Risk Management Process Safety

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Extensive expertise in managing compliance with air, wastewater, drinking water, underground injection, refrigerant management, risk management plan, CERCLA/EPCRA release reporting, and OSHA/EPA process safety regulations. Experience obtaining site certification under American Chemistry Council’s RC14001® environmental/safety/health/security standard. Proficient training, technical writing, Word, Powerpoint, Excel and public speaking skills. Never misses a deadline.

SKILLS

● Handle multiple projects simultaneously

● Complete projects on time while managing the uncertainties of permitting/public comment process

● Proficient user of Word®, Excel® and PowerPoint®

● Prepare custom procedures and training materials to achieve team goals

● Setting up site-level and corporate-level air regulatory compliance systems

● Certified in ABS Group’s incident-investigation methodology

● Hosting environmental agency audits

● Certified auditor in air and wastewater regulatory compliance

● Certified RC14001® auditor

● Certified process safety and risk management auditor

● Experienced public speaker

● Languages: Spanish (fluent), French (near fluent), Portuguese (intermediate) WORK HISTORY

I. 2019 - 2023 - The Chemours Company FC, LLC - New Johnsonville, TN Plant

● Drove number of Title V permit non-compliances to zero by collaborating with teams of operators to improve knowledge of area-specific permit requirements, conduct investigations to identify and eliminate root causes.

● Prepared and submitted Title V compliance reports and permit-renewal application on time.

● Calculated and reported site air emissions on time, and managed payment of annual Title V permit fee.

● Managed site risk management plan, compliance with regulations on refrigerant management, greenhouse gas reporting and applicable NSPSs and NESHAPs.

● Established site program to obtain certification with American Chemistry Council’s RC14001 standard.

● Technical support for incidentof site Emergency Response organization II. DuPont (1995-2015); The Chemours Company FC, LLC (2015-2019) - DeLisle Plant, Pass Christian, MS

● Prepared permit application and obtained issue of first Title V permit for this facility.

● Drove non-compliances to zero by implementing a system of proactive alarms using existing site IT and distributed control infrastructure. This effort also required working with operators to improve knowledge of area-specific permit requirements, and conducting investigations to identify and eliminate root causes of non-compliances.

● Prepared permit applications and obtained five (5) major air construction

(NSR) permits.

● Prepared and obtained renewal of site NPDES permit.

● Led teams of third-party consultants and site operations resources to obtain renewal of state underground-injection permits.

● Obtained original issue of EPA Region 4 of RCRA land-ban no-migration petition to allow operation of hazardous underground injection wells.

● For all permitting actions, strategically prepared to successfully address community concerns by including project-scope items that allowed the projects to reduce site air emissions.

● Led site-level process safety management teams to ensure compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 and EPA 40 CFR 68 Program 3 regulations.

● Trained and mentored site-level process hazards analysis teams on hazard identification, evaluation and mitigation methods.

● Led site-level teams to establish systems to comply with American Chemistry Council RC14001® standard requirements and obtain site and corporate certification.

III. 1990 - 1995 - DuPont - Washington Works, Washington, WV

● Managed compliance with NPDES and stormwater compliance permit requirements.

● Prepared and submitted NPDES permit-renewal application and negotiated permit reissuance.

● Managed compliance with internal groundwater protection requirements. IV. 1979-1990 - DuPont - Pontchartrain Works, LaPlace, LA

● Assistance-to-Operations engineer for hazardous waste incinerator, Neoprene manufacturing process, and wastewater treatment facility for hazardous underground injection wells.

● Participated in process hazards analyses

EDUCATION

● 1979 – BSCHE, University of Florida – Gainesville, FL

● 1993 – EMBA, Athens University – Athens, OH

ACTIVITIES

● Missionary to Armenia with SOS Chrétiens d’Orient – Paris, France

● Catholic deacon – experience with parish, hospital and prison ministries TRAVEL

● No restrictions

JOB LOCATION PREFERENCE

● Remote

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