Experience

Cornerstone Chemical Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist

  • Feb 2009 - Present

  • Management of waste and water programs for 800 acre Fortier Complex housing 4 chemical manufacturing companies (Cornerstone Chemical, DYNO-Nobel, Kimera Water Solutions; and Evonik CYRO). • Permitting/modifications for Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) operations and Post Closure for surface impoundments, Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Industrial Discharge, United State Coast Guard Certificate of Adequacy for Reception Facility (Oil Residues, Noxious Liquid Substances, and Garbage).• Waste (Solid and Hazardous) reporting to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)• Report water use to United States Geological Survey (USGS); wastewater discharge (DMRs) to the LDEQ.• Compilation of environmental metric reports to administrators and tenants. • Review environmental regulations and applicability for legal actions and permitting. • Management of Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC), RCRA Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan, Waste Minimization Plan, and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for Fortier Complex.• Compilation of waste and water data for Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports for companies operating within the Fortier Complex.• Development/presentation of training programs for RCRA, SPCC, SWPPP, DOT/HMR, etc..• Oversight/management of remediation activities and contractors for impacted media within the Fortier Complex. Includes RCRA Post Closure monitoring and Louisiana RECAP.- TSCA Inventory Chemical Reporting/Chemical Data Reporting to US EPA• Audits of third party TSDFs for approval of handling/disposal of Fortier Complex wastes.• Development of budget and management of projects for allocation of time and assets. • Tenant interface for management of waste, water and remediation programs.*Negotiation of first Non-Hazardous Environmental Media (NHEM) determination for solids with LDEQ, estimated savings of 1 million dollars.



ENSR/AECOM

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Nov 2008

  • Conduct Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) audits of various industries (auto parts manufacturing, gas transmission and pipeline, aerospace services and manufacturing, fiberglass pipe manufacturing, saw mills, paper mills, etc.) for various States.• Development of EHS audit protocols of various states for major big-box retailer and Queensland Australia for petroleum refineries. • Review of pertinent environmental regulations and applicability assessment for court orders, legal actions and permitting. • Development of SPCC and Facility Response Plans (FRP).• Management of employees for the mass submittal of Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA/Tier II) reporting and storage tank registrations for a big-box retailer within multiple states.• Oversight/management of remediation activities, site assessment, and contractors for petroleum and hazardous material contaminated sites (government and privately owned sites) within the state of Florida. Also includes report preparation and review.• Conduct due diligence Phase I (to ASTM E 1527-05 and 00 standards) and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) for business and real estate transactions within the continental US and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Also includes report preparation and review.• Client proposal development and submittal for the generation of sales.• Development of budget and management of projects to ensure proper allocation of time and assets. • Client interface for sales, project management and billing.



St. Lucie County Health Department

• Environmental Specialist

  • Jul 2006 - Mar 2007

  • State Sanitation Inspector for group facilities (schools, day cares, correctional facilities, Assisted living facilities, foster homes, etc.). • Investigate sanitary nuisance complaints.• Conduct surface water sampling of beaches and the St. Lucie River for bacterial counts. • Obtained Certification as Environmental Health Professional for Food Safety (since expired).• Interact with violators and negotiate corrective actions and penalties. • Assist Office of General Counsel with enforcement cases.



Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

• Environmental Specialist

  • Apr 2006 - Jul 2006

  • State RCRA Inspector for facilities generating hazardous waste. • Provide FDEP guidance to hazardous waste generators seeking assistance with storage, treatment and disposal options. • Develop enforcement cases and files for hazardous waste violations. • RCRA compliance specialist. • Conduct assessment and calculate penalties for hazardous waste violations.• Interact with violators and negotiate corrective actions and penalties. • Assist FDEP’s Office of General Counsel with cost recovery process.



USFilter Recovery Services/Siemens Water Technology

• SE US EHS Manager

  • Aug 2002 - Apr 2006

  • EH&S Manager for 11 Used Oil Processor/Transfer facilities across the southeast United States. • Develop and implement Waste Acceptance, Analysis and Disposal Plan and Standard Operating Procedures. • Assist Engineering with contamination assessment, construction development, tank installation/removal, wastewater treatment, etc. • Waste Profiling and Approval for brokered streams.• Completion, submittal, regulatory coordination and management of permit applications and permits for Used Oil, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Environmental Resource Permitting, Clean Water Act (Centralized Wastewater Treatment), Clean Air Act, local permitting.• Management of over 80 Regulatory Registrations, Permits, and Licenses.• Development of SWPPPs, conduct training for internal NPDES compliance.• Development of SPCC Plan, conduct training to ensure compliance.• Conduct internal (including USFilter Regeneration Plants). and external (including third party disposal facilities) audits for EH&S compliance. • Provide 8-hour OSHA 1910.120 Refresher Training.• Provide Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Material (HM) 181 Training.• Provide training in RCRA (hazardous waste), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Used Oil, and State/Local Environmental Regulations.• Assist facilities with Customer Audits and Facility Regulatory Inspections.• Completion and submittal of EPCRA/Sara Title III reporting.• Completion of Annual & Biennial Federal and State Waste Reports (RCRA, Used Oil & Solid Waste).• Regulatory interaction and negotiation for Notice of Violations.• Tracking and management of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reportable incidents/statistics.• Assist with management of Workman’s Compensation cases. • Assist with DOT Driver Qualification file management.• Assist Risk Management with Financial Assurance maintenance and documentation.



Florida Marine Patrol/ Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

• Auxiliary/Reserve Officer (Volunteer/Professional)

  • Mar 1997 - Jan 2003

  • Enforce all state laws, with an emphasis on boating safety and natural resource conservation.• Public outreach.• Assist with criminal investigations of conservation and pollution laws. • Operate vehicles and vessels in a law enforcement capacity. • Maintain proficiency with firearms. • Interview and interrogate witnesses and suspects. • Enforce all state laws, with an emphasis on boating safety and natural resource conservation.• Public outreach.• Assist with criminal investigations of conservation and pollution laws. • Operate vehicles and vessels in a law enforcement capacity. • Maintain proficiency with firearms. • Interview and interrogate witnesses and suspects.



Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

• Environmental Specialist

  • Jan 1995 - Aug 2002

  • State On Scene Coordinator (SOSC) for hazardous material and biomedical waste incidents (oil spills, tanker rollovers, abandoned drums, ship groundings, airplane crashes, etc.). • Provide FDEP oversight and assistance to responsible parties (RP’s) in determining what response/clean-up measures need to be taken. • Project manager for state funded cleanup sites, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local rules and regulations (including sampling, DOT placarding, labeling, manifests, etc.). • RCRA compliance specialist. • Oversight Phase II Environmental Assessments • Assist FDEP’s Office of General Counsel with cost recovery process. • Review and approve cleanup Source Removal Reports generated from emergency response incidents. • Natural Resource Damage Assessment coordinator (assist NOAA/NMF/USFW/FFWC). • Provide assistance in geographical information systems for oil spill response. • Conduct environmental compliance inspections. • Coordinate emergency response and cleanup efforts with federal, state and local agencies.• Waste sampling for criminal investigations and compliance purposes.• Provide technical support to law enforcement agencies with environmental crime investigations. • Provide training in federal and state rules and regulations.• Public outreach.• Responsible for state emergency response coordination within numerous Florida counties; including Miami/Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee.