BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Highly effective environmental, health, and safety manager with extensive experi
ence developing and
implementing compliance programs in union and nonunion facilities. Background i
n regulatory and enforcement
requirements of local, state and federal agencies such as OSHA, EPA, and DOT. E
xpertise in:

Incident Investigation
Safety Metric Development
Pollution Control
Water Permitting
Root Cause Analysis
Job Hazard Assessment
Worker's Compensation
Process Safety Management
Air Quality Permitting
Title V and RMP programs
Workplace Safety Systems
Regulatory Compliance
Hazard Mitigation
Training/Development
Hazardous Waste Management
Machine Safety
Six Sigma Greenbelt
Lean Manufacturing

CAREER HISTORY
SSOE, Inc., Toledo, OH 2009
An Architectural and Engineering firm.
Senior Environmental, Safety, and Health, Specialist 4,
Contract employee, employed to complete a variety of environmental permits.
SMUCKER BAKING MANUFACTURING, INC., Orville, OH 2007 - 2009
A manufacturer of dessert mixes.
Safety, Health, and Environmental Leader, Toledo, OH
Developed, implemented, and audited safety and environmental programs at 200 un
ion employee, lean
manufacturing facility.
* Developed and implemented program to train hourly staff as leaders for an empl
oyee driven safety
program designed to reduce injuries. Enhanced employee empowerment and accounta
bility by addition
of safety leaders to production teams.
o Achieved zero lost-time injuries during first year training and implementatio
n period.
o Trained core of 30 staff safety leaders to conduct audits, apply safety metri
cs, and conduct incident
investigations.
o Decreased OSHA recordable accidents by 53%.
* Redesigned prescription safety glasses program and achieved a cost savings of
$15,000 while doubling
 the number of prescription glasses provided.
HOSPICE HEALTH CARE 2005 - 2007
Hospice Health Care Provider
Managed health care of elderly patient in home hospice.
HUHTAMAKI FOOD SERVICE INC., Waterville, ME 2004 - 2005
Global manufacturer of disposable packaging with revenues of $300 million and 3,
300 employees.
Safety and Environmental Manager
Supervised staff of two; responsible for developing, implementing, and auditing
safety and environmental
programs.
* Provided regulatory required safety training for 400 union employees. Designe
d train-the-trainer
program to staff in-house safety fair. Streamlined training process and avoide
d $80K in overtime labor.
* Improved action items closure identified in root cause analysis; 80% closed in
one month.
o Achieved a 90% reduction in compliance audit deficiencies by creating employe
e-directed, safety
incentive program to involve and empower hourly employees to achieve a reductio
n in lost-time
injuries.
o Reduced injuries 30 % by establishing one-on-one employee safety training and
mentoring
program that required personalized safety improvement program tailored to indiv
idual employee's
safety record.
MATHESON TRI-GAS INC., Parsippany, NJ 1999 - 2003
Single source provider of industrial and specialty gases with revenues of $113 m
illion and 1,000 employees.
Corporate Compliance Manager
Responsible for eight union and non union facilities nationwide. Produced corp
orate Safety, Health and
Environmental (SHE) policies/procedures, safety training models/tools, and iden
tified facility compliance
deficiencies. Oversaw the Material Safety Database Sheet (MSDS) production.
* Created safety incentive program that avoided $500K in medical expenses and re
duced lost-time
incidents 80%. Designed database system that tracked injuries, investigations,
and corrective
actions identified in accident investigations and analyses.
* Produced comprehensive and integrated emergency response program for chemical
incidents that
saved $100K in training, staffing, and program development costs.
* Completed unified corporate compliance manual after corporate merger including
comprehensive
review and approval by all divisional managers and branches of administration.

EURAND AMERICA, INC., Vandalia, OH 1997 - 1999

An independent, multinational, oral drug delivery manufacturer with 70 non-union
employees.
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
 Created Process Safety Management Program
* Achieved zero lost-time injury incidents and decreased OSHA recordable acciden
ts by 83%; saved
$40K in labor by restructuring safety program and implementation of a return-to
-work program.
* Created comprehensive EHS procedure manual consistent with ISO and GMP documen
tation
requirements. Completed process-hazard analysis (HAZOP and Job Safety Analysis
) in six months to
meet regulatory deadline.
* Prepared Federally Enforceable Operating Permit that avoided regulatory Title
V constraints in plant-
wide expansion.
* Reduced compliance audit deficiencies by 90% within a single year by initiatin
g workplace safety
culture.
WOOLPERT, Dayton, OH 1989 - 1997
A professional engineering and architectural consulting firm
Senior Project Manager/Business Development 1992 - 1997
Managed five member staff in $500K project to complete environmental documentat
ion for six naval bases.
Directed industrial environmental services.
* Realized annual savings of $100K; conducted indoor air-quality hazard analysis
that proved a
product line's profit margin was too small to cover liability and PPE expenses.
* Generated $2 million in year one by developing comprehensive services for indu
strial community.
* Conducted emissions inventory for welding, machining, and forklift operations
and developed
emission factors that exempted plant from Title V requirements.
Additional experience as Senior Environmental Scientist 1989 - 1992
Conducted audits, wastewater studies, storm water management, OSHA-related heal
th and safety programs,
indoor air quality, air emission assessments, and solid/hazardous waste managem
ent for printing, paper, soap,
automotive, plating, and pharmaceutical industries.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Biology and Limnology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
B. Sc., Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Board Member and Membership Committee Chairperson, Miami Valley Safety Council
Environmental Committee Education Program Chair, Miami Valley Chamber of Commerc
e