Hope Sandler
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Easton, PA 18042 ***********@*****.***
Global Dangerous Goods &Regulatory Compliance Specialist
A Global Transportation Compliance Leader, ensuring state, federal and international regulatory compliance standards are successfully achieved and maintained, minimizing exposure and safety related costs.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Process Improvement
• Training Instructor – 49CFR, IATA, IMDG
• Compliance Site Auditor – North America
• European Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA)
• Project Leader
• Authority SAP (EHS-DGP)
CAREER HISTORY
Honeywell, Morristown, NJ 2011 – Present
Performance Materials Division (EH&S) - Contract Specialist
• Team leader for major acquisition and migration of legacy substances into SAP
• Build a cross functional team to map project plan for integration. Design maps and timelines. Assign action items for successful project completion
o Evaluate all legacy substances for compliance correctness, proper shipping name, licensing and other regulatory details
o Generate and review shipping documents, labels and SDS from SAP for regulatory compliance and accuracy. Ensure transportation, GHS and country specific elements are communicated properly
• Monitor and steer team to achieve milestones
• Communicate progress to company Stakeholders
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA 2004 - 2011
Global Dangerous Goods Transportation & Compliance Specialist - (2007-2011)
• Company Lead Auditor/Trainer - dangerous goods compliance (all US physical locations)
o Audit – Developed, implemented and automated plant audit procedure for United States locations that provides:
Site specific and site focused audit experience. Focusing on plant specific compliance issues
Best practice and benchmarking opportunities.
Efficient and timely assignment of action items – post audit findings
Scorecard, progress and survey opportunities
o Training - Provide onsite training to plant transportation, warehouse and Hazardous Materials Employees in:
Use of SAP tools and transactions
Consolidation route nuances and applicable regulations and or permit exceptions
Placarding scenario training
• Liaison to Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHMSA)
o Commenter for New Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)
o Company representative for public comments during DOT rule making
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• Create and maintain functional specifications for SAP Dangerous Management (EHS-DGP)
o Led three major SAP releases (Central Europe, South America and Asia), involving analysis, translation, classification and evaluation of Globally Harmonized System (GHS) criteria.
o Created functional specifications for sever major compliance initiatives in SAP including
ADR Tunnel codes / IATA DG Check Schema and mixed loading tool
• Representative to Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC), Washington D.C.
Transportation Planner (2004-2007)
• Tactical shipping consolidation and international/ocean route planning.
• Initiated international consolidation cost savings project; incorporating across the enterprise. Cost savings in excess of $100,000 annually.
o Initiative resulted in key consolidation points on either coast and development of regular rolling bookings – still in use today
• Developed and implemented domestic cost savings initiative for multi-stop truckloads with reloading at various facilities. Yearly cost savings of greater than $150,000 annually.
o Still in use today, the initiative results in several “on-off” routes running concurrently within the USA.
Troy Corporation, Florham Park, NJ 1996 – 2004
Export Administrator
• Supply tactical coverage of bonded warehouse warehouse facility in Thailand by monitoring stocks to maintain lean product levels while providing on time delivery to Far East and Middle Eastern customer base
• Negotiated freight rates with Steamship Lines and NVOCC
• Began consolidation efforts in Brazilian location to support South American customer base.
Takasago International Corp, Rockleigh, NJ 1992 – 1996
Transportation Specialist
• Day-to-day coordination of outbound domestic and international shipments of Dangerous Goods
• Import clearance duties: Harmonized System (HS) tariff numbers for customs clearance
EDUCATION
Masters Certificate: Supply Chain Management / Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) / Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
SPECIALIZED TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (Process Mapping)
• Certified European Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) – 2010
• HAZMAT Certifications: DOT, IATA, IMDG, ADR
• Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
• SAP
• Microsoft Office Products