Environment Health Safety

Ainsworth Thomas, MPH

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Senior Environment Health Safety (EHS&S) Sustainability Leader: Seeking a dynamic l& responsible leadership role

A strategic, versatile, and highly proficient Environment Health Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) Leader with over 25+ years of experience in managing EHS&S and manufacturing operations to create and sustain meaningful EHS&S Change. Possesses extensive experience in developing and implementing Sustainability initiatives, heavy manufacturing operations, construction projects and build outs, Aerospace/Defense, Distribution & Fulfillment and Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology sectors. 10 Years of small business ownership/entrepreneurship in the healthcare sector with a focus on family medicine / primary care.

Effective team leader that possesses strong leadership and technical background with substantial experience in the overall management of all EHS activities in multiple industry sectors at multiple corporate locations. Exceptional leadership skills and vision to drive the department and work under pressure and strict deadlines with excellent organizational, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.

Areas of Competency:

Currently: HSE/EHS Consultant / Interim HSE Manager (as Contractor) to top Fortune-500 companies: Site leadership, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Aerospace, Disaster Recovery, Construction, plant turnaround and continuous sustainability efforts

Regulatory Knowledge and Management of Environmental, OSHA, DOT, ADEM, EPA & Hazardous Waste Compliance.

Sustainability Measurement, Reporting & Accountability utilizing tools including: EcoVadis, My Green Lab initiatives and SBTIs (Science Based Targets Initiatives). Comprehensive management of energy and resource conservation, EPA regulations and policy.

Passion for Mission and Values. Integration of best practices for analytical decision making.

Wastewater water treatment experience along with clean-up of sites contaminated with environmental pollutants

Participated in Mergers and Acquisition activities between Nichols Aluminum and Aleris representing the corporate EHS function

EHS Implementation of OSHA VPP STAR, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 (now ISO 45001)

Hazard Communication/BBS SME: Subject Matter Expert, EPA, RCRA, JSA/JHA, hazardous operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Discovery Life Sciences Huntsville, AL (2024 - 2024)

Corporate (Global) Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Officer

●Sr. Biotech EHS leader supporting Biospecimens, Proteomics, Genomics, Cell Gene Therapy, Molecular Biology & Oncology

●Sustainability Initiatives: EcoVadis, My Green Lab initiatives and SBTIs (Science Based Targets Initiatives).

●North American & European sites: Provided Global EHS leadership for designing, implementing & sustaining EHS programs

Batesville Manufacturing, LLC Manchester, TN (2023 - 2023)

Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

●Sitewide EHS leadership in heavy manufacturing, union facility with about 375 associates, totaling 400,000 square feet

●Direct Environment Health and Safety activities sitewide, while serving on sitewide plant leadership team

AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER Bessemer, AL (2021-2022)

Environment Health and Safety (EHS) / Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) (L6) SITE MANAGER

●L6 WHS Servant Leader, 10+ direct/indirect reports: Over 7000+ associates (8000+ during PEAK), over 3.3 million total square feet

●Utilize data analytics, DMAIC, HREP, HRA, RCA tools to drive Environment Health and Safety improvement

●Direct Environment Health and Safety/Workplace Health and Safety and sitewide leadership responsibility

SOUTHWIRE Carrollton, GA (2019-2020)

Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

●EHS management with Environment, Health and Safety responsibilities for Carrollton Copper Rod Mill facility

●Provide EHS Leadership for the entire site as part of the senior management team

●EHS management responsibilities for the Copper Rod Mill manufacturing business unit

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OFS FITEL, LLC. Carrollton, GA (2017-2018)

Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

●EHS management with Environment, Health, and Safety responsibilities for massive manufacturing facility

●Provided EHS Leadership for the entire site as part of the senior management team for Optical Fiber manufacturing business unit

RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY - Water Heater Division Montgomery, AL (2015-2017)

Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

●EHS Manager with 8+ direct/indirect reports in three departments, Multi-Site EHS management

●An active member of a manufacturing facility's site leadership team: 850+ employees, over 549,000 sq. ft.

●Workman's Compensation claims & attorneys and review open/potential claims. TAD cases

●Three Registered Nurses (RNs) direct reports ran a medical clinic five days per week, 14.5 hours per day.

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Formerly NICHOLS ALUMINUM) Decatur, AL (2014-2015)

Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Manager II / Division EHS Manager with Nichols Aluminum (prior to Aleris acquisition)

●EHS management with multi-site EHS leadership responsibilities (Plant Closed after Nichols-Aleris Merger)

●Multi-site EHS leadership responsibilities that create and maintain effective and a leading-edge EHS culture

●EHS leader for the corporate integration team in the Nichols Aluminum Aleris International, Inc. acquisition/merger

CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (CTC) Huntsville, AL (2011-2013)

Industrial Hygienist III and Sr. EHS professional (Job ended due to loss of government funding) Active Secret Clearance

●Senior Industrial Hygienist and EHS professional supporting Military installations in the USA and internationally

●Performed IH/Safety baseline assessments of all aspects of hazardous operations on Military installations, including occupational safety and health, explosives, ammunition disposal, and a wide variety of maintenance shops and activities. Worked on installations in Japan and with cross-functional teams

THE BOEING COMPANY Huntsville, AL (2008-2011)

Senior Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Program Management Specialist (Active Secret Clearance)

●Highly effective and accomplished EHS team member in the aerospace and defense industry

●An active participant in the implementation of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 safety management systems

●Contributing Hazard Communication team member for Boeing Enterprise for new GHS implementation. SME: BBS/Haz Com

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

HEXCEL CORPORATION Decatur, AL (2007-2008) Environment Health and Safety (EHS) and Training Professional

MADISON FAMILY CARE, PC (Family Medicine Practice) I Madison, AL (2000-2010) Business Owner and Corporate Secretary

NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS (formerly Shearwater Polymers, Inc.) Huntsville, AL (1998-2006) Senior Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Professional (Layoff 5 years after Nektar Merger-Buyout)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

Education

●Master of Public Health (MPH): Environmental & Occupational Health, Loma Linda University School of Public Health,

Loma Linda, CA

●Bachelor’s Degree: Chemistry, Loma Linda University, College of Art and Sciences, Riverside, CA

Professional Development

●Technical Transportation of Hazardous Materials: Department of the Army, Fort Campbell, KY

●Extensive Environmental training / experience: ISO 14001, HazWOPER 40-hr & refresher, Internal/external environmental audits

●Georgia Tech: OSHA OTI 501 Train the Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards

●Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS): Fort Sam, San Antonio

Other Relevant Experience / Technical Skills / Affiliations

●PPE, Chemical Hazard analysis, and corporate industrial hygiene. Travel to the USA and International destinations

●National Safety Council, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)

●Microsoft Office Suite, EHS Software: Gen Suite, Process Map (Vigilant EHS), MSDS online / Velocity EHS, Cority, Enablon, Intelex, and J. J. Keller Safety Management Suite (SMS)

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