Cody Rawlings
Walla Walla,WA
Summary
Dynamic Environmental Health Specialist with extensive experience at Walla Walla County Department of Community Health. Proven track record in policy development and regulatory compliance, leading successful epidemiological investigations. Adept at conflict resolution and team coordination, fostering a culture of public health education and safety. Passionate about enhancing community health outcomes through innovative solutions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Environmental Health Specialist
Walla Walla County Department of Community Health
Walla Walla, WA
09.2023 - Current
- Provide consultation, mentoring, coaching and training for new employees.
- Provides subject matter expert consultation for Environmental Health programs.
- Responsible for coordinating the operation temporarily in the managers’ absence.
- Provide recommendations for policy and procedure development and updates.
- Assist in creating policy and procedure documents for programs.
- Lead communicable disease investigations.
- Gather and provide program data for evaluation.
- Identifies efficiency improvements in the workplace and promotes QI culture.
- Represents agency at community or state level meetings.
- Coordinates staff scheduling.
- Identifies and communicates building cleaning and maintenance needs.
- Regulatory inspections for food safety, sanitary surveys, temporary food events.
- Collects environmental samples and ships to state laboratory.
- Investigates Animal exposures, mentors and coaches’ employees on exposures.
- Liaison for Food Safety Advisory Council.
- Conflict mediator.
- Conducts vector investigations, collects samples and ships to Washington State Public Health Lab.
- Investigates reports of toxic blue green algae, collects samples as need and send to Washington State Public Health Lab.
Environmental Health Specialist EHS I & II
Walla Walla County Department of Community Health
Walla Walla, WA
05.2022 - 09.2023
- Advise and consult with group B well owners on well construction and safe drinking water, ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Conduct on-site investigations and determine necessary actions for abatement in response to complaints.
- Issue permits and conduct routine inspections of various retail food service establishments to ensure compliance with county and state regulations.
- Conduct plan reviews for proposed food service establishments, evaluating compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Advises homeowners about bacteriological and nitrate samples from private homes during real estate transactions, collaborating with public water systems for regulatory compliance.
- Conduct sanitary surveys of public water systems, review new small public water system plans, and perform field inspections for various public health issues.
- Conducted group A drinking water system inspections and reports the results to the Office of Drinking Water.
- Educate food workers, community groups, schools, and other professionals on environmental public health issues, and conduct epidemiological investigations related to foodborne illness, water contamination, and other outbreaks.
Environmental Health Specialist I
Panhandle Health District 1 State of Idaho
Hayden, ID
09.2018 - 05.2022
- Managed Aquifer Protection initiatives, oversaw water sampling, and conducted chemical pollution investigations.
- Conducted Secondary Containment inspections at various facilities, ensuring compliance with hazardous waste disposal regulations.
- Inspected and maintained secondary containment systems, ensuring proper storage, handling, and disposal of chemicals.
- Educated industry stakeholders on Best Management Practices for proper chemical handling and storage.
- Reviewed construction plans for secondary containment systems and reported spills or contamination incidents to local, state, and county agencies.
- Collaborated with local sewer districts and fire departments to oversee chemical use and storage and implemented Sewer Management Agreements.
- Conducted comprehensive inspections of food establishments, including food processors, and led food safety courses, adhering to environmental and public health regulations for public safety.
Education
Public Health - Epidemiology
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, ID07.2018
Skills
- Environmental regulatory compliance
- Epidemiological investigation
- Policy development
- Data analysis
- Food safety inspections
- Solution-based problem solving
- Conflict resolution
- Team coordination
- Public health education
- Environmental assessments
Volunteer Experience
Full Time Volunteer Representative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 07/01/08, 07/01/10, Manchester, England, Devised lesson plans and strategies to help hundreds of people reach their personal goals, Prepared and taught weekly training meetings for fellow volunteers, Connected with the local people through strong interpersonal skills, Volunteered at Blackpool Zoo and helped aid in the care for the animals, Taught classes ranging from religion to addiction recovery, personal finance, and English
Trainings And Certificates
- Epi-Ready Team Training
- Lead Awareness Curriculum Train-the-Tainer
- Derail Alert: Local Public Health Response to a Chemical Incident
- Marathon Petroleum Exercise
- P.A.C.E Packaging and Shipping Dangerous Goods: What Laboratory Staff Must Know
- Applied Outbreak Investigation Training
- ICS-400 Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff
- ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
- IS-907 Active Shooter: What you can do
- IS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction
- IS-700.B An introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS-244.b: Developing and Managing Volunteers
- IS-200.b – ICS for single Resources and Initial Action – Incidents
- IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
- First Aid CPR AED
- Food Safety Works LLC – Risk-Based Inspections
- Food Protection EPHOC - South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness – Tulane University
- Solid and Hazardous Waste – South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness – Tulane University
- Statues and Regulations - South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness – Tulane University
- FDA WAFDO Training and Seminar
- NASH Consulting Training
- Strategic Planning Training and workgroup
- WCPR – De-Escalation Training
- HIPAA Awareness for Healthcare Providers
- Enrolled into HACCP & Food Safety Trainings
- FDA Standardization
- Respectful Workplace Training
- Soil Analysis for OSS
- DHD 3: BP1 Ebola Tabletop Exercise
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lead Environmental Health Specialist
Walla Walla County Department of Community Health
09.2023 - Current
Environmental Health Specialist EHS I & II
Walla Walla County Department of Community Health
05.2022 - 09.2023
Environmental Health Specialist I
Panhandle Health District 1 State of Idaho
09.2018 - 05.2022
Public Health - Epidemiology
Brigham Young University-Idaho
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