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Synopsis of Key Personnel  Maria G. Monge - Owner/Principal Consultant Ms. Monge has 25 years of experience in the health and safety field. Ten years were spent at Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC and Forbes Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Since 1995, Ms. Monge has been a Principal of Risk Management Professionals Inc., which provides general risk management and loss prevention support for industry: e.g., petroleum (production, refining, offshore), chemical, power generation, waste repository / storage / processing, water and wastewater, and aerospace. Steven T. Maher, PE CSP - Principal Consultant Mr. Maher has over 25 years of experience in safety, involving both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment. For the past 22 years, he has been responsible for the project management and technical performance of a broad spectrum of process safety, risk management, security vulnerability assessment, emergency preparedness, and loss prevention projects for the following systems:
Retired Scott Adams had a twenty-eight year career in the fire service in Southern California -- the last eleven years as Fire Chief - CEO of the City of Torrance Fire Department. He possesses significant experience in evaluation, decision-making, and management of the delivery of fire suppression, prevention, emergency medical, and specialty emergency services, in an urban/industrial – suburban/residential environment. Ms. Ester M. Brawley-Roehl has played a key role in a variety of activities associated with risk and safety projects. She has provided high level Project Management and technical expertise to numerous Project Teams and has been instrumental in bringing about a successful completion of those projects. Ms. Brawley has experience in the following activities: California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Risk Management Plans (RMP), and OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) of Acutely Hazardous Substances; conducting Process Safety audits of existing programs; 5-year updates; re-submittals; and training. Teresa A. Marion - Philidelphia Office Manager Ms. Teresa A. Marion is the Northeast Engineering Manager for Risk Management Professionals and provides high level project management and extensive technical support to a variety of Project Teams on a wide range of projects. Her experience and ability to plan and coordinate projects makes her a crucial part of the Risk Management Professionals Team and has allowed her to expand operations as head of our East Coast Business Unit. Ms. Marion has worked on projects for numerous industries, examples include:
Her project experience spans across all product lines of Risk Management Professionals allowing her to be a key asset to the team. In addition, due to her in depth knowledge of regulatory programs Ms. Marion has provided presentations on numerous topics designed to provide public information. Ms. Marion’s project experience includes the following:
Ms. Marion’s experience and knowledge of planning and coordination of large, involved projects, allows her to provide crucial project management support and assistance on a wide spectrum of projects. She has extensive experience establishing and maintaining schedules, closely monitoring project progress and budgets, and implementing the formal quality control and security program.
Bob Canfield In 1989 Mr. Canfield was selected to fill Los Angeles’ first full-time emergency management position. He played a prominent leadership role in developing recommendations and implementing the consolidation of emergency preparedness functions from five city departments into one major division in the Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) in 1996 and the creation of a separate Emergency Preparedness Department in 2000. In 1994, Mr. Canfield was nominated by Mayor Riordan to be a member of the Emergency Preparedness Commission for the County and cities of Los Angeles. Mr. Canfield co-led and managed city preparedness planning efforts for the Year 2000 (Y2K) and the 2000 Democratic National Convention. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Mr. Canfield co-led the city’s response to the War on Terrorism and an exhaustive year long assessment of the city’s emergency response needs and capabilities, developing dozens of recommendations adopted by the Mayor and City Council. He then continued in this capacity until August 2003 retirement, culminating more than 40 years of government service. Additionally, as EPD’s Assistant General Manager, managed and directly supervised professional employees responsible for the department's four functional divisions (response and recovery planning; training/community preparedness; facilities; and administrative and personnel services). Mr. Canfield annually led the development and execution of the city's Emergency Operations Workshop, a multi day executive-level training session that brings together the city’s most senior elected and appointed mangers and lead emergency management personnel. Retired Assistant Fire Chief Dean E. Cathey Assistant Fire Chief Dean Cathey dedicated over 33 years to the Los Angeles Fire Department, retiring in January 2004. During his career he promoted through virtually all the ranks to Assistant Chief, including 19 years experience as a Chief Officer and over six years in a recent assignment as the Assistant Bureau Commander for the Bureau of Emergency Services. Kenneth M. Hall retired from the City of Torrance Fire Department with forty three years experience in all phases of the Fire Service. At the time of retirement, Chief Hall held the rank of Battalion Chief and was serving as the Fire Marshall for the City of Torrance, California. His expertise includes Fire Prevention, Hazardous Materials regulation / Administration, Fire Investigation, Code Development, Fire Suppression and Management. He also has extensive experience assisting the public and industry in Fire Service. He interacted on a daily basis with all departments within the city, and he is well versed in human relation skills. Ms. Kristin D. Hockett is a Senior Engineer with Risk Management Professionals, and as such provides detailed project management and oversight, as well as technical guidance to various Project Teams within the organization. Her project experience is extensive throughout all product lines offered by Risk Management Professionals, including the following:
Ms. Hockett has experience managing significant projects and understands the necessary planning to coordinate large, involved projects and has extensive experience establishing and maintaining schedules, closely monitoring project progress and budgets, and implementing the formal quality control and security program. While Ms. Hockett has experience in diverse product lines, all completed projects have used high-end qualitative and/or quantitative risk analysis techniques for decision-making and are focused within the following disciplines:
Mr. Edwin Olweny has over 10 years of extensive experience in the field of seismic risk based analysis and design of structures, equipment and equipment supports during his career at Hopper Elmore and Associates. He has been the lead engineer in various RMPP, RMP and CalARP seismic assessment projects at local petrochemical, nuclear, food processing and other chemical and manufacturing facilities. He has performed seismic assessments of structures and piping systems containing hazardous materials including radioactive materials, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and MTS to name a few. Included in these assessments are facilities that use ammonia refrigeration systems. Ms. Judith Sicairos provides project management and high level technical support to Project Teams involved in various engineering activities, including risk and process safety assessments for the following industries:
Ms. Sicairos is experienced in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) methodologies, including Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies performed in conjunction with Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), leading various studies for a variety of processes. Ms. Sicairos has been involved in the development of California Accidental Release Programs (CalARP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Risk Management Plans (RMP), and OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) for hazardous chemicals facilities. Ms. Sicairos is experienced in performing Compliance Audits for the above mentioned safety programs. Ms. Sicairos is familiar with and has experience with the implementation of the Safety and Environmental Management Program (SEMP), used for integrating and managing offshore operations. Ms. Sicairos has experience in grant writing, where she proactively pursues innovative grant opportunities that closely reflect the client’s needs. Ms. Sicairos is capable of establishing and maintaining schedules, understands the complexity of project coordination, and can successfully monitor project progress and budgets. Ms. Sicairos has experience in the following areas:
Ms. Senem Surmeli has the experience, expertise and capabilities to provide strong project management, oversight and technical support to Risk Management Professionals’ Project Teams. She utilizes her strong analytical, problem-solving and facilitation skills to provide a high level support for all projects to ensure client satisfaction.
Ms. Surmeli has experience developing California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Programs, Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plans (RMP) for numerous facilities. As part of these efforts, Ms. Surmeli completed dispersion modeling calculations, P&ID reviews, Offsite-Consequence Analyses, Process Hazard Studies (PHA) and triennial Compliance Audits. In addition to her CalARP/RMP/PSM experience, Ms. Senem Surmeli has participated in various HAZOP studies for processes ranging from large oil refineries to small scale refrigeration units. As a successful HAZOP facilitator, Ms. Surmeli maintained the HAZOP Study Team’s focus while reviewing potential operational and process hazards. During these studies, she utilized several methodologies including HAZOP guideword, What-If, and Checklist evaluation depending on the clients’ needs. She is also familiar with SIL/SIS analysis along with IEC 61511 standards, which covers the design and management requirements for the safety integrated systems. Ms. Surmeli’s experience also includes Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Development and Updates. These plans include critical emergency response actions that address each scenario associated with security issues separately in terms of activation of a procedure, responsible persons and required tools. Ms. Surmeli has worked closely with Yorba Linda Water District in development of their Emergency Response Plans, and provided training support. Ms. Surmeli has supported various facilities in developing their Hazardous Material Inventories/Business Emergency Response Plans (HMI/BEP) Disclosures for their local Administering Agency or fire department. Ms. Surmeli worked closely with the clients to ensure successful completion of various HMI/BEP’s. Ms. Surmeli assisted facilities in completing their Hazardous Materials Area plans as part of their pre-emergency planning. As part of these efforts, Ms. Surmeli worked closely with the clients to develop pre-emergency planning activities and emergency response roles in case of hazardous material releases. Her chemical engineering background, coupled with her strong interest in analyzing processes to find potentially hazardous operations to be eliminated or mitigated, makes Ms. Surmeli a valuable asset to Risk Management Professionals. Mr. Casey P. Sbicca has supplied support and high level technical assistance to numerous projects at Risk Management Professionals, all focused on identifying, preparing for, and mitigating potential risks at process facilities. His strong engineering and technical knowledge makes Mr. Sbicca an integral part to the Process Hazard Analysis. Mr. Sbicca is qualified for the use of the following Process Hazard Analysis methods: HAZOP guideword, LOPA procedure, What-If checklist evaluation, and other quantitative risk assessment methods. Mr. Kenneth Hufford has the experience, expertise and capabilities to provide strong oversight and technical support to Risk Management Professionals’ Project Teams. His strong analytical and problem-solving skills to provide a high level support for all projects to ensure client satisfaction. Affiliates Creation World Safety Risk Management Professionals utilizes the services of Creation World Safety for Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Health and Safety training, including OSHA 10-Hour Certification, HAZWOPER Fit Testing, Fire Extinguisher, First Aid, Hazard Communication, Bloodborne Pathogens, Lockout/Tagout, and Confined Space Entry training, as well as additional Injury and Illness Prevention Program topics customized for each facility. Ian Sutton Mr. Sutton is a chemical engineer with over thirty years of design and operating experience in the energy and process industries. He has worked with a wide range of technologies, including refineries, offshore platforms, chemical plants and pipelines. He has focused on process risk management and process safety management for the last fifteen years. O’Brien’s Response Management is an emergency management and preparedness firm that specializes in actual responses, as well as planning, training and exercises. With over 200 actual emergency responses each year, O’Brien’s Response Management team has developed expertise un-like any other response management firm in the world. They have been involved in some of the largest, most complex emergencies involving natural disasters, fires, civil disturbances, and pollution responses and have worked with government and industrial response teams at the local, state, federal and even international levels. In order to compliment our technical engineering expertise with physical emergency response experience, Risk Management Professionals partners with O’Brien’s Response Management for emergency response planning, analyses, and training program development for our clients. Safety Solutions, Inc. (www.safetysolutionsinc.homestead.com) is a safety-consulting firm designed to assist companies in reducing the potential for losses and complying with OSHA regulations. Safety Solutions has provided safety services in a wide variety of business environments including refineries, mining operations, ships, retail service stations, chemical plants, pipeline operations, offshore oil platforms, health care facilities, building construction, landscaping contractors, laboratories, electronics manufacturing and office buildings. Risk Management Professionals partners with Safety Solutions to provide:
Winefield & Associates, Inc. is an environmental, health and safety consulting firm with an extensive range of expertise and a deep understanding of the specialized needs of industrial and business clients. Risk Management Professionals periodically partners with Winefield and Associates in an effort to compile a customized team to meet the specifications of each project. |
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