AKINBODE A. AKINGBOYE
Laurel
Summary
Visionary leader and motivated EHSQ Specialist with 12+ years of experience in successfully delivering large-scale technical projects on time and within budget. Proficient in project management, continuous improvement, and project planning. Recognized for completing a $60M project while significantly increasing worksite compliance and controls.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EHSQ SPECIALIST
KEMIRA WATER SOLUTIONS, INC
10.2024 - Current
- Responsible for maintaining compliance with Federal, State, Municipal and Corporate regulations and develop, implement, monitor and manage all environmental, health and safety, and quality procedures and programs to continuously improve operations
- Proactively Spearheading safety culture trough procedure development, auditing, and document management adhering to ISO standards
- Coordinating incident analysis, action plan follow-ups to prevent reoccurrence, and maintain document control as per ISO/Corporate requirements using SharePoint. Stay updated with corporate EHSQ standards, implementing improvements and training personnel on modifications.
- Manage the emergency response program and medical monitoring initiatives in line with corporate guidelines and the plant Integrated Contingency Plan. Maintain site Industrial Hygiene protocol and execution, including coordinating the personal protective equipment program
- Collaborate with Maintenance ensuring all PM's and work orders are streamlined and placed in Prodoc database for global EHSQ tracking
- Manage the Safety Committee and emergency response team for the facility
- Manage and track all workers compensation cases through Synergi alongside global EHSQ ensuring a conducive return to work program
- Update all SDS binders located in the facility as needed.
- Update SWPPP, SPCC and NPDES permits.
- .NET DMR monthly reporting and all other Environmental deliverables required for compliance.
- Lead the plant's waste minimization and Behavioral Safety Programs, focusing on sustainable options and positive reinforcement. Collaborate with production teams to review and improve health, safety, environmental, and quality processes.
SAFETY SUPERVISOR
ASR GROUP
03.2022 - 09.2024
- Company Overview: BALTIMORE MD
- Responsible for the safety and health processes for 600+ employees
- Implementation and Maintenance of Safety Management Systems
- Inspecting raw Sugar belts daily
- Performing daily combustible dust audits in select locations
- Initiate Gemba walks with upper management team weekly
- Updating Lockout Tagout procedures for different departments on site
- Assist plant manager with new ways to enforce safety absolutes
- Serve as backup for the EHS Manager
- Assisting with workers compensation management and the return-to-work program
- Provide direct support in the development and implementation of plant policies/practices to bolster an ISO 45001 Certification
- Assisting EHS Manager to improve performance, related injury/illness prevention, compliance assurance, safety auditing, incident investigation and employee training
- BALTIMORE MD
SITE SAFETY HEALTH OFFICER
CARDINAL SAFETY ASSOCIATES
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: WASHINGTON DC
- Enforced safety policies administered by NAVFAC and reduce worker exposure
- Administered safety huddle daily and account for injuries attained on site
- Ensured written description of daily demolition and reconstruction on navy base due to no photographic access
- Identified and monitor hazardous complications as work commences administer stop work order if necessary
- Determined appropriate PPE as work advances from phase to phase ensuring worker safety
- Implemented site safety plan detailing steps to adhere in case of a hazard or exposure
- Conducted audits for any discrepancies that may come about during allowed work time
- WASHINGTON DC
BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
PM CONNECTIONS/VET GLOBAL
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: WASHINGTON DC
- Evaluated Occupational health Programs for various Workplaces: Conduct Health risk assessments to include process evaluation, hazard characterization, assess controls (i.c., engineering, administrative, personal protective equipment), recommend measures to control or eliminate hazards, draft assessment correspondence, and document assessments in DOEHRS
- Performed industrial hygiene monitoring and sampling to identify and quantify chemical, biological, and radiological workplace hazards and exposures to include but not limited to the following: Air sampling, Noise Surveys, Radiation Surveys, Ventilation Surveys and water Sampling
- Assisted with Occupational & Environmental Health Site Assessments. Collect Site specific data to characterize exposure pathways and exposure levels for chemical, physical or radiological contaminants. Documented findings in DOEHRS database
- Assisted with identifying health hazards to all personnel residing and/or working on the installation. Anticipate and recognize actual or potential chemical, biological, radiological, and physical health threats
- Collaborated with civil engineering and other base personnel to locate and identify hazards from occupational, environmental, and recreational sources. Analyze and evaluate actual or potential health threats using available equipment
- WASHINGTON DC
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
HGS ENGINEERING
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Company Overview: ARLINGTON, VA
- Oversaw the organizational level Environmental Management System program by updating, implementing, and maintaining EMS's at facilities as identified by DEA throughout the 49 continental United States. As a result, these policies minimized environmental risks
- Established and maintained a DEA-wide environmental compliance program that addresses federal, state, and local environmental regulations and oversaw Protective Measures Assessment Protocol; thus, prevention of OSHA violations increased by 40%
- Spearheaded auditing services and trained 14+ individuals on the Environmental Management System as needed increasing EMS awareness by more than 70%
- Coordinated the design and implementation of environmental health and safety plans, goals, policies, and procedures resulting in a 45% increase in adherence to environmental health policies
- Updated the current Environmental Management System (EMS) to incorporate health and safety guidelines and instructions, creating a mesh between EMS and safety, significantly reducing workplace injuries or incidents by 50%
- Executed EMS audits of internal DEA laboratories and field divisions, hence producing an array of audit reports that meet the EMS program's requirements, which follows ISO 14001 standard of operations
- Conducted weekly meetings via WebEx and Lync to discuss objectives and targets for field division and DEA laboratories statewide. Workflow progress was tracked and communicated through SharePoint, increasing project competition times by more than 60%
- Executed self-inspection and annual review using the EARTH workbook and other document reviews provided for each laboratory or office
- Organized EMS quarterly meetings with each laboratory or field division to ensure ongoing objectives, targets are achieved and propose future goals. Brainstormed project strategies to promote America Recycles Day and Earth Day annually
- Reviewed legislation, regulations, and EOs relating to environmental issues and evaluated the potential impacts to US Federal Agencies missions
- Completed hours in different DEALS training facilitated by DOJ such as insider threat and counterintelligence awareness, telework fundamentals
- ARLINGTON, VA
ASSISTANT DIVISION MANAGER
HULCHER SERVICES INC.
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: SAGINAW, TX
- Identified and informed management of compliance issues, safety risks, and improvement opportunities through daily, weekly and monthly audits
- Supervised 30+ technicians and equipment operators in rerailing rail cars and Hazmat level B, C, and D emergency response
- Executed Phase 1 and Phase 2 environmental site assessment and investigation, allowing the project to be ready for bid
- Supported and scheduled pre-bid job walks to secure clients and efficient resources, increasing client retention and by 67%, and eventually winning project bids worth more than $4M
- Directed and coordinated project personnel activities, as a result, project progression increased by 30% on schedule and within the prescribed budget
- Directed and monitored all duties performed by company personnel and subcontractors on hazardous waste remediation and environmental response projects
- Collaborated with other operations managers to ensure product quality, managing technical, budgetary, and schedule performance to achieve client satisfaction
- Audited facilities to detect existing or potential safety and health hazards and recommend corrective or preventive measures where indicated
- Conducted 10+ site surveys that determine the safe limits exposure to materials or conditions such as temperatures, noise, dust, fumes, vapors, mists, gases, and solvents, which are known or suspected of being accurate or potential determinants of health
- SAGINAW, TX
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL INSPECTOR
RONE ENGINEERING SERVICES, LTD
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: DALLAS, TX
- Directed the tasks of planning and reviewing specifications for conformance to fire protection requirements
- Ensured that all federal and state health and safety regulations comply
- Executed reinforcement of steel inspection before concrete placement and read 200+ building plans to ensure no discrepancies
- Reviewed plans to ensure compliance with code regulation and local ordinance before initiating building projects
- Initiated corrections for the permit-issuing purpose to improve good building plans
- Conducted periodic monitoring and inspection on construction sites to medicate violation notices and stop-work orders
- Organized and maintained a daily log of inspection on a $2M+ project used to perform a batch inspection for concrete plants
- Executed slump air unit weight tests for concrete and masonry pours on building plans with engineering design and fireproofing
- DALLAS, TX
CONSTRUCTION SITE INSPECTOR
MUNICIPAL TESTING LABORATORY INC
11.2016 - 05.2018
- Company Overview: HAUPPAUGE, NY
- Reviewed plans to ensure compliance with code regulation and local ordinance before initiating building projects, significantly decreasing wear and tear on buildings by 40%
- Initiated corrections for permit-issuing purposes to improve satisfactory building plans resulting in a 75% fall reduction rate
- Conducted daily monitoring and inspection on construction sites to medicate violation notices and stop-work orders
- Planned, monitored, and directed construction projects, including inspecting each construction phase, analyzing materials, examining techniques used, and ensuring that the structure follows industry standards and laws
- Reviewed 150+ building codes, local ordinances, and zoning laws also approved blueprints and monitoring construction sites
- Accelerated a particular inspection area, such as electrical inspection, plan examination, HVAC systems, or plumbing inspection, to ensure they are well-versed in all construction inspection areas
- Organized and maintained a daily log of inspection used to perform a batch inspection for concrete plans
- HAUPPAUGE, NY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
FLEMING-LEE SHUE INC
05.2014 - 09.2016
- Company Overview: NEW YORK, NY
- Supervised field activities such as soil sampling and broiling to certify Health and Safety Regulations
- Directed the regulation of hazardous waste manifest and land disposal guidance for transporting
- Supervised sites using side packs and photoionization detectors to record dust reading and hazardous compounds reducing dust exposure by 75% in respirator usage
- Monitored heavy industrial construction projects to ensure government compliance while logging daily progress reports of air and noise control as an advised method of improving work site, as a result, reduced civilian dust complaint by 50%
- Organized, revised, and restructured environmental investigation procedure correction, which reduced the investigation by 50%
- Delivered technical-level support on a $25M project for environmental remediation and litigation projects, including remediation system design and regulatory applicability determination
- Collaborated with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous-waste technicians, engineers, specialists, and experts in law and business to address environmental problems
- Prepared operational permit applications, plans, & environmental analyses for small and large projects for all assets
- Discovered and communicated environmental risks, issues, and mitigation strategies within HSE and other internal business partners
- NEW YORK, NY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
FIRST ENVIRONMENT
07.2013 - 05.2014
- Company Overview: PARSIPPANY, NJ
- Organized and rebranded municipal solid, hazardous, and biomedical waste produced by the Dept of Veterans Affairs using sampling methodology to test for pollutants in soil, air, and wastewater treatment
- Evaluated improvement approach used to optimize Environmental Health and Safety tools. Improved the calculation Projection of waste production data from previous years to augment progress. Conducted closing report with Gems coordinator at various Veterans Affair hospitals and facilities
- Monitored the environment and looked for sources of pollution and contamination, including those affecting public health, and making sure that environmental violations are prevented
- Inspected businesses and public places, investigated any complaints that come through related to water quality, air quality, and food safety
- Gather data, study and develop an analysis of opportunities which come up from environmental issues and to communicate findings to management
- Provided oversight and lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Environmental Management Information System (EMIS)
- PARSIPPANY, NJ
MOLD AWARENESS TRAINING ASSISTANT
UMDNJ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & NYC DOHMH
01.2013 - 07.2013
- Company Overview: NEWYORK, NY
- Educated homeowners affected by hurricane sandy on the causes and effects of mold and safety measures
- Provided material to homeowners on using personal protective equipment post hurricane clean up
- Facilitated a training and informational session used to assess, evaluate, and report a successful completion mold remediation by the university research department
- NEWYORK, NY
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
BLACKSMITH USA & HUNTER COLLEGE
03.2012 - 12.2012
- Company Overview: NEWYORK, NY
- Public health intervention in developing countries such as Ghana and Nigeria to eradicate unhealthy recycling practices
- Teach inhabitants how to properly don on and off respirators to avert inhalation of volatile organic compounds
- Use air monitors to show concentration of air pollutants, what the Permissible exposure limit should be adhered to and time weighted average for each inhabitant to be exposed
- Used visuals and practical demonstration to show proper way to recycle copper by wire stripping techniques to eliminate burning as inhabitants are used to coordinate with logical NGO and monitor progress of worker safety in local waste sites daily
- Use surveys to ask random workers after intervention how effective safer recycling will impact their way of living, such as, more revenue with cleaner extract of copper safer environment due to less air pollution as a byproduct of burning waste and scavenging for resources
- NEWYORK, NY
Education
Master of Science - Public Health, Environmental Occupational Health Sciences
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NYBachelor of Science (BSc) - Biology
Medgar Evers College
New York, NYSkills
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Time Management
- Risk Management
- Client Relations
- Critical Thinking
- Innovative
- Analytical
- Organizational
- Auditing
- Communication
- Agile Methodology
- Documentation Development
- Project Control
- Prioritization
- Process Management
- Project Initiation
- Project Planning
- Budgeting
- Project Bidding
- Incident Investigation
- Closing Reports
- Hazardous Materials
- Waste Management
- Construction Management
- Crisis Management
- Microsoft Office
- Jira
- Confluence
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Math Lab
- AutoCAD
- Mac IOS
- Industrial Hygiene Modeling
- AWS
- EMS
- SharePoint
- Smartsheet
- WebEx
- Lync
- Zoom
- Google Suite
Websites
Certification
- CSP-47538 Certificate number
- ASP-37221 Certificate number
- Hazmat ground shipper certification (DOT)
- RCRA hazardous waste management
- APNGA Portable Nuclear Gauge & Safety U.S D.O.T. Hazmat
- 40hr Hazwoper with 24 HR Hazwoper Certificate and annual 8 HR refresher
- 10 & 30 HR OSHA Certificate
- 24 HR Advanced First Responder
- OHSMS ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Training Certificate
- Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E training
- Quality Assurance Program for Construction
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Trainee
- Accredited Board of Engineering and Technology
- AHERA Asbestos Inspector
- CPR First Aid
- ACI Grade land II
- NYC Defensive Driving Certificate
Applications
- Jira
- Confluence
- SharePoint
- Smartsheet
- WebEx
- Lync
- Zoom
- Google Suite
Core Competencies
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Timeline
EHSQ SPECIALIST
KEMIRA WATER SOLUTIONS, INC
10.2024 - Current
SAFETY SUPERVISOR
ASR GROUP
03.2022 - 09.2024
SITE SAFETY HEALTH OFFICER
CARDINAL SAFETY ASSOCIATES
11.2021 - 03.2022
BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
PM CONNECTIONS/VET GLOBAL
04.2021 - 09.2021
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
HGS ENGINEERING
03.2020 - 03.2021
ASSISTANT DIVISION MANAGER
HULCHER SERVICES INC.
06.2019 - 01.2020
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL INSPECTOR
RONE ENGINEERING SERVICES, LTD
05.2018 - 05.2019
CONSTRUCTION SITE INSPECTOR
MUNICIPAL TESTING LABORATORY INC
11.2016 - 05.2018
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
FLEMING-LEE SHUE INC
05.2014 - 09.2016
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
FIRST ENVIRONMENT
07.2013 - 05.2014
MOLD AWARENESS TRAINING ASSISTANT
UMDNJ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & NYC DOHMH
01.2013 - 07.2013
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
BLACKSMITH USA & HUNTER COLLEGE
03.2012 - 12.2012
Master of Science - Public Health, Environmental Occupational Health Sciences
CUNY Hunter College
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Biology
Medgar Evers College