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Lane Barry

Auburn

Summary

Dynamic Environmental Engineer with extensive experience at Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products, skilled in EPA compliance and hazardous waste management. A proactive communicator and self-starter, I excel in achieving environmental KPIs, driving sustainability initiatives while ensuring regulatory adherence. Certified in OSHA and various equipment operations.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Environmental Engineer

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
04.2024 - Current

- Maintains working knowledge of current environmental standards and regulations

- Works with project engineers on projects leading to environmental protection, such as water reclamation facilities, air pollution control systems, and operations that convert waste to energy

- Responsible for annual hazmat and DOT, RCRA, SPCC and Groundwater, emergency action procedures, emergency response procedures, and hazard communication procedures

- Responsible for waste water, air quality and waste monitoring and reporting

- Responsible for managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste containment, labeling, storage, disposal, and recording

- Responsible for EPA compliance and reporting (i.e. Tier II, Form R, etc)

- Responsible for environmental incident reporting.

- Responsible for monthly environmental KPIs and metrics

- Responsible for annual environmental program reviews and updates.

- Responsible for ISO 14001 internal audits and coordinating ISO14001 surveillance and recertification audits

- Coordinates SDS reviews and maintains SDS database

- Responsible for enforcing company environmental policies

- Monitors the progress of environmental improvement programs

- Communicates with governing agencies on environmental inspections

- Ensures the proper procedures for cleaning up contaminated sites

- Helps facilitate efforts for sustainability and energy efficiency

- Will perform other functions as required

Engineering Technician

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
07.2023 - 04.2024

- Maintains working knowledge of current health and safety standards and regulations

- Monitor EHS/WW metrics through incident reporting system (Near Misses, Mobile

Equipment Accidents, First Aid Incidents, OSHA Recordable Injuries, Spill Incidents, Fire

Incidents, Safety Dashboard and Environmental Dashboard)

- Partner with Engineers to investigate injuries/illnesses, spills, fires, WW upset

conditions, first aids and near misses, etc.

- Assist Engineers with reduction in EHS/WW incident rates and cost (i.e. impact of spills,

WW upset conditions, injuries, etc)

- Assist with “Gemba Walks” for EHS department to identify hazards in the workplace,

unsafe operation, and non-compliance with EHS rules and regulations.

- Continue to help build and sustain a proactive safety culture. Help create an

environment where employees and front line leadership are engaged in working safely.

- Recommend corrective/preventative measures to improve EHS/WW performance and

prevent incidents

- Assist in coordination of industrial hygiene testing

- Assist with the direction and coordination of emergency response drills

- Analyze with Engineer(s) and assist, as needed, to update EHS policies, procedures and

plans in accordance with government and company guidelines

- Creation and update of EHS/WW SOPs, Work Instructions, and other training

documents, as needed.

- Coordinates SDS reviews and helps ensure the SDS database is up to date.

- Perform ISO 14001 internal audits

- Supports operation of WWTB and outside WW System, including troubleshooting and

corrective action suggestions.

- Support PMs of WWTB and outside WW System

- Performs other functions as required

EHS Technician

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
11.2021 - 07.2023
  • Assist in the oversight of the environmental management system
  • Assists in health and safety and environmental activities to ensure legal and regulator compliance with OSHA and EPA
  • Conduct daily walkthroughs of facility and report and act on findings
  • performs minor first aid when needed and transports injured workers for proper care and treatment while assisting with workers compensation claims.
  • help facilitate required trainings on safe work practices
  • conducts various inspections to ensure that all equipment is and processes meet safety requirements such as monthly inspections of emergency equipment , monthly inspections of safety devices, or safety -critical equipment
  • Monitors and measure waste to ensure compliance, assist engineers in scheduling pickups
  • prepares and loads hazardous and non-hazardous waste pickups
  • Conducts monthly inspections to ensure environmental compliance with Opacity readings, SPCC plan and Hazardous Waste Inspections
  • Performs water sampling, labeling, transportation and testing for required water permit.
  • Conducts audits to the ISO14001 standard, reports findings and schedules meetings to resolve findings.
  • Organizes and 5s work areas daily to maintain a safe and clean work environment.

Wastewater Technician

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
06.2019 - 11.2021
  • Maintains compliance of industrial water permitting
  • Ensures that systems, pumps, probes, floats, and sensors are functioning properly
  • Monitors equipment for potential failures, calibrates and replaces equipment as needed
  • Repairs and replaces pumps, piping, hoses, and equipment as needed
  • Collect water samples for chemical analysis
  • Transports, changes and keeps inventory of chemicals
  • Design, create and maintain a preventive maintenance plan
  • Maintain proper EAM records
  • Provides cost saving ideas
  • Troubleshoots systems and equipment
  • Make adjustments to help system run efficiently

Education

Associate of Science -

Southcentral Kentucky Community And Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
05-2019

GED -

Logan County High School
Russellville, KY
05-2017

Skills

  • Self starter and Detailed oriented worker
  • Good communication skills
  • Maintains safe and clean work area
  • OSHA 10 hour Certification
  • First aid certified
  • Fork truck certified
  • Skid Steer certified
  • Aerial Lift certified
  • Crane certified
  • Method 9 Air Emissions
  • DOT
  • RCRA

Timeline

Environmental Engineer

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
04.2024 - Current

Engineering Technician

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
07.2023 - 04.2024

EHS Technician

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
11.2021 - 07.2023

Wastewater Technician

Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
06.2019 - 11.2021

Associate of Science -

Southcentral Kentucky Community And Technical College

GED -

Logan County High School
Lane Barry