Environmental Manager with 25+ years experience in environmental, health, safety, and regulatory management of an international industrial corporation.  Knowledgeable worker with superiative communication skills.  Special expertise in: 

• EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations

• OSHA Regulations

• DOT Regulations

• Air, Water, Landfill Permits

• Industrial Hygiene Monitoring

• ODC Cleaning Alternatives

Education

• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Master Level, 1995
  The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management

• Masters Degree in Occupational Business Management and Education, 1985
  State University of New York at Buffalo

• Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, 1977
  State University College of New York at Buffalo

• AAS Degree in Environmental Management, 1973
  Paul Smith’s College

Environmental-Chemical

• Manage a treatment, storage and disposal facility including the following service: remedial site cleaning, EPA investigation contractor, emergency response, fuel blending, consolidation, solidification, solvent reclamation, and a complete laboratory.

• Ensure the compliance of all Federal, state and local environmental and safety regulations for a 300+ employee corporation located in several states and countries for over 10 years without any fines or penalties.  The responsibilities included: landfill, generator(s), TSDF, transporter, SPDES, DOT, air permits, OSHA, respirator, and emergency response requirements.

• Formed a corporate-wide systematic procedure for maintaining and documenting hazardous and non-hazardous safety activities.

• Created a material safety data sheet system for 10+ facilities with over 4000 materials listed with cross-references to vendors, emergency services and all employees.

• Developed direct lines of communication and excellent rapport with many safety and environmental regulatory personnel at all levels of government.

• Planned, developed and administered environmental programs, personnel, customer and vender relation, on a budget of $300,000+.

• Devised training programs and trained workers in areas of hazardous wastes, hazardous materials, DOT requirements, emergency response, asbestos removal, PCB monitoring, respiratory control, employee/community right to know and many specific chemically or process related procedures.

• Technical coordinator for several Superfund Clean-up sites.

• Developed waste minimization policies/procedures, maximized waste disposal practices, and approved all chemicals for use in the company.

• Corporation Emergency Response Coordinator for spills, releases, and discharge of any and all chemicals, including the applicable recording.

Chemical Testing and Analysis

Industrial

• Performed various metallurgical analysis and tests to determine quality and classifications of metals and non-metals.

• Conducted complex failure analysis of individual component parts, test equipment, and complex servo control and pneumatic products.

• Proficient in the identification and analysis of solving process problems used to revise and improve production efficiency and product quality including procedural writing.

• Devised and performed a wide variety of quality testing on industrial products ranging from solvents, oils, coolants and adhesives to electrical circuitry and explosives.

• Expert qualifications in the testing of all waste-water effluents for either process or sanitary waters.  Operated and managed NYS permitted SPDES (waste treatment facility). 

• Trained in industrial hygiene and have conducted a wide variety of personal monitoring tests.  Tasks include training programs, air contaminated testing, noise level testing, and overall exposures of OSHA hazards.

Medical 

• Assembled and interpreted various bio-micro organisms tests of humane body fluids, dairy products and waters.

• Assisted in the development and testing of the venereal disease analysis required by state health regulations.

• Chemtron Corporation- General Manager, Avon, Ohio  44011

• Moog Inc.-Corporation- Process and Environmental Manager, East Aurora, New York  14052

• Erie County Environmental Planning Board- Air Quality Chemist, Buffalo, New York  14210

• Erie County Laboratory- Chemical Technician/Chemist, Buffalo, New York  14210

• Great Lakes Laboratory- Chemical Technician, Buffalo, New York  14210

Additional Skills

• Experienced in various analytical chemistry and precision mechanical measuring including; SEM-EDM, GC, IR, NMR, AA, micrometers, tensile, and many hand measuring devises.

• Performed various other services to industry pertaining to ecological information gathering for the NYS DEC at Ray Brook (wildlife management- fish and deer), timber cruising and silviculture work with St. Regis Paper, surveying/charting and marine work for Paul Smith’s College grants.

• USCG Licensed Charter Boat Captain and NYS licensed Hunting/Fishing Guide.

• Instructor at Cleveland State College and Niagara Community Colleges: various environmental and safety courses; Emergency Response Training.

• Certified as a High Reliability Solder/Electrical Instructor Cat. C for over 10 years to Mil-STD-2000, NHB5300, MIL-STD-45743, WS-6536, and Mil-STD-454.

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