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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Providing biosafety, industrial hygiene and safety related consulting and training to a variety of clients.

Port Hope, Ontario

Responsible for industrial hygiene for Canada’s largest environmental remediation project (Cdn $1.28B) which includes construction of two long-term waste management facilities (LTWMF), commissioning and operation of two waste water treatment plants and activities to move over 1.2 million cubic meters of low-level radioactive waste and industrial waste from a number of locations in Port Hope and Port Granby to the LTWMFs. Duties of the position include: 1. Provide expert advice to HWP… Show more Responsible for industrial hygiene for Canada’s largest environmental remediation project (Cdn $1.28B) which includes construction of two long-term waste management facilities (LTWMF), commissioning and operation of two waste water treatment plants and activities to move over 1.2 million cubic meters of low-level radioactive waste and industrial waste from a number of locations in Port Hope and Port Granby to the LTWMFs. Duties of the position include: 1. Provide expert advice to HWP MO personnel and contractors including WWTP Operations staff with the development of solutions to industrial hygiene and safety problems.3. Assist in providing guidance and advice to CNL's line management 4. Provide expert advice for the development and implementation of solutions to industrial hygiene technical and strategic complications.5. Partner with other service delivery providers (e.g., Quality Assurance, Radiation Protection) 7. Using methods such as Apparent Cause Analysis (ACA), Root Cause Analysis, etc., investigate incidents/accidents 8. Interact directly with other CNL industrial hygiene and OSH support personnel to obtain assistance with the resolution of deficienciesSee less Show less

Port Hope, On

Responsible for occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene and emergency preparedness/response for Canada’s largest environmental remediation project (Cdn $1.28B) which includes construction of two long-term waste management facilities (LTWMF), commissioning and operation of two waste water treatment plants and activities to move over 1.2 million cubic meters of low-level radioactive waste and industrial waste from a number of locations in Port Hope and Port Granby to the LTWMFs. Duties… Show more Responsible for occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene and emergency preparedness/response for Canada’s largest environmental remediation project (Cdn $1.28B) which includes construction of two long-term waste management facilities (LTWMF), commissioning and operation of two waste water treatment plants and activities to move over 1.2 million cubic meters of low-level radioactive waste and industrial waste from a number of locations in Port Hope and Port Granby to the LTWMFs. Duties of the position include: 1. Oversee and develop procedures, etc to ensure effective program implementation 2. Provide expert advice to HWP MO personnel and contractors including WWTP Operations staff with the development of solutions to OSH problems.3. Assist in providing guidance and advice to CNL's line management 4. Provide expert advice for the development and implementation of solutions to OSH technical and strategic complications.5. Monitor compliance to the OSH Program 6. Partners with other service delivery providers (e.g., Quality Assurance, Radiation Protection) 7. Using methods such as Apparent Cause Analysis (ACA), Root Cause Analysis, etc., investigate incidents/accidents 8. Interact directly with other CNL OSH support personnel to obtain assistance with the resolution of OSH related deficiencies9. Responsible for all emergency preparedness and emergency response for the project10. Responsible for eight OSH staff (two Industrial Safety Specialists, 4 Site Safety Oversight Officers, Emergency Preparedness Officer, Industrial Hygienist) within the Historic Waste Program Management Office Show less

Port Hope, Canada Area

Responsible for occupational safety and health for Canada’s largest environmental remediation project (Cdn $1.28B) which includes construction of two long-term waste management facilities, commissioning and operation of two waste water treatment plants and activities to move over 1.2 million cubic meters of low-level radioactive waste and industrial waste from a number of locations to the LTWMFs.

Provided occupational hygiene, biosafety and general safety expertise to clients in a number of industries including vaccine development, post-secondary institutions, biopharmaceuticals, industrial printing, food and retail.

Toronto, Canada Area

Status-only appointment to the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health within the Dalla Lana School of Public Health to assist with the development and implementation of a biosafety and biosecurity curriculum. Also deliver class content within the Master's of Public Health program.

Toronto, Canada Area

Directed biosafety and industrial hygiene functions for Toronto site and provided general HSE support to a variety of functions. At times, managed full-time staff and mentored students. Managed IH and biosafety departmental budget.• Participated in corporate HSE and biosafety audits in North America, South America and Europe and produced reports which allowed the sites involved to improve their general HSE and/or biosafety performance• Put in place a comprehensive biosafety… Show more Directed biosafety and industrial hygiene functions for Toronto site and provided general HSE support to a variety of functions. At times, managed full-time staff and mentored students. Managed IH and biosafety departmental budget.• Participated in corporate HSE and biosafety audits in North America, South America and Europe and produced reports which allowed the sites involved to improve their general HSE and/or biosafety performance• Put in place a comprehensive biosafety training program that trained more than 1000 employees over 5 years which raised biosafety awareness across the company• Managed WSIB claims, achieving a NEER rebate of $320,000 in 2015• Updated site biosafety program, ensuring compliance with concepts of CEN CWA15793• Site achieved corporate requirement for certification under the OHSAS 18001 standard within prescribed time frames (achieved in September of 2011) Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Directed biosafety, radiation safety, industrial hygiene and fire and life safety functions for entire site and provided general HSE support. Coordinated departmental budgets and mentored students.• Developed a written biosafety program for site of 1200 people including research and development and manufacturing activities that ensured meeting of best practices.• Supervised fire protection system capital upgrades ($2M) for the site to gain Highly Protected Status from FM Global… Show more Directed biosafety, radiation safety, industrial hygiene and fire and life safety functions for entire site and provided general HSE support. Coordinated departmental budgets and mentored students.• Developed a written biosafety program for site of 1200 people including research and development and manufacturing activities that ensured meeting of best practices.• Supervised fire protection system capital upgrades ($2M) for the site to gain Highly Protected Status from FM Global (achieved in November of 2008)• Completed comprehensive review of the use of carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproductive toxins to ensure that exposures were as low as reasonably achievable• Ensured risk assessment programs were in place for general safety, biosafety and industrial hygiene, allowing for the prioritization of risk mitigation resources and activities• Put measures in place for liaison and coordination with external emergency response organizations to ensure appropriate responses to any emergencies Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Coordinate health and safety functions, processes and programs for Research and Development and Support Functions at sanofi pasteur. Also responsible for biosafety, radiation safety, fire and life safety and industrial hygiene for entire site. Act as Biosafety Officer, Radiation Safety Officer. Member: Biosafety Committee and Radiation Safety Committee. Reported to Director, HSE* Coordinated fire protection system updates to gain site Highly Protected Status from FM Global… Show more Coordinate health and safety functions, processes and programs for Research and Development and Support Functions at sanofi pasteur. Also responsible for biosafety, radiation safety, fire and life safety and industrial hygiene for entire site. Act as Biosafety Officer, Radiation Safety Officer. Member: Biosafety Committee and Radiation Safety Committee. Reported to Director, HSE* Coordinated fire protection system updates to gain site Highly Protected Status from FM Global (achieved in November 2008)* Together with departmental staff worked on update of entire HSE program* Wrote Biosafety Program for site* Participated in corporate HSE Audits in North America, South America and Europe Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Directed health, safety and environment functions and programs, leading a group of 2 professionals and mentoring students to ensure compliance with applicable health, safety and environmental legislation and regulation as well as corporate standards. Managed annual departmental budget of $3M.• Developed and put in place a volunteer Emergency Response Team to ensure effective response to emergency situations• Coordinated site environmental programs as first site within Sanofi… Show more Directed health, safety and environment functions and programs, leading a group of 2 professionals and mentoring students to ensure compliance with applicable health, safety and environmental legislation and regulation as well as corporate standards. Managed annual departmental budget of $3M.• Developed and put in place a volunteer Emergency Response Team to ensure effective response to emergency situations• Coordinated site environmental programs as first site within Sanofi Pasteur to become ISO 14001 certified (accomplished in September of 2005)• Coordinated an asbestos survey (650,000 square feet) and ensured that long-term plans and programs were in place for continued abatement of asbestos in compliance with all regulations and best practices Show less

M.H.Sc., Occupational And Environmental Health

Occupational hygiene is a multidisciplinary profession drawing upon many basic and applied disciplines in the life, physical, engineering.

Mba, Operations Management

The Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS) Area represents three distinct areas of study: Information Systems (IS).

B.Sc., Biology

Certificate, Fire Safety

Recognized by the Canadian Fire Safety Association, this program will interest a wide range of participants from the building and fire.

Certificate, Advanced Safety Management

This certificate program in Advanced Safety Management was developed in cooperation with the Ryerson School of Occupational and Public.