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Morrisville, Pa

West Orange, Nj

Implement SAP EHS and data management solutions while increasing global regulatory compliance• Focused on ECC 6.0 EH&S system design, configuration, testing and post-implementation support• Delivered business process improvements to streamline current functions to match system efficiencies• Used extensive chemical industry and regulatory experience to introduce clients to Best Practices• Interfacing with clients and guiding them in data management, mapping and quality improvements• Coordinated data migration and data cleanup activities

90 Boroline Road, Allendale, Nj 07401

Responsible for compliance of product safety and transportation issues to pertinent regulations, transportation emergency response, product registrations and chemical listings in the Americas and Asia/Pacific.• Direct the activities necessary for the preparation, distribution and maintenance of the Safety Data Sheets/Labels for Lonza products in the Americas in coordination with corporate guidelines, regional requirements and global regulatory compliance.• Direct the relations with regulatory authorities and activities for product registrations and submissions for chemical inventories for North and South America.• Monitoring of legislations related to product safety and product registrations in the Americas while managing the implementation process.• Provide regulatory guidance and training to the sites and business units• Manage responses to transportation emergencies, coordinating the appropriate responses and necessary resources.• Prepare the Americas for smooth transition into the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).• Serve as the Americas Process Owner of the SAP EH&S database.

Center Valley, Pa 18034

Create an Environmental, Health, Safety and Security culture that recognizes Avantor as a leader in our industry and that continuously drives to minimize risks to our employees, customers, communities and environment.• Coordinates with EHS&S Managers from the USA, Mexico, India and the EU to develop and implement standard global EHS&S policies, practices and procedures• Responsible for leading the organization to world class safety status• Leads global management and implementation of Globally Harmonized System (GHS)• Establishing safety and environmental goals and metrics for the company and drive for their attainment• Works to share expertise between sites which will lead to increased career development among site EHS personnel and reduce cost and reliance on external resource• Develop a sustainability plan and establish goals for energy reduction and increased recycling• Develop EHS&S transition plan for new acquisitions• Serving as Global Process Owner for SAP implementation of the EHS module

Linden, Nj

Responsible for Regulatory Affairs and Product Stewardship for Ruger Chemical and affiliate company Lipo Chemicals• As Safety Director, lowered accident rate for Lipo Chemicals by 82% in one year• Led project to systemize labels for Ruger Chemical, designing new EU/ANSI compliant MSDS for Lipo Chemicals• Developed Product Stewardship product information system for Ruger Chemical which facilitated quick, accurate,consistent responses to all customer inquiries and requests• Technical Director leading the R&D/New Product Development Team• Coordinated and aligned Product Stewardship functions for two affiliate companies• Managed and reorganized Ruger QC Laboratory leading to an increase in efficiency and a decrease in turnaroundtime despite reduction in personnel• Provides dangerous goods/transportation expertise

King Of Prussia, Pa

An information technology consulting firm focused on providing SAP implementation services• Focused on SAP R/3 EH&S system design, configuration, testing and post-implementation support• Delivered business process re-engineering services for environmental and regulatory functions• Wrote extensive expert rules to calculate and populate 90% of MSDS/SDS and product label for industrial chemicals and consumer products• Led clients through the redesign of their 10 section MSDS to an ANSI standard MSDS• Created regional and country specific MSDS/SDSs using SAP WWI• Coordinated data migration, data mapping and data cleanup activities• Designed and ran extensive training courses for client resources• Provided dangerous goods/transportation expertise to complete the definition of business processes

Linden, Nj

Manager for all Product Stewardship systems pertaining to hazard communication, transportation, regulatory information, product registration and quality assurance for a $1.5 billion ExxonMobil/Shell Chemical joint venture additives company.• Global ERP Manufacturing Expert for the successful global implementation of the EH&S Module of SAP.• Responsible for training users on SAP EH&S• Project Manager for implementing ProSteward to replace current global Product Stewardship system• Designed and installed LAN based compliance tracking system for TSCA 12b• Contact with industry associations for monitoring regulatory changes affecting product line• Led program to improve quality and consistency in MSDSs in preparation for new system and company• Member of team that will establish Total Safety Culture program on site and maintain OSHA VPP Star Site rating

Linden, Nj

Held positions of increasing responsibility including Laboratory Manager, Supply/Demand Planner, Global Manager of Chemical Health Information System and Senior Environmental Affairs Coordinator. The more recent accountabilities included:• Sole responsibility for quality assurance for the worldwide Product Specification System• Primary contact for internal and external customer inquiries regarding Product Stewardship programs• Created system for capturing product registration and HazCom data for US, Canada and the EU• Developed process for providing worldwide regulatory reviews on all proposed products• Prepares all product registrations for South Korea• Developed a logic system to automatically generate and print accurate information for SDSs and labels• Initiated quality programs that led to a marked improvement in all Exxon Chemical SDSs• Developed a Hazard/Risk rating program to evaluate all Exxon Chemical products

Bs, Biology

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