Carrie Chambers
Wichita,KS
Summary
Chemical regulatory compliance professional experienced in compliance program development, implementation and maintenance, emerging chemical regulatory issue identification and compliance strategy, and chemical regulatory policy review and advocacy. Experience leading high-visibility projects with cross-functional teams and multiple levels of management. Effective collaborator, skilled in networking and relationship building.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Stewardship Manager
BG Products, Inc.
Wichita, KS
04.2024 - Current
- Product Stewardship program development, implementation, maintenance, and oversight
- Primary contact for chemical supplier due diligence
- Data and report submission (e.g., TSCA CDR, HMIRA product registrations, state and federal pesticide registrations, brake fluid registrations, fuel additive registrations, state packaging regulations, PCN data sets to legal entity, EU REACH volume reporting to OR)
- Chemical compliance contact for truth in advertising
- Partner and guide relevant stakeholders (internal and external) for compliance issue management
- Manage department annual budgeting and forecasting
- Prepare reports for executive leadership summarizing compliance performance and applicable issues (existing and emerging)
Product Stewardship Specialist
BG Products, Inc.
Wichita, KS
01.2022 - 04.2024
- Created and implemented the company documentation system for product GHS hazard classification and SDS authoring
- Corporate SDS database and system administration (Sphera IA, SCCM)
- Company point of contact for third-party SDS inquiries and databases (CHEMTREC, CIRS, customer inquiries).
- Created and implemented a raw material review process for the identification of domestic and international compliance concerns (e.g., VOC, domestic and international chemical inventory status, import controls, effects on existing product formulations, etc.)
- Corporate lead for PFAS working group
- Created product regulatory language for all geographic regions
- Classified products for transport
- Corporate TSCA subject matter expert
Project Chemist
Flint Hills Resources
Wichita, KS
09.2018 - 12.2021
- Partnered with Koch Industries business to identify solutions to manufacturing or process challenges through collaborative experimental design and bench-scale experimentation
- Researched new industries, chemistries, innovations and industrial processes to effectively design and execute experiments
- Managed analytical testing projects utilizing a variety of instruments and methods, based on customer requirements, specifications, and objectives
- Coordinated internal resources as necessary to monitor progress and ensure completion of projects against specified timelines
- Communicated analytical data and detailed technical recommendations to appropriate stakeholders through summary reports and technical presentations
- Monitor for, research, and evaluate new technologies or business opportunities for technical feasibility and/or suitability to business needs
- Corporate Applied Sciences and Development Shared Services Laboratory, Wichita, KS
Chemical Control Scientist
Flint Hills Resources
Wichita, KS
04.2012 - 09.2018
- Acted as corporate subject-matter expert for chemical regulatory compliance and emerging chemical regulatory issues for FHR and other Koch Industries businesses as a shared service
- Provided oversight and guidance to multiple business stakeholders (e.g., accounting, operations, legal, etc.) regarding company activities (e.g., manufacturing practices, import/export, chemical exposures, recordkeeping etc.) to ensure standardized compliance practices with applicable chemical control requirements
- Initiated formal implementation of company compliance systems, such as TSCA, FIFRA and CWC, through compliance training (virtual as well as in-person), creation of compliance resources (e.g., job aids and tools, SharePoint sites, compliance program manual, etc.) and communication with corporate and site leadership
- Acted as corporate resource for guidance, detailed review, and submission of CDR reports to EPA
- Supported the business with compliance activities associated with monitoring and completion of compliance obligations associated with the Canadian Domestic Substance List (DSL)
- Participated in several multi-company teams dedicated to monitoring federal and state legislative rulemaking activity and associated market impacts
- Drafted comments to proposed federal and state rules by working with Koch Industries Government Affairs, Legal and Compliance teams
- Represented and drove company position for advocacy and/or policy development through engagement with appropriate entities (e.g., trade organizations, consortia, cross-company teams, etc.)
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS05.2020
Master of Science - Molecular Biology
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS12.2013
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS05.2008
Skills
- Corporate chemical compliance policy development and implementation
- Compliance gap identification and management
- Regulatory and governmental reporting
- Software system administration
- SDS authoring and GHS compliance
- Hazardous materials regulations
- Product labeling, registration, and compliance management
Publications
Profiling microRNA expression in Arabidopsis pollen using microRNA array and real-time PCR, Chambers C, Shuai B, BMC Plant Biol, 2009, 9, 87
Awards
- Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) symposium 1st place awardee for oral presentation, 2010
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) student representative to Congress, 2010
- Wichita State University Woman of the Year nominee, 2008
- Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF) 2nd place awardee for oral presentation, 2008
- Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) scholarship awardee, 2007
- Recipient of the first annual Darren L. Francisco Scholarship, 2007
Timeline
Product Stewardship Manager
BG Products, Inc.
04.2024 - Current
Product Stewardship Specialist
BG Products, Inc.
01.2022 - 04.2024
Project Chemist
Flint Hills Resources
09.2018 - 12.2021
Chemical Control Scientist
Flint Hills Resources
04.2012 - 09.2018
Master of Business Administration -
Wichita State University
Master of Science - Molecular Biology
Wichita State University
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Wichita State University
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