PAUL DIGIACOMO
862-***-**** • adbi6x@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Professional with extensive background in
corporate regulatory and environmental
compliance. Interfaced with US EPA, OSHA,
NJ DEP, and municipal authorities to
negotiate and implement Consent
Decrees, Administrative Consent Orders,
extensions, and administrative appeals to
exponentially minimize pre-exisiting and
threatened fines and penalties, saving
millions. Handled multi-million dollar
cleanups / compliance activities, saving
hundreds of thousands of dollars in the
process. Directed and coordinated numerous
professionals and vendors in achieving
these goals.
» NJ DEP Compliance
» US EPA Compliance
» Municipal Compliance
» State and Federal Cleanups
» Superfund issues
» Negotiate and Implement Consent Decrees
and Administrative Consent Orders
» Negotiate Substantial Penalty /
Fine Reductions
» Community Right to Know Filings
» Air Permit Compliance and other
DEP Permits
» RCRA Issues – Manifesting, etc.
» Affordable Care Act – Oversee Compliance
» OSHA matters
» Worker’s Compensation matters
» Family and Medical Leave Act
» Union Matters – Handle Grievances
and Negotiate Collective
Bargaining Agreement
» Oversee Municipal Inspections and
Remediation of Violations
» Fire Department Compliance -
Including Sprinkler System Issues
and Annual Inspections
» Created Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (HACCP) document
» Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) –
Implement Base Code
» Oversee Dry Sprinkler System
Upgrades and Maintenance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Compliance – Norpak Corporation, Newark, NJ 2013 – 2019
Regulatory compliance vis-à-vis State and Federal Government, such as Environmental Compliance with NJDEP and USEPA (Site Remediation Reform Act, State and Federal Cleanups, Superfund issues, Permits, Community Right to Know, Air Permit Compliance, Administrative Consent Orders, Consent Decrees, RCRA Issues, etc); Employee Compliance
(Affordable Care Act, OSHA matters, Worker’s Compensation, NJ Department of Labor, Family and Medical Leave Act, Wage and Hour issues, Union Matters such as Grievances and Negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreement, Annual Hearing Testing, etc); Municipal Compliance (Fire Department including Sprinkler System Issues and Annual Inspections, Negotiated Substantial Penalty Reductions For Violations, Utility Matters, Police). Compliance with customer requirements, such as General Mills (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points – HACCP; Periodic Audits; Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code). Also handled management of commercial properties for the Company (Lease Negotiation and Drafting, Litigation, Oversaw Replacement Of Dry Sprinkler System, etc.). Partner – DiGiacomo & DeTommasi, LLP,
Summit, Madison and Florham Park, NJ
1995 – 2013
Practiced law, with emphasis on residential real estate, litigation, municipal law, and appellate practice. Closed over a thousand successful transactions for clients. Successfully litigated matters for clients at both the trial and appellate level. Handled sensitive environmental law-related matters for clients – especially Spill Act issues as they related to their transactions.
EDUCATION
University of Rochester
» BA – 1989
» Double Major – History and Political Science
» Distinction in History
» Certificate in International Relations
Rutgers: The State University – Graduate School – Newark
» MA in History – 1995
Pace University School of Law
» JD, cum laude – 1995
» Certificate in Environmental Law
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
» Graduated Cum Laude from Pace University School of Law
» Certificate in Environmental Law