Environmental Health & Safety-Develop ground up EHS policies and programs:-Organize, arrange, conduct, and document training for programs, policies, and procedures.-Reform cultural view toward Environmental Health & Safety initiatives.-Successfully managed 16 worker’s compensation claims to closure.-Create and manage safety equipment budget.-Build jobsite inspection program.-Lead subsidiary site housekeeping and reorganization project using 5S & Lean Daily Management systemsFleet Management-Cataloged, evaluated, and consolidated a fleet of more than 60 existing vehicles/assets and their routine maintenance, license, registration, repair, etc.-Identify and build relationship with high quality mechanics and vehicles services.-Sold 15 aging financially inefficient vehicles.-Procured 8 new assets through Enterprise’s eFleets Program.-Manage & maintain SoCal fleet gas cards ($18k/month).-Reallocate 30 vehicles to drivers based on need and efficiency.-Reassigned all vehicles from respective subsidiaries assets.-Identified and drove project to unify auto insurance expense under one provider/policy: $10k annual reduction.-Create, organize, train, and document company-wide Vehicle Use Agreement and Accident Checklist.

Emergency Procedures Update: -Create emergency evacuation maps to contain routes, muster points, fire extinguishers, AEDs, and first aid kits. -Drills conducted for all shifts. -Created an Emergency Response Team to provide immediate assistance to employees during medical emergencies. -Successfully administered CPR/AED to employee during cardiac arrest; employee made full recovery.Hazardous/Biohazardous Waste Program: -Reduced Biohazardous volume/cost by approximately 50%; 19k in 2019. -ILSD reclassified from LQG to SQG. -Contracted new waste vendor; 40% cost reduction.Risk Assessment & LOTO: -Performed RA's for Warehouse, Machine Shop, Reagents and Production areas. -Create LOTO procedures for 33 unique machines. -Replace outdated switches and valves and install necessary guards to protect operators from potential injury.TRIR, Metrics, and Worker's Compensation: -Reduced TRIR from 2.5 (2017) to 1.58 (2018). -Created a Safety Suggestions Program; more than 350 EHS related suggestions corrected and documented since April 2018. -Reduced open claims from 20 to 3 (85% closure). SOP updates & Site-wide training: -Updated 11 SOPs with 3 more (14 total) in process. -Conducted more than 25 informative or compliance training's (LOTO, DOT, Hazardous Materials Handling, Ergonomics, First-Aid, etc.). -Created a New Employee Safety Orientation for all new hires.Product SDS Project: -Discovered ILSD product SDS were incorrect and outdated. -Identified subject matter expert and manage intern activities to complete six highly valued product SDS. The SDS update project inception/completion was timely in releasing millions of dollars of product from overseas customs.Facilities Management: -Evaluated and corrected inventory for site wide garments; reduced garment cost by 45k annually.-Identified and installed compliant lift gates for site docking areas.

- Certified Occupational Safety Manager- OSHA Authorized General Industry Trainer - Certified Occupational Safety Specialist- HAZWOPER40 Specialist.Incident Command- DOT Function Specific Training- Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist- Certified Office Ergonomics Evaluator- Risk Assessment / Corrective Action- CPR/AED Certified- Fire Extinguisher Trainer- Fork Lift Trainer- Six Sigma Trained- New Employee Safety Orientation Trainer- Chemical Hygiene Program Trainer- Hazard Communication Program Trainer- Injury & Illness Prevention- Workers Compensation Management- Budget Contribution & Forecast Responsibilities:- Administer training, drills, and file documentation to comply with Federal, State, and other local agency regulation; such as, Emergency Response Teams, Spill Response Teams, Site Evacuation Drills, Chemical Hygiene, Hazard Communication, New Employee Safety Orientation, Bloodborne Pathogen, Biosafety Training, Lock Out Tag Out, Walking and Working Surfaces, Fire Extinguisher Training, Forklift Trainer, etc.- Manage all (5) BD San Diego site’s hazardous, bio-hazardous, and universal wastes.- Point of contact for County Department of Environmental Health and City of San Diego Fire Department inspection and audits.- Manage budget, purchase orders, and accounts payable to all regular or one off vendor transactions.- Research and develop new ergonomic tools to reduce injury.- Report site metrics (TRIR, injuries, Safety Index) to BD corporate and Plant manager.- Develop and lead a national Solid Waste Management Plan for six BD Biosciences sites.

- Over 13 years experience working with a wide range of 500+ non-hazardous to extremely hazardous buffer solutions and chemicals- Product Conversion from R&D to Manufacturing - ISO 9001:2008 Certification No: FM 502583- Six Sigma Trained- Lead Validation Studies for critical instruments- Lead creation, approval, training, and documentation of departmental processes for Buffer Formulations and ELISA Kit Development; including Batch Records, SOPs, Work Instructions, Process Change Forms for Validation, and Continuous Improvement initiatives- Maintain group metrics for Shift Start Up meetings and upper management reports- Manage 30 machines and instruments through preventative maintenance, and scheduled internal audits to maintain compliance with quality and ISO standards