Industrial Hygienist with a 9-year background in identifying and minimizing health hazards in the workplace. Possessing extensive knowledge of industrial hygiene principles and practices, environmental health, and state and federal laws and regulations. Skilled in preparing comprehensive reports and conducting thorough investigations to detect and mitigate harmful contaminants and substances. A proactive leader dedicated to providing clients with effective solutions and processes to enhance employee health and safety while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Conducted over 100 comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys, utilizing air sampling, noise dosimetry, ergonomic assessments, and ventilation measurements to identify workplace exposures.
Assessed over 50 corporate and government clients in varying industries, including aerospace, petroleum refining, manufacturing, construction, building management, insurance, utilities, and healthcare over 9 years.
Evaluated exposure data based on epidemiological health studies and toxicological research to determine risks and compared exposure levels to regulatory limits, including OSHA PELs, NIOSH RELs, and ACGIH TLVs.
Developed and recommended courses of action to control exposures, resulting in significant decrease in workplace injuries and illnesses.
Monitored workplace environments using direct-reading monitoring equipment such as combustible gas, carbon monoxide, and oxygen indicators, sound level meters, photo-ionization detectors, hydrogen sulfide, and colorimetric gas detector tube samplers.
Performed indoor air quality studies, including fungal and bacterial growth assessment and exposure surveys in non-industrial environments such as office buildings, healthcare facilities, and schools.
Utilized direct-reading instruments to determine moisture content data in varying building materials.
Collected surface samples from building materials to assess fungal and bacterial growth potentials, and air samples to determine concentrations of both viable and nonviable fungi, and viable bacteria.
Identified microbes and assessed health hazard potentials, identified sources of water that are potentially attributable to biological growth, developed abatement strategies, and established appropriate engineering and personal protective equipment controls during any anticipated remediation work.
Built and implemented company-wide VBA-based tool that extrapolates values from raw laboratory data, significantly reducing calculation errors and decreasing time spent on repetitive calculations by up to 50%.
Optimized image formatting procedures by designing and deploying VBA script that automated process, reducing steps required from 3-4 per image to 1-2 per document, leading to 90% reduction in time spent.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Occupational Health
California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA
12.2014
Skills
Sampling and Analysis: Air Sampling Methods (NIOSH, OSHA), Exposure Assessments, Data Analysis, Equipment Calibration
Evaluation & Control: OSHA Standards and Regulations, Respirator Fit and Selection, Confined Space Assessments, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessments, Hazardous Waste Management
Testing & Investigation: Indoor Air Quality Evaluations, Water Quality Testing, Residential Environmental Inspections
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