Raquel Almeida-Khodash

Raquel Almeida-Khodash
EHS Engineer
39 Paint Island Spring Road, Clarksburg, NJ 08510
908-208-7588 (Cell) or 732-605-9492 (Home)
[email protected]

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Currently attending MBA Program at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
• Over 10 years of experience in environmental compliance and health and safety management.
• Permit compliance management with all State and Federal regulatory agencies. Excellent negotiation skills with regulatory agencies-EPA, DEP and local authorities.
• Negotiated new permit discharge limits for multiple parameters while operating under a strict NPDES permit compliance discharge limits.
• Trained plant personnel on OSHA and environmental regulations, roles, and best practices in safety, sustainability, environmental stewardship, and compliance.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
• Part of the facility management team, advising department supervisors on safety and environmental requirements and responsibilities.
• Implementation of employee training programs such as Hazmat, RCRA, Spill Response.
• Facility audits, inspections, incident investigations and corrective action effectiveness.
• Created and implemented the “Daily 5- Minute Safety Talk.”
• New Employee Safety Orientation and Safety Committee coordination.
• ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 Implementation team.
• Emergency Response Team (ERT) Management – 35 Members.
• EH&S Department budget management.
• Green Projects initiatives to reduce energy (highest user in county), water, waste and air pollution.
• Title V Air Permit – responsible for permit renewal, air stack test, air permit compliance management
• Successful negotiations with regulatory agencies to eliminate permit NOV(s) and fines.
• Outside contractors contact and project supervision.
• Responsible for CDM Brazil new office start-up operation and management in São Paulo, Brazil and worked as a liaison for several offices in USA and Brazil.
• Ownership of a construction and design company in Brazil, which specialized in residential and industrial housing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE:
12/2007 – 09/2011 Agfa Corporation – EH&S Engineer. Environmental, safety and health compliance management for lithographic printing plates manufacturing located in New Jersey. Environmental and safety compliance of all lo