•Create, implement and evolve enterprise strategy to achieve company goal of Zero Waste to Landfill by 2024 across three business units and 350+locations•Partner with Enterprise and cross-divisional stakeholders, like CSR, Supply Chain, EHS Risk and Operations, to incorporate Zero Waste as a leading indicatorSecure and leverage senior level commitment and support for integrating sustainable development into core processes and decision-making•Manage key national partnerships with organizations, trade associations and nonprofits that align with Cox’s Zero Waste strategy

•Developed and implemented programs that delivered double digit annual improvements in diversion rate performance metric•Optimized waste and recycling spend and services for a portfolio of $5M+ with program to date realized savings of $9M+ in net benefit•Responsible for crafting and delivering presentations around Zero Waste to the C-suite•Lead team overseeing the implementation Zero Waste and sustainable materials management (SMM) best management practices, policies and reporting•Created and promoted Cox’s industry leading Zero Waste framework and model at industry events and forums•Grow and adapt the Zero Waste strategy through the evolution of public reporting and ESG transformation

•Built analytical tools and frameworks to help senior leaders incorporate Zero Waste into strategic decision making•Lead creation of enterprise wide material calculators and platforms and report against Zero Waste progress to goal•Worked with internal and external stakeholders to build consensus and buy-in for Zero Waste initiatives and programs•Developed and rolled out company-wide SOPs for Zero Waste best management practices, tool kits and playbooks

•Launched company’s first enterprise wide sustainability initiative across 350+ locations and four business units•Implemented and managed creative Zero Waste solutions, with a focus on capital projects, that meet the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit•Worked cross departmentally with AP, Supply Chain and Operations to achieve 100% compliance with onboarding and usage of centralized waste and recycling vendor•Developed and conducted training, education and engagement for 60,000 employees about the practices and benefits of recycling and sustainable materials management

• Identified trends and developed safety forecasts for senior management to measure program success, drive projects and inform budget planning • Worked with internal stakeholders to develop and enhance processes and systems for tracking, reporting and analyzing safety and environmental incidents for senior management• Conducted ad hoc analyses that are used to produce metrics and develop targeted safety programs • Analyzed and audited enterprise wide incidents for OSHA compliance and worked with investigators during inspections

•Researched and benchmarked corporate sustainability best in class practices to grow the sustainability program, Cox Conserves, winner of the Green Save category in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2012 Environmental Awards•Utilized internal stakeholder input to develop sustainability metrics to support greening of supply chain with a focus on energy and waste and recycling for more than 300 locations nationwide•Identified and analyzed supply chain sustainability projects such as viability of recycled automobile oil•Designed, managed and analyzed waste and recycling surveys to inform RFPs•Developed sustainability communication strategies through enterprise-wide sustainability tools, such as a sustainability dashboard, to ensure internal customer engagement and usability of sustainability framework •Forecast changes in sustainability reporting, metrics, indicators and environmental regulations to inform best practices and long-term sustainability strategy •Calculated and managed Cox and subsidiaries’ carbon footprints following Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) guidelines and monitor the company’s progress towards its target 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions•Identified gap areas in greenhouse gas inventory and design future strategies for capture and feasibility timelines•Centralized gas and electricity data for 30,000+ accounts through an energy dashboard for carbon footprint tracking and energy consumption analysis identifying $300,000 worth of savings to date•Conducted RFPs for natural gas and electricity for more than 100 locations•Analyzed energy efficiency and return on investment on Bloom Fuel Cells representing 1 MW •Researched, analyzed and forecast how changing environmental and energy regulations will impact future energy markets to inform upper management and hedging strategies•Performed rate analysis to support renewable, alternative energy and energy conservation projects resulting in $3.8 million in savings

•Benchmarked sustainability program against competitive set and developed sustainability scorecards and business cases for sustainability initiatives to expand sustainability program’s visibility company wide•Developed and tracked environmental and social sustainability metrics to support Delta’s joining the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (achieved 2011)•Supported development of five year sustainability strategy to publicly establish goals and initiatives to curb greenhouse gas emissions and green supply chain•Calculated first facilities’ carbon footprint for 2010 Corporate Sustainability Report following GRI standards •Acted as project manager for first facilities carbon footprint analysis, resulting identifying areas of energy savings and future carbon footprint reduction•Monitored industrial hygiene and ergonomics for more than 75,000 employees worldwide in airport, office and industrial plant settings•Supported worker safety programs such as hearing conservation, exposure to hexavalent chromium, lead, mold, asbestos and indoor air quality through exposure sampling and analysis•Approved and managed 6,000+ workplace MSDS chemicals database•Responded to employee safety concerns and worked with sites to develop health and safety corrective action strategies, a corrective tracking system and safety training to create a culture of safety•Served as EHS liaison between the field safety managers, corporate, regulatory agencies and other third parties•Conducted root-cause analysis investigations and OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) audits and reports

•Analyzed relationships between environmental and social factors and biological markers of asthma severity that resulted in $1.5 million in new funding •Conducted research of previous publications, health statistics, biomedical literature and epidemiologic studies to support findings to help author papers for publication that informed additional research and resulted in additional funding •Conduct background research for initial experimental design and methodology development by researching previous publications for staff of six and set the project agenda, research agenda and project timelines•Worked with industry leading researchers to design, execute, analyze and complete research projects•Managed patient information database and timelines for clinical visits, project deadlines and sample processing•Worked with principle investigator to set the project agenda, research agenda and project timelines•Helped oversee multiple projects including large clinical trials and long-term patient projects•Communicate proper laboratory safety measures, as safety liaison, to other research employees•Processed and manage clinical samples for the following studies: Study of Asthma and Air Pollution; Study of Acid Reflux in Children with Asthma and Severe Asthma Research Program

• Contributed to 23% increase in laboratory supply sales at Emory University• Distributed sales material and product information to principle investigators• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and managed 300+ clients• Scheduled and managed product fair logistics and exhibits