Steve Delmar98 Auburn Ave(626) 355-1848
Sierra Madre, CA 91024delmars[at]verizon.net

Summary
Senior Industrial Manager with a background in environmental and safety compliance, and operations management. Extensive experience working with regulatory agencies such as the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Regional Water Boards, Local Air Districts, and CUPAs. Directed multiple operations with an annual budget of $40 MM and 100 employees. Organized and detail oriented with success driving continuous improvement in a team setting. Hold current 40-hour HAZWOPER Certification, OSHA 501 Certificate, OSHA 521 (Industrial Hygiene) Certificate, California Real Estate License, and have working knowledge of:

Environmental and OSHA Regulations (California and Federal) (16 years)
RCRA Site Remediation/Groundwater
Landfill Management (15 years)
ISO 14001 (10 years)
Waste Water Management and NPDES Permits (25 years)
Air Permits including Federal Title V Permits (15 years)
Radiation Safety (10 years)
Tiered Permitting
CALARP including Federal RMP and PSM Regulations (12 years)
Underground storage tanks (10 years)
Developing and maintaining various required Plans (SWPPP, BMPP, SPCC, Waste Contingency Plan, IIPP, etc.)
Emergency Response & Fire Safety (15 yrs)
Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Hygiene (15 yrs)
Training and Leadership (20 years)
Education B.A. Chemistry 1976 California State University Hayward, CA
Experience
Avery Dennison Corporation Pasadena, CA 2006 - 2009
Manager EHS, Avery Dennison Research Center
Responsible for regulatory compliance with all environmental, safety and other regulations and ordinances, including TSCA, Transportation Demand Management and hazardous waste management. Responsible for managing facilities maintenance functions and personnel. Responsible for training of all facility personnel.
Developed safety program emphasizing knowledge through training and a culture driven by management with management accountability, reducing workers comp claims to under $100 per month.
Implemented 5S Program to drive continuous improvement in safe lab practices.
Set up chemical inventory system and identified the location and quantities of approximately 10,000 lab chemicals, eliminating duplicate ordering and saving over $2000 per month in chemical purchases and disposal.
Worked on energy reduction team. Identified improvements to air handling system worth energy savings of over $100,000 per year.
Developed emergency response procedures and training program for multiple sites in the Southern California Region.
Served as member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Los Angeles Chapter.

USS-POSCO Industries Pittsburg, CA 1988 2006
Division Manager Environmental and Safety 1994 2006
Responsible for managing a Staff of 7 environmental and safety management professionals to maintain compliance with applicable environmental and safety laws and regulations, apply for and administer various permits (Air, Wastewater, Solid Waste), manage utility operations (Incoming Water Treatment Plant, Oil Recovery and Recycling Plant, and Terminal Wastewater Treatment Plant), manage ISO 14001 Program, develop and manage financial budgets, and manage Steel Mill chemical operations.
Developed and managed Safety programs in a Steel Mill with over 1000 employees, reducing the Recordable Injury Rate from over 17 per 200,000 man-hours to 3 per 200,000 man-hours.
Developed ISO 14001 Environmental Management Program and was issued certification on first attempt.
Reduced environmental costs by over $500K per year through waste reduction, recycling efforts, and aggressive contract negotiations.
Championed Six Sigma Team which identified and remediated cause of excessive hydrochloric acid losses from steel pickling line, resulting in annual savings of over $200K per year.
Served as member of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Committee on the Environment. Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) San Francisco Chapter.
Operations Manager 1988 1994
Responsible for managing Kawasaki Multipurpose Continuous Annealing Line for flat rolled steel and two hot-dip galvanizing lines. Responsible for construction, startup, and operations of hydrochloric acid regeneration plant and marketing of iron oxide by-product.
Started up Hydrochloric Acid Recycling Plant. Designed and constructed analytical lab facility. Redesigned configuration of storage tank system to eliminate discharge of any waste material.
Managed the merger of a multipurpose annealing line with two hot-dip galvanizing lines into one department during a reengineering effort. The new combination department was able to function with five fewer managers. Supervised six managers and 100 union operating employees. Increased production rate of annealing line by over 20%.
Served as a member of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Committee on Sheet Products.
Allied/General Chemical Pittsburg, CA 1977 - 1988
Analytical/QC Lab Supervisor and New Products Development Supervisor
Responsible for supervising six Quality Control Laboratory Technicians. Responsible for operation and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation including gas chromatograph, atomic absorption and inductively coupled plasma spectrometers and infrared spectrometer. Monitored plant quality costs. Prepared monthly environmental reports.
Developed production techniques for low-particle chemicals packaged in large (5 to 55 gallon drums) containers. Assisted marketing personnel with market development.
Served as a member of the SEMI Reagents Committee and was active in rewriting specifications and modifying analytical procedures for particle counting and trace metals analysis.