KARINLEE KNELLER

7379 Crosscreeks Drive Temperance, MI 48182

(734) 224-0279
kk102e83e@westpost.net

ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY MANAGER

Improving Safety and Leadership through Example
PROFILE
Confident, highly energized, effective, and persuasive communicator with strong
interpersonal and supervisory skills.
Recognized as a motivator and mentor, experienced in planning and implementing s
uccessful corporate strategies.
Driven to achieve goals and overcome obstacles, a welcome addition to any team.
A solution provider who
consistently earns the confidence of professionals through the delivery of super
ior support to the corporate mission.
Well versed in business control regulations, business conduct guidelines, Safety
, Health and Security protocols, ISO,
Accident Investigation and Injury Prevention, Workers Compensation Program admin
istration and management, as
well as effective financial management.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Air Quality Permitting a Title V and RMP Programs a Workplace Safety Systems a R
egulatory Compliance
Performance Improvement a Incident Investigation a Safety Metric Development a P
ollution Control
Hazard Mitigation a Training / Development a Hazardous Waste Management a Machin
e Safety
Water Permitting a Root Cause Analysis a Job Hazard Assessment a Workers Compens
ation
Six Sigma Procedures a Lean Manufacturing a Process Safety Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Environmental, Health, and Safety Consultant (Contract)
SSOE Incorporated Toledo, OH / Temperance, MI 2009 to Present
Lead new business development and marketing initiatives for private consulting f
irm. Provide consultation on health,
environmental, and safety issues for various clientele. Oversaw permitting and a
uthored occupational safety plans for
confidential client.
Senior Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist 4
2009
Served as environmental permitting contractor, completing requirements for a var
iety of permits including: Title V,
NPDES, Air Permits, and AST registrations. Developed SPCC plans, SWPP plans, and
asbestos abatement Safety
plans for the automotive, energy, aerospace, and pharmaceutical companies based
in Michigan, Tennessee, and North
Carolina.
Safety, Health, and Environmental Leader
Smucker Baker Manufacturing Incorporated Toledo, OH 2
007 to 2009
Established, implemented, and audited safety and environmental programs at 200 u
nion employee, lean manufacturing
facility. Developed and implemented program to train hourly staff as leaders for
an employee driven safety program
designed to reduce injuries. Enhanced employee empowerment and accountability by
addition of safety leaders to
production teams. Trained core of 30 staff safety leaders to conduct audits, app
ly safety metrics, and conduct incident
investigations.
* Successfully maintained environmental regulatory compliance across multiple st
ates for technically diverse
industries. Achieved a cost savings of $15,000 while doubling the number of pres
cription glasses through
redesign of the prescription safety glasses program.
* Decreased OSHA recordable accidents by 53% and achieved zero lost-time injurie
s during first year training
and implementation period.
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Home Hospice Care
Private Home Hospice Care Temperance, MI 2005 to 20
07
Managed staff of six home hospice care providers and oversaw all scheduling for
homebound, elderly patient.
Safety, Health, and Environmental Leader
Huhtamaki Food Service Incorporated Waterville, ME 200
4 to 2005
Supervised two staff members in the development and implementation of safety and
environmental programs. Trained
400 union employees in regulatory safety procedures and designed train-the-train
er program to staff in-house safety
fair. Streamlined training process, avoided $80,000 in overtime labor, and impr
oved action items closure by 80%.
* Avoided fines and NOV by successfully maintaining compliance for accidental wa
stewater discharges to
treatment plants.
* Achieved a 90% reduction in compliance audit deficiencies through employee-dir
ected, safety incentive
program used to involve and empower hourly employees. Reduced injuries 30% by es
tablishing one-on-one
employee safety training and mentoring program tailored to individual employeeas
safety record.
Corporate Compliance Manager
Matheson Tri-Gas Incorporated Miamisburg, OH 1999 to 200
3
Produced corporate Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) policies and procedure
s. Developed safety training tools
and identified facility compliance deficiencies. Oversaw the Material Safety Dat
abase Sheet production process.
Completed corporate compliance manual following merger and designed database sys
tem to track injuries,
investigations, and corrective actions.
* Reduced fines by 60% through effective permitting practices while preparing ai
r permits for new installations,
writing SWPP plans, completing NOV orders for TRI nitrous oxide emissions.
* Constructed safety incentive program, avoiding $500,000 in medical expenses an
d reducing lost-time incidents
by 80%. Produced comprehensive emergency response program for chemical incident
s that saved $100,000.
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Eurand America Incorporated Vandalia, OH 1997 to 1999
Created and oversaw implementation of the Process Safety Management Program. Cre
ated comprehensive EHS
procedure manual consistent with ISO and GMP documentation requirements and comp
leted process-hazard analysis
within six months to meet regulatory deadlines. Prepared and submitted Federally
Enforceable Operating Permit that
avoided regulatory Title V constraints in plant-wide expansion.
* Reduced environmental compliance audit deficiencies by 90% within a single yea
r.
* Achieved zero lost-time injury incidents and decreased OSHA recordable acciden
ts by 83%. Saved $40,000 in
labor through safety program restructuring and implementation of a return-to-wor
k program.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Biology and Limnology
University of Toledo Toledo, OH
Bachelor of Science
Ohio State University Columbus, OH
CERTIFICATIONS
Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Miami Valley Safety Council a American Society of Safety Engineers a American Ch
emical Society