Safety Manager

PAUL SONNENFELD, C.P.E.A.

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West Linn, Oregon 97068

503-***-**** - home 971-***-****

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

Highly skilled health, safety, and environmental professional with over 20 years of experience in Construction Safety, Employee Training, Industrial Hygiene, Process Improvement, Environmental Permitting and Regulatory Compliance, Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Management, Leadership and Communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE FLEXON GROUP, INC. Patterson, NJ 2010

Senior Compliance Engineer, Contract Employee

• Direct day-to-day safety and environmental compliance activities for the ConocoPhillips Bayway refinery turnaround. Conduct daily, facility-wide audits of contractors’ compliance with the Safe Work Practices.

RAILWORKS TRACK SYSTEMS, INC. Chehalis, WA 2010

Project Safety & Environmental Manager, Contract Employee

• Directed day-to-day safety and environmental compliance activities at a $13 million, multi-employeer, rail construction project in Seattle, Washington. Provided safety training to employees and subcontractors including electricians, heavy equipment operators, laborers, and linemen. Conducted routine inspections.

PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC AEROSPACE, Milwaukie, OR 2008 – 2010

Environmental Health and Safety Engineer, Contract Employee

• Developed practices, programs, and training materials which ensured compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and occupational health and safety rules and permits for a culturally-diverse, multi-site, AS9100, LEAN manufacturer of precision electronic components.

• Trained over 300 employees at facilities in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania on the revised protocols, resulting in a 48% reduction in the OSHA-recordable incident rate and over 520 days without a lost-time incident.

• Established goals and monitored metrics to track performance; developed and implemented corrective actions as necessary. Conducted industrial hygiene surveys (noise and chemical exposure) to measure the effectiveness of safety practices and training.

• Managed contractor safety and prepared environmental permit applications for facility expansion projects. Negotiated permit conditions with regulatory agencies resulting in $55,000 in savings.

TRC ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., Austin, TX 2008

Senior Regulatory Specialist, Contract Employee

• Provided occupational safety and environmental regulatory support to TRC’s Western and Mid-Continent Divisions.

• Prepared safety practices and programs, environmental management plans and permit applications for clients including railroads, refineries, and U.S. and Canadian natural gas processing facilities.

• Served as team leader for EH&S compliance audits of power plants; U.S. and Canadian natural gas transmission and distribution operations, railroads, and federal facilities.

• Developed site remediation options, conducted ecological risk assessments, and negotiated remedy selection and implementation with state and federal agencies saving clients approximately $1.8 million.

CHUGACH INDUSTRIES, INC., Oak Harbor, WA 2003 – 2008

Environment and Safety Manager

• Managed the Safety and Environmental Department for the Navy’s North Puget Sound Regional Base Operations and Support Contractor (BOSC), which included Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, (NASWI) Naval Station Everett (NSE), and other satellite installations in Oregon and Washington. Ensured policies and procedures were in place and followed to consistently comply with Federal and State statutes; permits; rules; and Navy instructions pertaining to the EH&S requirements of this $15 million/year contract.

• Established goals and monitored metrics to track performance; developed and implemented corrective actions as necessary. Reduced the OSHA recordable incident rate from 5.32 to 2.02

• Designated Site Safety and Health Officer for numerous Navy-funded construction projects including: tarmac and runway repair, aviation fuel system upgrades, substation installation and expansion, and pier repairs. Prepared Job Hazard Analysis and Activity Hazard Analysis for each phase of the projects. Ensured compliance with Corps of Engineers' EM 385-1-1.

• Conducted weekly, monthly, annual safety training for over 100 unionized tradesmen, 25 subcontractor employees, and over 300 Navy uniformed and civilian employees.

• Negotiated conditions of environmental permits with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.

• Conducted root cause analysis of all near-misses, incidents, and accidents.

• Served as the senior hazardous materials specialist on the Hazardous Materials Response Team.

ESCI ENVIROSERVICES, INC., Long Beach, CA 2001 – 2003

Principal Environmental Scientist

• Conducted multi-media EH&S and ISO 14000 compliance audits of Toyota USA’s AirFlite operations and automotive research and development facilities, petroleum exploration and production facilities, power plants, RCRA-permitted facilities, and other industrial sites.

• Prepared EH&S compliance plans, and EH&S programs and practices for approximately 20 clients. Developed and implemented employee training programs for the new and revised plans and procedures.

• Prepared air permit applications and negotiated permit conditions with regulatory agencies.

ON-STE ENVIRONMENTAL STAFFING, Cypress, CA 2000

Project Safety Supervisor – Contract Employee

• Managed day-to-day construction safety activities for a nuclear waste decommissioning and decontamination project in Ventura County, California, including employee training and industrial hygiene.

BURNS & MCDONNELL, INC., Kansas City, MO 1997 – 2000

Environmental Scientist

• Under contract to the City of Kansas City, Missouri provided environmental compliance assistance to the city’s Aviation, General Services, Planning and Development, and Public Works Departments. Prepared SWPPPs and SPCC Plans for 10 city facilities including the Kansas City International Airport.

• Conducted due diligence assessments and environmental regulatory compliance audits for 25 mergers and acquisitions projects including railroads, power plants, petroleum refineries, and food processors.

• Prepared SWPPP and SPCC Plans for utilities and railroads operations in 7 states.

• Evaluated the nature and extent of soil and groundwater contamination at 34 sites in 15 states for numerous clients. Prepared plans, proposals, and specifications for remediation of sites. Enrolled several sites in State Voluntary Cleanup Programs saving clients approximately $2.2 million.

HAZ-MAT RESPONSE DISPOSAL, INC., Kansas City, MO 1995 - 1996

Compliance Services Manager

• Directed day-to-day compliance activities, including fuel-blending operations, at a RCRA-permitted Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility in Missouri. Trained 10 employees on the safety, operations, and compliance procedures in the Part B Permit.

• Provided safety oversight for remedial activities at the DOE Bannister Federal Complex.

MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC., Irvine, CA 1993 - 1995

Environmental and Safety Coordinator

• Directed day-to-day environmental and safety compliance at two medical device manufacturing plants with over 400, culturally-diverse employees.

• Developed and implemented loss control management procedures resulting in a 69% reduction in OSHA-recordable incidents in a 16-month period and annual savings of $125,000.

WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, Olympia, WA 1989 – 1992

Hazardous Waste Specialist

• Evaluated compliance with RCRA, TSCA, and Clean Water Act regulations at over 300 firms and federal installations in a twelve-county region of western Washington.

• On assignment to EPA Region X, served as RCRA Corrective Action Site Coordinator for 6 facilities.

• Prepared and delivered training on proper hazardous materials and hazardous waste management to over 250 employees from state and federal agencies.

TETRA TECH, INC., Pasadena, CA 1986 – 1988

Environmental Scientist

• Conducted RI/FS activities at the McColl and Stringfellow Superfund Sites. Prepared risk assessments and cost estimates for transportation and off-site treatment and disposal options.

• Under contract to the State of California used the Hazard Ranking System (40 CFR 300, Appendix A) to screen over 25 sites in Southern California for nomination to the National Priorities List.

• Conducted RCRA facility Assessments and RCRA Facility Investigations for the State of California

EDUCATION

B.A. Geography-Ecosystems, University of California, Los Angeles

REGISTRATION

Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (Environmental Compliance) #399656

Certified Safety Professional - Pending

Registered Environmental Assessor I #00292, State of California

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Chemical Society, Environmental Chemistry Division

American Congress of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

American Society of Safety Engineers

American Society of Testing and Materials

• Member of Committee E-47 on Biological Effects and Environmental Fate

• Member of Committee E-50 on Environmental Assessment

o Chair of Subcommittee E50.05 on Environmental Risk Management

• Member of Committee E-54 on Homeland Security Applications

• Member of Committee F-20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response

Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• A Guide to Voluntary Compliance - OSHA 30-hour training

• Accredited Safety Auditor

• Contract Administration

• Excavation and Trenching Safety

• Export Administration Regulations

• Facility Response Team – Marine Operations

• First Aid and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

• 40-hour HAZWOPER, 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher, and Hazardous Site Supervisor training

• Fugitive Emissions Evaluation (EPA Method 9)

• Incident Command System and National Incident Management System

• Modern Safety Management

• Open Burning/Open Detonation of Munitions

• OSHA Construction Safety

• Permit-Required Confined Space Entry

• RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations (McCoy and Associates)

• Railroad ROW Safety, Operating Rules & Operating Practices (49 CFR 213, 214, 217 & 218)

• Toxicology Web Resources & Beyond

• Transportation of Hazardous Materials (HM-126F, HM-181, HM-232)

• Wetlands Delineation (Section 404 of the Clean Water Act)

• Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders

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