The University of Findlay - Findlay, Ohio, (GPA: 3.4)

Bachelor of Science: Environmental, Health & Safety Management (December 1999)

- Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Senior Level, (April 2003)
- OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER, (March 1996)
- OSHA 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher (13-times)
- DOT Hazardous Materials Management
- Process Safety Management (PSM)

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager - Pompano Beach, Florida

September 2004 - Current

- Responsible for EHS compliance at a 50,000 square feet aerosol chemical manufacturing facility.
- Provide technical and regulatory support to management and operations to ensure compliance with applicable EHS regulations.
- Authored, implemented, and maintain all EHS programs & plans.
- Developed and conduct all OSHA, EPA, and DOT training for entire facility.
- Actively developed entire framework for EHS Management System by creating procedures, work instructions, forms, and records.
- Assist supervisors in the incident investigation process, determining root cause and ensuring that corrective action is taken.
- Conduct EHS compliance audits for facility.
- Compiled and reviewed EHS metrics related to facility EHS goals, audits, incidents, and workers compensation claims.
- Responsible for the completion of various federal & state environmental reporting and permitting requirements.
- Manage corporate website, intranet and web store.

EHS Specialist - Orange Park, Florida

June 2001 - March 2004

- Responsible for EHS compliance at a 140,000 square feet pressroom chemical manufacturing facility.
- Provided technical and regulatory support to management and operations to ensure compliance with applicable EHS regulations.
- Authored, implemented, and maintained all EHS programs & plans.
- Developed and conducted all OSHA, EPA, DOT, and ISO 14001 training for entire facility.
- Actively developed entire framework for EHS Management System by creating procedures, work instructions, forms, and records.
- Appointed as the EHS Management System Representative for the facility by the Manufacturing Manager.
- Achieved ISO 14001 certification for the facility in 6-months.
- Reduced the number of OSHA recordable injuries by over 50% from 2001-2003.
- Created, implemented, and managed electronic-based incident reporting system.
- Assisted supervisors in the incident investigation process, determining root cause and ensuring that corrective action is taken.
- Actively lead EHS Committee to investigate and ensure effectiveness of corrective actions of all incidents
- Conducted EHS compliance audits for various internal facilities.
- Successfully lead facility for recertification during ISO 9002 surveillance audit, while ISO 9002 Manager position was vacant.
- Compiled and reviewed EHS metrics related to facility EHS goals, audits, incidents, and workers compensation claims.
- Implemented EHS suggestion-based award program for all employees.
- Assisted in the completion of various federal & state environmental reporting and permitting requirements.

Environmental Engineer - Sandusky, Ohio

February 2000 - May 2001

- Responsible for assisting with EHS compliance at a 1.3 million square feet wheel bearing assemblies manufacturing facility.
- Assisted in implementation of ISO 14001 environmental management system by developing procedures, work instructions, forms and records.
- Assisted in the completion of various federal & state environmental reporting requirements.
- Managed all hazardous and non-hazardous waste records.
- Lead the initiative to improve the plant’s container labeling compliance through auditing and education.
- Established recycling stations throughout the facility for various recyclables.

Store Trainer - Findlay, Ohio

July 1999 - December 1999

- Responsible for training all new employees at a facility of 1,000 employees.
- Conducted training classes for all new employees on a daily basis. Class sizes ranged from 30-40 employees.
- Instructed all newly hired employees on the history, culture, and philosophies of the company as well as all existing policies and procedures.
- Modified existing training materials to allow for more effective training.
- Provided informational tours of the store for all new employees.
- Guided all new employees through computer-based training modules.

Process Quality Test Engineer - Warren, Ohio

May 1998 - August 1998

- Responsible for silicon steel quality control at a facility of 1,200 employees.
- Performed various testing on several different types of silicon steel in accordance with ISO 9002 quality standards.
- Tested samples of all new products coming off the process line, and held them from being shipped if deemed defective.
- Entered all data into the plant computer system for each test performed on the silicon steel.

- Over 15-years of hands-on experience in upgrading and building computer systems.
- Over 13-years of experience in web site design.
- Proficient in both Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes.
- Knowledgeable in Adobe & Macromedia software suites.
- Successfully operate in all versions of Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and AS/400.

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