Dayton J. Carpenter

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Email: pw0jor@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 315-***-**** Cell 315-***-****

SUMMARY

EHS professional (legal and technical [chemistry, environmental engineering, risk assessment and toxicology]) with over 15 years of compliance, due diligence, remediation, and management experience within the US and Asia. Highly skilled at developing sound and often unique economic strategies to insure compliance with regulations and internal standards while minimizing costs and concerns of the business units. Comfortable and effective in communicating and working with all levels from shop floor to high level executives. Extremely hands on and has worked with most types of manufacturing equipment / processes- chemical and mechanical.

CAREER HISTORY

2010 – 2011 EATON CORPORATION, ASIA PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS Shanghai, China

Asia Pacific EHS Counsel

• Responsible for EHS compliance from both legal and technical perspectives for 33 manufacturing facilities in various industry sectors (vehicle, electrical, hydraulics, aerospace) in Asia Pacific (12 countries) with over 13,000 employees

• Close interaction with business unit personnel and managers providing EHS legal advice, training, conduct EHS audits/inspections

• EHS permitting relating to wastewater, air emissions, solid wastes, hazardous waste, noise, occupational health, safety / fire, groundwater / contamination, environmental impact assessment requirements SEC filings related environmental liabilities, review of internal and third party reports and assessments

• Monitor and interpret and analyze existing and new EHS laws, regulations and standards for impacts on the business units

• EHS incident reporting team member- reviewing and approving of EHS response actions and reports

• Liaison / negotiations with EHS regulatory officials on federal, state, and local levels

• Responsible for EHS due diligence on acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and green site developments

• Coordinate and manage outside EHS counsel, construction, and environmental service providers

• Design, implementation, and evaluation of EHS compliance programs / strategies that meet or exceed local requirements

• Provide environmental liability summaries for SEC filings and estimates of EHS related capital expenditures including remediation costs

• Negotiate and coordinate with outside EHS providers including; consulting, legal, and construction/design firms. Liaison and negotiate with EHS regulatory agencies

• Saved Eaton approximately 38 million US dollars on EHS related issues within 6 months. including Reduction of outside counsel on EHS matters in APAC by 96%.

2007 – 2009 BAKER & MCKENZIE Shanghai, China

Attorney focused on EHS

• Exclusive focus on providing EHS regulatory compliance / permitting advice to Multi-National Companies (MNCs) in China including;

-air emissions, wastewater [industrial, sanitary] , noise, environmental impact assessments, hazardous waste [generation, classification, storage, labelling, transportation, and disposal / treatment] fire prevention, safety, occupational health, EHS training, soil and groundwater contamination

• Clients typically Fortune 500 Companies from various industrial sectors including; chemical, vehicle, manufacturing, aerospace, mining, textiles/ garments, electronics and others

• Strong Interaction with in-house counsel, plant engineers, and client’s EHS consultants

• Discussions / negotiations with regulatory authorities on behalf of client

• Provide Practical legal advice to complicated EHS issues

• Lead on-site environmental due diligence on Mergers and Acquisitions

• Monitor / interpret / analyze existing and new EHS laws, regulations and standards for impacts on client’s business group

• Assisting multinationals with new chemical registrations and advice on liabilities for non-compliance ( REACH, RoHS, and WEEE)

• Conduct legal / technical due diligence on third party waste transporters, treatment, and disposal facilities

• Advising clients on developing environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance checklist for their suppliers

Nov 01 - 2007 DC CONSULTING Hangzhou, China

President

Provide technical, legal and business consulting services to US environmental companies entering China.

• Conduct legal and technical due diligence on third parties

• Advise clients on new, proposed, amendments on EHS laws, regulations, and standards

• Liaison with EHS regulatory officials regarding pending EHS amendments

• On-site investigations of potential partners’ operations

• Provide market entry business strategies for EHS control technology

May 99 – Aug 01 FOUNDSOFT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. Hangzhou, China

President of International Business and Legal Affairs

• Provided market entry business strategies for EHS control technology

• Review/draft and negotiate international contracts, technology transfers, licensing / agent / distribution agreements of US environmental technologies

• Research and advise on applicable EHS laws, regulations, and standards related to; solid waste, wastewater, composting products, transportation of waste streams, preferential tax policies

Sep 97 – 1998 PACIFIC RIM CONSULTANTS New York, USA

President

• Provided market entry business strategies for EHS control technology

• Provide legal and business consulting to US environmental and pharmaceutical companies seeking opportunities in Asia Pacific

• Review/draft and negotiate international contracts, technology transfers, licensing / agent / distribution agreements of US environmental technologies

• Advise clients on new, proposed, amendments on EHS laws, regulations, and standards

• Liaison with EHS regulatory officials regarding pending EHS amendments

1995 – 1997 HANCOCK & ESTABROOK, LLP New York, USA

Associate Attorney

• Practicing environmental, international, and corporate law

• Provide responses to environmental consent orders issued by EPA and State agencies

• Advise clients on new, proposed, amendments on EHS laws, regulations, and standards

• Liaison with Federal and State EHS regulatory officials (EPA, OHSA, DOT)

• Advise on soil and groundwater contamination

• Advise PLPs on Superfund (RCRA / CERCLA) actions / litigation

• Advise waste classifications, labelling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal to comply with local, state, and federal regulations (DOT, EPA)

• Participate in discovery related to environmental litigation

• Oversee outside consultants work on client’s EHS matters

1990 – 1993 CT MALE ASSOCIATES P.C. New York, USA

Project Chemist / Engineer

• Project Chemist and environmental engineer working on most types of EHS projects

• Air emission reports, calculations and permit applications – NYSDEC and EPA

• Conduct Environmental Site Assessments Phase I-III

• Site remediation including NPL and Superfund sites, responsible for site monitoring, reports, sampling, remediation systems, management of sub-contractors

• Hazardous Waste management including; characterization, labelling, storage, transportation, bill of ladings / manifests, treatment and disposal under State and Federal requirements EPA / DOT.

• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know compliance work

• Wastewater compliance including sampling, analysis, monthly discharge reports under state and federal regulations

• OHSA compliance audits

• Health Safety Officer

• Advise clients on new, proposed, amendments on EHS laws, regulations, and standards.

• Liaison with Federal and State EHS regulatory officials (EPA, OSHA, DOT)

• Design, implement, and lead toxicology human risk assessments related to chemical exposures

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Attorney State of New York - Fourth Department

1996

Foreign Qualified Attorney, China. China Ministry of Justice 2008

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL

Dec 1995 Syracuse University College of Law- Juris Doctorate and Certificate in Law Technology and Management (admitted NY Bar 4th Dept. June, 1996) Syracuse, NY

Dec 1995 State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Masters of Science, (Risk Assessment and Toxicology)

May 1989 State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Bachelor of Science, Environmental Chemistry, Syracuse, NY

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