AKHIL L. A BUCH, MSc.

MPH(EH&S)
Glenside, PA 19038
(215) 620 8043
Louisabuch@gmail.com

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH and SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Dynamic Leadership Excellence in EH&S
PROFILE
18 years of dynamic and nationally recognized leadership of Environmental, Health and Safety Operations.
Recognized for consistently developing performance driven, innovative and effective EH&S (HSE, SHE)
programs; dramatically reducing and accident statistics across all companies listed below.. Diverse industrial
experience including; pharmaceutical, manufacturing, production and exploration, governmental,
warehousing, utilities, transportation, hazardous waste, heavy infrastructure and construction. Solid program
management skills, consistently successful in driving continuous safety performance improvement under
change control and critical operations, developing centers of excellence in EH&S management, partnering and
leading, coaching diversified teams, serving as both the EH&S subject matter expert and overall project
director.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Full Spectrum Environmental, Health and Safety Management
SME for EH&S Regulations and Guidelines, interpretation, applicability and implementation
Industrial Hygiene Engineering, Occupational Health, Toxicology
Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Waste TSD Management
Hazard and Insurance Risk Assessment
Emergency Response Incident Command
Incident Data Statistics, Trending and Tracking and Report Development
OSHA, EPA and Other Regulatory Audits with Management of Corrective Actions
Strategic and Cost Effective Program Development and Implementation
Training and Presentation Skills
OSHA/EPA/DOT and State Recordkeeping including OSHA Logs, Medical Clearances, Title V etc.
Worker Compensation Management including fitness for duty, TPA coordination and legal recourse
International - OHSAS 18000, ISO 14000 and GHS
Business Continuity Programs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Millennium AG
Risk Engineering and Safety Consultant
Philadelphia, PA
2012 - Present
EH&S/HSE/SHE and Risk Management consultancy services. Client projects include: SHE (ISO 14000 & OHSAS
18000) transition management for a multinational pharmaceutical entity, international litigation environmental contamination - for production and exploration operations, implementation of safety and
health programs and audits for small, mid-sized and sub-prime/substandard risk companies. Risk engineering
turn-key services providing statistical analysis, metrics and behavior based safety.

American Red Cross

Corporate Headquarters
National Administrator, Environmental Health and Safety
Washington, DC
2010 - 2012
Corporate EH&S Administrator with lead oversight on metrics and trending EH&S/FDA Project Management,
Lead Manager Risk Management Information Systems (RMIS) Program. Used Lean principles to improve
accuracy in incident data entry by 70% and reduced incident entry time by 50% for the FDA regulated
manufacturing division (20,000 employees) Lead safety manager for environmental compliance, corporate
headquarter staff and visitor/donor physical safety. Secondary/support lead for chemical hygiene, OSHA
medical requirements.
Developed and implemented corporate-wide environmental compliance profile for all 116 facilities.
Developed and implemented new employee safety training program for corporate headquarters
Developed and implemented corporate wide visitor safety program.
American Red Cross Blood Services
Regional Headquarters
Senior Manager, Risk and Safety
Philadelphia, PA
2007-2010
EH&S and Safety management for largest FDA division in ARC Blood Manufacturing Services System, directed
compensation, auto and general liability, incident review and root cause analysis, facility and field operations
auditing, contractual and design review for facilities upgrades, industrial hygiene, training, and HSE program
development. Oversight for all DOT and non DOT FMCSA including transportation of infectious materials and
biohazardous waste. Physical and facility safety oversight for all warehousing operations Northeast Region.
Over three years, reduced compensation costs by 60% for a total of $2,100,000. Reduced motor vehicle
accident by 70% over two years.
Oppidum LLC.
Environmental Health and Safety Consultant
Glenside, PA
2003-2007
Safety, ergonomics, training, environmental compliance and industrial hygiene.
Performed turnkey EHS (HSE) services to local and overseas clients (India and the Caribbean).
Successfully implemented hazardous materials and waste stream management to multiple industries including
the largest by density industrial manufacturing complex on the Asian continent.
WRS Infrastructure and Environment, Inc.
Regional Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Philadelphia, PA
2000-2003
Safety and risk management, auditing, training, DOT compliance, warehouse management, technical
consultancy, mandated record keeping, and accident investigation.
Operated Nuclear Regulated Manufacturing Facility- Under DHEC and MARSSIM Compliance protocols
Awarded NSC Industry Leader Award for Safety Excellence for lowest lost time case rate in SIC category.
ACCI, Inc. (ACE Constructors Inc.)
Director, Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management
Lake City, FL

1994-2000
Corporate EHS and DOT oversight of multiple Manufacturing, Construction, Processing and Hazardous Waste
locations throughout the Southeastern United States.
As a result of zero lost time due to accidents.
Awarded NSC Presidential Citation Twice, and Safety Excellence -Army Corps of Engineers for both Ft
Hood and Bosier City Districts
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Environmental Health and Safety, University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
1994
Bachelor of Science, Psychology/Industrial Engineering, University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 1991
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AHIA)
British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Accident Investigations
Air Permit Program Management (Title V )
Behavior-Based Safety Programs
Bloodborne Pathogens
Change Management
Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning
Emergency Response and Incident Command
Forklift Operations
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 40, 8, S8, IC
Health Risk Assessments
HM-181 and Fleet Management Safety
Industrial and Commercial Fire Protection
Industrial Hygiene
Lockout Tagout
Noise & Hearing Conservation Program
Nuclear Safety (Radiation Safety)
Occupational Health Strategy and Risk Review Program
OSHA 10 HR (Construction)
Personal Protective Equipment
Policy/Procedures Development
Project Safety and Environmental Reviews
Process Safety Management
Qualitative and Quantitative Occupational Health Program
Respiratory Protection
SPCC Plans
Waste Management (Hazardous/Non-Hazardous)