Professional Experience

Progressive Environmental, Health & Safety leadership within regulated pharmaceutical and high-hazard manufacturing environments, with sustained ownership of hazardous waste, transportation compliance, air programs, and operational risk management.

Impact Highlights

  • 100% KPI attainment within regulated pharmaceutical operations

  • Increased workforce safety engagement from 55% to full participation

  • 50%+ reduction in hazardous chemical exposure (TWA)

  • Multimillion-dollar environmental cost savings through waste program redesign

  • Sustained RCRA and DOT hazardous materials compliance ownership across multiple roles

  • Regulatory alignment across OSHA, Cal/OSHA, CUPA, APCD, EPA, and FDA frameworks

EHS Compliance Manager

Amentum @ Pfizer | La Jolla, CA

Provide site-level EHS leadership within a regulated pharmaceutical campus overseeing high-hazard operations and full-spectrum regulatory compliance.

Leadership & Impact

  • Achieved 100% site KPI attainment while elevating workforce safety engagement to full participation within the first month

  • Serve as approval authority for high-hazard activities including LOTO, confined space entry, PFAS controls, and Safe Work Permits

  • Maintain Cal/OSHA Title 8 compliance and structured oversight of site-specific regulatory programs

  • Conduct inspections, audits, and field reviews to sustain regulatory readiness and operational risk control

  • Support environmental permitting, hazardous waste compliance, and air program coordination

Senior HSE Coordinator

Bachem Americas Inc. | Vista, CA

Delivered EHS leadership across two regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities supporting Production, QC, and R&D operations.

Scope & Contributions

  • Directed site safety strategy in partnership with Director-level leadership

  • Developed and implemented a structured LOTO program covering 80+ equipment assets

  • Established a comprehensive Permit-to-Work system to systematically control operational hazards

  • Managed RCRA Large Quantity Generator (LQG) compliance and DOT hazardous materials shipping documentation across both sites

  • Maintained CUPA Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) and CERS reporting

  • Supported APCD/SCAQMD air emissions compliance and environmental reporting

  • Digitized environmental compliance systems to strengthen audit readiness and inspection performance

HSE Coordinator II

Bachem Americas Inc.

Expanded environmental and industrial hygiene leadership within high-hazard chemical manufacturing operations while retaining hazardous waste program ownership.

Operational Impact

  • Reduced Methylene Chloride exposure (TWA) by 50%+ through targeted hazard analysis and engineering controls

  • Led air emissions (APCD), stormwater, wastewater, and hazardous waste compliance programs

  • Sustained RCRA LQG compliance and DOT hazardous materials transportation documentation

  • Sustained regulatory alignment across CUPA, Cal/OSHA, RCRA, and DOT standards

  • Implemented carbon recycling initiative diverting 50 tons of waste and generating multimillion-dollar cost savings

  • Delivered environmental and safety performance metrics to site leadership

EHS Coordinator I

Bachem Americas Inc.

Managed OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and environmental compliance programs supporting laboratory and production operations, including full lifecycle hazardous waste oversight.

Regulatory Leadership

  • Administered RCRA Large Quantity Generator (LQG) compliance including waste characterization, labeling, storage, and inspections

  • Managed hazardous waste manifest documentation and DOT-compliant transportation coordination

  • Supported CUPA reporting and CERS environmental documentation

  • Developed standardized hazardous waste labeling and management systems aligned with federal and California regulations

  • Implemented digital incident reporting and corrective action tracking systems

  • Contributed to sustained injury reduction through structured safety training and committee leadership

Technical Operations & Production Leadership

Bachem Americas Inc.

Progressed from high-hazard peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis operations into Environmental, Health & Safety leadership within GMP-regulated manufacturing.

  • Subject Matter Expert in high-hazard synthesis processes with zero personal incidents

  • Shift Lead responsible for safety training and PPE compliance

  • Production Safety Committee representative (2018–2020)

  • Supported 5L–300L reactor operations within GMP and process safety controls