Environment, Health, Safety (EHS) Expert for Compliance and Ergonomics

Technical Consultant #1922

Undisclosed Company, Safety and Health Consultant, Philadelphia, PA, 2012 - Present

Carpenter Technology, Inc., (Specialty Metals), Reading, PA, 2012

Corporate Director EHS and asset protection services (with 30 world-wide sites).
Managed and lead EHS program improvements for seven EHS/Security departments with over 40 employees and 30 contracted staff.
Expanded corporate programs to all non-Reading PA sites, including the integration of two new companies acquired within the past year.
Initiated programs included: the Safety Journey; Organizational-Specific Safety (EHS) Plans; new Workers' Comp (WC) third-party administration (TPA); partnered with AON and FM Global to manage risk and begin business continuity management; proposed new model for environmental affairs management; assessed and proposed new contractor safety model (ISN); new GHS and HazCom SDS and REACH management; developed long term IH plan; incident analysis; company EHS Communications; and began process to comply with safety management systems models.
Managed operating budget of 11 million dollars and determined prioritization for over 5 million dollars of capital improvements. Saved $450,000 through new WC TPA and budget reconciliation.

Integra LifeSciences, (Medical Device and Biotech), Plainsboro, NJ, 2009 - 2012

Corporate Director and Department Head, Environmental, Health, & Safety / Security, for various world-wide sites.
Newly created position and department to develop Corporate EHS programs and provide leadership to 6 major businesses in 18 domestic and 8 world-wide sites, serving over 3300 employees in the medical device, instruments, and regenerative medical field.
Manage and provide leadership to a diverse range of site regulatory compliance needs, cultures, and history resulting from an acquisition-based expansion of the company.

H.E & Associates, Independent Security and Management Consulting, 2009

Provided on-site support for Tengion, Inc., URL Pharma; and other consulting clients.
Environment, health, safety, and security consulting: Consulted and supported clients seeking EHS solutions to meet company stakeholder needs (investors, regulatory agencies, management, employees, and customers) and compliance.
As the Interim Manager of URL Pharma Company provided Safety and Training consulting.

Tengion, Inc., (Biotech/Pharmaceutical Company), PA and NC, 2007 - 2009

Manager and Department Head, for Employee and Environmental Health and Safety department.
New position and department created: Developed and implemented EHS programs for start-up bio-technology company with Pennsylvania and North Carolina GMP facilities to meet compliance requirements and to improve EHS performance.
Developing interdependent safety culture where all company staff and operations proactively incorporate EHS into their work to protect people, property, and the environment.

Neose Technologies, EHS / Security Consulting and Management, 2002 - 2008

Provided on-site support for Tengion, Inc., other consulting clients.
EHS solutions, revitalization of existing programs, training, and education to client companies.
Subcontract consultant for several EHS consulting groups.
Acting EHS Manager for Neose, Tengion, and supported nine other clients.

Director and Department Head, for Neose Biotech and Pharmaceutical Company, PA and CA

Provided: Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) direction and support.
New position and department created: Developed, implemented and managed highly successful EHS and security policies and programs from the ground-up.
Managed multiple sites and the commissioning and construction of new sites in a growing biotech pharmaceutical company.
Negotiated and managed environmental permits and compliance.
GMP Pilot Plant construction, EHS management, and commissioning.
Audited operations.
Reduced OSHA OIIs from
5.0 to <0.2.
Decommissioned facilities and operations as the company went to a more "virtual" business model.
Consolidated systems and reorganized EHS programs so company could operate without a full time EHS/Security professional.

Rohm and Haas Company, (DOW Chemicals), 1984 - 2002

Technical Center Company Consultant, Environmental, Health and Safety, 2000 - 2002

Consulted with management to improve EHS programs, culture, interpretation of standards and regulations, and sharing best practices.
Provided technical and facilitation support in hazard analysis, and incident investigation.

Corporate EHS Reporting Manager (company wide), 1999 - 2000

New position created to manage the integration of Morton International into Rohm and Haas EHS practice.
Responsible for redesigning corporate EHS workplace safety reporting systems for all world-wide sites (over 150 sites).
Developed new web-based corporate EHS incident communications process to deliver real-time metrics and corresponding graphics - efficiency reduction of four FTE-hour resources.
Coordinated responses to stakeholder and stockholders inquiries regarding EHS and sustainable development EHS annual report.

Corporate Hazard Communication and Labeling Manager (company wide), 1989 - 1999

For the product integrity HazCom Department was responsible for developing systems to comply with global workplace and transportation labeling at over 50 world-wide manufacturing and warehousing sites.
Functionally designed new in-house computer-based labeling system, with continuous use.
Redesigned labeling operation enabled staff compliment reduction and improved efficiency.
Supervised MSDS and Labeling Hazard Communications staff of ten.

Principal Investigator, Toxicology Department, 1984 - 1989

Designed, implemented and authored sub-chronic and inhalation toxicology and chemical safety studies in- vivo.

M.S. Environmental-Occupation, Health, College of Health Professionals, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
M.B.A. Management, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
B.S. Lab Animal Science, Delaware Valley College - Science and Agriculture, Doylestown, PA