MSDS Labeling, Chemical Registration and Hazard Expert

Expertise

• MSDS, label production and review for U.S. (OSHA), Canada, (WHMIS), Europe and Mexico.
• MSDS ERP system integration, (SAP).
• Chemical, MSDS, label management systems, design, install and maintain.
• National and international product classifications, transportation and emergency response.
• Chemical, environmental, and health risk assessments.
• Process safety management and audits.
• Chemical, regulatory, toxicological and environmental information searching.
• Compose hazard communication plans, hazard communication training, including hazard risk assessments and information searching.
• Product planning: Inventory registration and verification.
• Transportation and emergency response, (DOT, IMO, ICAO, and IATO).
• Regulatory compliance review.
• European preparation classification.
• Consumer product and special labeling, (NFPA, HMIS and labeling systems).
• Pre Manufacturing Notice (PMN).
• Polymer exemption.
• Notice of Commencement (NOC).
• Registration: FDA, FIFRA, and pesticides.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, Principal, 1997 - Present

• Write, review and manage worldwide MSDS and MSDS Labels.
• Build and maintain chemical management systems.
• Write and review hazard communication plans.
• Provide product stewardship including state, national and international regulatory compliance.
• Transportation, RTK and reporting.
• Classify products for regulatory categories and inventories.
• Resolve EPA TSCA registrations and inventory conflicts.
• Expedite FDA and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registrations and labeling.
• Perform risk assessments and information searches.

Zeneca Specialties Safety, Health & Environment, Wilmington, DE, Manager, 1991 - 1997

• As the Product Safety Information Manager, managed group producing MSDS and labels.
• Designed MSDS and label expert production system.
• Reviewed MSDS and labels.
• Classified products.
• Conducted health hazard risk assessments.
• Managed SAP conversion.
• Revised hazard communication plant.
• Resolved inventory conflicts.

ICI Corporate Safety, Health & Environmental Affairs, Wilmington, DE, Specialist, 1989 - 1991

• Responsibilities as a Senior Information Specialist: Produced and reviewed MSDS and labels.
• Wrote standard statements.
• Maintained and revised MSDS and label production systems.
• Information searches.

Senior Information Scientist, 1986 - 1989

• Built and maintained computer systems and procedures.
• Conducted patent searches.
• Trained chemists on computer systems.

ICI Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemistry Group, Wilmington, DE, Information Scientist, 1983 - 1986

• Conducted chemical information searches.
• Setup new computer systems for on-line searching and trained group.

Educator, 1972 - 1983

• Chemistry instructor for universities and secondary level.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• SHE Auditor Training
• TSCA Procedures
• Toxicology for Hazard Communication
• Optimizing the Communication of Hazards
• Canadian Environmental Notification Regulations (CEPA)
• International Chemical Labeling and MSDS Production
• Hazard Communication for the European Union
• Canadian WHMIS Regulations
• MSDS and Labels for Hazard Communication
• Personal Management
• Effective Presentation Skills
• Various courses in on-line searching techniques and computer applications

Education

• M.A. Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
• B.S. Chemistry, Fordham University, Bronx, NY