• Dynamic Leader who offers a background in Multi-Industry Environmental Health & Safety Operations, Process Improvement, Radiation Safety, Biological Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Permitting, and Storage and Waste Disposal; contributes talent in Team Building, Training / Development, Auditing, Inspections, Trends Tracking, Statistical Analysis, and OSHA / EPA Compliance; and actively exhibits an ability to see the big picture at all times.
• Top Performer who boasts above-average career results, and exhibits strengths in hands-on management; chemical safety; radiation safety; animal safety; biological safety; and hazardous, biological, and radiation waste.
• Visionary Professional with commendable accomplishments across high-volume facility EH&S efforts, and who can rise above challenges to streamline processes, reduce accidents, improve efficiency, and drive winning outcomes.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustains synergistic relationships with senior-level management, safety / hygiene technicians, lab staff, administrative teams, and regulatory agencies; who excels in both autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads staff by example and with integrity to attain objectives.

Senior Safety Technician ￨ Interim EH&S Manager

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead results-oriented EHS, compliance, and permitting requirements management concerning a state-of-the-art biotech research facility, including consistently maintaining strict adherence with comprehensive permitting and chemical storage, safety, use, and waste disposal regulations.

  Spearhead efficient biological safety procedures development and enforcement while continually promoting excellence in industrial hygiene involving accurate monitoring of staff exposures and / or working conditions.

  Objectively manage workers compensation cases, diverse incident / accident assessments, and investigations.

  Perform duties as Radiation Safety Officer to handle efforts involving critical radioactive materials and machines.

  Consistently reduce accidents to less than 1 per year.

  Serve as a proactive Institutional Bio-Safety Committee (IBC) member.

  Manage various DEA controlled substances with a valid Controlled Substance License.

  Establish and lead comprehensive AED, CPR, and First Aid training for staff on a volunteer basis.

  Lead all facets of environmental permitting and compliance of Waste Water, RCRA, SARA, and Tanks.

  Regularly lead training of non-lab safety initiatives and / or operations for facility and administrative personnel concerning chemical, biological, radiation, animal, and general lab safety protocols.

  Serve as member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) overseeing proper management of safety and environmental practices in animal care, use, and waste disposal.

Environmental Health & Safety Advisor

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward directing health and safety initiatives for 80+ employees within a fast-paced medical distribution warehouse, including conducting regular audits / inspections for compliance.

  Led targeted training / development and / or refresher instruction for all staff on OSHA and EPA regulations.

  Offered sharp analytical skills toward managing accurate chemical inventory and reporting to authorities as required.

  Implemented a seamless new EHS management system.

  Completed training in Six Sigma to become a Kaizen Sponsor and Yellow Belt.

  Created efficient programs to foster reporting of near misses and / or safety concerns.

  Developed waste streams for proper destruction of hazardous waste and recyclable materials.

  Decreased reportable accidents year over year using tracking information and accident investigations.

  Combined SOPs with Job Hazard Analysis to allow training and updating to be simplified for all supervisors.

Field Safety Manager

  Strategically steered forward-thinking safety of 600+ employees across 2 commercial bakeries and 24 depots.

  Served as the primary lead in accident investigations for vehicles and plant accidents, along with optimizing operations efficiency by handling all OSHA records management and root cause analysis per critical challenges.

  Personally conducted inspections at the bakery, depots, and on various vehicles.

  Boosted synergistic team performance by implementing a new incentive program.

  Trained new staff and / or provided refresher instruction in OSHA and driver training.

  Enlisted off-duty firemen to train staff in CPR, AED, First Aid, and fire extinguisher training.

  Installed a traffic light in the main plant area to provide employees with the status of ____.

Safety Manager ￨ Chemist

  Played a vital role in directing a solutions-focused team of 5 hygiene technicians, including prioritizing workxxxxxxow.

  Led all training, workers compensation, exposure monitoring, plant inspections, blood monitoring, annual plant-wide physicals, and OSHA compliance which was instrumental in meeting and / or exceeding objectives.

  Served as a detailed ISO 9001 assistant auditor.

  Personally oversaw work in the furnace as it was maintained.

  Exhibited working knowledge of 29 CFR 1910 and 29 CFR 1910.1025.

  Recognized for job performance excellence with promotion to Safety Manager role.

  Successfully backed up the plant engineer in maintaining bag house monitoring system.

Master of Public Health (Occupational Safety Management; Poster on Confined Space in a Commercial Bakery)

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Biochemistry Emphasis)

Certified Safety Professional (2014 2019)

HAZWOPER ￨ 30-Hour OSHA Card

AED Certified ￨ CPR Certified ￨ First Aid Trained

Radiation Safety Officer ￨ DOT Trained ￨ RCRA Trained

Six Sigma Training / Development Kaizen Sponsor ￨ Yellow Belt Trained

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) ￨ Able to Quickly Master Additional Software as Required