Experience

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  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

  • United States
  • Consumer Goods
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Regulatory Document Controls

    • Jan 2014 - Present

    Manage incoming and outgoing state bird food, fertilizer, grass seed, pesticide and soil amendment product registration-related documents for consistent smart-coding and easy retrieval from the Document Management System (DMS).Manage outgoing federal EPA registration documents. Oversee electronic and physical document storage processes. Manage archive storage tracker for accurate retrieval of long-term records. Collaborate with Business Transformation (IT) and Regulatory associates on SAP PLM and DMS issues for successful resolution.. Hold monthly meetings to report metrics progress, forecast submissions work and improve regulatory processes.

  • Compliance, Document Controls Lead

    • Nov 2012 - Jan 2014

    Created electronic state document management system for over 20,000 annual documents.Created document control QC forms and SOPs to ensure process compliance and efficiencies.Super User & Core Regulatory DMS design team member for SAP PLM implementation.Generated weekly product approval reports, driving shipment releases.Tracked and reported metrics for regulatory agency requests.Collaborated with Business Transformation to coordinate migration of Laserfiche records to DMS. Partnered with corporate Compliance team to build state registration audit processes.

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  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

  • Marysville, OH

  • Regulatory Senior Scientist

    • 2006 - 2012
    • Marysville, OH

    Prepared and submitted documents to obtain and maintain EPA pesticide registrations. Initiated SOPs program, provided training and authored SOPs. Tracked and documented state and federal consumer products VOC regulations. Provided team solutions for compliance with Florida fertilizer and EPA container rules. Lead quality control team to align EPA documents with raw material sourcing and formulations. Created an electronic label repository to support Legal on advertising claims issues.

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  Ashland Inc

  • Dublin, OH

  • Independent Contractor

    • 2004 - 2005
    • Dublin, OH

    Managed new product introduction, regulatory and export support for electronic chemicals business of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (multiple facilities and several business units). Integrated SAP transition activities from Ashland to Air Products systems ahead of schedule.Protected company assets by cleansing data for export and domestic regulatory requirements.Guided product safety issues for the Product Stewardship Council, Product Commercialization Review Team, and the Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Team.

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  Ashland Inc

  • United States
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Advanced Product Information Specialist

    • 1998 - 2003

    Delivered product regulatory and technical support (70 distribution plants and four business units).Championed reduced-risk management and standard products process for composites.Directed reduced-risk pigment conversion effort for >250 gel coat quick tint products.Contributed toward development of the Composites MACT standard for plant air emissions. Process-mapped EH&S work instructions that increased productivity by 40%.Managed SARA issues, TSCA projects and created MSDSs and hazard labels.Designed and delivered training to new business developers, customers and peers.Team participant in developing structure of the Responsible Care Management System.

  • Product Information Specialist

    • 1996 - 1998

    Provided product regulatory and technical support (7 manufacturing plants).Standardized 2000+ product labels, reducing liability and label inventory by 50%.Managed on-line development of health and safety storage and handling literature.Classified raw materials according to handler risk, and assigned national chemical inventory status. Chaired New Employee Orientation Guide committee that enabled 75% improvement in new employee assimilation. Recognized by Senior Management.

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  The Sherwin-Williams Company

  • Transportation Coordinator

    • 1994 - 1996

    Managed regulatory compliance of hazardous materials transportation, NAFTA, Canadian issues, packaging and export (4 manufacturing facilities and multiple distribution plants).Certified 23,000 NAFTA materials annually, recovering over $1 million in overpaid export duties.Created and administered Bill-of-Lading guide, increasing system entry speed of new products by 20%.Assigned DOT, IMO and IATA dangerous goods names to all products, reducing shipping delays.Furnished support for fuel additive registrations, ozone-depleting chemicals, mil tax issues and audits. Contributed toward development of a new warehouse design for dangerous goods storage.

  • Regulatory Affairs Coordinator

    • 1990 - 1994

    Created product labels for aerosol and small package consumer products.Prepared and submitted federal, state and Canadian pesticide registration applications and renewals..Developed an electronic state pesticide registration preparation program.Upgraded state pesticide registration hazard label systems, increasing efficiency by 60%.Reviewed and commented on proposed state and federal regulations and attended public hearings.Designed US, Canadian and European hazard labels used in global commerce.Administered OSHA Process Safety Management Program for plant compliance.Coordinated biannual hazmat training for facilities.