HSE Manager, Terex AWP-Genie Industries, Moses Lake, WA, 2014 - PresentEnvironmental, Health & Safety Manager for an arial work platform manufacturing facility. • Analyze and evaluate current health, safety, and environmental programs, policies, and practices to ensure they meet all local, state, and national regulatory requirements. • Implemented a CAPA tracking system to ensure timely closure of actions.• Drove closure of 580 CAPA actions during 2014.• Reduced the Lost Time Incident Rate by 50% from 2.2 to 1.1.• Reduced the Total Recordable Incident Rate by 22% from 8.2 to 6.4.• Improved incident reporting to identify root causes and create action plans to address the causes.• Submitted all regulatory reports on time, including Tier II, TRI, Dangerous/Hazardous Waste Reporting, and Air Emissions Inventory. • Maintained plant records for occupational and environmental health and safety including documentation on incident reports, training and certifications. • Performed periodic safety inspections and compliance audits. • Established standards and methods of measuring environmental, health, and safety performance.• Assesses training needs related to safety and occupational health and ensured all employees received the necessary training to perform work in a safe and legal manner. • Coordinate and/or administer training. Ensured that all team members are aware of their environmental, health, and safety responsibilities. • Maintained an effective accident and incident reporting system.• Prepared safety and compliance reports as required by management and outside organizations.

EHS Manager, Hi-Shear Technology Corporation, Torrance, CA, 2010 - PresentEnvironmental, Health & Safety Manager for an energetics/explosives device manufacturing facility. Responsible for leading and enabling an EHS culture change for the location. Develop and implement a complete Process Safety Management program to eliminate or reduce risks associated with covered processes and materials. Ensure procedures are in place and followed for Electrostatic Discharge protection.Conduct incident investigations and follow-up on corrective action status.Developed, implemented and received registrations for ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 EHS management systems for the location.Implemented a Storm Water management program with associated regulatory permitting.Provided substantial EHS/PSM/EHS Management System training for employees.Properly characterized waste streams for management in compliance with regulatory requirements.

EHS Manager, Alcoa Fastening Systems, Fullerton, CA, 2010 Environmental, Health & Safety Manager for an aerospace fastener manufacturing facility with 800 employees. Responsible for managing all aspects of the EHS program and budget. Ensure EHS compliance with all regulatory and Alcoa requirements. Location Lead for all incident investigations and corrective actions.Direct Industrial Hygiene activities for exposure monitoring and data analysis. Develop and implement OHSAS 18001 management system for the location.Develop and maintained an EHS website for a web based management system application.Maintain the corporate database for injury/illness reporting and corrective action tracking. Reduce environmental non-compliance incidents and health/safety incident rate through development and implementation of sound EHS programs. Provide training and development for new EHS graduates for career advancement within the Alcoa organization. Reduced waste disposal costs through proper waste characterization, management and minimization. Change agent for integrating the Alcoa EHS Values and Safety Culture into the facility.

Environmental, Health & Safety Manager for an aerospace fastener manufacturing facility with 1,100 employees. Responsible for managing all aspects of the EHS program and budget. Supervise a staff of 14 including the Waste Water Treatment plant. Ensure EHS compliance with all regulatory and Alcoa requirements. Location Lead for all incident investigations and corrective actions.Directed Industrial Hygiene activities for exposure monitoring and data analysis. Developed and implemented ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 management systems for the location and received registrations.Developed and maintained an EHS website for a web based management system application.Maintained the corporate database for injury/illness reporting and corrective action tracking. Successfully reduced environmental non-compliance incidents by 90% and health/safety incident rate by more than 50% through development and implementation of sound EHS programs. Provide training and development for new EHS graduates for career advancement within the Alcoa organization. Reduced waste disposal costs by 50 % with a savings of $400K/yr through proper waste characterization, management and minimization. Change agent for integrating the Alcoa EHS Values and Safety Culture into the facility.

Environmental, Health & Safety Audit Team Leader for national and international Alcoa audits. Provided technical support and expertise Company-wide for 160+ locations; provided location consultation and follow-up for identified corrective actions; accomplishments included: Pre-audit planning, conducting audits, and preparing audit reports. Responsible for approximately 40 audits per year. Oversaw all aspects of audit execution including planning, scheduling, scope of work to be performed, allocating resources, directing audit teams, reviewing and communicating audit findings. Audit functions included coordinating special auditor activities and directing both Environmental and Health & Safety audits to assess compliance with all regulatory requirements and Alcoa policies and procedures. Conducted a Rapid Integration process with new acquisitions to enhance the learning curve with respect to Alcoa Values, EHS expectations, and polices/procedures.Responsible to provide information and technical references to facilities in addressing audit findings. Interaction with plant and business unit personnel in resolution of compliance issues identified during audits. Assisted facilities in developing action plans and completion dates for compliance plans and audit finding responses. Participated in the Version 3 & 4 Alcoa Self Assessment Tool revisions with special emphasis on ISO/OHSAS Management Systems. Responsible for selection of compliance auditing software.

Plant wide responsibility for air, waste, and water environmental compliance matters for a 40,000 TPY magnesium production facility. Prepared all air and waste reports for the EPA and Washington Department of Ecology as required. Performed a 25 year historical PSD Review to determine compliance with PSD regulations. Revised the facility Title V Air Operating Permit Application, with special emphasis on emission calculations and applicable regulations. Application and implementation of Alcoa Production System principles and projects leading to large cost reductions in environmental expenses. Significant interaction with state and federal regulatory agencies as well as corporate EHS staff and counsel. Advised management staff on legal and regulatory liabilities regarding business decisions.

Environmental/Safety Officer, Denali, Inc. /Ershigs, Inc., Bellingham, WA, 1992 - 1999Corporate responsibility for Environmental, Health & Safety regulatory compliance for eleven fiberglass tank manufacturing facilities and three field construction divisions. Due diligence responsibilities for the acquisition of nine companies. Application of EPA and OSHA regulations, the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, EPCRA, SARA, and RCRA regulations as they related to manufacturing plants and construction sites. Corporate responsibility for Worker Compensation program management and loss prevention.Preparation of state and Title V air permit applications and obtaining air operating permits.Preparation of storm water and wastewater NPDES permit applications and obtaining relevant permits. Submitting SARA Title III Section 302, 303, 311, 312, and 313 reports for Tier II, Hazardous Material Inventory, and Toxic Release Inventory reports and notifications. Preparation of federal/state annual waste reports. Management responsibility for ensuring facility compliance with all monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for the above listed permits and regulations. Prepared and revised safety/environmental standards covering hazardous waste management, pollution prevention, storm water pollution prevention, confined space, lockout – tagout, fall protection, electrical safety, ergonomics, mobile equipment, accident prevention, emergency response, hazard communication, respiratory protection, and hazardous materials management.Duties included developing training programs for these topics and conducting the training at various field and plant locations.