don nelson

es and h technical training specialist

About

Environmental, safety & health training has always been a part of my career. Combining art and science is my passion; my artistic background in photography and science backgound in environmental/emergency management, plus professional training philosophy (andragogy). Environmental regulatory compliance (air emissions & control devices; wastewater discharge & Permit-by-Rule on-site hazardous waste treatment; stormwater; and DOT & RCRA hazardous materials/waste management) and emergency preparedness/response (First Responder/Incident Commander and trainer for industrial HAZMAT emergency response teams) for computer component/semiconductor manufacturer and reverse osmosis systems manufacturer in Southern California. Environmental regulatory enforcement and post-emergency response - leaking underground storage tanks, site assessment & remediation activities with Santa Barbara County. Project Manager for the on-site Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facility (TSDF) sub-contract support at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Country

united states

City

san francisco

Industry

research

Skill

training, project management, emergency management, environmental awareness, data analysis, hazardous waste management, systematic approach to training, environmental compliance, environmental impact assessment, hazardous materials, risk assessment, project planning, instructional design, e learning implementation

Experience

freelance photographer

entrepreneur

1982-8 - 1984-1 · 1 yr 6 mos

* Published examples: “The Baja Adventure Book,” Walt Peterson, July 1987 * Library of Congress Card No. 87-6115 * Standard Book No. 0-89997-076-1 * Wilderness Press, 2440 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. “Application Report – News for Designer, Engineers & Users,” Vol. XV, No. 2, 1984, Hydranautics Seawater RO Plant at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Hydranautics, 8444 Miralani Drive, San Diego, CA 92126.

supervisor; manager; and regulatory oversight

enviromental compliance & emergency management

1984-1 - 2002-6 · 18 yrs 6 mos

* Manufacturing Industries, Environment Compliance & Emergency Management (Applied Magnetics Corp., Santa Barbara, CA / Hydranautics, San Diego, CA) * County Environmental Agencies (Santa Barbara County) * Treatment, Storage & Disposal Industries (Safety Kleen, San Jose, CA).

es and h technical training specialist

lawrence livermore national laboratory

2002-6 - Present · 24 yrs 4 mos

* Design, development & implementation of: * Environmental Protection Training Program * Emergency Response Organization Training Program * Work Planning & Control Competent Worker Qualification Program * Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training & Certification Program * and * - Department of Transportation (DOT) Training & Certification Program.