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Relationship focused and results oriented leader committed to fostering multidisciplinary teams to enhance and ensure overall company compliance with international, federal, state, and local regulations. Collaborate with key actors to align overall compliance strategy with corporate goals and objectives to achieve sustainability and bring real value to all stakeholders. Continually striving to make quality system improvements and create process efficiencies to mitigate risk.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regulatory Compliance Specialist and EHS Manager

LMC Enterprises
06.2014 - Current
Develop, establish and manage implementation of overall regulatory strategy in accordance with company business objectives. Responsible for compliance of all marketed product labeling with regulatory requirements. Provide regulatory input into complex cross functional projects for business development projects, major process facility and process modifications. Oversee and manage the regulatory submission process. Create longstanding relationships with customers and vendors to maximize profits, while instilling confidence in the company's products and regulatory services.​

Product Compliance Steward

Custom Building Products
04.2013 - 06.2014

Responsibilities include but not limited to establishing and implementing a self-perpetuating product compliance strategy that ensures the corporation achieves and sustains compliance with all applicable international, federal, state and local regulations. This will include designing and implementing programs, policies and practices. More specifically, I:

  • Reduced costs associated with the disposal of hazardous waste by $80,000 and mitigated risks associated with improper disposal by negotiating pricing/fees and contracts, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services
  • Cut labor costs associated with regulatory reporting and analysis by 70% through standardization and program development, while ensuring accurate reporting with minimal regulatory oversight
  • Minimized errors associated with regulatory documentation (SDSs, Labels, etc.) through effective communication, training, standardization, and process development
  • Decreased interdepartmental dependencies associated with locating regulatory documentation through file consolidation and project management, while enhancing company-wide knowledge of departmental key actors and their respective roles/functions

Regulatory Compliance Chemist

Shepard Bros., Inc
08.2011 - 04.2013

Handled all aspects of governmental regulatory data management and report generation. Maintained Compliance in all areas of governmental regulation and environmental law, including among others:

  • Performed profitability analysis on product SKUs, while providing alternative solutions to managing product SKU's, such as identifying substitutes and/or product consolidation, eliminating dead-stock items, and creating guidelines for new entry products.
  • Eliminated longstanding regulatory issues with the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) with regards to waste water discharge by evaluating test methods and wastewater process, while developing and presenting test studies to determine and confirm false representation of test results
  • Mitigated risks associated with workplace injuries by developing/enhancing loss control programs and standard operating procedures (SOP), while implementing corporate metrics for evaluating safety and performance
  • Headed project to acquire new patented product/technology to become the sole toll manufacturer for new and existing customers, while successfully implementing procedures/processes from start to finish

Quality Control Analytical Chemist

Wakunaga Of America
07.2009 - 08.2011
  • Helped expand the HPLC methods capabilities of the lab to minimize the need of outsourcing
  • Ran assays on water soluble vitamins and fat soluble vitamins according to USP, JP, and BP
  • Integrated procedures from the manufacturer’s method to the Quality Control Test Procedures
  • Managed work assignment of stability testing and data processing of stability results.

IT Computer Operator (Logistics)

Supervalu Distribution Center
01.2007 - 08.2009
  • Monitored and maintained IT systems. Logged and reported all problems for trend analysis
  • Troubleshoot and resolved problems (includes peripheral hardware and software)
  • Managed system security, flow of goods, information, and other resources 

Education

Biochemistry

California State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
2009

MBA - General

California State University
Fullerton, CA
2015

Skills

  • Regulatory compliance and remediation/risk management
  • Environmental Health & Safety
  • Training and development/process improvement
  • Organizational management and strategic planning
  • Results-oriented/detail-oriented
  • Quick learner and strong work ethic
  • Creative problem solver
  • Excellent communications skills

Affiliations

  • Society for Chemical Hazard Communication

Certification

  • DOT Certified (49 CFR)
  • Hazard Awareness and Security Awareness
  • IATA Certified
  • IMDG Certified
  • 40 Hour HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120)
  • California Hazardous Waste Manifest (Title 22, Title 40, and Health and Safety Codes)

Skills

  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Environmental Health & Safety
  • Product/Environmental Stewardship
  • Risk Management
  • OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (GHS)

Timeline

Regulatory Compliance Specialist and EHS Manager

LMC Enterprises
06.2014 - Current

Product Compliance Steward

Custom Building Products
04.2013 - 06.2014

Regulatory Compliance Chemist

Shepard Bros., Inc
08.2011 - 04.2013

Quality Control Analytical Chemist

Wakunaga Of America
07.2009 - 08.2011

IT Computer Operator (Logistics)

Supervalu Distribution Center
01.2007 - 08.2009

Biochemistry

California State University Fullerton

MBA - General

California State University