Senior EHS Professional

LEIGH SEVERIN GALIMBERTI

214-***-**** adi88w@r.postjobfree.com

Houston, TX 77024 linkedIn.com/in/leigh-galimberti-8227b09

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

Highly experienced senior environmental specialist with expertise in natural gas, product pipeline, refinery, lubrication facility and terminal operations. Adept at providing environmental support by authoring procedures and response plans, working with environmental working groups, providing environmental training and reporting support. Skilled at regulatory guidance, reporting, and updating plans for environmental compliance.

SKILLS

Environmental Compliance

Documentation & Reporting

Regulatory Guidance

Emergency Response Support

Project Management

NRDA Response

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KINDER MORGAN, Houston, TX April 2012 – November 2020

Specialist Permitting Compliance SR I

Provided environmental support to natural gas and product pipeline operations. Participated in facility audits, facility drills and exercises, emergency operations and project permitting support.

Co-authored numerous environmental procedures, handled agency correspondence, participated in environmental working groups and provided environmental training to multiple field locations.

Provided regulatory guidance (SPCC, SWPPP, RCRA, NEPA, Due Diligence, Asbestos, PCB, Used Oil, Industrial Wastewater Discharges, Injection Well Permitting and reporting, analysis of lab testing results, etc.) to multiple natural gas field locations and pipeline construction sites.

Handled regulatory reporting at numerous field locations (Tier II reports, TSCA, Injection Well Monitoring Reports, Water Usage Reports, Public Water System Reporting, Discharge Monitoring Reports, etc.).

Handled updating various pipeline and facility response plans, SPCC plans, Oil Spill Response Plans (TXGLO), compliance assurance procedures and manuals.

Managed on-line Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) system which included the inventory of vendor SDSs and the authoring of SDSs. Ensured that facilities had listed the appropriate SDSs for their respective locations.

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Houston, TX July 2005 – April 2012

Environmental Analyst

Provided environmental support to terminal, lube oil and refinery operations. Participated in facility audits, facility drills and exercises and emergency response activities.

Conducted all federal, state and local regulatory reporting requirements for SARA 311, 312 (Tier II Reports) and 313 (Toxic Chemical Release Inventory –TRI Form R Reports for qualifying facilities).

Reported on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the complete combustion and oxidation of petroleum products and natural gas liquids produced, used as feedstocks, imported and exported during the calendar year (Subpart MM – Suppliers of Petroleum Products reporting).

Identified, analyzed and summarized new and proposed federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines relevant to CITGO’s operations using resources available to CITGO.

Provided environmental support to CITGO’s operations. This included participation in facility audits, drills and exercises, emergency operations including NRDA response, regulatory reporting, development of records retention schedule, facilitation of working groups to develop environmental guidance, writing facility response plans, monitoring plans and NRDA manuals.

BUCKEYE GULF COAST PIPELINES, L.P., Houston, TX February 2003 – July 2005

Safety, Training and Environmental Coordinator

Provided safety and environmental support to activities associated with the third-party operation of 1,300 miles of Part 192 and 195 regulated pipelines.

Updated DOT Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Manuals, OSHA Emergency Action Plans, OPA-90 Spill Response Plans & a PSM Manual for an underground storage facility.

Was primary contact point at Buckeye Gulf Coast for employee DOT Operator Qualification (OQ) training program. Maintained employee training records.

Conducted accident and injury investigations and prepared investigation reports based on root cause analysis. Maintained Buckeye Gulf Coast’s OSHA 200/300 Log.

Developed and conducted employee-training courses on OSHA safety topics (Hazard Communication, Hearing Conservation, Asbestos/Lead Awareness) NIMS ICS emergency management, emergency preparedness/response and environmental topics (RCRA/TSCA /SARA Reporting). Assisted with the annual HAZWOPER refresher training.

Acted as point person for clients on environmental issues during regulatory audits and made internal company and external federal, state and local regulatory notifications during release/emergency events.

Conducted environmental and safety compliance audits of facilities operated by Buckeye.

Assisted with scenario development and participated in OPA-90 PREP Drills/Exercises by filling safety and environmental positions in the Buckeye ICS organization.

Provided environmental and compliance services to pipeline owner clients (Huntsman, Dupont, BASF, Invista, OxyChem, Basell, Copano, American Acryl). These services included preparing TCEQ/EPA waste permit applications, overseeing the collection of hazardous & non-hazardous waste, ensuring proper waste characterization, preparing waste manifests, maintaining records to verify disposal and submitted annual reporting utilizing the State of Texas Environmental Electronic Reporting System (STEERS).

Made recommendations to Large Quantity Generator client concerning waste minimization procedures to comply with RCRA requirements and waste minimization plan development.

Drafted and developed EPA/TCEQ Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and submitted NOI Applications for pipeline construction projects.

Oversaw asbestos removal and disposal activities during pipeline maintenance projects.

Made notifications to state and local regulatory agencies concerning air emissions during pipeline maintenance activities.

Monitored contractors conducting wetland delineation for pipeline construction projects and acted as environmental inspector during pipeline construction projects.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

ENSOURCE CORPORATION AND HDR ENGINEERING

Environmental Scientist

Middle School Science Teacher

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Graduate Teaching Assistant

AFFILIATIONS

Member – Texas Association of Environmental Professionals (TAEP)

EDUCATION CERTIFICATION

Master of Arts, Biology

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX

Bachelor of Arts, Biology

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX

Texas Teaching Certificate

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, Richardson, TX

TRAINING

RCRA Hazardous Waste Management, DOT Hazardous Materials Management,

SPCC and Stormwater Compliance, OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER,

Competent Person Asbestos Training, NIMS Incident Command Training,

Tap Root Training, Red Cross CPR / First Aid

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