ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
Seasoned professional offering solid history of minimizing risk and liability through development, implementation, and leadership of environmental management, compliance and auditing programs. Effective communicator with proven ability to educate and influence senior management and operations on environmental compliance and liability issues. Recognized for dedication to corporate success and reduction of environmental liabilities.
Areas of expertise include:
* Environmental Due Diligence
* Environmental Remediation Projects
* Regulatory Compliance
* Environmental SOPs
* Environmental Management Systems
* ASTM Knowledge
* C-Level Presentations
* Environmental Compliance Programs
* SOX Compliance
* Executive Interactions
* Environmental Auditing Programs
* Internal Control Review
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY; Downers Grove, IL 2000 - 2007
$3.2 billion annual provider of consumer services including lawn care and landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, home warranties, disaster response and reconstruction, cleaning and disaster restoration, house cleaning, furniture repair, and home inspection.
Vice President Environmental Stewardship
Directed all aspects of environmental management including identification, evaluation, and management of environmental liabilities. Supported all internal departments in environmental stewardship; federal, state, and local regulatory compliance; and corporate environmental policy and procedure adherence. Reviewed new and on-going environmental liabilities on a continuous basis to evaluate need to establish/adjust financial reserves and compliance with SEC disclosure requirements. Conducted business unit operations audits for compliance with governmental regulations and corporate environmental policies and procedures.
* Protected company from inheriting undiscovered environmental liabilities through development, implementation and management of Environmental Due Diligence Program for all prospective lease locations and for all locations inherited through mergers and acquisitions. Fifteen of the over 300 properties assessed contained significant environmental liabilities that prohibited them from lease consideration.
* Identified potential environmental liabilities and assisted in structuring transactions by establishing escrow agreements or other mechanisms to limit liability for several multi-million dollar mergers and acquisitions.
* Managed risk and protected company's reputation with the public, shareholders and SEC through development and implementation of environmental incident reporting hotline and review process.
* Managed environmental remediation of soil and groundwater at legacy property locations including evaluation of remediation strategies, cost estimating, and financial reserve calculation.
* Established company's first, formal environmental auditing program at operations level. Audits covered air emissions, waste water discharges, asbestos compliance, oil and hazardous materials, PCB management, lead-based paint, universal waste, hazardous waste, solid waste, environmental incident reporting, and pesticide storage.
*Established company's first, formal environmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) at operations level. SOP's covered used oil management, waste disposal, SARA Title III (Tier II) reporting, aboveground/underground storage tanks, storm water management, vehicle/equipment washing, spill prevention control and countermeasure plans, environmental due diligence, and environmental matter/incident reporting.
NISOURCE; Merrillville, IN 1999 - 2000
Provider of electric and natural gas utilities to over 3.8 million customers.
Assessment Coordinator
Performed facility and subsidiary assessments to identify risk and environmental liability. Evaluated and monitored compliance with federal and state regulations and enhanced functionality of environmental management systems.
* Strengthened conformance to ISO 14001 standard by developing, implementing, and managing internal ISO 14001 audit program at 26 ISO certified facilities.
* Improved environmental management systems functionality through internal audits, identification of non-conformances, and recommendation of corrective actions.
* Registrar Accreditation Board, Environmental Management System Auditor #E052413, March 2000 (expired).
ENSR CONSULTING & ENGINEERING; Westmont, IL 1993 - 1999
International Environmental Consulting Firm
Project Specialist
Managed and executed multiple projects through proposal writing, project cost and staffing estimations, scope of work development, health and safety plan preparation, and project progress and cost monitoring. Conducted regulatory compliance audits of commercial and industrial facilities, Phase I environmental site assessments of industrial and commercial properties, and technical report writing and review.
* Evaluated compliance with federal, state, and local regulations by identifying compliance deficiencies and recommending corrective actions. Regulations concerned air emissions, storm/waste water discharges, solid/hazardous waste management, aboveground/underground storage tanks, spill reporting, Tier II reporting, PCBs, asbestos, pesticide use, and drinking water.
* Identified potential environmental liabilities and submitted recommendations with cost estimates to address each liability through execution of comprehensive Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.
Various Environmental Scientist/Specialist positions at H+GCL Environmental Scientists & Engineers and Nova Environmental Services, Inc., 1990-1993.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Illinois Institute of Technology, Stuart School of Business; Chicago, IL
Master of Science in Environmental Management, 1998
Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, IL
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, 1987
Institute of Hazardous Materials Management
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (#5786)
AFFILIATIONS
ORC Worldwide, Environmental Forum
NAEM (formerly National Association for Environmental Management)
The Auditing Roundtable |
