Nathan Kempf

I'm a young professional looking for positions in Latin America, specifically in the countries of Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. I have extensive experience in the manufacturing and environmental industries, including work in international chemical regulations, supplier certification, and document review/generation.

Regulatory/Environmental Analyst, 3M JUNE 2021- June 2023

• Work with 3M supplier and customer timely requests to ensure U.S EPA compliance and risk prevention
• Organize and assess chemical make-up of 3M products across plant, laboratory, and 3M central databases
• Authoring of SDS, transportation, and global disclosure documents for 3M products
• Act as communication point between 3M Suppliers and Sales, Engineering, Regulatory. 
• Process regulatory and testing data to ensure safe and timely use of new and existing materials.
• Apply global competency to cross cultural barriers across 3M supply chain in Europe and Asia

• Walked door to door interviewing citizens to acquire personal information needed for the 2020 census. 
• Track sensitive government data and partnered with building administrators to attain data for unavailable and past tenants. 
• Used interpersonal and cross-cultural skills to establish trust, bridge language gaps, and work successfully with previously reluctant individuals from diverse backgrounds. 

• Promoted community solar farms by researching and identifying top county opportunities and ordinances. 
• Assessed thousands of pages of county ordinances, organized into a categorized excel database, to show solar farm viability.

• Educated in sustainable solutions with regards to energy efficiency, recovering resources, and mitigating pollution
• Acquired technical strategies including LCA, 5S, Root Cause Analysis, Lean manufacturing, and Value Stream Mapping
• Educated in environmental certifications and their broader marketing purposes, both for customers and suppliers
• Implemented sustainability plans, benchmarking, and progress/success assessments for local MN manufacturers
• Carlson School of Business courses including micro-/macro-economics, accounting, finance, marketing, and management