Manager Safety

Villas de Buenavista

Miguel A. Rubio, PE, A-** Cronos

Bayamón, PR 00956-5945

CSP 787-***-****

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Experienced Environmental Health and Safety Professional is seeking a career

Objective

opportunity with an organization where with his technical and leadership skills can make

valuable contributions to the overall performance.

Visionary leader with proven results in EHS

Executive

management in a series of industries ranging from

Summary chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing to

consulting. Results driven professional known for

developing strategies for rapid turnaround in

environmental cycle time, new product introduction,

and cost reduction options, while maintaining the

highest levels of EHS compliance status. Have led

Signature ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification process

Strengths and successfully managed teams of 4 managers and 16

indirect reports, with P/L responsibility up to $5M

annually.

Regulatory Compliance

Construction Safety

Audits and Assessments Permits

Personal Strengths EHS Management Systems

Programs/Procedures

Industrial Hygiene Process

Safety

Laws and Regulations

Ergonomics

Selected Career Achievements Training

Excellent team player

Manage by objectives

Computer literate

Knowledge of PHAWorks™ software

Fully bilingual in English and Spanish

EHS Management Systems: Led customer to an ISO

14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification, in an

organization with no EHS background or culture.

Cycle Time improvement: Led a team of EHS

professionals who managed the permitting strategy at

the Amgen Manufacturing Limited Expansion that

expedited the operation of the first facility in 15

months since ground breaking.

Achieved 67% and 25% reduction in the number of

accidents at Schering Plough and Johnson and

Johnson, respectively.

Professional Experience

Recognized the opportunity to reduce manufacturing

cost of the Celebrex® clinical samples packaging

(Pharmacia) via use of recycled material, resulting in

cost savings of over $2M annually.

People development: Mentored two cross functional

teams honored by Motorola for impact to the business.

One team developed helped reducing ergonomics

conditions by 50% in one year. The second team

achieved over $50K in cost reduction per year by

reducing the use of isopropyl alcohol. Led the J&J

Puerto Rico Safety and Industrial Hygiene Council in

1999.

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MIGUEL A. RUBIO, CSP & ASSOCIATES •

Bayamón, PR 2003-Present

President and Senior Consultant - Provides EHS

regulatory and training services to Fortune 100

companies. Selected customers include Eli Lilly,

Merck, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Abbott, Bristol-

Myers Squibb, Astra Zeneca, AES, Hewlett Packard,

Boston Scientific, Medtronics, and NBC TV. Services

range from regulatory assessments (audits), program

development, to employee training in the EHS field.

Has led ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001 certification,

conducted ISO 14001 gap assessments, environmental

assessments, air permit applications, EHS compliance

audits, air emission inventories for Title V facilities,

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA’s), industrial hygiene

studies, HAZWOPER and RCRA training, forklift

training, SARA Tier I/II, Form R review, and in-house

EHS services for mayor clients. Has represented

customers at regulatory agencies such as OSHA and

EPA. PHA facilitator for a mayor pharmaceutical

company.

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AMGEN MANUFACTURING LIMITED • Juncos, PR

2002-2003

Associate Director of EHS - Responsible for EHS

functions of $800 M site expansion of the largest

biotechnology company in the world, including the

daily EHS function of the fill and finish facility. P/L

responsibilities of $5 M annually.

Developed and implemented the permitting

strategy to enable the site to operate the fist

building in 15 months from ground breaking.

Implemented the staffing plan in order to support

the EHS function at the bulk manufacturing and

fill and finish facilities at the site. Successfully

implemented the EMS and guided the site to the

first EMS assessment by a third party.

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Professional Experience (cont.)

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PHARMACIA • Caguas, PR

2000-2002

ESH Team Leader - Responsible for managing the

EHS functions at a multi-shift, multi building

pharmaceutical facility, including concluding

construction of a new building without recordable

accidents.

Facilitated the ESH Council, the governance body

for environmental, safety and health programs.

Closed the Part B RCRA permit for the operation

of an incinerator. Conducted safety maturity

survey as baseline for implementing Behavior

Based Safety.

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JOHNSON AND JOHNSON • Gurabo, PR

2000

Safety and Industrial Hygiene Manager - Managed the S&IH progra

Gurabo, PR.

Reduced accidents at Janssen 25%. Achieved over 3,000,000 con

without a lost time accident. Responsible for the S&IH for the $1

including HAZOPs, and the validation of the potent compound co

for personnel exposure, without OSHA recordable accidents.

EHSMS Experience

MOTOROLA ELECTRONICA DE PR • Vega Baja,

PR 1995-1998

Education Environmental Health and Safety Manager - Managed

the EHS function at a facility with approximately

4,000 employees. P/L responsibilities over $1 M

annually.

Certifications

Successfully implemented cross-functional teams to

reduce ergonomics conditions, with 50% reduction

in conditions. Mentored a cross-functional team

References who developed a process to reuse isopropyl

alcohol, reducing disposal cost, and chemical usage

with savings of $50 K per year. Led the site to two

Corporate EHS audits and participated in an EHS

audit at an international site (Mexico).

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SCHERING PLOUGH PRODUCTS, Inc. • Las

Piedras, PR 1988-1995

Safety Security and Health Manager - Managed the

Safety and Health functions at this pharmaceutical

site. Responsible for the security programs for the

proper surveillance of over $50 M in assets.

Created the Safety and Health Manual for the

facility. Awarded by the Puerto Rico Manufacturing

Association for the accident reduction initiatives.

Achieved 67% reduction in accidents. Honored as

the founder and chairperson of the Community

Awareness and Emergency Response Committee in

the east zone.

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ELI LILLY INDUSTRIES • Carolina, PR

1986-1988

Senior Safety and Industrial Hygiene Specialist -

Responsible for safety and industrial hygiene

programs for four Eli Lilly facilities in Puerto Rico

Implemented the Hazard Communication Program

and trained over 750 employees. Created the

emergency response teams for the plants in

Carolina and Mayagüez, including scheduling,

coordinating or delivering training.

- OSHA VPP Coordinator for Pharmacia Caguas Site.

This was the first sit to attain Guanín (STAR) Level

in Puerto Rico

- Led Amgen Site (2003) to its first Environmental

Health and Safety Management System (EHSMS)

assessment.

- Conducted ISO 14001 gap assessment for an

international facility located in Dominican

Republic.

- Main consultant in the ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001

Management Systems implementation for a

customer. Achieved certification

BS in Chemical Engineering - University of Puerto

Rico

Mayagüez, PR. 1982, Magna Cum Laude (3.5/4.0)

Professional Engineer (PE) (License # 14008 of

Puerto Rico)

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) (Certificate #

15049 in Comprehensive Practice)

References are available on request

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