Paul W. Scherrle

610-***-****

adm7dr@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Providing over 15 years of experience in all areas of Environmental Management, Health/Public Safety and Hazardous Materials, I take pride in what I do and accomplish every day. Having many years of experience in various fields, I look passionately at each day as a new opportunity to learn and expand the skills necessary to go above and beyond to make a difference within our industry. The experience and knowledge gained daily proves invaluable to help achieve the highest standards of environmental excellence and workplace safety within any Utility Co. or Professional organization. Although I currently do not hold a degree, I’m confident that I can insure any organization that I’ll provide to the highest standards and expectations possible to achieve every goal and work to resolve any challenges set forth. Being highly trained and continuously training in all areas of Waste Management/Compliance, reactive chemicals and Emergency Response I’m able to provide superior service to our company and customers. My training and proficiencies include all areas of DOT, RCRA, TSCA and all areas of EPA and OSHA regulations/standards. Certified 40 Hour Hazwopper, Reactive Chemical Technician, Radioactive DOT trained and fluent in all Microsoft applications. I possess a current Class A CDL License w/ Tanker Endorsement and current TWIC holder. Other qualifications include OSHA 30, Firefighter I, II & III, Incident Command, Confined Space & WMD Operations. Other qualifications include extensive knowledge in Utility Gas and Electric Operations, Electric network distribution equipment/systems and Gas Appliance Service. I also have an extensive experience in Heavy Equipment operation and excavation.

Employment

October 2018 - Current: PSE&G Palisades Electric Division Senior Environmental Specialist – Regulatory Programs Responsibilities/Daily Tasks

Provides technical and regulatory direction, guidance and implementation of environmental compliance programs for the Utility operating locations and projects in accordance with Federal, State and local regulations.

Responsible for management and oversight of spill response and remediation’s including those subject to NJDEP LSRP requirements, both on PSE&G facilities and off-site.

Responsible for assuring facility / project environmental compliance with federal, state and local regulations, permits and corporate guidelines including air, waste, PCB’s, water, UST, SARA, SPCC management and environmental audit process.

Prepare procedures relating to compliance with environmental requirements.

Develop and prepare reports to regulatory agencies. Independently interface with consultants and regulatory agency representatives to develop or discuss complex environmental issues / projects. Coordinate and guide environmental programs and compliance efforts. Identify and evaluate compliance trends and recommend corrective action or system improvements.

Oversee activities of employees and contractors addressing the environmental impacts of our operations on customer properties. Serve as liaison between project and operating locations on environmental issues. Ensure day to day operations are conducted in an environmentally compliant manner. Monitor and insure adherence to these standards by contractors during project work. Identify and address compliance gaps. Foster activities to establish utility-wide compliance programs where appropriate.

Support reporting environmental performance metrics as required and manage environmental costs and support budget development.

Comprehensive knowledge of electrical network systems to work with Overhead, Underground and engineering to facilitate outages.

June 2015-October 2018: PSE&G Gas Operations Health & Safety Health & Safety Coordinator Central Gas District

Responsibilities/Daily Tasks

Directly coordinate District H&S providing technical assistance and field expertise to field operations: interpretation and communications of regulations; new programs and procedures; statewide application and reporting of Job Site Observations; Job Hazard Analysis, Personal Protective Equipment, Industrial Hygiene; Accident Investigation; Contractor Safety; Annual Inspections; Defensive Driver Safety; Rescue Man Safety; etc.

Subject Matter Expert; provide advise; counsel and guidance to manager in support of Senior Leadership, LOB VP, Division Managers, LOB and local H&S Councils, PSEG H&S Council including policies and procedures, standards, system components and regulatory requirements.

Facilitate the implementation new methodologies, standards and processes to improve operations and productivity.

Provide critical support to review, analyze current work practices and matrixes, and determine root causes of personnel errors introduce new procedures to improve safety standards.

Provide field audits, training and inspections to keep consciousness levels high to reduce hazards, potential lost of time and on the job injuries and accidents.

Perform analysis of divisional H&S statistics to keep abreast of timely and accurate reporting to keep safety indexes to a minimum.

Support the review and assessment Federal, State and Local safety and health regulations including OSHA impacts on LOB.

Work with each district to implement and improve programs and procedures for compliance with all regulations promulgated by related state and local government agencies.

Act in compliance with leadership as an organization liaison for effective and consistent application of all PSEG safety components.

Provide team support and participate in accident/incident investigations, audits, inspections and other components of H&S.

Help prepare and maintain documentation and records regarding internal policies and procedures, practices, investigations, external agencies and OSHA requirements.

Work on Safety related task forces and work groups; helping to conduct and oversee safety and health surveys; safety topics and help to find and resolve issues and concerns as a member of a team or task force.

May 2012-June 2015: PSE&G Environmental Compliance & Resource Recovery Title: Resource Recovery Specialist (Electric Distribution) Responsibilities/Daily Tasks

Provide regulatory guidance to all environmental issues related to waste compliance, sampling

& T/D operations.

Interpret RCRA, TSCA regulations and technical data to properly classify all waste for disposal.

Manage waste profiles, sampling, vendor contracts & performance.

Schedule various waste pickups and assure proper compliance is met on all shipping documents and associated requirements applicable to RCRA, DOT, OSHA & TSCA

Develop practices and procedures for hazardous materials, waste management programs and environmental field operations.

Additional duties also include recommending, updating and preparing multiple areas of waste management procedures and solutions that can streamline our department operations for safety, compliance, scorecard and financial goals. July 2007-May 2012: Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions Title: Environmental Specialist III/Reactive Chemical Technician Responsibilities/Daily Tasks

Lab-Packing and segregating various chemicals

Utilize Veolia Field System and reference material to properly classify, package, label, manifest and ship all costumers hazardous and nonhazardous waste in accordance to customers specific needs, Veolia, EPA, DOT, RCRA, TSCA & OSHA requirements

Determine the best approved disposal site and method for each customers individual waste streams

Utilize the Veolia AS-400 System to convert all completed and exported jobs

Provide assistance to Reactive Chemical Manager and team when needed to properly deal with unknown chemicals, chemical stabilization including temperature controlled and explosive compounds and mixtures

Transportation of all Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Wastes

Respond to and remediate hazardous spills as directed by managers

Complete all other paperwork and documentation as required or directed including daily job reports and logs

Technical sampling & interpretation of all lab data

Complete waste profiles as relevant to all waste streams using MSDS’s and specific customers information

March 2005-July 2007: HMHTTC Response Inc.

Title: Operations Manager

Responsibilities/Daily Tasks

Directing response teams from NJ region and other regions during all

Hazardous Material Releases, large scale environmental emergencies/disasters and scheduled operations adhering to all local, state and federal regulations

Supervising operations & communications for waste disposal, lab sampling and all job incidents

Monitoring the health and safety of response team prior, during and after all operations

Organizing and directing multiple agencies during responses

Providing identification, intervention and mitigation during emergency responses

Managing and executing all truck and equipment maintenance and upkeep including metal work such as welding etc…

Utilize Microsoft Programs to complete job invoicing, job reports, job quoting & spreadsheets 1996-1997; 2001-2005: H.W Excavating Inc.

Title: Heavy Equipment Operator/CDL Driver

Responsibilities/Daily Tasks

All areas of excavation including residential & commercial projects involving foundations, septic system installations, driveways, drainage work & fine grading

All equipment and truck maintenance and repair including Arc, Mig and Tig Welding and with basic mechanical and electrical repairs

Transporting all heavy equipment and materials

Site surveying and reading of all specific site blueprints and plans

Snow removal and service including state highways, commercial and residential roadways November 2005-May 2006: Blairstown Twp. DPW

Title: Part-Time Seasonal CDL Driver

Responsibilities/Daily Tasks

Snow removal and sanding of public roadways and parking lots

Maintaining and servicing of trucks and equipment as required Education

1993-1997 North Warren Regional High School (Graduate) Professional Affiliations, Awards & Services

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Lean Six Sigma PCB Management Team

Lean Six Sigma Motor vehicle Reduction Team

Lean Six Sigma Training Matrix Team

Hope Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. & Knowlton Twp. Fire & rescue

Blairstown Lodge # 165 F&A.M.

Samaritan Lodge # 98 F&A.M.

USMC

Graduated top of my Fire Academy Class and received the overall Firefighter award.

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