Summary:
Energetic, positive, decisive EHS professional. Background in environmental regulations and permitting and safety/OSHA regulations and compliance. With experience in program develop/implementation, people and program management, data analysis, regulatory agency communication and budget prioritization. Strengths include leadership, quick problem solving, professional and effective communication and conflict resolution.
Experience:
USA Waste of California, Inc.
Area Environmental Manager Northern California/Nevada 2020- Present
- Manage a team of 10+ individuals to successfully implement EHS programs to 100+ sites in Northern California and NV.
- Identify required OSHA programs and environmental programs and drive compliance in CA and NV.
- Ensure strong network of communication from management team to identify improvement areas and key initiatives.
- Identify and prioritize EHS risks/hazards and implementing mitigating measures to ensure financial and environmental successes.
- Develop metrics to track successes and highlight opportunities for future EHS initiatives.
- A liaison between corporate and management team to ensure smooth rollouts of improved technology and shifting company principles.
Environmental Protection Specialist II May 2015 - 2020
- Managed and implemented Environmental & Safety programs and initiatives through laterally managing the management staff at 30+ solid waste and landfill facilities
- Safety/OSHA/Cal OSHA
- Identify, develop and implement all required OSHA programs, reporting, and training.
- Site Inspections with management team to develop action plan to achieve compliance.
- Risk analysis and process investigation
- Air Permitting and Compliance
- Manage California air permitting and compliance for Landfills and waste transfer stations and composting facilities.
- Perform regular inspections to ensure permit compliance.
- Assist implementing ideas and processes to best comply with permit requirements.
- Hazardous Materials Management
- Manage over 20+ facilities Hazardous Material Business Plans submittals and updates to ensure compliance with State, Federal and Local regulations.
- Audit and assist 20+ facilities with proper hazardous materials management and documentation.
- Perform regular inspections with Local and State officials and CUPAs to ensure facilities were properly following regulations.
- Highly proficient in CERS.
- Assist in managing three HHW’s in Northern California.
- Spill Prevention
- Manage facilities SPCC plans and updates to ensure compliance with State, Federal and Local regulations.
- Audit and assist facilities with compliance to their SPCCP.
- Perform regular inspections with Local and State officials to ensure facilities were properly follow regulations.
- Stormwater Compliance/ Waste Discharge Requirement (WDR)
- Manage facilities 10+ Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans.
- Certified QISP since 2016 and perform QISP duties such as Level 1, Level 2 Exceedance Response Action.
- Report, site evaluation and assisted in developing and administering Advanced Stormwater training.
- Updated and manage WDRs for Landfills and composting operations and assist with proper reporting, inspection, and sampling requirements.
- Highly proficient in SMARTS databases.
- Work with facilities and engineering to implement construction projects to improve quality of stormwater discharges.
- Assisted in management of budget and project management of stormwater projects
- Seek out and hire outside third party contractor to assist with stormwater requirements as needed per individual site need.
- Composting Compliance
- Manage permitting, plan and reporting compliance for a composting operation.
- Regular communication and inspections with Local and State officials.
- Management Support
- Work directly with site managers across Northern California to assist with DOT, Environmental and OSHA regulations.
- Perform regular inspection of facilities for safety, environmental and DOT regulation compliance.
- Consistently assist individuals with developing ideas and processing to ensure compliance.
- Permit Compliance
- Manage a plethora of permits for facilities to ensure individual compliance for a multitude of onsite operations and activities.
- Ensure all activities occurring onsite have the correct applicable permits from the county/city level to federal levels.
- TPR/Operations Plans/ Composting Operations Plans/JTDs
- Manage and update site operating plans ensure LEA and CalRecycle received the correct reporting and requests per each facility’s requirements.
- Inspect and ensure facilities are operating to the standards of their plans/programs and performing the required inspections, reports, and documentation.
- Regulatory Communication Compliance
- Regularly and effectively communicate with the Water Board, Air District, CalRecycle, CUPA, LEA, DTSC and other government entities to ensure regulation compliance for facilities throughout northern California.
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Infineon Technologies
Inside Sales Support August 2014 - May 2015
- Customer Support
- Decrease response time to customer inquiries by creating and maintaining PO, RFQ, PCN and PD trackers.
- Developed process to decrease times on part qualification by fusing departmental knowledge and system gaps.
- Maintained, tracked, and prioritized CRM/SAP database entries to improve customer relations and communication.
- Account Support
- Compiled and compared account forecasts against POS and POP data to locate discrepancies and corrected.
- Analyze and track revenue vs. target to locate focus areas for account managers.
Suburban Propane
Regional Account Specialist January 2014 - May 2014
- Account Analyst
- Improved account management by compiling reports, analyzing data, and synthesizing process targets.
- Pricing Analyst
- Analyzed databases to determine price optimization in conjunction with market and advertising constraints.
- Generated strategies to improve margins and impart managers with proper pricing formulas for sustainable growth.
Branch Manager June 2013 - January 2014
- Regulation and Safety management
- Marketing and Sales
- Optimized market strategies by analyzing customer base and understanding consumer goals.
- Improved customer relationships and sales through increased involvement and congruence with community events.
- Budget Management & Analysis
- Met Controllable Profit goals through rigorous costs reduction strategies and efficient budget allocation.
Fuel Clerk January 2012 - June 2013
- Fuel Inventory Analyst
- Improved regional fuel gains through account, price and inventory analysis and development of processes.
- Regional Fuel and Customer Service Trainer
- Reduced new employee training time by creating structured and organized methods of teaching.
- Reduced region wide system errors by visiting centers, auditing, and providing training sessions throughout the region.
Customer Relations Specialist November 2007 - January 2012
- Customer Service and Sales
- Used phone, email, and written communication to become the number one sales and customer service representative.
- Increased branch sales through effective listening and considerate application of benefits per customer scenario.
- Forecasting
- Maximized delivery efficiency by organizing resources based on consumption, location, and time constraints.
