My role as Operations and Technical manager for CSG Recovery is to setup and manage a number of waste transfer/treatment sites in the north westKey Responsibilities • Set up waste transfer facilities to continue RUK operation• Manage site operations (day to day running of the transfer stations and office at Prescot)• Manage technical operations (Lab/technical support/technical sales)• Reports (i.e. Management reports, EA returns, costings etc.)• COTC (WAMITAB) Treatment & Transfer• DGSA• Manage OperationsKey Achievements• Commission the set up of a silver recovery process• The setup and management of a number of waste transfer operations.• Establish various TFS (Trans Frontier Shipment) routes to Europe

My role as Project Manager - Operations and Technical involved the setup and management of a number of waste transfer sites following an incident at the RUK Prescot facility. I was also tasked to organise the clean-up of the Prescot site and replace the laboratory to facilitate the operation. Key Responsibilities • Set up waste transfer facilities to continue RUK operation• Manage site operations (day to day running of the transfer stations and clean-up of the site at Prescot• Manage technical operations (Lab/technical support/technical sales)• Reports (i.e. Management reports, EA returns, costings, information for insurers)• COTC (WAMITAB) Treatment & Transfer• DGSA• Clean-up of a waste transfer station at Prescot.Key Achievements• Working closely with the Environment agency, HSE, Demolition Company, Various recovery facilities etc. I headed a team that successfully cleaned up a hazardous waste transfer station following a catastrophic fire. • The setup and management of a number of ‘satellite’ facilities to continue RUK operations.

Initially reporting to the national sales manager and then following his departure from the company, reporting to the directors my role was to advise and guide the sales team technically and financially. Sourcing outlets and providing costs to the sales team whilst giving technical support to adhere to regulations. Key Responsibilities • Prepare sales costing and quotes• Identifying and routing various waste streams• Carry out pre acceptance and prepare information/instruction for operations• Reports (i.e. Management reports, EA returns)• COTC (WAMITAB) Treatment & Transfer• DGSA• Customer support and account management• Technical advice to sales and operationsKey Achievements• Give support and technical advice to both sales and operations

Remondis have over 500 waste facilities in 38 countries. The main parent company is based in Germany and turned over 6.4 billion Euros last year. The main essence of the transfer and treatment business in the UK is based around the TFS market amongst other recycling operations. My role is to provide technical support and compliance for the site facilitating the transition between sales and operations.Key Responsibilities • Prepare sales costing and quotes• Identifying and routing of various waste• Carry out pre acceptance and prepare information/instruction for operations• Reports (i.e. Management reports, EA returns)• Customer support and account managementKey Achievements• One of the key personnel assigned to install and develop a computer system that provides us with the ability to track and trace each consignment through to job completion handling all paperwork transactions and maintaining full control for invoicing & management reporting.• COTC (WAMITAB) Treatment & Transfer• DGSA

Giving technical support and alongside the operations manager offering day to day management of the site, I hold a DGSA (dangerous goods safety advisor) and COTC (certificate of technical competence) for the transfer and treatment of waste. As well as checking pre-acceptance and the analysis of incoming waste I was involved in staff appraisals, disciplinary procedures, back to work interviews, setting shift patterns, recruitment, development, training and produced regular reports to the directors.The business expanded and moved to new premises where I was able to help develop areas of the new site.Key Responsibilities • Provide technical support• Site management and compliance• COCT (WAMITAB)• DGSAKey Achievements• Checking waste and routing it to the correct recovery facilities. I could reroute waste to more economically and environmentally viable options.

Viridor operates 22 landfill sites across the UK, providing safe and efficient disposal of non-recyclable residues and generating renewable energy. Site management takes place throughout the operational and aftercare phases to the highest standards. Today's landfill sites are a major source of the UK's renewable energy production that will continue for many years after landfill closure as decomposing waste continues to produce methane gas. Left untreated, this gas would create environmental damage; however the controlled cell design of a Viridor landfill, combined with a network of wells and pipes, enables safe extraction of the landfill gas. The gas is then supplied to fuel engines in a gas utilisation plant that generates electricity, which is fed directly into the national grid.Key Responsibilities• Provide technical support• Regular site checks and sampling• Environmental monitoring• Generating reports.• Pre acceptance and acceptance checksKey Achievements• Gained experience in the landfill sector

SAFC Biosciences develops, manufactures and markets cell culture reagents and services targeted for commercial firms involved in developing and producing biopharmaceuticals using mammalian and insect cell culture methods. Working at the Brisbane facility my role was separate red cells from the plasma in bovine phoetal blood. The blood plasma was sent to various other departments for medical research and development of vaccinations etc.Key Responsibilities• Operation of analytical equipment• Line checks• Recording dataKey Achievements• Gained experience in a biochemistry lab

Based at Balcatta in Western Australia, the ORION facility offers capability in the area of non-sterile manufacturing, specializing in cream and liquid fills. ORION also manufactures pessaries and suppositories. Through allied organizations, it is also able to offer terminally sterilized Small Volume Parenteral products. The company manufactures and markets an extensive range of its own branded products including therapeutic pharmaceuticals such as prescription products, over the counter medicines, formulated devices, antiseptics and disinfectants. My role at Orion was to analyse the various pharmaceutical products according to the British Pharmacopoeia using a wide range of wet chemical analysis and instrumentation. My additional roles were to carry out ’line checks’ overseeing production lines and keeping a control log, disposal of waste chemicals, calibration of equipment, retention and stock control. Key Responsibilities • Pharmaceutical ‘wet chemical’ analysis• Line checks• Reports&ResultsKey Achievements• Using my previous experience I helped to consolidate waste chemicals from the lab resulting in a more cost effective means of disposal.

P&R Disposals is a waste chemical transfer station and solventdistillation plant. My role as a chemist was mainly based within thechemical waste side of the company but I was also involved in therecovery of waste solvents. As a chemist I was responsible for theIdentification, analysis and regulation of all the waste entering thesite (in agreement with all the correct hazard codes, European wastecatalogue numbers etc). Mixed loads are then broken down into variousdisposal route's such as non hazardous landfill, incineration, recovery,recycling, consolidation(lab smalls), chem fuel (to be burned for fuel)etc. Once the waste has been given a destination it can be processedinto the correct areas and once a full load is produced it is then sentfor final disposal. It is the job of the chemist to make sure all thecorrect paper work is present, the job is clearly labelled with all thecorrect UN identification numbers etc, transport is arranged and thetransport emergency cards given to the driver.I was also the health and safety officer for my department meaning Imust be consulted of any change which may substantially affect anyone'shealth and safety at work, e.g. procedures, equipment or way's ofworking. The employer's arrangements for getting competent people tohelp him/her satisfy health and safety laws. The information given onthe likely risks and dangers arising from work, measures to reduce orget rid of these risks and what to do to deal with risk and danger.Planning of health and safety and the health and safety consequences ofintroducing new technology.

My background had started to take me further away from a laboratorybased job to a chemical plant based one. More work on environmentalissues and plant based analytical equipment made me a candidate for anew scale-up, development and technical support team. So after nineyears in an analytical lab I was offered an internal vacancy as part ofa process development team. As part of a team of six shift basedtechnical staff we were in charge of developing an scaling up newproducts to a production level. Using plant equipment such as conversiontanks, presses, centrifuge, pressure vessels, spray dryer, jet mill,bead mill, cross beater mill, kilns, industrial fridge, nauta dryer,pendant crane, FLT, etc we made customer samples and overcame productionproblems. Other skills such as entering and retrieving information fromvarious computer systems, calculations, understanding sop's and givingtechnical advice, internal auditing ISO ts16949, schedule planning etc.For two years this has given me a greater outlook into how a largecompany works and how a chemical plant operates

From leaving school I was employed at MEL chemicals. I started as a labassistant and progressed through the company over nine years to become asenior technical officer. During this time I learned many analyticalprocedures using various instrumentation such as ICP, XRD, pH meters,ion chromatogram, particle size, surface area, uv/vis spectrometer,flame photometer, SG meters, auto-titrator, AAs etc.As my time through the company progressed so did my responsibilities. Ihelped in the training of new starters, maintained various instrumentsin the lab and around the site, monitoring and collection ofenvironmental data, Issue of permit to work, analysis of non-routinesamples and method development etc