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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Marietta, Georgia

Provided environmental management and compliance support for 28 global chemical plants. Managed the environmental sustainability dashboard for the business unit, measuring environmentally related sustainability metrics. Updated environmental financial provisions in cooperation with Legacy Asset Management group and coordinated the annual environmental liability review of soil and groundwater liabilities. ▪ Served as a corporate SME on all environmental related matters, providing environmental management support to the Pulp and Performance Chemicals business unit. ▪ Identified and implemented sustainability improvement opportunities, boosting overall sustainability by2%. ▪ Spearheaded Environmental, Health, and Safety audits and provided Incident Root Cause Analyses.▪ Developed a waste vendor audit program for an inherited environmental program with no formal procedures or guidelines and trained local EH&S support to perform the audits, ultimately saving $2,500.00/site and improving compliance.▪ Obtained a vital air permit eight months ahead of schedule by collaborating with design engineers and consultants to estimate emissions and identifying an air permitting program that would allow a fast-track permit.

Roswell, Ga

Member of Global Environmental Team. Oversaw solid waste handling, hauling, and disposal issues. Perform environmental health and safety compliance audits of operating facilities.▪ Supported 80+ operating mills plus ten administrative locations as an SME in solid waste and Zero Waste to Landfill. ▪ Managed the Zero Waste to Landfill program, increasing landfill diversion by 0.3% (94.9 to 95.2%. ▪ Identified savings opportunities of up to $3.5M in waste and recycling through collection and hauling efficiencies.▪ Saved 125K metric tons of waste from landfill disposal and reduced projected annual costs by $3.5M by working with local EHS Manager to identify four outlets that could use the material and divert from landfill disposal. ▪ Achieved a landfill diversion rate of 95.2% (above company goal) by presenting alternative daily cover material as a viable option for landfill diversion.

Marietta, Ga

Responsible for overall management of the permitting and regulatory compliance program supporting ten landfill gas to energy facilities in five states generating over 90 mW/hr. • Meet with regulatory agencies regarding permitting, regulatory compliance, enforcement and regulatory development issues. • Review compliance trends to facilitate continuous improvement of compliance program.• Supervise efforts of consultants related to preparation of permit applications, including PSD and non-PSD air permits.• Prepare and submit regulatory reports and permit applications.• Work with operations and senior management to identify business emerging environmental and regulatory issues and their impact on the company. • Coordinate annual gas forecast preparations for host landfills.

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for the start-up, business development, and management of the Atlanta area satellite office. Act as project manager on various solid waste and environmental projects. • Manage various permitting and compliance projects for active and closed landfills. • Managed the contractor monitoring and oversight project for debris removal from hurricanes Charly, Frances and Jeanne in Seminole County, Florida.• Manage post-closure care services for Fulton County, Georgia.• Manage two groundwater contamination assessments Flagler County, Florida.

Atlanta, Ga

As Director of Environmental Compliance I oversaw a department responsible for the environmental management and compliance at over 300 operating locations including over 100 permitted landfills in 12 states.• Oversaw the functional reporting of over 20 compliance professionals whose roles included local environmental management for assigned geographic areas.• Established structure of the environmental compliance department in the Southern Group.• Maintained a violation occurrence rate below the company target which enabled the company to avoid significant environmental enforcement actions resulting in significant savings to the company through avoided fines and penalties.• Represented the company at meetings with regulatory agencies at the federal, state and local levels.• Managed department during a period when company grew from $350 million to $13 billion in annual revenue.