Ehan Gnanendran, MPH

Oversee and implement EHS programs company-wide across 10 locations in MD, PA, NJ, RI, NY, MO

• Wrote and edited EAP, Ergonomic, Hazardous Energy Control, Occupational Noise and Hearing Conservation, Regulated Waste, Air Quality, Storm Water, Waste Water, and Fire Prevention policies for MTN2 Sort Center. • Conduct Weekly Safety Review Board Meeting. Quantitatively analyze injury data, review safety initiatives and communicate with Department Heads and Site Leader to improve working conditions. • Designed and employed active stretching program for all workers reducing MSD injuries by 17% • Identify, organize and manage hazardous waste via DOT parameters. Partner with US Ecology for weekly hazardous waste pickups (>3000 lbs/month) • Implemented COVID-19 testing at site averaging 100+ COVID tests per week • Executed composite-toe shoe program. Reduced foot, toe and ankle injuries by 30% in 6 months.

•Collaborated with local organizations and led project to implement 9 pesticide-free parks in Michigan and Illinois, engaging community with environmental and agricultural sustainability initiatives. •Coordinated event logistics in conjunction with Stonyfield Farm sponsorship to facilitate community field day that increased awareness of environmental sustainability and pesticide-free park project. •Organized materials, drafted content, and interviewed 10 experts to build out online tool kit for Midwest Grows Green Lawn & Land Forum, expanding public knowledge of environmental sustainability.

• Partnered with Chicago Parks District to collected water samples at 20 public beaches across Lake Michigan analyzing samples for bacteria levels. • Utilized rapid qPCR E. coli method monitoring fecal indicator bacteria. • Largest and most sophisticated beach monitoring program in US

• Worked with 27 clients re-evaluating goals/programming monthly. • Collaborated with peer trainers and supervisor monthly to evaluate up-to-date training styles and review anatomical movements.

• Developed Personal Fitness university course syllabus. Independently taught two sections for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 (>60 students/semester). • Organized monthly meetings with Kinesiology faculty and undergraduate assistants.

• Administered, documented and analyzed results for Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, resting metabolic rate (RMR), and maximal oxygen consumption during exercise (VO2 max). • Collected data from clinical populations for physiological research studies.

Collaborated with US Public Health Service and EPA to remove brownfield sites in SE Missouri sharecropper villages Wrote and edited content for Brownfields & Reuse Opportunity Working Network (BROWN) Assistance Booklet; additionally, wrote literature reviews and case studies to secure mission-critical grant funding for Navajo Nation in Arizona; Baker City, Oregon; and KI Sawyer Air Force Base.

• Mentored and provided academic support for 60+ 9th and 10th grade level students to ensure optimal skill development, assisting teachers with curriculum creation and classroom management. • Academic Coordinator for team of 8 AmeriCorps Members.