SHYAM SRINIVAS

4606 W Challenger Trail, Phoenix, AZ 85087

Phone: 623-236-4895 ssdec5a8@westpost.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssrinivas20
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Expertise
General Management
E, H & S Program Management
Environmental Program Management
Safety Program Management
Process Safety Management
Sales & Marketing of Consulting Services
Education
MBA, Washington University, Olin School of Business, St. Louis, MO, 2003
MS in Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1994
BS in Civil Engineering, Bangalore University, India, 1992
Relevant Experience
Over eighteen years of experience in environmental, safety and sustainability pr
ogram management and environmental compliance, sales and marketing of consulting
services and project management. My experience extends to both the public and p
rivate sectors, including experience as an EHS Corporate Manager for one of the
largest Equipment Rental Companies in North America with over 470 locations, and
an engineer at the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources.
Extensive experience in EHS Program Management and Environmental and Safety Cons
ulting for the Equipment Rental Industry and Manufacturing, over 600 facilities
nationwide in over 43 states. The list of clients includes Kraft Foods (Philip
Morris Group of Companies, now Altria), Procter & Gamble Company, Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District, Fleischmann's Yeast and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. I have
also developed a new market (International) for a lubricants company and also p
ortfolio companies for a private equity group.
I planned, organized and executed the implementation of quite a few of the proje
cts from design through startup, including development of Marketing Plans for va
rious companies. I have been very effective in comprehending customer needs, and
arriving at simple and cost effective solutions to complex problems. Based on m
y performance alone I was able to achieve over $ 2 million in new sales from my
customers over a 3-year period. I have been in successful in managing contracts
and have reduced multi-million dollar contacts by over 75% by improving efficien
cies. I brought in projects from top companies and opened doors to future busin
ess in other areas of those companies.
Clients have included major food processing/manufacturing operations, the baking
industry, grain handling operations, public sector industries including wastewa
ter treatment operations, chemical companies, and various metal processing opera
tions.
Adjunct lecturer at Webster University, School of Business (Finance Courses)
Adjunct lecturer at Saint Louis University, School of Public Health (Air Polluti
on Control)
Past Chair for the AWMA St. Louis Local Chapter
Certified PHA Team Leader
Career Highlights
* Implemented a national environmental and sustainability program that contribut
ed to revenue growth, EBIT, ROI and market share. Documented reduction in progra
m costs of $ 2 Million
* Successful in managing contracts and relationships and reducing multi-million
dollar contacts by over 75% by improving efficiencies
* Achieved over $ 3 Million in new sales from existing and new customers over a
3-year period
* Developed a new market (International) for a lubricants company and also portf
olio companies for a private equity group. Developed over 350 contacts in appro
ximately 16 States
* Identified, analyzed and successfully acquired international small businesses
* Created capital through international real estate ventures and management. Ac
hieved greater than 400% returns over a 4-yr period
* Successfully managed client portfolios through financial brokerage services an
d insurance sales
* Very effective in comprehending customer needs, and arriving at simple and cos
t effective solutions to complex problems
* Planned, organized and executed implementation of projects from design through
startup, including development of marketing plans for various companies
* Selected by the CEO to be a key "Green Team" member for a $ 2 Billion company,
which designed and implemented the company wide sustainability program through
supporting the senior VP in sustainability initiatives
* Designed, developed, and implemented 10 environmental, sustainability and ISO
14001 training courses, which have trained more than 7,000 supervisory and manag
ement staff.
* Collaborated with 10 vice presidents and regional safety directors and a field
team of 460 managers in the development and implementation of the environmental
and sustainability programs, training and safety management which led to great
er program efficiencies and reduced costs
Professional Experience
Corporate Environmental (EHS) Manager, RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., Scottsdale, A
Z 2006 - 2010
For an equipment rental company serving construction and industrial customers wi
th over $2 billion in revenue and 4,800 employees in the U.S. and Canada. Led C
orporate Environmental and Safety Programs for over 470 locations in North Ameri
ca. Managed the entire environmental program for North America and also develop
ed and assisted with safety programs. In summary:
* Managed multiple environmental contracts and reduced program costs from over $
3 Million to approximately $600 K
* Managed oversight of 10 remediation projects nationwide and closed out 6 out o
f the 10 in 3 years. Two more sites are awaiting Agency approval for closure
* Managed over 24 Waste Vendors providing uninterrupted waste services for locat
ions in over 43 States
* Founding member of the RSC "Green Team" which developed the Sustainability pro
gram for RSC
* Instrumental in EHS and Sustainability Audits and Audit Tool Development which
helped streamline audit times as well as achieve greater compliance
* Planned and instituted the ISO 14001 Program development to achieve best in cl
ass environmental quality and to meet customer needs
* Implemented an Environmental Management System and EMIS development which will
lead to greater efficiencies in managing the program
* Managed Phase 2's and acquisition related issues to drive down costs and to he
lp the VP and Director Real Estate & Construction manage leasing and closure of
locations within the required 30-day turnaround time
* Developed a Near Miss Program which will lead to behavioral improvements in th
e safety culture
* Managed and assisted with safety programs at various sites and reviewed, devel
oped and produced safety programs and procedures, which assisted all locations i
n achieving the lowest incident rate for the rental industry in 2009
* Assisted with the OSH VPP process to achieve greater safety results and custom
er retention at the on-site industrial locations
Self-Employed Senior Consultant, (October 2003 - November 2006)
On a subcontract basis, provided environmental consulting and sales services for
the following firms:
Advance Environmental, Inc., St. Charles, Missouri- Duties include consulting fo
r a variety of clients on issues related to Air Quality (Title V), PSM, EMS and
other environmental issues
ALL Consultants, Tulsa, Oklahoma - Duties include consulting for a variety of cl
ients on environmental related issues, including air quality modeling
MSD. St. Louis, Missouri - Responsible for the development of an Environmental M
anagement System (EMS) for the District and also for all environmental complianc
e for the entire District
The Lubri-Loy Company, O'Fallon, - Duties include involvement in international s
ales, marketing and operations of specialty lubricants. Developed and opened up
a whole new market in India.
The Gabriel Management Group, St. Louis, Missouri - Duties include involvement i
n international operations and marketing including international sourcing and ov
ersight of international portfolio companies and funding sources. Duties also in
clude performing environmental assessments and due diligence requirements for TG
MG acquisition and portfolio businesses.
Project Manager, ERM, Inc., St. Charles, Missouri (October 2001 - October 2003)
* Koch Fertilizer, Kansas - Project Engineer for a variety of air projects inclu
ding Title V assistance and air compliance issues.
* Williams Refinery, Memphis, TN - Project Engineer for estimating Total Annual
Benzene (TAB) for the various waste streams at the refinery from 1996-2002 as pa
rt of the Benzene NESHAP Rule.
* RMP - Nabisco Bakeries Nationwide (Kraft Foods North America, Inc,) - Project
Manager for Risk Management Planning for 15 facilities nationwide. Projects i
nclude modeling the worst case and alternative scenarios, reviewing the existing
process Safety materials, and completing the RMP document
* Marathon Ashland LLC., Robinson, IL Refinery - Project Engineer for Title V Pe
rmitting assistance.
* Procter & Gamble, St. Louis, MO - Project Manager for modification of Syntheti
c Minor operating permit and various construction permits. Work involves permit
ting issues, emission inventories, modeling and coordination with state and loca
l agencies.
* Various Environmental, Health & Safety Audits - Project engineer assisting in
and conducting environmental and H&S audits at Penford Products, Cedar Rapids, I
A, Constellation Power, Beecher City, IL, and Grief Bros., Centralia, IL
* Constellation Power, Beecher City, IL - Project engineer for PSM and RMP Proje
ct. Work involves conducting a PHA for various chemicals on-site and developing
a PSM manual and the RMP
Project Manager, GEI Consultants, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri (December 2000 - Oct
ober 2001)
* Procter & Gamble, St. Louis, MO - Project Manager for air compliance work inv
olving permitting issues, emission inventories, modeling and coordination with s
tate and local agencies.
* Procter & Gamble, Cape Girardeau, MO - Project Manager for modification of Tit
le V operating permit. Work involves permitting issues, emission inventories, m
odeling and coordination with state agencies.
* Brickeys Stone Company, Outstate MO - Project engineer for New Source Review P
ermitting (construction permit). Work involves permitting issues, emission inve
ntories, modeling and coordination with state agencies.
* Barrie Park MGP Remediation Project, Oak Park, IL - Project engineer involved
with ambient air monitoring activities.
* Beardstown MGP Remediation Project, Beardstown, IL - Project engineer involved
with ambient air monitoring activities.
* Aerofil Technologies, Incorporated, Sullivan, MO - Project engineer for air co
mpliance issues, including permitting, testing and interacting with the state ag
ency.
Project Manager/Environmental Engineer, Sverdrup Civil, Inc. (subsidiary of Jaco
bs Engineering), Maryland Heights, Missouri (January 96 - December 2000)
* ADM Permit Program, Nationwide - Project engineer for generation and maintenan
ce of ADM operating permits. Work involves permitting issues, including PSD Per
mitting, emission inventories, modeling and coordination with state agencies.
* Keebler Company, Nationwide - Project Manager for air quality projects for all
Keebler bakeries nationwide. Work involves permitting (both construction and o
perating), developing emission inventories, reviewing TitleV permits and also Ri
sk Management Planning.
* Bass Pro Shops, Springfield, MO - Project Manager for air quality projects. W
ork involves air permitting and developing emission inventories.
* RMP - Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, St. Louis, MO - Project Manager f
or Risk Management Planning for Grand Glaize, Missouri River, Coldwater Creek, F
enton and Baumgartner facilities. Projects include modeling the worst case and
alternative scenarios using the SLAB model, developing a Program 2 prevention p
rogram, and completing the RMP document for submission to USEPA.
* RMP - Kraft Foods, Inc, Nationwide - Project Manager for Risk Management Plann
ing for 35 facilities nationwide. Projects include modeling the worst case and
alternative scenarios using the SLAB model, reviewing the existing PSM and the
HAZWOPER, and completing the RMP document for submission to USEPA
* Reviewing Construction and Operating Permits - Missouri DNR, Jefferson City, M
O - Project Manager for reviewing Part 70 and intermediate sources as well as co
nstruction permit applications for the State of Missouri.
* Monsanto, St. Louis, MO - Project Manager whose responsibilities included docu
menting and banking emission reduction credits due to fuel switching.
* Bremner Bakeries, St. Louis, MO - Project Manager for estimating value for ERC
s and identifying buyers.
* Title V Permitting, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, St. Louis, MO - Pro
ject Manager for Title V permitting (Title V Permit Applications) at Bissell Po
int, Lemay, and Grand Glaize wastewater treatment plants. Also responsible for
writing the Bissell Point Title V Operating Permit. Some of the MSD plants stor
e more than threshold quantities of chlorine on site triggering RMP requirements
.
* Eastern Reception Diagnostics and Corrections Facility, Bonne Terre, MO - Proj
ect Manager for obtaining a construction permit for the new correctional facilit
y under construction.
* Southeast Corrections Facility, Charleston, MO - Project Manager for obtaining
a construction permit for the new correctional facility under construction.
* Cerro Copper, Sauget, IL - Project Engineer for obtaining a construction permi
t for the new copper tubing facility under construction in Cedar City, Utah.
* Interstate Brands Corporation, Kansas City, MO - Project Manager for banking e
mission reduction credits due to the shutdown of the Dallas, Texas plant.
* PSM - Kraft Foods, Inc, S. Edmeston and Canton, NY - Prepared the Process Safe
ty Management document, including conducting a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) for
ammonia refrigeration systems. Project includes generating the entire process
safety management document, consisting of process safety information, mechanical
integrity of the system, emergency response, contractor safety and training.
* RMP - ConAgra Frozen Foods, Macon & Trenton, MO - Prepared a Risk Management P
lan, including modeling the worst case and alternative scenarios using the SLAB
model, reviewing the existing PSM and the HAZWOPER, and completing the RMP docum
ent for submission to USEPA.
* RMP - Fleischmann's Yeast, Nationwide - Prepared a Risk Management Plan, inclu
ding modeling the worst case and alternative scenarios using the SLAB model, rev
iewing the existing PSM and the HAZWOPER, and completing the RMP document for su
bmission to USEPA.
* NOx Offset Study - NSR Permitting, Metro-East, LLC, Madison, IL - As an air qu
ality engineer, assisted in the study, and identified companies willing to sell
their NOx and VOC emission reduction credits.
* Grand Glaize Odor Study, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, St. Louis, MO
- Assisted in ISCST2 modeling and culpability analysis.
* Missouri River Odor Study, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, St. Louis, M
O - Assisted
in modeling and culpability analysis.
* Mississippi River Crossing, St. Louis, MO - Assisted in modeling MOBILE5A and
CALINE3 for air quality analysis for transportation conformity.
* Title V Permitting, Sikeston Power, Sikeston, MO - Assisted in preparing the T
itle V permit application.
* Sverdrup Civil, Inc., Boston, MA - Air Quality Engineer whose responsibilities
included air quality modeling using MOBILE5A and CAL3QHC.
* Air Quality Analysis, Sverdrup Civil, Inc., Phoenix, AZ - Performed modeling u
sing PART5 to show conformity to regulations.
* Confidential Company, Missouri - Reviewed control technologies applicable to V
OC control and solvent recovery for a pharmaceutical application
* Developed an RMP Fact Sheet highlighting the elements of the Risk Management P
lan.
* Lambert St. Louis Airport - Project manager for NPDES permitting and monthly r
eporting for a four-year period.
Air Management Engineer, State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, So
uthern District Air Management Program, Madison, Wisconsin (August 94 - January
96)
* Involved with surveillance/inspection of sources in Madison, WI because of acc
idental release of air pollutants leading to citizen complaints.
* Issued several Title V and Synthetic minor permits in the State of Wisconsin
* Issued construction permits in the State of Wisconsin
* Worked on the synthetic minor permit application for Richland Center Foundry,
Richland Center, Wisconsin
* Issued construction permits in Wisconsin for Dane County Landfill, Mendota Men
tal Health Institute, Pet-Con Soil Remediation, Inc and Meriter Hospital
* Assisted facilities in the preparation of permit applications (NSR, SIP and Ti
tle V)
* Reviewed appropriate State rules and regulations for Air contaminant sources i
n the State of Wisconsin
* Performed compliance/surveillance activities for air sources in Wisconsin
* Witnessed stack tests at Berlin Foundry, Kirsh Foundry, Red Star Bioproducts,
General Motors Assembly Plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, Meriter Hospital, Univer
sity of Wisconsin Hospital, Badger mining and Western Lime and reviewed stack te
st results
* Witnessed stack tests at various foundries in the State of Wisconsin as part o
f a foundry workgroup study to estimate statewide emission factors for benzene a
nd formaldehyde
* Air emission inventory development for Southern district sources in the State
of Wisconsin
* Evaluated the effects of proposed regulations on facilities and estimated the
emission reduction potential of proposed regulations in the State of Wisconsin
* Performed major and minor source inspections (including EPA committed inspecti
ons) and completed inspection reports
* Performed environmental audits at Berlin Foundry Corporation, Kirsh Foundry, G
eneral Motors Assembly Plant in Janesville, Red Star Bioproducts, Webcrafters, I
nc, Kendall Packaging, American Family Health, Western Lime
* Conducted Quality assurance and Quality control activities associated with ozo
ne precursor engineering emission estimates with the State of Wisconsin
* Evaluated the impact of proposed regulations on ozone precursor emissions in t
he State of Wisconsin
* Assisted in the development of rules to control emissions of ozone precursors
in the State in accordance with the requirements of the CAAA of 1990
* Participated in the ozone work group activities on Control Technology Developm
ent in the State of Wisconsin
* Worked on obtaining VOC reductions in paper and plastic parts coating industri
es as part of the 15% VOC reductions in the SIP for the State of Wisconsin
* Performed the duties of the Compliance Unit Supervisor, State of Wisconsin, So
uthern District Air Management, July 1995
Professional Background
Extensive EPA Air Pollution Training Institute Course work and State of Wisconsi
n training in Environmental Enforcement (4 certificates in Air Quality Managemen
t)
Certified Team Leader - Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Team leader Training, AcuT
ech, Inc., Princeton, NJ, 1999
Extensive Project Management courses at Sverdrup. Scheduling for PM's (Primaver
a), Risk Management, Sverdrup Project Management System (SPMS), Fundamentals of
Project Management, CAD Training for Project Managers, to name a few.
MSHA Safety Certification
Honors and Awards
* Graduate Scholarship, Washington University, Olin School of Business, St. Loui
s, MO
* Graduate Scholarship, University of Texas at El Paso, and Orientation Leader a
t UTEP
Workshops\Presentations\Seminars
* Saint Louis University, School of Public Health - Adjunct lecturer in the Scho
ol of Public Health
* Saint Louis University - Guest speaker for the environmental and occupational
health class, 1997,1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002
* Missouri Water and Wastewater Conference - "presented a paper on "Complying wi
th the risk management program", Jefferson City, MO, September 1998
* Missouri Section AWWA Conference - "presented a paper on "Complying with the r
isk management program", Lake of the Ozarks, MO, April 1998
* Water Environment Federation - Complying with the Clean Air Act Accidental Che
mical Release Prevention Regulations, Chicago, Illinois, October 1997
* AWMA, St. Louis Chapter Meeting - Attended a presentation discussion on the ke
y elements of RMP, St. Louis, MO, January 1997
* State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, Air Management Divisions
workshop and training on Method 9 Visible determination of the opacity of emissi
ons from stationary sources and Visible Emissions Certification in the State of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 1995
* State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources workshop on Pollution Prev
ention MACT Standards for the Wood Finishing Industry and Industrial Adhesive Ma
nufacturing, Madison, Wisconsin, September 1995
* State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, Air Management workshop o
n Permits (permit training, phase II and III), Madison, Wisconsin, September 199
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* State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, Air Management permits\co
mpliance seminar, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, July 1995
* Wisconsin Air Toxic Rules (s. NR 445, Wis. Adm. Code) - Presented to a foundry
study group from India, Madison, Wisconsin, June 1995
* State of Wisconsin, Air Management - Statewide Conference on permitting and co
mpliance Stevens Point, Wisconsin, May 1995
Partial List of Clients
Koch Fertilizer, Nabisco Bakeries Nationwide (Kraft Foods North America, Inc), M
arathon Ashland LLC, Procter & Gamble, Constellation Power, Penford Products, Ba
rrie Park MGP Remediation, ADM, Keebler Company, Bass Pro Shops, Metropolitan St
. Louis Sewer District, Kraft Foods, Inc, Missouri DNR, Monsanto, Bremner Bakeri
es, ,Cerro Copper, Interstate Brands Corporation, ConAgra Frozen Foods, Fleischm
ann's Yeast, Grief Bros, Lambert St. Louis Airport, Wisconsin DNR