EHS, ISO 14001, Industrial Hygiene Professional

Professional in Environmental, Occupational Health, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and ISO 14001 Conformances

Education:

• Columbia Southern University, AL, MS in Occupational Health and Safety, 2000

• Columbia Southern University, AL, BS in Occupational Health and Safety, Cum Laude 1998

• West Los Angeles College, AA, Environmental Hazardous Materials, 1994

• Santa Monica College, AA with Honors, General Education 1988

Certifications:

• Certified Environmental Manager, CEM, Depart. Of Conservation, Nevada

• Certified Recycling and Waste Management, UCLA, CA

• Certified Industrial Hygiene Technician CSLB, CA

• 40 Hr. Hazardous Waste Operation & Emergency Response

• 24 Hr On Scene Manager / Incident Commander

• 8 Hr First Responder Operational

• Asbestos Building Inspector / Consultant – Nevada

• Certified Dust Monitor, Clark County, Nevada

• Certificate Visible Emission US EPA Method 9

• Certificate ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Lead Auditor, BSI

• Certified Green Star Lead Auditor

Experience:

• Western Regional Advisor, ISO 14001 Program and environmental compliance; Aggregate Industries, North Las Vegas, NV August 2006 – August 2009

o Sand & Gravel, Mining, Asphalt, Ready Mix, Contracting, Building Materials

ISO 14001 duties: internal compliance audits, environmental compliance, training, develop plans, reports, maintaining files, verification of permits (production, equipment, emission etc.) and licenses, documentation, environmental policy, aspects and impacts and EMS compliance with Entropy software. I worked independently in Las Vegas, Utah and Colorado and as part of an environmental team in the US. I was responsible for developing ISO check lists for each jurisdiction, performing internal audits, writing reports of findings and recommendations, implementing and maintaining the ISO programs in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Michigan, and Indiana. Portion of the internal audits included: conformance to all environmental compliance sections (federal, state, local regulations) such as: air permits, storm water permits, mining permits, hazmat permits, water rights, SPCC plans, water discharge, sampling, and training of all employees to ISO standards, site procedures, EMS, documentation, and record keeping. I developed and implemented SPCC plans, which saved the company $60,000 over the past two years, performed asbestos surveys for the construction and contracting division, due diligence surveys, and indoor air quality sampling. Part of my duties also included water and hazardous waste sampling, hazardous waste manifesting, and emergency response. I also informed the safety department of non conformances observed during my internal audits, relating to OSHA and MSHA violations.

• Branch Manager/ Sr. Industrial Hygienist / Compliance Audits, Clark Seif Clark Inc. Chatsworth, CA, Las Vegas NV May 2001 – July 2006

o Environmental Consulting

Industrial Hygiene: I performed over 1,000 indoor air quality assignments and many occupational health and safety audits. I started in California and was promoted within one year to open my own branch in Nevada. Duties included: developing sampling plans, interpreting analytical data, writing reports, and recommending effective control strategies, for chemicals, bacterial, and microbial concerns. I have performed asbestos and sewage assessments, IAQ and microbial investigations, and due diligence surveys of buildings nationwide in numerous facility types including dwellings, commercial buildings, laboratories, K-12 schools, university campuses, warehouses, restaurants, hotels, retail outlets, and data centers. Additionally, I have overseen microbial mitigation for several facilities. Some examples of facilities that I have investigated are: Resort properties in Nevada and California; multi Condominium complexes, a high-profile office building in New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina), emergency response for hazardous materials spill for the petrochemical industry (Tosco Refinery), and oversight of drying efforts in water-damaged buildings (residential). I also performed industrial hygiene assignments in oil refineries and performed compliance audits for health, safety, and environmental compliance. I testified on environmental issues as an Expert Witness.

• Project Environmental Scientist, URS Los Angeles, CA Feb 2000 – March 2001-

o Environmental Consulting

• Environmental Health and Safety, Praxair Inc, Los Angeles, CA Aug 1999 to Feb 2000 – Facility closed down and relocated to Indiana.

o Powder Coating Applications

• Environmental Health, Safety & Environmental Coordinator, Spraylat Corp, Los Angeles, April 1988 – Aug 1999.

o Manufacturer of Paint and Industrial Coatings

At Spraylat, my duties entailed the management of all safety and environmental operation programs, wrote and implemented safety programs and policies, hazardous waste management, licenses, permits, and training. I assured compliance with OSHA, EPA, local, State and Federal regulations. I completed SARA 312/313 reports and was in charge of MSDS. I also performed workers’ compensation claims, accident investigations and reduced the reportable accident by 92 percent. At Praxair, I was in charge for the environmental health and safety department. My duties included workers’ compensation claims investigations, hazardous waste management, employee and sub-contractor training, industrial hygiene services, such as air samples and noise monitoring, and overhaul of the safety programs. I completed the “STOP” program for all employees and a stand-down day for safety training. This facility closed down and relocated to Indiana after six months of employment. At URS, I performed numerous Phase I environmental site assessments for private industries and developers. In addition, I performed numerous environmental, health and safety audits in manufacturing and chemical processing plants as a single inspector or part of a team. I performed industrial hygiene services at Exxon Mobile refinery in Torrance including various chemical sampling, work performance, job evaluations, and reports.

Awards:

• The Los Angeles Society for Coating Technologies – LASCT Merit Scholarship for the years 1999/2001

• The Any Mason Award – West Los Angeles College, 1994

• The ASO Academic Achievement Award for Math & Science – West Los Angeles College, 1995

• Responsible for Achieving National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) Green-Star Certification and being the first in two States, 2009

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