Experience

Southern Chemical & Textiles
• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Environmental, Health and Safety

  • May 2022 - Present


Hawker Powersource, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

  • 2020 - May 2022

  • Responsibilities included development of comprehensive safety program based off behavior -based initiatives. • Developed EHS programs to comply with governmental regulations. • Culture change agent. • Oversaw comprehensive ergonomic program to reduce musculoskeletal disorders and injuries along with push/pull activities. • Certified Green Belt in Lean System. • Responsible for 5S implementation. Participated and directed Kaizen events. Utilized Lean tools to meet KPIs. Completed projects to reduce risk and cost. Maintained and updated MDI boards which included Key Performance Indicators, charts, Paretos, graphs and 5 Whys. • Directed blood lead program. Broke Hawker records on blood lead reduction to be the lowest in the history of Hawker. • Facility was a Large Quantity Generator of Hazardous Waste. Managed all hazardous waste activities, • Managed compliance of the Clean Air act, Air Permits, Stormwater Permits, SPCC and local Wastewater Permits. • Submitted reports to regulatory agencies and maintained all related records. • Communicated to regulatory agencies and corporate EHS. • Conducted training of EHS programs and regulatory policies. • Oversaw internal Wastewater Plant and personnel. • Managed 15 EHS associates including a plant nurse. Supervised employee reviews, disciplinary actions, daily meetings, and personal development of my associates. Wrote job descriptions SOPs and conducted job interviews. • Directed the EHS budget and ordered all PPE. • Met with vendors dealing with PPE, uniforms, and capital projects. • In charge of plant security and potential threats. • Investigated all incidents and near misses. • Responsible for Workers Compensation reporting and communication. • Hawker’s incident rate was lowered to a 0 " Record Breaker" due to EHS leadership and culture change. • Improved EHS visual improvements, signage, banners, walk aisles and travel paths. • Oversaw and developed EHS employee recognition, and award programs.



Tarkett

• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Lead EHS Engineer Tarkett North America

  • Aug 2017 - Feb 2020

  Primary function was to provide EHS leadership to Tarkett of North America utilizing World Class Manufacturing (WCM) systems. Main responsibilities was to audit, train, coordinate, improve, maintain EHS and sustainability for associates across the United States and Canada. WCM pillar leader. • Obligations included coordinating, directing and managing activities that met or exceed all environmental, safety, logistics and health regulations. • Responsibilities included: continuous improvement deployment, providing advice, visiting and supporting all TNA facilities across Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Canada, and California. • Internal Auditor for World Class Manufacturing (WCM) across all North American facilities. • Conducted risk assessments, Kaizen Events, 5S Events, 5S and lockout procedure development at facilities. • Internal Auditor for EHS compliance across all North American facilities. • Charged with coordinating and monitoring projects with EHS Managers for closed loop water reduction, GHG emission reduction, landfill waste reduction, and energy reduction. • Frequently interacted with all EHS Managers, Facility Managers and Directors to ensure all compliance requirements are being met. • Responsibilities included development of corporate compliance programs. • Facilitated external vendor visits to ensure all compliance, and environmental goals are being met at our facilities. • Encountered and communicated as needed with governmental regulators. • Met and assisted ISO14001 and ISO18001 auditors during facility visits. • Promoted sustainability and compliance requirements throughout all TNA facilities. • Accountable for new EHS software systems. For example, BradyLink360. • Responsible for compliance trainings and EHS manager development. • Responsible for providing technical expertise and functional leadership across TNA division. • Synchronized and assisted fire, safety, environmental, ergonomic, and sustainability projects for TNA.



International Polymerics LLC

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing

• Director of Health Environmental Safety

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2017

  Responsible for directing and implementing EHS & DOT/Transportation compliance services for manufacturing facilities in Georgia, Florida and Texas. • Directed and oversaw all aspects of Environmental, Health, Safety, Wastewater Treatment, SWPPP, DOT, Air Permit, Hazardous Waste, Universal Waste, SPCC, and SARA Tier Reporting. • Utilized (software systems) and spreadsheets to track environmental regulatory compliance due dates e.g., air permits and waste water. • Approved and track chemicals. • Tracked and monitored all waste streams and waste profiles. • Tracked and monitored safety metrics; conducted analysis of incidents, permits and near misses. • Conducted safety, environmental, DOT Transportation audits for multiple facilities in Georgia, Florida and Texas. • Responsibilities included: Tier Reporting, SWPPP, SPCC, Air Permits, Effluent, Hazardous, Non-Hazardous Waste, Workers Compensation, Security, OSHA logs along with all environmental compliance. • Created programs for safety, environmental, DOT which includes implementation, training and record keeping. • Provided technical/professional support regarding applicable EHS & OSHA regulations at facilities. • Performed accident and incident investigations including root cause analysis and corrective actions. • CPR, First-Aid and AED Responder. • Conducted training in occupational safety, environmental and health topics. • Conducted Job Hazard Analyses and Hazard Assessments for all jobs. •Responsibilities included trainings for Combustible Dust, Accident Prevention, First-Aid/CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens, Fall Protection, Confined Space, Control of Hazardous Energies, Electrical Safety, Emergency Action Planning, Fire Prevention, PIT Operator, Housekeeping, Hazard Communication, PPE, Ergonomics, Noise Protection, Machine Guarding, Hot Work, Respiratory Protection, Hoist and Rigging, I2P2. • Aided in maintaining low incident rates. • Met with senior management regularly and report on regulatory metrics.



Shaw Industries

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager EHS & Training

  • Mar 2005 - Oct 2013

  • Conducted safety, environmental training to all associates and vendors as required. • Audited and trained compliance regulations upon request at different facilities. •Directed all aspects of Environmental, Health, Safety, Wastewater Treatment, Stormwater, DOT, Air Permit Title 5, Hazardous Waste, Universal Waste, SPCC, and SARA Tier Reporting.• BBS feedback increased from 4% to around 50% during my tenure.• Participated as an auditor in the corporate EHS audit program; assisted with ISO 14001 based compliance audits. • Audited water treatment equipment in relation to high pressure boilers and cooling water systems.• Achieved 0% incident rates for multiple year durations. • Utilized (software systems) and spreadsheets to track environmental regulatory compliance due dates e.g., air permits and waste water.• Approved and tracked chemicals.• Tracked and monitored all waste streams and waste profiles.• Tracked and monitored safety metrics; conducted analysis of incidents, permits and near misses.• Was responsible for Tier Reporting, SWPPP, SPCC, Air Permits, Effluent, Hazardous, Non-Hazardous Waste, Workers Compensation, Security, OSHA logs along with all environmental compliance. • Provided technical/professional support regarding applicable EHS & OSHA regulations.• CPR, First-Aid and AED Responder.• Conducted Job Hazard Analyses and Hazard Assessments for all jobs. • Trained associates on: Combustible Dust, Accident Prevention, First-Aid/CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens, Fall Protection, Confined Space, Control of Hazardous Energies, Electrical Safety, Emergency Action Planning, Fire Prevention, PIT Operator, Housekeeping, Hazard Communication, PPE, Ergonomics, Noise Protection, Machine Guarding, Hot Work, Respiratory Protection, Hoist and Rigging, I2P2.• Performed administrative duties such as associate counseling, vacation request, and performance reviews.• Completed Six Sigma Green Belt projects.• Assisted 5S and Kaizen events.

• Production Shift Manager

  • Oct 2001 - Mar 2005

  • Managed Tufting, Coater and Warping departments.