Six Sigma Black Belt and PE License

FERRIS CALLIHAN, PE

** **** *** *****, *******, NJ 08312

856-***-**** (H) **********@***.*** 609-***-****(C)

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH MBA/DIRECTOR OF EHS

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Six Sigma or Lean / CFM Implementation / EHS / Engineering or Technology

Leadership in These Areas: Six Sigma Program Development and Implementation, Lean / CFM Process Design, Business Continuity Program Development and Implementation — including the PSM Rule and Title V.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 Re-design and modernization of industrial and consumer manufacturing facility to manufacture medical products — as Six Sigma Black Belt and Engineering Manager at Avery Dennison.

 Increased capacity of medical production process by 50% without capital expenditure through process optimization utilizing the tools of Six Sigma — as Six Sigma Black Belt at Avery Dennison.

 Reduced electricity usage by 33% in the manufacture of medical products in Clean Rooms — as Six Sigma Black Belt for Avery Dennison.

 Auditor for ISO14001/18001 and EHS Compliance – setup, execute and track

 Successful management of partnered projects between Avery Dennison and these companies: GE Silicones, Chrysler, Biomerieux and Hukill Chemical — as Six Sigma Black Belt for the Medical Products Sector of Avery Dennison.

 Author of Business Continuity Plan for Avery Dennison’s Specialty Tape/Adhesives Division that became the model for the corporation.

 Author of the Business Continuity/H1N1 Influenza Plan for Alcan’s Glass Tubing Americas.

 Implementation of Behavioral Based Safety Program and Culture Change for three different companies (Aristech Chemical, ISP Chemicals, Avery Dennison Specialty Chemicals/Tape Division).

 Developed Compliance Plan and Implemented the Plan for the PSM Rule throughout the corporation while the Environmental Program Director for Aristech Chemical Corporation.

 Corporate auditor for Title V and the PSM Rule — as EHS Manager at Avery Dennison.

 Enhanced Compliance Plan and Managed the PSM Coordinator for ISP Chemicals Plant in Calvert City, KY.

 Increased landfill life by 20 years via study of soil and groundwater stability vs. landfill height as EHS Manager at ISP Chemicals.

 Obtained first Title V permit in KY as EHS Manager at ISP Chemicals.

 Gained and enhanced compliance with Title V permits in KY, OH, FL and CA and NJ as Environmental Program Director and EHS Manager at Aristech Chemical.

 Closed Industrial Wastewater Sprayfield in FL as EHS Manager at Aristech Chemical.

 Closed under EPCRA, a polyester resin manufacturing site in NJ as Environmental Program Director at Aristech Chemical.

 Implemented a long-term groundwater treatment plan in NJ as Environmental Program Director at Aristech Chemical.

 Permitted Hazardous Waste Incinerators (RCRA, Part B) in PA, AR, TX, FL and CA as Environmental Program Director and EHS Manager at Aristech Chemical.

 Trainer and Manager of Risk Assessment Plans (HAZOPs and PHAs) for Alcan, Avery Dennison, ISP Chemicals and Aristech Chemical.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ALCAN PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING 2006-2009

EHS Manager for the Americas, Glass Tubing Sector

 Developed Business Continuity Plan for Influenza and other potential disasters that is a model for other Alcan sectors.

 Developed and administered Risk Management Plan to comply with the PSM Rule

 Developed and administered the PSM Rule Compliance Plan through the EHS Site Professional Direct Reports for the sector and audited compliance with the plan at all sites in the sector.

 Lowered Injury Rate from 5+ to less than one in two years.

 Implemented behavioral based safety, culture change and continuous improvement effort for the sector, eg., positive, fast, sustaining culture change.

 Established best safety record within Global Pharmaceutical Sector of Alcan.

 Gained total compliance with Title V and NPDES after poor compliance history prior to arrival.

AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION, Painesville, OH 1997-2006

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (2003-2006)

 Participated in and lead continuous improvement, culture change effort for the Specialty Tape Division.

EHS Manager (1997-2003)

 Enhanced Compliance with the PSM Rule (29 CFR 1910.119)

 Implemented behavioral based safety program and the resultant culture change that drastically lowered injury rates.

 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans to Comply with Ohio-EPA Requirements.

 Clean Air Act Permitting (Title V)

 Trained EHS Site Professionals in Risk Assessments

Engineering Manager (2001-2002) Concurrent with EHS Manager

 Clean Room Construction for Medical Products Facility

ISP CHEMICALS INC., Calvert City, KY 1995-1997

EHS Manager

 Enhanced compliance with the PSM Rule…the compliance plan became the model PSM Rule Plan for the corporation.

 First Title V in KY.

 Lengthened landfill life by 20+ years.

ARISTECH CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Pittsburgh, PA 1987-1995

EHS Manager

Environmental Program Manager

 Developed Compliance Plans for Title V and the PSM Rule…communicated their tenets to senior management down to site managers and EHS Site Professionals. Audited the compliance plans for the PSM Rule and Title V at all sites for the corporation.

Engineering and Maintenance Manager - Little Rock, AR

FIBREX INC., Joplin, MO 1985-1987

Plant Manager

Engineering and Maintenance Manager

FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, Joplin, MO 1977-1985

Engineering and Maintenance Manager

DSM (Dutch State Mines), Augusta, GA 1975-1977

Senior Production Engineer

Production Supervisor

DOW CORNING CORPORATION, Midland, MI 1973-1975

Process Engineer

EDUCATION / LICENSE / CERTIFICATION

MBA, Webster University, Little Rock, AR (1989)

MS, Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla, MO (1973)

BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla, MO (1971)

Harvard Law School (1991): Six-week seminar entitled "Negotiation Techniques for Senior Management"

Professional Engineering Registration (PE License), current in Ohio

Certified Safety Professional (inactive)

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

President - Purchase Area Environmental Forum (1995): An environmental education group of academia, environmentalists and the general public in the Purchase Area of Kentucky.

United Nations Relief (1982): Participated in and lead truck convoy carrying food and medicine into Poland during the period of Marshal Law

Professor of Mathematics (1999-2000): Taught evening classes in algebra and statistics at Lake Erie College in Painesville, OH

REFERENCES

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