Patrick A. Houp

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Birmingham, AL 35216

ad3leo@r.postjobfree.com

443-***-**** (Mobile)

Career Summary

Mr. Houp is an accomplished environmental, health and safety (EHS) professional with 20+ years of management and technical experience.

Fields of Competence

•OSHA General Industry and Construction Regulation training, and compliance.

•Federal and State Environmental Regulation training, reporting and compliance.

•EHS Program development and training for manufacturing and construction workplaces.

•Hazard Communication including chemical and material hazard classification and Safety Data Sheet authoring.

•Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act regulation interpretation and compliance and Driver Qualification file development and ongoing management.

•Hazardous, universal, and solid waste management, minimization, disposal and training.

Professional Experience

EHS Professional November 2023 – Present

Hepaco

•Managed EHS concerns for manufacturing, transportation, construction and general industry organizations.

•Managed hazardous and non-hazardous waste characterization, minimization and disposal.

•Organized 24-hour emergency response and cleanup efforts for environmental spills and incidents.

Process Chemist May 2022 – November 2023

Avanti Polar Lipids

•Conducted pharmaceutical production assignments under strict GMP and GDP policies and procedures.

•Assisted with training and development of new hires and served on ISO and Safety Committees.

Associate - Flow June 2021 – May 2022

Amazon Fulfillment Center

•Completed assignments in Flow Department in accordance with Amazon policies and procedures.

•Assisted with training and development of new hires and served as a shift ambassador as needed.

Body Shop and Safety Committee October 2020 – June 2021

Onin – Mercedes Benz US International

•Monitored and adjusted vehicles to ensure adherence with MBUSI standards and tolerances.

•Member of MBUSI Safety Committee.

Enumerator March 2020 – September 2020

United States Department of Commerce US 2020 Census

•Completed US Census Enumerator assignments.

Environmental Health and Safety and DOT Compliance Specialist June 2017 – July 2019

Tarkett – Tarkett Sports - Beynon Sports Surfaces, Field Turf and EasyTurf

•Developed and managed EHS Programs for BSS’ manufacturing facility in accordance with OSHA General Industry Regulations, EPA, MDE and other regulatory agencies.

•Developed EHS Programs for BSS’ polyurethane indoor and outdoor installation construction teams in both English and Spanish in accordance with OSHA Construction Regulations.

•Completed employee EHS training and maintained training files.

•Hazardous waste characterization and disposal including contingency planning, biennial reporting, and training.

•Managed Spill Prevention Controls and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan.

•Managed facility NPDES Permit and SWPPP stormwater permit including inspections, sampling, and reporting.

•Implemented waste minimization programs including waste to energy and recycling programs in order to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.

•Prepared monthly corporate EHS and sustainability reports including emissions, waste disposal, energy consumption, injury and incidents, fires, spills, and other data.

•Incident and near miss investigation, reporting and shared learning program.

•Created and led BSS’ Safety Committee and Member of BSS’ ISO 9001-2015 transition team and business planning team and participates in SWOT audits to identify and mitigate internal and external EHS business risks.

•Conducted equipment and job hazard assessments and developed controls and PPE policies to mitigate or minimize employee exposure to hazards including respiratory protection, LOTO, hearing conservation, and other job-related hazards.

•Responsible for GHS hazard communication including creating and updating SDS for Beynon products, review of raw material SDS, employee training, EPCRA and TRI reporting.

•Created commercial vehicle fleet management program under DOT and FMCSA guidelines and regulations.

Project Scientist August 2016 – December 2016

Trileaf Corporation – Contract Position

•Completed Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) of all types of real estate.

•Prepared Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans and Soil and Groundwater Management Plans.

Project Manager

Antea Group February 2006 – May 2016

•Provided EHS consulting services including environmental compliance auditing and permitting, due diligence real estate transaction support and health and safety consulting.

•Developed and implemented EHS programs for clients and subcontractors, including training and development of client-specific web-based compliance management systems. EHS support programs included indoor air quality and noise monitoring and sampling and emergency response plan development, implementation, and training.

•Managed portfolios of remediation projects of hazardous substances and/or petroleum release sites located in MD, VA, DE, PA, NJ, and DC. Duties included cost proposal development and invoicing, subcontractor management, health and safety oversight including development of job safety/hazard analyses and other risk mitigation tools, client interfacing, regulatory negotiation, interfacing with client pollution insurance providers, development of life cycle cost projections and schedules and portfolio budget forecasting using financial life cycle modeling programs.

•Managed portfolios of due diligence Phase I and II ESAs for divestment and/or acquisition of commercial, industrial, retail petroleum stations and bulk storage terminal facilities. Performed cost proposal development report preparation sampling, site health and safety management.

•Completed Federal, State, and Local Environmental Regulation compliance audits for commercial, retail petroleum, financial and industrial clients. Projects included site audits, reporting, permitting, regulatory notification and negotiation. Audits focused on Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, RCRA and above and ASTs/USTs including Right to Know Tier 2 reporting, SPCC plan management, NPDES permitting and review, ozone depleting substances, UST and AST inspections, training and permitting, hazardous and universal waste storage, use and disposal training, reporting, and permitting, emergency generator training and permitting and other local and municipal regulations. Managed the completion of a 200+ site audit over five months.

•Managed the completion of an American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) Federal Grant project for the Washington DC DOE

Project Manager

Blackstone Consulting February 2005- January 2006

•Managed due diligence projects including Phase I and II ESAs for acquisition of commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential real estate and assisted with the completion of PCA Reports.

•Managed and completed site inspection, health and safety oversight and report preparation and review.

Project Manager

Federated Environmental Associates June 2000 - January 2005

•Managed national portfolios of due diligence Phase I. and II ESAs.

•Managed environmental claim support services for insurance clients including site inspections and documentation, report preparation and site health and safety management.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS

•OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER (Site Supervisor), MD Safety and Health Accident Investigation and Job Safety Analysis

•CPR, First Aid, AED and Blood Borne Pathogens, NFPA 70E, Confined Space, Hazardous Energy Control, LOTO, PPE, Fall Protection, Respiratory Protection Equipment, Hearing Protection, Emergency Action Planning, HazCom, and GHS.

•Supervised a NIH/NIA Grant Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University.

EDUCATION

B.A. - Biology/Psychology

Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 1997

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