Andrew Burch
North Charleston,SC
Summary
Environmental Health & Safety professional and Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) with 9+ years of experience supporting high-hazard aerospace and aviation operations across the U.S. Air Force and Boeing. Master of Science in Occupational Safety Management with experience in industrial hygiene, occupational exposure assessment, hazardous materials and waste management, incident investigation, and regulatory compliance. Skilled in workplace inspections, hazard identification, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), corrective actions, EHS training, and cross-functional risk reduction. Current DoD Secret Security Clearance.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
FLIGHT READINESS TECHNICIAN
The Boeing Company
01.2026 - Current
- Perform flight-readiness inspections and aircraft evaluations, identifying safety, quality, and workmanship discrepancies and coordinating resolution with engineering, quality, and production teams.
- Support compliance with OSHA standards, Boeing internal EHS programs, and applicable flight-readiness and production safety requirements.
- Conduct workplace hazard evaluations and support non-product safety programs including lockout/tagout (LOTO), hazardous energy control, fall protection, and production safety initiatives.
- Assist Occupational Health & Safety initiatives through workplace safety observations, hazard identification, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
CHEMICAL INVENTORY TECHNICIAN
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Managed campus-wide chemical inventory and SDS database, supporting compliance with OSHA and EPA/RCRA requirements for hazardous-material storage, labeling, and segregation.
- Coordinated hazardous waste disposal and laboratory safety audits, identifying potential exposure risks and maintaining accurate tracking of high-risk substances across university research facilities.
AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEMS CRAFTSMAN/ SAFETY LEAD (KC-135, F-15, F-35, C-130, CV-22)
USAF, multiple locations
07.2014 - 07.2023
- Applied OSHA, AFOSH, EPA, and RCRA requirements to support compliance in high-risk aviation maintenance environments.
- Managed hazardous materials and hazardous waste programs, including spill response, containment procedures and environmental compliance initiatives.
- Led spill response teams and emergency preparedness activities to support operational readiness and regulatory compliance.
- Conducted confined space atmospheric monitoring for VOCs, LEL, and O2 levels to evaluate atmospheric hazards and support safe entry during aircraft fuel-system maintenance.
- Performed recurring facility safety inspections, compliance audits, and corrective action planning for high-risk maintenance operations.
- Developed and maintained Job Hazard Analysis for high-risk aircraft maintenance tasks involving confined space entry, hazardous energy, chemical exposure and fuel system operations.
- Delivered instructor-led EHS training to 30+ personnel covering HAZCOM, confined space entry, respiratory protection (OSHA 1910.134) and emergency response.
- Standardized safety procedures across multiple aircraft platforms, improving PPE compliance, risk mitigation consistency, and maintenance safety performance.
- Partnered with leadership to strengthen safety culture, improve accountability, and drive proactive risk management initiatives.
Education
Master of Science - Occupational Safety Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL12-2025
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautics
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Worldwide07-2023
Aviation Maintenance Technology -
Community College of The Air Force
01-2020
Skills
Safety & Risk Management
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Incident Investigation, Hierarchy of Controls, Safety Management Systems (SMS), Hazardous Energy Control (LOTO), Fall Protection, Confined Space Entry
Regulatory Compliance
- OSHA 1910/1926, AFOSH, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, EPA, RCRA, Waste management, Hazard Communication, DoD EHS requirements
Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health
- Industrial Hygiene sampling, Qualitative & Quantitative Exposure Assessment, Noise Dosimetry, Sound Level Monitoring, Ventilation Assessment, Confined Space Atmospheric Monitoring (PID, LEL, O2), Respiratory Protection, Chemical Exposure Assessment
EHS Software & Systems
- Enablon, Excel (Exposure Data Analysis, Reporting), Safety Documentation, Compliance Reporting
Certification
- Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) - Board of certified safety professionals (BCSP), HAZWOPER: 40-hour, AIHA Exposure Decision Analyst
Industrial Hygiene Research
Graduate Research - Aircraft Maintenance Occupational Exposure: Quantified occupational noise exposure in aircraft maintenance environments using noise dosimetry and statistical analysis (ANOVA), evaluating exposure against OSHA PEL and NIOSH REL criteria. Conducted supporting research on aircraft-maintenance chemical hazards, including fuel vapors, solvents, and other maintenance-related contaminants.
Timeline
FLIGHT READINESS TECHNICIAN
The Boeing Company
01.2026 - Current
CHEMICAL INVENTORY TECHNICIAN
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
06.2024 - 08.2024
AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEMS CRAFTSMAN/ SAFETY LEAD (KC-135, F-15, F-35, C-130, CV-22)
USAF, multiple locations
07.2014 - 07.2023
Master of Science - Occupational Safety Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Bachelor of Science - Aeronautics
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Aviation Maintenance Technology -
Community College of The Air Force