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As a former member of TC 207 and former accredited EMS auditor, as well as an instructor of several accredited ISO 14001 Lead Auditor course providers, he was involved with ISO 14001 since the early 1990's - by way of the EMAS standard that one EU client needed to conform to.

In addition, he successfully assisted and worked with at least 6 clients that sought and obtained ISO 14001: 1996 and 2004 certification. This assistance was a combination of implementation, EMS awareness training, internal EMS audit training, and internal auditing, as required and requested by the client.

He also offered his own copyrighted ISO 14001 implementation awareness and Internal EMS Auditing courses (available for tailored re-use) for training organizations and professional network groups throughout the US.

For specific clients, he also provided highly-effective and tailored advanced internal auditor training utilizing specific and proprietary training tools for which he hold copyrights to.

Should this be an area of concern for a client, he feels he can work with you to meet your needs.

As a former EPA inspector, he has intimate familiarity with what materials are hazardous under 40 CFR and related state hazardous waste regulations. Also, hazardous waste management is part of a comprehensive ISO 14001 EMS, and if this is an area of concern to clients, he can provide assistance as needed.

As previously stated, as a former member of TC 207 and having exclusively worked in the ISO arena since 1995, he has in-depth knowledge of the ISO standards development process, from his participation in the US TAG to TC 207.

The quality standards of ISO 9000 relate to a management system to maintain product and service quality at the highest level. Oftentimes, shortfalls in existing systems may create situations that require corrections. Understanding the shortfall as well as offering a viable solution can be of value to the client.

In certain situations with his manufacturing clients during internal audits, recommendations made as a result of the audit findings could manifest themselves as opportunities that could be utilized as either cost savings or strategic planning opportunities for submission to upper management. In each of these situations, the client was very pleased with these identified opportunities to save monies, or reduce re-work of materials, or reducing raw materials and energy sources.

As a former RCRA inspector, he has intimate knowledge of what EPA classifies as toxic waste. From a foreward looking standpoint, his being familiar with the EU Directives of RoHS in electronic manufacturing and WEEE in e-waste, is also a good complement to these skills.

In specific situations, he was asked by clients to assist them in conducting 2nd party audits of their suppliers to validate the supply chain from both a quality and environmental standpoint. This was valuable experience for any client seeking to validate their suppliers to any requirement for doing business with the client, whether regulatory environmental, quality, EU Directives, or other regulatory requirements, such as FDA, aerospace, etc. Key is to understand the fundamentals of auditing, and once one has that, any supplier of any manufacturing or service company can be effectively audited to help the client identify and eradicate potential business risks and issues.

Participated in and wrote about a small pharmacy chain's Rx-takeback program of unwanted meds in his client's newsletter. Participation included providing guidance to the pharmacists relative to regulatory issues and troubleshooting logistical issues with the management of the medications at the collection point. This assignment included gaining intimate familiarity with the various federal, state and local regulators with primacy over medications and the proper methods to collect and dispose of these substances for ultimate incineration.

As part of his work as a columnist for a business publication, he has done extensive research on the issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and what some companies are doing to be true CSR citizens while they green the bottom line.

As a columnist for a national business publication, he has done extensive research in existing and emerging markets focusing on areas dealing with: alternative energy sources of power; energy-efficiency in IT servers; innovative green products; emerging markets for architects/engineers/environmental consultants; HR considerations dealing with finding and retaining great employees.

As a columnist for a national business publication, he has compiled extensive data dealing with day-to-day business operations of industrial companies, such as how to look for and eliminate risk; root-cause analyses to determine worker competency or throughput issues; areas where savings can be realized on the plant floor.

Provided in-depth expertise to several organizations seeking to certify to ISO 14001. Much of this work has been documented in a number of articles he authored for several publications, including his current assignment as a contributor to an environmental publication. Most recently, he has provided guidance to one local pharmacy in the implementation of their prescription. medication take-back program Provided in-depth expertise to assist one client revising its internal system and procedures to adhere to ISO 14001:2004. For several clients, developed and provided tailored in-depth advanced internal auditor training, and training in the implementation of an EMS for their specific needs.As part of his charge as a columnist for a national business publication, he conducted considerable research to bring various news items and in-depth personal interviews together to write about timely business issues. These included: a 4-part discussion about the benefits of an ISO 14001 system; a 4-part story and analysis about an oil company's issues; a 3-part summary of a panel discussion he convened to deal with top issues affecting organizations today, from recruiting and maintaining staff, to CSR and business ethics issues, to issues related to reducing a company's GHG footprint.For another client, he has been working with other contractors and facility staff to develop and implement ISO-based work instructions, and to provide train-the-trainer training to client.