Senior EHS, Sustainability & Risk Leader
Resume:
Jeffrey S. VanMatre, P.E.
Washington, WV 26181
681-***-**** Mobile
**************@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Apr. 2025 – Present Bobbie Baby, Inc. Heath, OH
Manager, EHS, Sustainability, and Risk Management Responsible for creating n new systems for a start-up facility, producing European style organic infant formula. Leading, organizing and preparing for multiple systems audits including ISO, GMP, FDA, Kosher, Passover Kosher, Halal, etc. Responsible for implementing compliance systems and verification audits assuring proper sterilization, sanitation, hygiene levels throughout the facility.
Jan 2023 – Feb. 2025 Kraton Corporation, Belpre, OH
Senior Manager HSES Responsible for all environmental, safety, security, health, medical, industrial hygiene, and training functions. Additionally, responsible for supporting facilities domestically and internationally with industrial hygiene efforts. Manages a staff at the Belpre site consisting of Safety Specialists, Safety Engineers, Environment Engineers, Industrial Hygienist, Training Team members, and Security Officers. The Belpre site maintains PSM/RMP, ISO and RC Certifications and is under the authority of Maritime Security (MARSEC)/US Coast Guard. Federally certified Facility Security Officer (FSO). Responsible for coordinating and leading internal audits for multiple sites in the US and Europe in all of the compliance requirements identified above ISO, RC, MARSEC, and PSM. Built action item and remediation plans for all audits and locations.
Jan 2017 – Oct 2022 Covestro, LLC, New Martinsville, WV
HSE and Utilities Manager Responsible for all environmental, safety, PSM/RMP, security, health, medical, and industrial hygiene functions. Additionally, responsible for plant utilities including; water treatment, six mgd wastewater treatment facility, hazardous waste fluidized bed incinerator, steam boilers, and compressed air. Led staff of thirteen professions and over thirty process technicians and security officers under the purview of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Managed an annual budget of sixteen million dollars. Trained facilitator for RCA’s and Human Factor analyses utilizing Sologic Causelink software.
May 2013 – Jan 2017 Potesta and Associates, Inc, Cambridge, OH
Branch Manager Cambridge, Ohio Office Provide project management and direction for multiple projects including air permitting, hazardous waste disposal, negotiation of consent orders with USEPA and WVDEP, and providing third party HSE audits using Dakota Auditor. Provide EHS, PSM/RMP compliance support, for industrial clients at our headquarters office in Charleston, WV and other branch offices in Morgantown, WV, and Winchester, VA. EHS client support often entails being a direct liaison between our clients and OSHA, OEPA, WVDEP, and USEPA to resolve compliance issues and enforcement actions.
Apr 1997 - Mar 2013 Century Aluminum Corporation, Ravenswood, WV
Corporate Director of HSE and Loss Control Responsible for providing direction and oversight for all HSE activities domestically and internationally. This challenging role required extensive team building, consolidation of multinational regulations and standards into a single system, and development of a system of portability to afford seamless movement of personnel from site to site without having to learn new processes. Corporate and local successes and responsibilities include:
Directed corporate HSE initiatives in all Century facilities globally. Locations include: domestic facilities in Kentucky, West Virginia, South Carolina, Louisiana, and California; international locations include, Iceland, Netherlands, Jamaica, St Croix, and China.
Authored corporate level policies, guiding each facility toward ISO-14000 and OHSAS-18000 compliance, through auditing and gap analysis
Dramatic 6X reduction of recordable injuries in the aggressive Steelworker union environment at the Ravenswood facility
Reduced emission to 50% to 75% of permit limits through technical support and source owner accountability
Furnished expert testimony and multiple depositions in asbestos litigation and deliberate intent civil actions
Directed loss control actives worldwide with underwriters, account engineers, and servicing engineers to resolve loss risks at all Century Aluminum facilities
Contributed environmental due diligence support for approximately $2.2 billion worth of acquisition and divestiture projects
1993-1997 Olver Incorporated (Environmental Consulting Firm), Blacksburg, VA
Managing Director Responsible for managing the 75 person engineering and environmental consulting firm with offices in Blacksburg, VA, Charlotte, NC, and Southside, VA.
Directed a team of eight project managers in three offices, providing guidance on project budgeting, staffing, planning, and scheduling. Allocated resources to support projects and identified and hired necessary outside resources.
Provided day to day direction to accounting, human resources, and administrative staff. Provided financial and administrative information to partners/owners of the firm to guide decision making and allocation of resources. Identified new business opportunities and developed teams to support new endeavors.
Provided mechanical and electrical engineering project design support as needed, and maintained several clients personally with the support of staff engineers and scientists.
Project experience includes, industrial wastewater treatment design and permitting, air permitting, dispersion modeling, control equipment design, and emissions monitoring/stack testing.
1991-1993Amoco Performance Products (currently Solvay), Marietta, OH
Quality/Environmental Engineer Responsible for all material quality related activities, all compliance and permitting issues associated with air pollution control, PSM program administration, and HAZOP facilitation.
1989-1991 Olver Incorporated (Environmental Consulting Firm), Blacksburg, VA
Project Manager
1986-1989 Hoechst Celanese Chemical Corporation, Narrows, VA
Project Engineer Responsible for projects in the Utilities department and cellulose acetate production unit.
EDUCATION Bachelors of Science Mechanical Engineering
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV
CERTIFICATIONS West Virginia Professional Engineer, License #18362 (inactive)
Ohio Professional Engineer, License #56772 (inactive)
Virginia Professional License #22109 (inactive)
APPOINTMENTS West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) EHS Committee Chairman
Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC) Board of Directors
REFERENCES Available upon request
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