Jeffrey Mathis

Background

About Jeffrey Mathis

Widely known and a highly skilled leader among NH Environmental, Health and Safety (ESH) professionals. Interact with regulators and government representatives: • Negotiated enforcement with NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) that reduced hazardous waste (HW) regulations penalty from $56K to $17K. Success due to lack of clarity in EPA/NH DES guidance. • Negotiated enforcement with EPA Region that reduced HW regulations penalty from $500K to $170K. Success due to cooperation and pre-enforcement regulatory compliance efforts, and involvement of site owner. • Participated in NH State Legislative advisory committees: evaluated the potential for NH to adopt the NPDES program from EPA Region I, and improved clarity of the NH Shoreline Protection Rules. • Supported lobbying efforts advocating for industry interests in NH Legislature. Chair NH BIA Manufacturers & End Users lobbying committee, leading a team of senior managers and business owners to ensure that the interests and concerns of industry are heard by Legislators. Established and ensured continuous improvement of site-specific safety risk identification and management processes; empowered local leadership teams to improve site safety. • Educated the teams at five major sites to use tools for employee incident and near miss reporting; performed investigation processes, including root cause and improvement actions. • Ensured that leadership reviewed the actions for progress and communicated consequent successes to employees. Improvements achieved at all sites in five years; two years afterwards, one site recognized as the only site of 24 audited in the United States to maintain expected safety maturity. Provide ESH and fixed-assets due diligence support for fifteen business acquisitions/ divestitures that either contribute to Company’s strategic technology needs or establish market presence.