Environmental Health & Safety Professional
Resume:
Ronald H. Miller
Blissfield, MI *****
Email: **************@*****.***
Summary:
Highly experienced safety and engineering professional with over 15+ years of expertise across multiple industries, including manufacturing, facilities management, and environmental health and safety.
Worked in roles such as Safety Specialist Engineer at NSG Group, EH&S Coordinator at Hiab, and Project Engineer at Middough Engineering, where he was responsible for overseeing complex projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing maintenance operations.
Extensive experience with industrial facilities, including manufacturing, quality control, and maintenance management, and has successfully led projects with a focus on safety, efficiency, and compliance.
Proficiency in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), and predictive maintenance (PdM) complements his expertise in environmental health and safety protocols such as Lock Out/Tag Out, OSHA compliance, and Hazardous Waste management.
Qualifications include various certifications, including OSHA 30-Hour, EPA Hazardous Waste, and industrial hygiene training, alongside firsthand experience in facilities management and project execution.
Has demonstrated leadership through roles in project management, safety coordination, and teaching, with a solid history of ensuring operational efficiency and safety in high-stakes environments.
With a Master's in Organization Development and a bachelor’s in business administration, Ronald brings a combination of technical and leadership skills that enable him to contribute effectively to both engineering and operational teams.
Experienced across diverse sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, and energy, positions him as a well-rounded candidate for roles that require a blend of technical expertise, project management, and safety compliance.
Professional Experience:
Environmental Health & Safety Solutions, Inc. NSG Group June 2024 – Present
Safety Specialist Engineer
Main contractor Gem Industrial division of Rudloph Libbey, Toledo, Ohio.
The project is the retrofit and the new installation of the glass float line at the Pilkington North America, Inc. Rossford, Ohio location, a member of NSG Group.
Rosenboom Crafted Hydraulic Cylinders, Bowling Green, OH September 2023 – February 2024
EHS Specialist Engineer
Manufacturing includes CNC, standard tool room equipment, quality inspection, metrology lab, saw cutting, assembly, lift truck and overhead cranes, standard wired feed welding and robotic welding, spray booth painting, test stands, and concentrating on the needed EHS hazards for correction and improvement.
Trained Maintenance personnel in LO/TO and Safe System of Work.
Hiab, Perrysburg, Ohio October 2022 – July 2023
EH&S Coordinator/Engineer
Manufactured and serviced Moffet three wheeled lift truck, plus the mounting of knuckle style cranes and other truck bed mounted cranes for industrial building products companies subsidiary Cargo Tec worldwide East Region of US.
OHSA Safe System of Work. Service Center Technicians and remote Service Technicians and corporate facility in Perrysburg, Ohio. ISO 9000-2015 Registered Certified. JJ Keller (DOT- Motive) for fleet. Travel 50 to 60% included domestic and international travel and ECU activities.
Independent Contractor June 2019 – October 2022
Mosser Construction
Safety Site Supervisor – Construction
Worked as a Facility Engineering Supervisor at Penske Logistics in Romulus, MI.
Penske functioned as a third-party provider for Kroger and their fulfillment center.
He gained extensive experience and contributed across multiple industries.
He was always involved with EHS, focusing primarily on Safety within the organizations he managed.
His skills included a collaborative work approach and strong leadership qualities.
During one of his short contracts, he served as a Maintenance Supervisor with EHS responsibilities. This role was with Penske’s third-party system, overseeing a warehouse and supply chain distribution for Kroger in Michigan at their Romulus location (Wayne County, near Detroit Metro).
The warehouse stored perishable goods in cold storage, with ammonia-based refrigeration systems—for example, bananas in this case.
Middough Engineering. Chicago, IL
Process Engineer/Project Engineer
ISO-certified firm specializing in contract engineering, architecture, food processing, and management, providing a comprehensive range of traditional and specialized design, technical, and management services.
Owens Community College’s Workforce & Community Service program offered key training, including a 17-week Refinery Boiler-Steam Engineers/Operators course to prepare participants for the State of Ohio Boiler Operator Licensing exam.
Additional training covered a general introduction to safety, OSHA compliance, PPE usage, and lift truck operation.
International Automotive Components, Wauseon, OH October 2013 – May 2019
EH&S, Facilities, Project Management & Process Engineer
ISO 9000-2015 Certified professional who worked as a Tool & Process/Project Manager, Facility Engineer, and EHS Specialist on contract at International Automotive Components (IAC) in the Wauseon, Ohio facility.
The role involved first-hand collaboration with Maintenance, Quality, Inventory Management, planned work (PM and scheduling), Operations, and Production, while also leading Kaizen projects.
The IAC plant in Wauseon produced interior components, including door panels and instrument panels, using injection molding for substrates.
The facility housed twenty-six injection molding machines equipped with robotic handling presses, hydroforming, rotary dry cast, and ISO/Poly skin processes to create coverings.
Final assembly involved robotic systems (Fanuc robots) collaborating with firsthand associates to complete the products.
Day-to-day responsibilities: managing engineering disciplines, overseeing facility management, actively participating with the maintenance team in inventory management and CIMMS, and ensuring effective communication between the plant's core activities: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale.
Adrian College, Adrian, MI June 2012 - September 2013
Full-time Instructor
Served as a member of the Business Management Department.
Delivered lectures and coursework in business management principles.
Owens Community College, Business Workforce & Community Service January 2011 – May 2012
Instructional Engineer
Taught General Introduction to Safety covering OSHA compliance, PPE usage, lift truck operation, and mobile equipment training.
Conducted training under the State of Ohio program for Toledo residents focusing on the demolition of unused neighborhood housing and buildings.
Delivered Blueprint Reading training to students and workforce participants.
General Motors, Parma, OH November 2009 – May 2011
Maintenance Manager
Managed maintenance operations for GM's Parma facility, specializing in hard metal stamping.
Oversaw the handling of more than four hundred dies and processes capable of producing over one hundred million parts per year.
Supervised various manufacturing processes, including:
Small, medium, and large transfer press lines.
High-speed progressive presses.
Cut-to-length shear operations.
Resistance and laser welding metal assembly operations.
Monitored the Parma Metal Center’s processing of over 475 tons of steel daily to support 20+ GM North America customers.
Chrysler LLC Powertrain Division, Perrysburg, Ohio January 2002 – December 2009
Area Manager – Press Room Management
Initially hired as a firsthand Maintenance Supervisor to oversee skilled trades coverage across the plant.
Facilitated and introduced Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to the Skilled Trades group.
Served as the Area Manager responsible for TPM and TMS (Total Maintenance System), Chrysler’s computerized maintenance system for work order management, including:
Predictive Maintenance (PdM).
Preventive Maintenance (PM).
Life Cycle Maintenance.
Departed under a separation agreement in November 2009.
Letters of Recommendation, Awards, and Additional Certificates of Training:
Training and Certifications:
Transformation of American Industry: Jackson Community College – Productivity-Quality Systems.
TQM Advisory Committee: Monroe County Community College – Prepared and introduced classes on Quality Management, including:
Zen Leadership: Stephen Uzelac.
TQM: V.K. Omachonu and Joel E. Ross.
Certificates of Training:
1.Identifying Hazardous Waste – RCRA.
2.OSHA 30-Hour Outreach for General Industry Construction (20-0106090) and General Industry (#20-0079009).
3.USFOTI Education Center & Health American Safety Council – Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors for Construction.
4.“360-Training” Certificate: Confined Spaces and Permit-Required Confined Spaces (per 29 CFR OSHA 1910.146).
5.Ergonomics and MSDS/SDS – 360-degree Training.
6.Industrial Hygiene – Basic Training and Certification.
7.University of Arizona – BETTER PROCESS CONTROL SCHOOL: Retort operations, processing systems, aseptic packaging, and closure inspections (FDA-approved).
8.Angelus Sanitary Can Machines – Operations, adjustment, and preventive maintenance.
9.Underground Storage Tank Environmental Resource Center – Certificate (#5041).
10.Cleaver Brooks Boiler Operations – Certificate of Completion.
11.Industrial and Commercial Power Distribution – Toledo Edison Co., Toledo, OH.
12.Total Productive Maintenance – University of Toledo, Division of Continuing Education.
Awards:
TQM Advisory Committee: Gerald Walsh, President, Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI.
Certificate of Appreciation: Service Award for Teaching at Monroe County Community College.
Letters of Recommendation
1.William Guerriero – Division Chair for Business, Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI.
2.Judy See – 4H County Extension Agent, Monroe, MI (Personal).
3.Judy See – 4H County Extension Agent, Monroe, MI (Introduction to BGSU).
4.John Klocinski – Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH.
5.Timothy J. Laitur – Attorney and Counselor at Law, Monroe, MI.
6.James P. Somsel – Orbital Engine Co., Tecumseh, MI.
7.Fred McMillian – Plant Manager, Heublein Inc.
Education:
Master's Degree in Organization Development (MOD) – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
Bachelor’s degree in business administration (BBA) – Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio.
Associate’s degree in industrial management (AA) – Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI.
Certifications:
OSHA Certifications:
o30-Hour OSHA Outreach for General Industry Construction (#20-0106090) and General (#20-0079009).
oUSFOTI Education Center & Health American Safety Council – OSHA Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors for Construction.
o"360 Training": Confined Spaces and Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR OSHA 1910.146).
o"360 Training": Chemical Storage.
o"360 Training": Ergonomics and MSDS/SDS.
oIndustrial Hygiene: Basic 360 Training and Certification.
EPA and Hazardous Waste Certifications:
oHazardous Waste – RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act).
oOSHA Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200).
Other Safety Certifications:
oAmerican Red Cross – Adult, Child, and Baby First Aid (Certificate ID: 01ADSFT, valid until 8/22/25).
o"360 Training": Overhead Door Controls and Electrical Tools/Test Equipment (for associate training).
o"360 Training": Risk Management.
o"360 Training": Electrical Distribution Components, Electrical Control Circuits, and Facility Management.
Industry-Specific Certifications
University of Arizona - Better Process Control School: Retort operations, processing systems operations, aseptic processing & packaging, and closure inspections (FDA-prescribed).
Angelus Sanitary Can Machines: Operation, adjustment, and preventive maintenance.
Professional Experience and Skills
Quality and Environmental Management
Quality Principles: SPC (Statistical Process Control), MQAS, QS 9000, PPAP, FEMA, ISO 9000/14000 Environmental.
Environmental Health and Safety: Creating a culture of environmental responsibility, safe systems of work, and employee health. Experience in sanitation processes, PPE, B.E.S.T. (Better Employee Safety Training), OHSA, Lock Out/Tag Out, MSDS, Chains, Slings & Hooks, Machinery Moving, Bloodborne Pathogens, Fire Marshal experiences.
Maintenance and Operations Management
Maintenance Management: CIMMS work orders, work planning, Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management, Deming Principles (PDCA), PdM (Predictive Maintenance), TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), 5-S, TPS (Toyota Production System), RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance).
Operations Management: Planning, organizing, directing, quality facilitation (Metrology/CIMMS Layout), maintenance/engineering, production control, inventory management (stores room/computerized), PdM, RCM, TPM.
Teaching and Academic Contributions
Faculty Member – Adrian College, Adrian, MI: Courses taught include Production Operations Management, Information Technology & Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, and Management.
Adjunct Instructor – Business/Quality courses at Owens Community College, Monroe County Community College, Jackson County College, Sienna Heights University, and Spring Arbor University.
Academic Contributions and Awards
Certificate of Appreciation: Service Award for teaching at Monroe County Community College.
Total Productive Maintenance Advisory Committee: Gerald Walsh, President, Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI.
Facilities and Industry Management
Underground Storage Tank Certification – Environmental Resource Center, Cert#5041.
Industrial and Commercial Power Distribution Course – Toledo Edison Co., Toledo, OH.
NFPA 70E (2017): Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (ARC Flash).
Hard Hat Training: Fire Safety (Construction).
HVAC Training: Fundamentals and Maintenance.
Boiler Operations & Management: Cleaver Brooks Boiler Operations, Boiler Management Control Systems, Boiler System Controls, Boiler Blow Down.
Masonry Training: "360-Training" Masonry.
Contact this candidate