Academic/Professional/Personal Focus
Areas of Expertise
Vertére Inventory Administrator
Butler CERT Team Member
EPA Peer Auditor
Lab Management Plan for Subpart K
Stockroom & Chemical Safety
NAOSMM (National Association of Scientific Materials Managers) Safety Committee founder & co-chair
Taught college level labs & recitations (chemistry & physics) > 25 years
Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
NAOSMM Safety web pages
SEAM Conference - Stockroom Management presenter
2011 NAOSMM Conference - "Subpart K vs. RCRA" co-presenter; Health & Safety roundtable facilitator
2010 NAOSMM Conference - Biology roundtable facilitator
2009 NAOSMM Conference - presented launch of new NAOSMM Safety pages
Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
Stockroom supervision; ordering, receiving & inventory chemicals, gas cylinders & supplies; department safety committee; check-in sheets and locks; re-purposing & problem-solving; other department support as requested; EMS committee & building representative; Maintenance Services contact
Laboratory Safety Subcommittee Member for UHSC
Environmental Management System Specialist
Adjunct, Physics 107 lab instructor
Personal Hobbies
God, Family, Gardening, Design Work (structure & web), Volunteering
IndyEthnicFood.com advisory board member
St. Mary Academy reunion planning committee member; SMA Reunion history presenter
Education/Experience
Education/Degrees
A.S. General Studies, Butler University, 1980
B.S. Chemistry, Purdue University @ IUPUI, 1986
Completed Foundation Courses in the Butler MBA program.
Earned continuing education credits
Certifications
CERT training
First Aid & CPR/AED through ARC
ICI Environmental Compliance Project Training Program (EPA Peer Audit)
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Training (3/4 complete)
SSM Certification in final stages
LSI - Safety in the Laboratory Short Course
LSI - How to Become a More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer
Awards/Honors
2011 New Initiative Award, NAOSMM
Association Memberships (professional/educational)
ACS, Division of Chemical Health & Safety member
NAOSMM, Safety Committee co-chair