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St. Paul, Mn, Us

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Seattle, Wa, Us

Supply scalable solutions for regulated waste handling and processing by overseeing projects across multiple technical and operations teams. Develop mechanisms to communicate effectively with technical/operations stakeholders and leadership. Secured Amazon businesses worldwide and supported the needs of customers by mitigating environmental regulatory risks, while protecting the environment and brand. Improved compliance with hazardous material disposal regulations, identifying potentially hazardous and regulated items by creating services integrating within existing damaged goods processing tools.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Provided environmental compliance support to Amazon Fulfillment Centers in CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, and AZ. Audited municipal waste stream for improperly disposed of materials and started corrective programs, including physical trash sortation, data collection, data analysis, and report writing. Established relevant environmental procedures in compliance with business and regulatory needs. Steered a team of 20+ site and regional employees to perform compliance tasks related to air emissions, stormwater, hazardous materials, and hazardous waste for large and small quantity generators. Administered multi-site responsibilities to comply with environmental laws, regulations, and permits. Minimized environmental impacts for disposal of regulated materials, including directing trash audits, reviewing results, and executing BMPs by leading continuous improvement initiatives. Improved recycling and organics managing practices by implementing sustainability initiatives. Augmented segregation and proper disposal of recyclable, compostable, and common hazardous materials in breakrooms and on the facility floor by placing bins, leveraging signage to instruct employees on proper disposal of materials, and overseeing methods for auditing the success of practices, while reporting results to management. Decreased disposal of methane-producing food waste to landfills and reduced costs of disposal by implementing food recycling programs from small-scale pilot to execution in five Western States.

Englewood, Colorado, Us

Provided environmental permitting, land use permitting, and compliance support to oil field operations in California. Performed as subject matter expert for environmental issues and regulations affecting California’s oil and gas industry. Coordinated activities involving land use permitting, air emissions permitting, CEQA, and related compliance. Managed hazardous materials and wastes, including CERS submittals and manifest tracking. Developed field manuals, guidance documents, and compliance plans. Accomplished project goals on time and within budget, while engaging with multiple consultants. Employed stormwater runoff handling practices mitigating need to install costly treatment systems, including use of on-site retention, percolation basins, wood chips, and compost socks to filter runoff. Collected data related to greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring for burning of natural gas, compiled all data as per U.S. EPA and California regulatory requirements and conducted annual reporting. Secured $100K annually by conducting all data collection and reporting tasks in-house for NPDES permits, including treated water discharges and stormwater. Supervised regulatory compliance for NPDES permits in California allowing for discharge of treated oil field wastewater into surface water containing multiple endangered species, while managing sampling, data analysis, adherence to regulatory requirements, and all reporting. Served as the key liaison for communications and negotiations with government regulatory agencies, such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Coastal Commission, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Regional and State Water Quality Control Boards, Air Pollution Control/Air Quality Management Districts, and County Planning and Building Departments.

Provide regulatory compliance assistance to drinking water utilities, including:-California Division of Drinking Water monthly and annual reports-Water System permit amendments-Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs)-Public Health Goal (PHG) Reports-Compliance sampling schedules-Writing sampling plans – Bacteriological, Disinfection By-Products, Nitrification-Hazardous Materials - California Environmental Reporting System (CERS), Local CUPA online reporting, Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP)

Provided environmental permitting, land use permitting, and compliance support to oil field operations in California. Performed as subject matter expert for environmental issues and regulations affecting California’s oil and gas industry. Coordinated activities involving land use permitting, air emissions permitting, CEQA, and related compliance. Managed hazardous materials and wastes, including CERS submittals and manifest tracking. Developed field manuals, guidance documents, and compliance plans. Accomplished project goals on time and within budget, while engaging with multiple consultants. Employed stormwater runoff handling practices mitigating need to install costly treatment systems, including use of on-site retention, percolation basins, wood chips, and compost socks to filter runoff. Collected data related to greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring for burning of natural gas, compiled all data as per U.S. EPA and California regulatory requirements, and conducted annual reporting. Secured $100K annually by conducting all data collection and reporting tasks in-house for NPDES permits, including treated water discharges and stormwater. Supervised regulatory compliance for NPDES permits in California allowing for discharge of treated oil field wastewater into surface water containing multiple endangered species, while managing sampling, data analysis, adherence to regulatory requirements, and all reporting. Served as key liaison for communications and negotiations with government regulatory agencies, such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Coastal Commission, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Regional and State Water Quality Control Boards, Air Pollution Control/Air Quality Management Districts, and County Planning and Building Departments.Sentinel Peak Resources purchased Freeport-McMoRan’s assets in 2017 (see later position for Sentinel Peak Resources).

San Dimas , Ca, Us

Direct water quality and environmental compliance for 9 drinking water systems with up to 14,000 connections, fulfilling federal and California regulations for drinking water, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, NPDES, and air pollution control permitting.• Reduced program costs by 10% by reviewing all testing protocols and reducing unnecessary procedures.• Managed hazardous materials and hazardous waste, including manifest tracking, creation of HMBPs, and electronic submittals via CERS and individual CUPAs.• Created a detailed checklist and database for conducting and tracking sanitary survey inspections of water utility infrastructure to monitor compliance with regulations and proactively deal with issues.• Produced CEQA documents, including Exemptions, Initial Studies and Mitigated Negative Declarations.• Obtained Coastal Development Permits for projects in the California Coastal Zone, managing multiple consultants for review of archeological and biological resources, including endangered species.• Served as primary point of contact for all regulatory authorities, building excellent relationships that provided great value for the company.

Camden, Nj, Us

Significantly decreased costs through organizational initiatives and by bringing additional programs in-house. Led 8-member team to analyze surface water, ground water, and finished drinking water to ensure compliance with SDWA, CWA, and NPDES regulations. Contributed to CAPEX and OPEX budgeting process.• Saved 15% in annual costs by renegotiating vendor agreements and by instituting a tracking system for equipment service agreements that prevented lapses in service.• Managed a major project to achieve EPA certification for laboratory to meet Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation 2; wrote SOPs, procured $750K in new equipment, trained staff, and educated field personnel in 23 states on new regulatory requirements.• Served as subject matter expert on environmental compliance and regulatory interpretation for field personnel.• Built a cohesive, high-performance team by creating and implementing individual development plans, Key Performance Indicators, and annual reviews for all direct reports.• Selected for Interim Laboratory Director position, engaging in financial reporting, staff development, planning, and transition management.

Responsible for a 7-member team conducting analysis of soil, water, and air samples for volatile organic compounds using EPA approved methods by GC/MS and GC/FID/PID. • Developed new analytical methods.• Trained new employees.• Analyzed personnel scheduling as it pertained to production, implementing the use of weekend shifts to increase production while reducing overtime.• Instituted a program of motivational awards for employees, along with regular employee outings and in plant lunches for team building.• Wrote performance reviews and made hiring and termination decisions.

Responsible for project management of all pesticide efficacy research trials, including all client contacts, trial placement, trial initiation and maintenance, final report writing, and supervision of 4 staff members in the running of trials I assigned to them. Also established an enology and viticulture analytical lab. As Safety Officer, trained all staff according to OSHA regulations.

Analyzed air, soil, and water samples for volatile organic compounds utilizing GC/MS and GC/FID/PID.

Directed all business operations, customer relations, vendor relations, purchasing, budgeting, & planning for this photographic processing lab that I founded and operated successfully for over 13 years.

Bachelor'S Degree, Botany

Aa, Agribusiness - Eonology & Viticulture

Certificate, Supervisory Development

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Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner Certificate, Stormwater

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Associate Of Arts - Aa, Oenology & Viticulture