David D. Childs

Background

About David D. Childs

I help forward-looking companies develop, implement, and monitor outstanding environmental, health and safety programs to reduce risk, ensure compliance, and enhance operational excellence in a seamless manner. I am able to do that by leveraging a strong background in leadership roles in all aspects of Environmental Engineering, Health and Safety, BS in Chemical Engineering, VPP Excellence in Safety Certification, and a passion for improvement and efficient compliance. I balance collaborative management skills with exceptional technical expertise to create innovative yet effective approaches to permitting and compliance in a complex and fast-changing regulatory environment. SUMMARY OF CREDENTIALS • Extensive experience in all aspects of Environmental Engineering, Health and Safety• Extensive experience in chemical process industries• Experience training and leading teams to 12 • Ability to work proactively with government agencies• Global audit experience in the US, UK, China, Singapore, and Taiwan• Experience in MACT, NSPS and NESHAP applicability and compliance• Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR), Air Permitting, Consent Decree compliance, RCRA regulations, Wastewater, Public Water Systems, Natural Gas Pipelines, Auditing • BS in Chemical Engineering • Experience to apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools• VPP Excellence in Safety Certification Recognition.TOP SKILLS• Auditing• Change Management• Construction• Creative Problem Solving• Data Analysis• Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS)• FEMA Incident Command System• Hazardous Waste Management • HAZOP Study• HAZWOPER• Incident Investigation• Management• Microsoft Office• Microsoft PowerPoint• Microsoft Word• Nonprofit Organizations• OSHA Record Keeping• Process Engineering• Public Speaking• Root Cause Analysis • Safety Management Systems• Safety Training• Tier II Reporting• Toxic Release Inventory• Training