Expert Details
Environmental, Health and Safety Regulatory Compliance Management, Program Development, Training, and Auditing
ID: 739710
Ohio, USA
Expert has spent much of the past eighteen years providing environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulatory compliance consulting services to a variety of clients in the automotive, chemical, commercial lubricants, energy storage, food and beverage, manufacturing, refrigerant gas, and warehousing industries. He has significant experience in EHS reporting, auditing, training, and program development; hazardous material management; EHS and ISO 14001 management systems; US OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and, US EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) development and implementation. Early in his career he worked primarily as an environmental due diligence and remediation consultant overseeing and performing facility decontamination and closure activities; subsurface investigations; Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs); and groundwater remediation system operations and maintenance.
Expert frequently is asked to present on a variety of EHS topics including but not limited to regulatory compliance, sustainability, waste management, and industrial safety.
Expert has presented at the Alliance of Hazardous Material Professionals National Annual Conference, Ohio Craft Brewers Association Annual Conference; the Ohio Safety Congress, Industrial Lubricants Manufacturer's Association (ILMA) Global Harmonization Seminar; various Ohio Safety Councils; and, was interviewed as part of an article which appeared in the Distributor Focus (Penton MSC).
Specialties: EHS compliance, management, and auditing; hazardous materials management; EHS program development.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2000 | Degree: BA | Subject: Environmental Policy and Analysis | Institution: Bowling Green State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2021 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Founder and Principal Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Founded startup focusing on providing environmental, health and safety regulatory compliance services.- Formulated the company’s vision, goals, and objectives. - Conduct all aspects of operations, including but not limited to business development, market research, finance, operations, and IT. - Build and maintain professional relationships with potential clients and partners. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2021 | Employer: August Mack Environmental | Title: Senior Compliance Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Manage and oversee all aspects of a multiple-office Compliance Department including project field activities and client deliverables.- Support national business development efforts to secure, and then manage, projects from a new and existing client base. - Facilitate and coordinate significant interactions with key leaders and project team members, across all levels of a client organization, to ensure effective communication and timely decision making. - Lead and assist in the development, promotion, implementation and mentorship of August Mack’s safety culture through the internal safety program while serving as the Ohio Office Safety Representative. - Provide internal environmental, health and safety support across service sectors. - Train and mentor technical staff throughout August Mack’s national Compliance Department. Work with clients to identify, develop, and implement various environmental, health and safety programs and trainings. - Negotiate permit terms and conditions with various regulatory agencies, across the Midwest. Conduct environmental, health and safety and environmental management system compliance audits. Monitor for and provide relevant regulatory updates to client base. - Present on technical topics at state and local EHS conferences and seminars. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2014 | Employer: August Mack Environmental | Title: Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Responsible for all aspects of assigned projects, including scheduling contractors, managing project personnel, the preparation and technical review of written reports.- Identify and secure projects with existing and potential clients to meet internal revenue goals. - Train and mentor technical staff through organization’s internal training program. Schedule and distribute workload to field and staff personnel in order for them to meet productivity goals. - Negotiated with Ohio EPA on the design and construction of a hazardous waste storage tank secondary containment structure. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2011 | Employer: August Mack Environmental | Title: Staff Scientist | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Independently responsible for all aspects of assigned projects, including field data collection; prepare written technical reports; and conduct regulatory and technical research as need to support project objectives.- Identify and secure projects with existing and potential clients. - Evaluate, select, schedule, and manage subcontractors. - Prepare proposals, budgets, and scopes of work for projects, based on client needs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Employer: August Mack Environmental | Title: Field Scientist | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Perform various environmental regulatory, due diligence, and industrial hygiene projects, including field data collection and the preparation of project related documents such as boring logs; well construction diagrams; site plans; photo logs; Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program (VAP) data analysis and risk assessment calculations.- Prepare site specific health and safety plans and oversee the safety of all field activities. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: C.F. Bird and R.J. Bull | Title: Surveyor | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Part of a survey crew to complete various types of property surveys. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Solar Testing Laboratories | Title: Field Engineering Technician | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Collect samples of construction materials for field and laboratory quality control and assurance testing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: McCarthy Improvement Company | Title: Field Safety and Environmental Coordinator | Department: |
Responsibilities:- Provide environmental, health and safety regulatory technical support to various heavy and light highway construction projects, underground mining operations, and excavation projects throughout Illinois and Iowa. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) | 2021 - Present • Ohio Craft Brewers Association Safety Committee Member | 2019 - Present • Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP) | 2013 - Present • Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) | 2013 - Present • Central Ohio Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, Immediate | 2010 - Present |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| • Central Ohio Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (COCHMM), Director-at-Large, Past President, President, Vice President, Treasurer • Ohio Craft Brewers Association, Safety Committee Member |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 38 |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| • Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH - Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Policy, and Analysis • Tippecanoe High School, Tipp City, OH - Diploma • 40 - Hour Hazardous Waste Site Operations Training • 30 - Hour OSHA General Industry, 360training.com • 10 - Hour OSHA Construction Safety, American Contractors Insurance Group • 16 - Hour Fall Protection Competent Person, Guardian Fall Protection • Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Explosive Chemicals, Georgia Institute of Technology • US Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure Protection Chemical Security Compliance Division Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information • Qualified Person Tier 1 & 2 Endpoint Corrective Action Plans, Saskatchewan, Canada • ASTM Property Condition Assessments • US Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Transportation • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Hazardous Waste Generator, University of Findlay • Radiation Safety & Operator Training for XRF |