Experience

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  City of Burbank

  • Environmetnal & Safety Manager retired

    • Jan 2019 - Present

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  Burbank Water and Power

  • Burbank, California, United States

  • Environmental & Safety Manager

    • 2006 - Dec 2018
    • Burbank, California, United States

    I retired from this postion at the end of 2018.

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  Hazardous Materials Specialist

  • Burbank

  • City of Burbank

    • Mar 1990 - Oct 2006
    • Burbank

    Manage and coordinate the Hazardous Materials Disclousre Program for the Burbank Fire Department.

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  State of California Department of Industrial Relations

  • Van Nuys, CA

  • Assoicate Safety Engineer

    • Oct 1989 - Mar 1990
    • Van Nuys, CA

    Cal_OSHA Compliance Officer for the Van Nuys Office. Enforce Safety Standards in the workplace, issue citiations, calcuate penalties, investigate workplace accidents and injuries. Attend office hearings and administrative hearings contesting violations of workplace safety standards.

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  State of California Department of Transportation

  • Los Angeles

  • Associate Transporation Engineer - Associate Hazardous Waste Coordinator

    • Oct 1987 - Oct 1989
    • Los Angeles

    Perform Environmental Assessments and site investigations on State property and freeway right of way to determine if remedial action is required prior to construction activity. Write and reveiw reports assessing Environmental Risk, Health Hazards and workplace hazards for construction workers operating in Cal-Trans right of way. Stop work projects if hazardous conditions merit. Clear sites as low risk for further project development throughout District 7 (Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange Counties).

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  State of Calfornia - Department of Industrial Relations

  • Van Nuys

  • Associate Industrial Hygienist

    • May 1985 - Oct 1987
    • Van Nuys

    Perform Compliance Inspections, conduct accident investigations, sample work environment for health hazards or airborne exposures of workplace contaminants. Cite employers for violations of workplace safety and health standards. Attend adminstraive hearings and testify on behalf of the State of California. Perform special studies and other tasks as requried.

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  Med-Tox Associates

  • Tustin, CA

  • Industrial Hygiene

    • Sep 1984 - Mar 1985
    • Tustin, CA

    Perform workplace and environmental Health risk assessments. Sample air, soil, and water for contaminants of concern. Monitor environment to determine if airborne concentrations of chemical contaminants pose a significant health risk. Work on a number of contaminated sites listed on the US EPA National Priorities List (Superfund) and determine if the risk posed is high. Assist in the development of workplace site health and safety plans for site mitigation and remediation efforts to cleanup sites. Perfrom other related industrial hygiene activities including workplace assesements for exposure to chemicals of concern, determine is noise, heat, dust and fume generated in an industrial environment met current workplace safety standards or not.

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  Allergan Pharmaceuticals

  • Irvine, CA

  • Intern Industrial Hygiene

    • Jul 1984 - Sep 1984
    • Irvine, CA

    Conducted a variety of tasks as part of a paid internship at Allergan Pharmaceuticals. Noise monitoring and Sound Level Surveys, air sampling (passive & active), workplace inspections, heat stress and simple ergonomic assessments were performed. Injury Incident investigation and workplace injurye assessment. Reviewed findings with director of health and safety. Wrote reports documenting findings.