Project Manager Management ES&H
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Philip J. Adkins
Knoxville, MD 21758
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Enhancement Corporation (12/16/2009 – 7/1/2011) – Senior Project Manager
District of Columbia
Conduct reviews at each major Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) site. This review is being conducted to fulfill EM's responsibilities under Department of Energy (DOE) Order 430.1B (Real Property Asset Management) and 10 CFR 851 (Worker Safety and Health Program) in order to identify and share best practices within EM. The review will further EM's strategic goals to: Improve Safety Performance and Establish Strategic Options for the EM portfolio in order to smartly reduce the overall cost of the program, complete cleanup activities faster in an environmentally safe manner, and return assets to the surrounding communities. Evaluate the site maintenance program in two parts: A review of the site's management of its overall maintenance program, and physical surveys of selected facilities to determine the current state of maintenance.
Monitor progress of budget and schedule requirements of DOE milestones for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Projects occur throughout the United States at various DOE locations for cold war legacy nuclear cleanup.
Assess the impact of Executive Order 13514 Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance. Work with DOE officials to develop strategies to meet goals set by the President in the Executive Order.
Develop strategies to maintain aging DOE facilities so that the infrastructure remains sound. Aging facilities must be maintained before cleanup in order to ensure the safety of personnel, property, and the environment.
Develop a detailed refined product reserve options study. Assisted DOE employees in conducting an analysis of options to establish a petroleum product reserve response capability for the Southeast region of the United States in order to determine whether the DOE should add significant product reserves to its Strategic Petroleum Reserve inventory, and if so, where to locate the reserves to enhance their effectiveness.
Ramcor Services Group, Inc. (01/01/2007 – 11/13/2009) - Project Manager
Smyrna, Delaware
Manage the Base Operation Support Services contract, consisting of three contract personnel and multiple subcontracting companies. Provide and manage all the necessary support services for the Delaware State Police Services Indoor Firearms Range.
Provided input into the design of range ventilation system and lead collection system. Designed the hazardous waste management system and recycling program.
Other related areas of responsibility are as follows: Manage preventive and corrective building maintenance to all target systems, boilers, chillers, electrical, and all other related heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment.
Oversee all aspects lead removal, hazardous waste operations and materials clean-up. Oversee and provide environmental sampling and air monitoring to ensure the cleanliness and safety of the range for every day use.
Provide all training to on-site personnel including: hazard communication, lead awareness and personal protective equipment (PPE); respiratory protection; explosives safety, emergency response; confined space, and lockout/tagout.
Developed all site related safety and environmental programs and documents. This includes: Site Safety Plan, Lead Removal Plan, Hazard Communications Plan, Hazardous Waste Management Plan, Confined Space Program, Explosives Safety Program, Respiratory Protection Program, Bloodborne Pathogens safety program, Lockout/Tagout program, Emergency Response Plan, and Fall Protection program.
Participated in the redesign of the firing range in order to meet all Federal, State, and local safety and environmental regulations. Consulted with State officials in order to execute the opening of the range in an environmentally friendly manner.
Ramcor Services Group, Inc. (07/01/2006 – 11/13/2009) - Project Manager
Cheltenham, Maryland
Department of Homeland Security/Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Manage the Base Operation Support Services contract, consisting of 25 contract personnel and 15 subcontracting companies. Provide and manage all the necessary support services for the FLETC, DHS Cheltenham, Maryland. This includes: student support services, drivers training support, vehicle maintenance, grounds maintenance, snow removal, landscaping, logistical support and warehouse management, shipping and receiving, postal services, janitorial services, pest control, administrative educational aid services, firearms range master services for the Largest Indoor Firearms Range in the World. Other related areas of responsibility are as follows: issue, store, maintain, and secure over 500 varieties of weapons, over four million rounds of ammunition and other tactical training equipment.
Develop and implement the center wide preventive maintenance program for mechanical, electrical, lighting, lead collection, and fire prevention systems.
Manage preventive and corrective building maintenance to target systems, boilers, chillers, electrical, variable air volume units, air handling units ranging in size from 3 tons to 100 tons, and other related HVACR equipment.
Oversee all contract construction projects as well as all repair and renovation projects.
Oversee all aspects of lead removal and materials clean-up. This includes clean-up of lead contaminated firing ranges and replacement of lead contaminated High Efficiency Particulate Air filters for HVAC system.
Oversee and provide environmental sampling and air monitoring to ensure the cleanliness and safety of the ranges for every day use.
Responsible for all aspects of hazardous material and hazardous waste management. This includes spill response and clean-up under 29 CFR 1910.120. This also includes all reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) and Tier II for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Develop and implement environmental management system policies and programs that conform to various elements established by ISO 14001. This includes the Installation Environmental Policy, Installation EMS procedures, management programs, management reviews, and implementation of the Hazardous Substance Management System (HSMS). This lead to ISO 14001 conformance and self certification.
Redesign entire stormwater management program and execute the physical modifications necessary to meet all Maryland State stormwater regulations. This includes stormwater pond design and construction.
Responsible for all aspects of proposal writing, contract negotiations, and payroll. Financial responsibilities include $3.0 million/yr. in Federal projects. Also responsible for all forms of program management and business development.
Analytical Services, Inc. (02/01/2004 - 06/30/2006) - Safety Specialist/Industrial Hygienist
Cheltenham, Maryland
Department of Homeland Security/Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Start up the first of its kind facility. Managed the contract maintenance team of 15 people that is responsible for lead removal, hazardous waste management and materials clean-up.
Role involved training employees on the proper use of personal protective equipment; fit testing employee respirators; monitoring firing range clean-up operations; assessing lead levels on the ranges via dust swipe sampling and air sampling; developing an explosives safety program; developing noise and vision protection programs; hazardous waste handling including environmental and transportation issues; and developing all Environment, Safety and Health programs and plans related to the facility operation. Wrote, developed, and implemented: Site Safety Plan, Site Lead Removal Plan, Confined Space Program, Respiratory Protection Program, Environmental Protection Plan, Medical Monitoring Program, Drug Free Work Place Program, and Hazardous Waste Management Plan.
Developed and implemented: hazard communication program; hazardous waste handling program; hazardous material use and storage programs; lead safety program; fall protection program; lock out/tag out program; emergency response; and bloodborne pathogens standard operating procedures. Managed and issued all confined space permits.
Responsible for all contractor safety and environmental issues on the center. This included compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Air Act (CAA), and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH), Clean Water Act (CWA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Safe Drinking Water Act, Oil pollution control, and wetlands management.
Ensure environmental and safety compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws. Maintained employee health and safety. Measured and calculated permissible exposure limits (PEL) to toxins and assessed immediate danger to life and health (IDLH) situations in the workplace.
Start up of the hazardous substance management system (HSMS) to aid in the tracking and reporting for the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) including Form R and Tier II reports.
Executed stormwater management water monitoring.
Consulted on safety and environmental impacts of law enforcement training facilities for: the Delaware State Police, the State of Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, and US Army Garrison Ft. Detrick.
Received Certificate of Appreciation signed by Col. John Ball for participation in initial design phase of an indoor firing range at US Army Garrison Ft. Detrick.
Technology Team, Inc. (08/01/2002 - 01/31/2004) - Safety & Occupational Health Analyst
Alexandria, Virginia
Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense
Collected and analyzed data on the full range of the DoD safety and occupational health program responsibilities and existing program features to develop policy recommendations and program enhancements for the Department of Defense Worker Safety Demonstration Program and the Defense Occupational Health Program. This led directly to the implementation of OSHA's VPP program within the US Army.
Assessed the effectiveness of existing stakeholder involvement programs, compared and contrasted US Army programs with those of industry and other agencies and recommended options for improving stakeholder participation. Participants included: US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, Defense Logistics Agency, and the Defense Commissary Agency.
Prepared draft testimony and other information for presentation to DoD and Congressional legislative committees. Developed recommended changes to DoD and US Army policy and standards to enhance the safety of military deployment activities, enhance soldier readiness and morale, and prevent the reoccurrence of accidents.
Assisted in the development of an internet based training program for the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM).
Responsibilities also include cost estimating and proposal writing.
Universe Technologies, Inc. (01/01/1999 - 08/01/2002) - Project Manager/ES&H Specialist
Frederick, Maryland
Department of Energy Office of Science and Technology/Environmental Management Division
Managed the team that supports the Office of Science and Technology infrastructure. This included, but is not limited to, information management, budget, planning, program execution guidance and coordination, human resources, communications, and performance measurement and evaluation. Coordinated safety and health activities between the Office of Science and Technology and the Office of Safety, Health, and Security.
Instrumental in the development of: Technology Safety Data Sheets (TSDSs), safety check sheets used at DOE cleanup sites, the Office of Science and Technology Safety Reference Manual, the Science and Technology Lifecycle Planning Data, and the Environmental Management Research and Development Program Plan.
Assisted DOE officials in database management, preparation of presentations for Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology, edited documents, budget work, verification of deployment of innovative technologies, and supported work for the cleanup of radioactively-contaminated materials.
Received Recognition of Efforts Award from Gerald Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology.
Systems Integration Group, Inc. (07/01/1998 - 01/01/1999) - Environmental Data Analyst
Arlington, Virginia
Environmental Protection Agency/ Office of Pesticide Programs
Reviewed and analyzed pesticide product studies submitted to the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Confidential Business Information (CBI) handling: Notified EPA personnel of missing, conflicting, or noncompliant information according to the standards of pesticide registration. Conducted quality control on all submitted studies.
EDUCATION
West Virginia University
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Morgantown, West Virginia
Master's Degree - 12/1997 Safety and Environmental Management
Relevant Course work includes: ISO 14001 implementation; ISO 9000; Risk Management; Total Quality Management (TQM); Industrial Hygiene; Ergonomics; OSHA Law; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Environmental and Safety risk assessment; Energy and the Environment.
Research Assistant for Dr. David A. Whaley on published work of the toxicity of chemicals produced in industry, and their effects on workers at various job sites.
Member: American Society of Safety Engineers
West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia
Bachelor's Degree - 5/1996
Major: Biology Minor: Political Science, Education
Relevant Course work includes: Microbiology; Chemistry; Ecology; Genetics; Botany; Zoology; Entomology; Ornithology; Organic Chemistry; Developmental Biology; Anatomy and Physiology; Anthropology.
Member: Beta Beta Beta-National Biological Honor Society
Member: Gamma Sigma Alpha-National Greek Honor Society
Member: Pi Sigma Alpha-National Political Science Honor Society
President: Interfraternity Council
President: Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity
JOB RELATED TRAINING
Training Course Title: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 HAZWOPER Training, 40–Hours - 6/14/2009 (8-hour annual refresher) - Course work covers clean-up operations required by a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or other involving hazardous substances that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; corrective actions involving clean-up operations at sites covered by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; voluntary clean-up operations at sites recognized by federal, state, local, or other governmental body as uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; operations involving hazardous wastes that are conducted at treatment, storage, and disposal facilities regulated by Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 264 and 265 pursuant to RCRA, or by agencies under agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement RCRA regulations; and emergency response operations for releases of, or substantial threats of releases of, hazardous substances regardless of the location of the hazard.
Training Course Title: Lead Supervisor and Project Designer 40-Hours – OSHA 29 CFR 1926.62 and 1910.1025 - 01/03/2006 - This course is for personnel who will supervise lead abatement projects in target housing and child-occupied facilities, and supervise the performance or lead risk reduction treatments in Maryland rental properties; preparation of lead abatement project designs for projects involving lead abatement in ten (10) or more housing units.
Training Course Title: RCRA Hazardous Waste Generator – 8 hours – 6/21/2009 40 CFR 262.34 and 40 CFR 265.16 - This course provides certification as a handler of hazardous waste for large or small quantities of hazardous waste according to the EPA regulations found in 40 CFR 262.34 and 265.16 also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for either the initial or annual refresher requirements.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Recognition of Efforts Award from the US Department of Army
Recognition of Efforts Award from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Office of Science and Technology
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