Larry Zink

Experience

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  LimnoTech

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Sr project manager

  Responsible for managing small to medium sized investigation projects. Conducted Phase I environmental site assessments, baseline evaluations, UST removals. Reported to Vice President and supervised field operations. Responsible for project proposal development and cost tracking during project implementation.• Brought personal clients into company providing additional $100,000 revenue for 1997, 1998.• Coordinated an associated Phase I affiliate company for over 100 Phase I ESAs. • Developed risked based spread sheet for remediation closures increasing efficiency.• Assistant drafting department using microstation CAD programs.• Assisted with groundwater modeling projects. Show less

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  Dana Corporation

  Jun 1998 - Nov 2001

  Environmental Auditor

  Responsible for conducting audits of environmental, health and safety programs for 150 manufacturing facilities in the USA. Provided training for facility environmental, health and safety managers. • Introduced auditing software that increased efficiency 30%.• Introduced regulatory resources that improved research capabilities during an audit.• Recommended changes in facilities to improve compliance at facilities. • Provided environmental summaries for due diligence of divestiture of 30 facilities.• Coordinated permit transfers during Axle division restructuring involving 17 facilities.• Wrote regulatory alert articles for quarterly newsletter.• Developed sample plans for spill control, emergency action, blood borne pathogens and hazard communication.• Developed, reviewed air, water and stormwater permits. • Designed power point presentation for training seminars. Show less

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  AZ Automotive

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2009

  EHS Manager

  Directed environmental, health and safety programs for eight facilities in Michigan, Kansas and Ontario, Canada. Lead improvements by indirect management of environmental and safety compliance programs. Performed accident investigations to detect existing or potential accident and health hazards, Created, updated, and maintained job safety analysis and risk assessments programs for the company facilities. Shared best practices and coordinated safety programs between all eight facilities. • Extensive travel between eight facilities in the Detroit area Kansas and London Ontario. • Increased safety awareness and reduced occupational safety/environmental hazards by developing continuous improvement projects through Kaizen principles that reduce safety hazard through engineered.• Reduced injures from 1,200 per year to 26 per year for 8 facilities.• Obtained and maintained ESM ISO 14000 Certification for eight sites.• Reduced annual waste water cost by $30,000.• Initiated glove program that saved $20,000 in addition to reducing injuries by 30%.• Developed safety plans, company policies, and training programs that improved safety awareness.• Saved $8,000/yr in training expenses by obtaining CPR, First Aid training certificate.• Reduced annual compliance fines through facility driven self audits and inspection programs.• Obtained air and storm water permits for facilities required to obtain them. Show less

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  AxleTech International

  Jan 2009 - Oct 2013

  SR EHS Manager

  Directed environmental, health and safety programs for facilities in Troy, Michigan, Chicago Il, Oshkosh Wi, and St Etienne, France. Indirect management for facility in Brazil. Provided technical and administrative direction on all safety and health policies and programs achieving overall corporate objectives. Provided training materials and direction for all training requirements. Shared best practices between AxleTech and other General Dynamics sites• General Dynamic’s 2010 President’s award recipient for excellence in achieving certifications in two different systems for the three AxleTech facilities. • Extensive travel between sites, had no official office or desk for three years.• Used Kaizen principles to identify risks and reduce them through lean engineering continuous improvement projects.• Developed safe culture in workplace by closely working with production personnel, line, facility and corporate management.• Chairman of the General Dynamics Armaments and Technical Products Division Ergonomics subcommittee• Achieved five years of meeting goals of injury risk reduction, and leading indicator goals.• Lead installation of ergonomic principles and tools throughout AxleTech and ATP sites.• Reduced injury rates by approximately 70% over five years.• Obtained ESM ISO 14000 Certification and OHSAS 18001 registration for all sites.• Supervised three EHS Managers and three associates. Show less

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  A123 Systems

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2017

  EHS Manager

  Maintained safety within a Lithium Ion coating operation, through training, regulatory compliance, and contingency planning. Oversaw compliance with air permits, storm water contamination, local water discharge, and spill prevention; correcting deficiencies as they are encountered. Warranted a safe interior workspace through air sampling, ensuring respirators are available, functional, and used at all times. Trained workers regularly, and restricts untrained team members from the job site until testing is complete. Initiates sharing best practices between facilities in China and Boston area. Show less

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  AVL

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  Manager environment, health, safety and facilities

  Responsible for EHS compliance and documentation functions for AVL USA locations.

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  LA Zink Company

  Aug 2018 - now

  Home and comercial inspector
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  Self-employed

  Aug 2018 - now

  Business Owner