Assistant Director/Associate Public Health Sanitarian Level II

• Apr 1997 - Present

Supervised Associate Public Health Sanitarians Level 1 (APHS I-Senior Insp.) in the daily activities of several programs ( Initial, Compliance, Pest Control, Window Guard, Food and Envr. Complaints, Golden Apple Certification, and Customer Service Units) Reviewed work conducted by APHS I, Clerical Associates, Principal Administrative Associates levels 1 through 3, Environmental Health Technicians and Interns; Evaluated all subordinate performance routinely and annually. Evaluated and Documented poor performance for use by the Department's Employee Law office which resulted in rightful terminations. Participated and contributed to the development of the Non-Emergency Hotline 3-1-1 System Template that captures all complaints investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene BFSCS Created Training to teach the Window Falls Prevention program-routine inspections Window Guard and Fall Investigations Trained Pest Control Bureau Staff in Rodent Inspection Protocols and Abatement of Rodent Complaints Created the first Official Guidelines for the Investigation of Food and Environmental Complaints Operated as Health and Safety Officer for the Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation from 2013 to 2021. Developed all training materials and taught PHS, APHS All levels including Managers, on the guidelines to document health and safety and loss of equipment Incidents; Completed all incident reports in the Agency's Incident Reporting System (AIRS) for final review by the Department's Health and Safety Office and Head Industrial Hygienist Conducted Incident Investigations at the Mobile Vending Pre-Permit Locations where Mobile Vending Carts are evaluated and approved for the permit. Issued PHS and maintained the Inventory for Inspection Grade cards. Extracted Comp. assisted monthly Reports for the completion of the Workplace Violence Prevention and Back Safety, Right to Know Policies. Ensured compliance to all Dept. Health and Safety Mandatory Courses. Show less

• 1994 - 1997

Supervised Public Health Sanitarians(PHS) level 1 and 2 in the daily activities of the program [ Assigned to Pre-Permit, Initial, Compliance, and Final Inspection Units] Conducted Follow Up inspections to evaluate the performance of Public Health Sanitarians Assigned work to subordinates and established a schedule for its completionCollected data and generated Statistical Reports monthly on the number of inspections conducted by PHSsTrained PHS levels 1 and 2 in new job procedures and or skills. Oriented New Employees to program rules, policies, and procedures including Time and Leave Regulations, FMLA, Workers Compensation and Health and Safety Incident Reports Performed Special Inspections and assignments; investigated difficult or unsual situations and took appropriate corrective actions as directed by the Associate PHS Level 2Enforced City, Department, and program rules, requirements, standards, and regulations Took corrective actions when required to main the unit performance at a satisfactory levelEvaluated the quality and quantity of the work conducted by PHS levels 1 and 2 and created their annual performance evaluations Show less

• Oct 1992 - Dec 1994

Inspected businesses and other establishments for compliance with NYS and NYC Health Code Regulations.Identified public concerns and issued summonses to businesses for non-compliance with required food safety standards. Made Periodic Inspections of commercial and social service establishments, including but not limited to restaurants, bars, nightclubs, adult entertainment establishments, mobile food vending carts, commissaries, bakeries, homeless shelters, senior centers, correctional facilities, schools to review compliance with the NYC Health Code and other public health regulations to ensure they have a safe and wholesome food supply.Enforced Provisions of the Smoke-Free Air Act, Tobacco Product Regulation Act, and other tobacco-free related regulations aimed at creating a smoke-free environment and reducing access to tobacco products to minors. Conducted Window Guard inspections and Investigate Window Falls at Multiple Dwellings; Conduct Initial and compliance environmental inspections in all five boroughs Conducted food safety inspections of the Fulton Fish Market OperationsDocumented and Communicated Outcomes of Inspections and other field-related activities.Prepared inspection reports manually; Prepared and served court summonses when specific violations of applicable City, State laws, and regulations are found.Reviewed and approved Blue Prints for Pre-Permit Initial and Compliance Inspections for the issuance of Food Service Establishment LicensesInvestigated Environmental Complaints in food service establishments and multiple dwellings Show less