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Voorhees Township, Nj, Us

Voorhees Township, Nj, Us

Green River, Wyoming, Us

Green River, Wyoming, Us

Green River, Wyoming, Us

Stamford, Ct, Us

Develop and direct EHS policy, standards and regulatory compliance programs for the Tronox Alkali business. Provide expert EHS knowledge and drive continual improvement in EHS and Sustainability programs for the business.

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

Direct remedial projects to attain desired agency approvals on accelerated schedules to achieve corporate cash flow targets. Provide department leadership on remedial project management and financial systems. Extensive experience with NPL sites, RCRA Corrective Action sites, state programs and litigation support. Direct EHS governance and guidance programs to support global operating sites, including audits, waste contracting, environmental metrics, Responsible Care Management System, product stewardship and product regulatory initiatives. Support corporate Sustainability Director in EHS and management system programs.

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

Directed site maintenance, administrative, safety and environmental programs at 500K sq ft Princeton R&D center and 200K sq ft leased Philadelphia headquarters. Led development and implementation of Princeton space consolidation, efficiency improvements, and service restructuring projects, and executed leases to reduce facilities costs by over $3M/year. Project manager for design/build out of corporate headquarters with split of company, executed on budget and extremely tight time line. Managed corporate travel and fleet programs in Strategic Sourcing shared service function.

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

Directed safety and environmental programs at world’s largest integrated lithium facility.Environmental programs – Continued to function as Environmental Manager, as described below, when assigned additional responsibilities for health, safety and process safety.Employee Safety – Reinvented safety committees, formalized safety audits, led annual safety planning and communication programs. Achieved two consecutive ‘best-ever’ safety performance years, reducing OSHA recordable rate by 32% and 47%. Process Safety Management – Ensured compliance with OSHA 1910.119 and implemented PSM in high-risk units. Prepared and communicated EPA’s Risk Management Plan for site. Assigned process safety responsibilities after 1997 corporate audit rated Bessemer City in lowest quartile of sites; in 2000, achieved highest score to date of any FMC facility in audit.Occupational Health – Managed medial surveillance programs, HAZWOPER/ DOT/ respirator certifications, hearing protection, worker’s comp and disability programs. Reviewed and bench marked occupational health programs to reduce costs by 50% while maintaining compliance with legal requirements and corporate guidelines.

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

Managed environmental programs and projects at highly regulated site. Coordinated FMC’s Community Advisory Panel. Participated in trade associations and LEPC.Air – Developed comprehensive emissions inventory, prepared Title V permit application, adjudicated air toxics permit to achieve compliance.Water – Managed transition from consent orders requiring mitigation of chronic effluent toxicity to consistent achievement of NPDES permit limits. Renegotiated storm water permit for non-storm water discharges, including revision to categorical effluent standards.Solid/Hazardous Waste – Managed the offsite disposal of >600 loads of waste/yr. Renegotiated disposal contracts, saving > $500,000/yr. Eliminated three RCRA wastes, two of which are sold as products. Renewed Part B Permit for storage. Soil/Groundwater Remediation – Project manager for clean closure of five RCRA interim status units, RCRA Facility Investigation activities, site risk assessment, and four voluntary Interim Corrective Measures.

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

Provided environmental oversight for seven manufacturing facilities.. Assisted plants in permitting and agency negotiations. Conducted audits of plants and waste contractors. Technical oversight of remediation at multi-party CERCLA sites and inactive sites. Analyzed and prepared comments on proposed air legislation and regulations.

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

Developed and implemented computerized systems to track permits, waste and chemical inventories. Coordinated corporate programs to ensure compliance with newly enacted SARA Title III Community Awareness and Emergency Response Act requirements.