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14 Years of Technical and Service Industry Experience as a Staff and Consulting Engineer within the Environmental, Health & Safety Field.
Experienced in Handling Complex Projects and Multitasking in projects dealing with complex regulatory environment, assuring compliance with all your environmental, health and safety (EH&S) obligations, such as NPDES, SWPPP, USCG, Hurricane Preparedness Plans, RCRA, TRI, and OSHA, Title V reporting, MACT, Risk Assessment Analyses, Hazardous Communication Standards, Creation of MSDS management program, SPCC & PPE Programs, On-the-job injury, illness and accident tracking and reporting including near misses and assessments Workplace risk assessment information collection, data analysis, and reporting Product safety documentation and Fire protection system maintenance and inspection record keeping, including NFPA-related documentation management Up-to-date calculation of incidents and Experience Modification Rates to facilitate trending analysis and environmental management goal setting Safety and emergency response plans and equipment management including routine inspections, calibration, and maintenance business OSHA 300 and OSHA 301 forms, Facility Safety Officer Qualified.
OSHA 500 & OSHA 501
Implementation and coordination of all applicable Jones Act standards for a nine vessel fleet
Extensive academic and practical knowledge of CFR 29 & 40 standards, OHSA 1910
Work in Markets in Marine Yard and River Operations, Manufacturing, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Mining, Power Generation, Local and State Governments
BS Chemical Engineering
BS in Environmental Science (Program focused on Environmental, Health and Safety Federal and State Regulations)
Multilingual: Complete Fluency in English, Spanish and Portuguese
Experience with MS Office products, including MS Excel, Word, Project and PowerPoint, various EHS Software Implementation and training
Work Experience
2006-2009 Sr. Regional EHS Specialist Kinder Morgan, LLC New Orleans, LA
As a Regional EHS Specialist I was required to be a general subject matter expert involving all aspects of EHS compliance for 27 bulk and liquid Terminals along the Mississippi River throughout five Southern States. Several of these facilities maintained there on fleet of tug boats which required and up to date knowledge of various EHS requirements and permits required by the USCG and State Regulatory Agencies. Responsibilities for implementation and development of multiple health, safety and environmental tasks including, but not limited to, employee and contractor safety, safety training, incident investigation, emergency response, industrial hygiene monitoring, facility and vessel security plans, waste management and SWPPP, SPCC plans. Other responsibilities included the following task assignments.
* Ensures compliance with air, water, and waste regulatory regulations
* Promote EHS awareness by building on existing culture and programs strengths, contributing communication with all level employees, and promoting positive reinforcement of safety and health rules and regulations
* Serve as Facility Security Officer and maintain site security plan
* Conduct formal and informal site audits, job audits and routine walk abounds
2005 - 2006 Zone Safety Lead EE & G New Orleans, LA
Responsible for supervising five Safety Technicians and taking full responsibility over a twenty square mile area, while making certain that all aspect of construction debris removal safety where strictly followed by derbies removal contractors in accordance to a Quality Assurance\Quality Control guidelines found under OSHA construction regulations and the US Army Corps of Engineers EM 385-1-1. Conducted all aspects of Safety Training for all contractors throughout all areas of operation.
2005 –2005 Safety & Environmental Coordinator Halla Climate Systems of Alabama, Shorter Alabama
* Trained and certified all plant personnel on new site specific safety program
* Brought up to date all existing environmental state permits
* Created and implemented Spill Prevention Counter-Measure and Control Program
* Established and made site specific fire prevention plan for 135,000 Sq ft indoor manufacturing facility
* Created, Established and Coordinated site-specific evacuation and community emergency response plan.
2003 –2004 EHS Development Implementation & Training Manager
Stewart Environmental, Inc. (EHSsuite), Auburn, Alabama
* Developed marketing & sales plan for Environmental, Health and Safety software line for World Wide Market
* Developed, trained and managed, network of qualified, independent and in-house sales representatives
* Developed and conducted web based demonstrations for clients on EHS software modules
* Negotiated contracts with domestic and international clients
* Developed training course and material for Safety Software module
2002 – 2003 WasteWater Water Engineer Hi-Tech Environmental, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
* Developed marketing & sales plan for wastewater treatment equipment line for World Wide Market
* Established, trained and managed a network of qualified, international technical sales representatives
* Established in house Safety and HAZMAT program for on site assemble facility
* Conducted domestic and international exhibitions including general/technical presentations
2000 – 2002 Project Technical Manager Cooper & Lake Environmental, Inc., Tracy, California
* Project development for company services including Natural Resource, Hazardous Material & Safety Engineering and Business services in North and South America
* Established operational network of independent qualified representatives throughout Latin America
* Coordination, development and production of marketing and technical proposals and presentations
1996 – 2000 Sales and Marketing Alanco Environmental Corp., Falls City, Nebraska
* Developed Safety, Auditory & MSDS Program, Hazardous Material Waste Handling Program, Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Program and Waste Reclamation Program for 75,000 SqFt manufacturing facility with 75 employees
* Developed domestic (Southeastern US) and international (Mexico, Central, South America, India and Asia) marketing plans for air pollution control and material bulk handling product lines used in the mining, industrial, utility, agricultural, wood and food industries
* Established, trained and coordinated a network of qualified, technical sales representatives
* Supervised factory sales personnel, gave internal motivational presentations and annual marketing plans to Board of Directors
* Participated in engineering research that redesigned, built and tested new products
* Conducted domestic and international exhibitions including general/technical presentations
1995 – 1996 Safety Consultant Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida
* Responsibilities to bring up to CFR 29 OSHA 1910 standard, three of four campuses located throughout Pensacola and Milton Florida.
* Developed OSHA Hazard Communication Standard to inform workers of potentially dangerous substances in the work place and to train them on how to protect themselves against potential dangers by creating a Hazardous Material Plan, which included such item as a MSDS Program, Safety Training Program, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Program
Education
1995 BS Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
1997 BS Environmental Science, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Safety, Environmental, Health, Training Workshops and Business Courses
* Cost Budget and Administrative Management Occupational Heath & Safety
* Managerial Accounting Cost Allocation Panning and Control Industrial Respiratory Programs
* Forecasting Development and Planning Control Hazardous Materials Health Effects
* Through Ratio Analysis and Return on Investment (RIO) Employee Safety training
* Interpersonal Communication and Counseling Advance First Aid Techniques
* Hazard Communication Standard Industrial Fire Prevention Planning
* Federal Transportation of Hazardous Materials Incident Commander Course
* OSHA 500 & 501
Skills and Abilities
Computer: Proficient in Web Page design, software and hardware repair, upgrade and troubleshooting
Software: Windows, Word, WordPerfect, Power Point, Drafix CAD 3.02, Excel, Lotus, dBase, Dos
Technical: Health & Safety Planning, Safety Regulation and Compliance Specialist, OSHA Regulations and Permitting, Risk Management Assessment Trained, EPA and Hazardous Waste Regulations, DOT Transportation of Hazardous Material Trained, HAZWOPER Certified, MSDS and HazCom Standard Trained, Wetland Permitting, Air Quality Monitoring and Testing, ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 trained, First Responder Trained
Languages: Oral and written fluency in Spanish and Portuguese
References
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