Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc Email and Phone Number
25 years of Process Safety experience, with over 16 years as Corporate PSM Director for a Fortune 500 company; with additional experience in Manufacturing, Project Engineering, Process Engineering, and Technical Services. Proven track record in leading the PSM program, design reviews, 250 PHA & DHA studies, 100 safety/PSM/RMP/RC audits in 20 countries, and team leadership to accomplish several global initiatives.• Leveraged an assignment to update a ventilation standard into a project that justified the reduction of laboratory minimum ventilation rates from 12 to 8 air changes per hour, saving $7MM per year in energy.• Championed the revised engineering standard for safety valve and rupture disk inspection/replacement. The reduced frequencies resulted in ca. $3MM annual savings.• Revised the PSM procedures to increase the duration between PHA re-validations, saving $1.5MM per year.Specialties: PSM, Creative Engineering solutions, Risk Management, Containment Solutions
Midland Engineering, Ltd
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Vice President Psm And Rmp And Rcms And Combustible Dust HazardsMidland Engineering, LtdCranford, Nj, Us
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Vice President Psm/Rmp/Rcms/Combustible Dust HazardsMidland Engineering, Ltd Jan 2019 - PresentProvide consulting services to all industries in the areas of Process Safety Management, Risk Managment Plan, Responsible Care, Combustible Dust Hazards.
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Independent Psm ContractorMidland Engineering, Ltd Jan 2018 - Dec 2018Providing PSM consulting services to all industries
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Senior Principal EngineerAcutech-Consulting Apr 2012 - Nov 2017Greater New York City AreaProviding PSM, Security and other safety consulting to industry.
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Sr. Principal Eng. And Psm DirectorMerck 2006 - Apr 2012Led the PSM program and served as the Global Safety and Environmental (GSE) department interface to all things with an engineering resolution.• Conducted a safety instrumentation and pressure relief gap analysis of the worldwide Schering-Plough sites following the merger. Led the six-sigma team (Green Belt project) to develop the recommendations to management for resolving the gaps and prepared the multi-year implementation plan including the required capital and expense funding (ca. $70MM). • Led the Animal Allergen Engineering Control Task Force to recommend engineering solutions to reduce the employee exposure to rodent allergens.• Authored and gained approval of the EHS Risk Management Procedure, enabling the worldwide comparison of EHS risks between sites and prioritization of risk reduction efforts. -
Director Of PsmMerck 2001 - 2005Led the PSM program with between one and seven professional direct reports, ergonomics program and chairing the Central Feasibility Analysis Committee for the retrospective upgrade of containment controls.• Led the Facility Safety Assessment task force, a loss prevention and emergency response review of the chemical and strategic pharmaceutical sites. • Led the Process Safety Lab; the thermal hazard and combustible dust testing lab.• Chaired the Central Feasibility Assessment Committee; facilitating low-capital resolution to worldwide industrial hygiene issues.
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Safety Engineering DirectorMerck 1995 - 2000Led the PSM and Safety Engineering program with seven professional direct reports. Team supported major capital expansions and green field projects. • Led the technical transfer and startup team to enable the contract manufacturer to design and commission a 10 step organic synthesis facility in India. • Led the HTHM (Highly Toxic and Hazardous Material) task force. This involved: identifying the materials of interest, compiling best industry practice for handling each material, and auditing the facilities to direct capital or procedural improvements.• Led a Thermal Control Device (process waste fume incinerators) initiative to identify the minimum safety features for the incinerators and fume headers, wrote the engineering standard to document those minimum features, and performed site audits of the 10 relevant facilities.
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Process EngineerMerck Sep 1990 - Aug 1995Designed process plants for API manufacturing
Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc Education Details
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Chem Engineering -
Strategic Management Concentration
Frequently Asked Questions about Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc
What company does Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc work for?
Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc works for Midland Engineering, Ltd
What is Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc's role at the current company?
Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc's current role is Vice President PSM and RMP and RCMS and Combustible Dust Hazards.
What schools did Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc attend?
Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc attended New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey-New Brunswick.
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Les Cunningham, Cpsa, Ccpsc's colleagues are Lowell Youngquist, Susan Jahn, Bruce Holden, S Veasey, Dan Devine, Ronald Lund, Landon Conrad.
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