Brian Deters Email & Phone Number

Brighton, CO, US

Greater Denver Area

• Project manager and technical lead for an industrial air permit compliance review and response to a Notice of Violation (NOV), industrial boilers operation, Colorado and Nebraska.Technical lead for EHS program overhaul
• at a large public research universityTechnical lead for the development and implementation of a comprehensive odor monitoring and management plan for a sugar beet processing plant, Colorado.
• Technical support for a comprehensive onsite environmental compliance assistance program involving multiple Colorado Pollutant Discharge System (CPDS) discharge, storm water permitting and wastewater management tasks.
• Technical support on OSHA citation response/settlement and EHS compliance program development, including development

National

• Lead teams of environmental professionals to safely resolve a wide range of EHS projects to meet/exceed client expectations.
• Ensure all aspects of the project are done in full compliance with Local, State and Federal regulations, as well as client protocol and ensure full compliant documentation.
• Clearly communicate evolving scope, timeline, and cost to internal and external customers to ensure clear outcome.
• Drive employees, contractors and other site contractors to safely complete projects on time and on budget.
• Complete all administrative documentation for accurate project time and cost tracking.
• Work with client to ensure timely financial collections.

Englewood, CO And Luverne, MN

• EH&S Manager - R&D laboratories and Manufacturing PlantsFacilities Manager For Englewood, CO Corporate Office and R&D Laboratory Facilities
• EHS Support for first of a kind plant retrofit and start-up
• Teach, deliver, and implement best of class EHS programs to Gevo PSM manufacturing facility and construction groups
• Regulatory Due diligence, on new manufacturing facilities and potential partner sites
• Process Hazard Analysis for new technology for large scale plant retrofits
• Implement behavioral based safety program to track behavioral data, pinpoint behaviors and reinforce select behaviors to promote zero injury culture

Denver, CO

• Environmental Project Manager- Corporate Risk ManagementCorporate Environmental Support for Regional Safety and Environmental Managers and internal Qwest service groups
• Provided daily environmental guidance to Qwest internal service groups
• Coordinated the tracking of all Qwest Environmental Permits, Plans, Equipment, Audits using internal database
• Environmental database maintenance and improvement projects including ongoing feasibility study of new database systems
• Developed and Implemented Corporate Audit Strategy, to determine big picture program compliance and the need for companywide policy modification
• Created internal communication program to keep regional Safety and Environmental Managers and work groups up to date on compliance best practices and new upcoming policies, laws, and regulations

Indianapolis, IN

• HSE Manager – Manufacturing Facility in Indianapolis, IN Responsible for managing Health Safety and Environmental programs and compliance in a 130 year old union manufacturing facility.
• Manage all facility regulatory tracking and reporting requirements including OSHA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, NPDES, RCRA, SARA, IDEM, OES
• Create and facilitate all environmental training, safety and compliance materials and programs.
• Lead all root cause analysis through to completion and tracking of action items
• Monitored medical care of injured employees to ensure proper treatment and prompt return to work
• Introduced Management of Change program to ensure all plant design changes comply with government regulation and guidelines, and initiate improvement and creation of P & IDs

Blair, NE

• Environmental Coordinator / Controller – Manufacturing Facility in Blair, Nebraska 2000-2005Responsible for creating and delivering established Environmental Program for start-up facility. Dedicated to reducing costs.
• Managed all regulatory tracking and reporting
• Conducted Safety and environmental training
• Established all tracking databases and communicate environmental goals for plant
• Facilitated data mining sessions for environmental process improvement, drive ideas through to implementation of gap plan and success tracking
• Managed 400 million ton per year waste stream, including cost and waste reduction projects

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

Education record