Experience

TriMedia Environmental & Engineering Services

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior EHS Advisor

  • Oct 2015 - Present



Superior Environmental Corp

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Scientist

  • Aug 2011 - Oct 2015

  SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER/SENIOR PROJECT SCIENTIST Served as the client’s Safety Officer during the response to the Kalamazoo River oil spill. Duties included implementing client’s health and safety programs; writing health and safety plans; conducting safety meetings, incident investigations, and job safety analyses; compiling health and safety statistics (behavioral-based safety), managing of Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), and performing health and safety inspections. Prior to the Safety Officer role, acted as team leader for GeoProbe remedial investigation operations. Performed surface water monitoring and sampling, groundwater sampling, potable water sampling, waste sampling, air sampling in response odor complaints, and soil sampling. Show less



O'Brien & Gere (OBG)

• Denmark
• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Resident Inspector

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2011

  Provided decommissioning and demolition oversight and certification services for several large automotive manufacturing facilities. Duties included observing and documenting contractor activities, advocate for client with contractors and regulators, certifying completeness of decommissioning activities, waste sampling and characterization, completing waste profiles, verification sampling, industrial and construction storm water inspections, developing SESC plans, representing the client during MIOSHA inspections and informing the client of health and safety issues observed while performing contractor oversight, and writing environmental reports. Show less



Malcolm Pirnie

• Lansing, Michigan Area

• Senior Project Scientist

  • Nov 1997 - Jul 2004

  Acted as health and safety coordinator for East Lansing, Novi, and Chicago offices. Wrote internal Health and Safety Plans (HASPs). Managed MSDSs and conducted HazCom training. Tracked employee annual physicals and health and safety certifications. Coordinated with corporate health and safety to schedule training and annual physicals. Performed qualitative and quantitative respirator fit-tests. Wrote office emergency preparedness plan. Selected PPE based on hazards present. Audited work sites for health and safety compliance. Assisted during MIOSHA inspections. Acted as Site Safety and Health Officer for environmental investigation and remediation projects. Performed third party review of contractor Health and Safety Plans for client. Performed environmental investigations. Investigations included preliminary walk-throughs; work plan development and implementation; environmental sampling; data reduction and interpretation; and report preparation. Prepared feasibility studies, remedial designs, and construction documents. Performed construction oversight and administration including contractor procurement, change order preparation and negotiation, contractor pay request evaluation, progress meeting attendance, and contract closeout. Show less



GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Staff Industrial Hygienist

  • May 1994 - Nov 1997

  Conducted industrial hygiene evaluations to assess employee workplace chemical exposure. Industrial hygiene evaluations included sample planning, workplace observation, sample collection, and report preparation. Performed indoor air quality investigations which included physical examination of buildings and the building mechanical systems; collection of air, swab, and bulk samples for microbial analysis; and report preparation. Performed asbestos abatement oversight and collected and analyzed asbestos air samples. Show less