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ACCOMPLISHMENTS * CIH and Project Manager - Total Safety (Pentagon, Arlington, VA) In the dynamic environment of the Pentagon my responsibility was to manage the team of 7 industrial hygienists, 2 sanitarians and a trainer, and to ensure completion of all metrics of day-to-day IH and Safety activities defined by the contract on time, with minimum negative impact on Pentagon staff, and to the satisfaction of the client. I also trained Pentagon staff on mandated OSHA subjects. I was assigned special projects by the client as needed. Team activities I managed included: * coordinate schedules with Pentagon Staff for completion of surveys for hazards in administrative offices, mail room, and shops (e.g., electrical, fabrication, painting, construction, motor pool, heliport, pistol range, battery rooms, powerhouse) * inspect all Pentagon air handling units * resolve issues with Pentagon Security over access to areas for inspection * complete monthly sampling from >1200 water spigots for potability testing * manage the asbestos and lead programs in multiple WHS owned buildings * oversee monthly sanitation inspections of 63 fast-food facilities within the Pentagon * conduct field work measurements with well-maintained and calibrated equipment * issue work permits * respond to complaints related to comfort and health issues * CIH and Team Lead - Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) I was a Team Lead for as many as 8 industrial hygienists in support of a CTC contract with the U.S. Army Public Health Command. Our task was to apply the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Basic Characterization (BC) model and conduct surveys of all operations (shops) at two US Army installations. I coordinated team schedules for shop surveys. I provided guidance on what to look for within each shop, coordinated acquisition of equipment needed for measuring hazards (e.g., noise, chemicals, ventilation), reviewed daily findings, and provided guidance on survey data entry into the U.S. Army database (DOEHRS). I also participated in surveys and the completion of interim and final reports (within SharePoint) for internal review before issuing to the client. Shops ranged from simple such as carpentry, electrical, sheet metal, motor pools, uniform design (all branches), and a bowling alley to human performance and nutrition research laboratories, chemical, biological and toxicology research laboratories, ordinance ranges (pistol, rifle, artillery) sophisticated laser laboratories, EMP and other laboratories. * Certified Industrial Hygienist * Diverse Work Environments * Worked as a CIH in specialty chemicals (e.g., agricultural, biocides, monomers, adhesives, and electronics) and pharmaceuticals industry at research laboratories, kilo and pilot plant scale as well as full scale production facilities. * Conducted corporate compliance audits at more than 25 chemical manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia, and the Americas on industrial hygiene, medical and safety disciplines at sites representing diverse manufacturing businesses. International audits were conducted against company standards and country specific protocols. * Provided EHS Staff at manufacturing sites with technical IH support on a broad range of subjects including pre-production process reviews, incident investigation, qualitative exposure assessment, exposure monitoring, hazard information, wipe testing, noise and ventilation surveys, and ergonomic assessments. * Authored SDS for 3 years for electronics, health care, calibration and specialty gas businesses. Also, an EHS Core Team member supporting conversion of chemical inventories (raw materials, API and formulated drugs) and MSDS management to SAP system (7 sites). I wrote procedures enabling sites to access and navigate complex SAP output reports * Wrote business proposals for and completed a broad range of industrial hygiene projects. Diverse clients included ABC News, American Red Cross, Brookhaven National Laboratories, GE Engines (locomotives), PQ Corporation, GE Health Care, and Rex Heat Treating (metals) * Stand-up training (PowerPoint) * Hazard Communication (general) * Hazard Communication (e.g., formaldehyde, benzene, methylene chloride, others) * Hearing Conservation * Respiratory Protection including quantitative and qualitative respirator fit-testing * Bloodborne Pathogens * LOTO * Arc Flash * Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) * Fall Prevention * Ergonomics * Conducted employee-tailored computer set-up and ergonomics training w/ video analysis at 10 international sites during two IT Department initiatives to standardize computing platforms across all company locations world-wide. * Used NIOSH Lifting Guide, Liberty Mutual, and other biomechanical models (e.g., U-M 2D) to conduct material handling ergonomics assessments on request * Exposure Assessment * Conducted qualitative exposure assessments within diverse environments including chemical manufacturing and research laboratories, pharmaceutical research laboratories, military facilities, carpentry and sheet metal shops, agricultural chemicals research stations (farms) and locomotive manufacturing operations * IH equipment expert for measuring worker exposure to chemical and physical (e.g., noise, heat, radiation) agents using traditional NIOSH/OSHA validated methods and state-of-the-art real-time instrumentation (e.g., dosimeters, loggers) * Managed development of intranet-based tools used by IH staff to conduct qualitative exposure assessments of operations at their sites. Also, to record quantitative field measurements and to analyze monitoring data for compliance using statistical tools (Bayesian Decision Analysis) integrated with the exposure database. * Other Technical Accomplishments * Conducted small scale laboratory balance hood validation studies to verify protection during weigh-up of bio-active substances (naproxen sodium surrogate monitoring) * Developed data logging technique with hot-wire anemometer for rapid (90 second) 9-point laboratory hood face velocity measurement. Reduced by half the time/cost for quarterly evaluation of more than 850 conventional, bypass, supplemental air, and VAV laboratory hood systems. Accomplishments * Conducted small scale laboratory balance hood validation studies to verify protection during weigh-up of bio-active substances (naproxen sodium surrogate monitoring) * Developed data logging technique with hot-wire anemometer for rapid (90 second) 9-point laboratory hood face velocity measurement. Reduced by half the time/cost for quarterly evaluation of more than 850 conventional, bypass, supplemental air, and VAV laboratory hood systems.
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