Retired 7/2022 - returned active retiree 10/2022 as a Sr. H&S Specialist

I am excited to start a new career in providing professional consulting services to companies looking to prevent injuries and illnesses in the workplace and ensure code compliance. My expertise is in project design review and risk assessment to ensure environment health and safety requirements are met at each phase of the project.

Working at Amgen in Seattle until the site closure, end of December 2015.• Led and facilitated the integration of sustainable environmental, health and safety policies, standards and specifications related to the design and construction of all new facilities and renovations of existing facilities into Amgen’s Corporate Engineering Document Management System• Responsible for EHS review of internal Corporate Code Variance request process for Alternate Means and Methods of… Show more Working at Amgen in Seattle until the site closure, end of December 2015.• Led and facilitated the integration of sustainable environmental, health and safety policies, standards and specifications related to the design and construction of all new facilities and renovations of existing facilities into Amgen’s Corporate Engineering Document Management System• Responsible for EHS review of internal Corporate Code Variance request process for Alternate Means and Methods of Construction• Developed a decisional aid (EHS by dEHSign) to globally integrate environment, health, safety and sustainability design review into construction projects• Led a Corporate Process Safety Management program with program elements that ensure compliance with OSHA-regulated processes as well as those highly hazardous operations that are not covered by OSHA or EPA• Integrated EHS Risk Management into Operations Risk Management Program; partnered with operation in the development of a risk management program (including Facilitation Skills for Risk Assessment methods) and a validated enterprise-wide risk assessment software platform• Authored Amgen Corporate standards and best practices for pressure safety, hazardous energy control, contractor safety, and other related programs• Responsible for development and implementation of a Corporate Construction Contractor Safety EHS Requirements Handbook Show less

• Provided technical guidance to Management to meet compliance with all relevant environmental and occupational health & safety regulations• Managed the Immunex emergency response team• Developed and implemented environmental health and safety policies and specifications related to the design and construction of all new facilities and renovations of existing facilities for Immunex• Selected to lead and participate in process hazard analysis sessions for new construction of process… Show more • Provided technical guidance to Management to meet compliance with all relevant environmental and occupational health & safety regulations• Managed the Immunex emergency response team• Developed and implemented environmental health and safety policies and specifications related to the design and construction of all new facilities and renovations of existing facilities for Immunex• Selected to lead and participate in process hazard analysis sessions for new construction of process development and commercial biological manufacturing facilities• Designed detailed written EHS policies, standards and specifications (e.g., standards for employee safety, environmental compliance, fire & life safety, hazardous materials management, etc.)• Created and implemented a Construction Safety auditing program to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations • Authored and coordinated corporate policies, procedures and practices to ensure compliance in the areas of hazardous material handling, storage and disposal • Established a Pollution Prevention program which focused on substitution, elimination and minimization practices• Developed and coordinated procedures and practices to comply with all occupational health, fire & life safety and environmental discharge regulations Show less

• Served as chemical hygiene officer and hazardous waste manager• Responsible for compliance with local, state and federal regulations pertaining to transportation, handling, storage and disposal of all hazardous materials• Implemented an on-site industrial hygiene qualitative sampling program used for laboratory and office indoor air quality investigations• Assisted project design team with EHS design specifications for new research and laboratory facilities• Developed and… Show more • Served as chemical hygiene officer and hazardous waste manager• Responsible for compliance with local, state and federal regulations pertaining to transportation, handling, storage and disposal of all hazardous materials• Implemented an on-site industrial hygiene qualitative sampling program used for laboratory and office indoor air quality investigations• Assisted project design team with EHS design specifications for new research and laboratory facilities• Developed and implemented a hazardous waste pollution prevention program for chemical, radioactive and biological waste. Innovated hazardous waste treatment methodologies working within the Department of Ecology regulations for Treatment-By-Generator• Served as trained member of the on-site emergency response team Show less