system to AMEA region; countries include Poland, France, Germany, Spain, and Holland. Coordinated with German Works Council to meet regional compliance standards for OES training.

• Managed ergonomic design and implementation of a new production facility in Burbank, California.

• Worked with EHS team to implement and monitor the ergonomic impact of new open-office redesign pilot in San Francisco HQ building.

• Assisted in planning and implementing ergonomically-correct workstations and offices during remodel.

• Participated in a cross-functional team that met weekly with management to discuss priorities, problems and solutions to EHS problems.

• Administrated for Environova EHS teams: Manage and track testing and laboratory results for multiple testing and remediation project teams; recent projects include testing and remediation of damage in Napa Valley and Paradise Fires, and SWPPP at SFO during ongoing construction

• Execute precise and detailed work required to meet CA state and Federal standards for successful project completion.

• Manage reporting and AP/AR records to ensure all work completed as directed.

• Supervise and train temp staff as needed.

• Manage all accounts receivable, including interfacing with clients about invoice status.

• Manage calibration and documentation of all testing equipment.