Jodi Raguse, CSP

Experience

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  Amersham Corporation, acquired by GE Healthcare

  Jun 1982 - Sept 1986

  Environmental Safety Officer

  Environmental Safety Officer (1985-1986)Safety Officer (1983 - 1985)Health Physics / Safety Technician (1982 - 1983)Managed safety/industrial hygiene/environmental affairs program for radioactive chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of 250 employees. • Developed Hazard Communication program including writing of over 2,000 MSDS for Amersham Products, training employees, creating written program.• Conducted industrial hygiene / health physics monitoring: air sampling; noise monitoring; radiation exposure, and contamination monitoring; effluent testing.• Received Amersham’s Presidential Award for outstanding performance. Show less

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  Searle Pharmaceutical, a DIvision of Monsanto Company

  Sept 1986 - Aug 1989

  Manager of Environmental Safety/Environmental Affairs

  Manager of Environmental Safety (1988 – 1989) Environmental Affairs Officer (1986 – 1988)Managed environmental programs for Skokie site of 1,200 employees engaged in manufacturing and research / development activities. Accomplishments included:• Developed and implemented a comprehensive environmental compliance program including EPA, OSHA, NFPA, NRC, IDNS, SARA, UST.• Managed hazardous waste disposal, waste minimization, incinerator operation, air emissions, waste water effluent and preparation and submission of relevant regulatory permits. • Developed and implemented Biosafety program, Biosafety committee. Show less

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  Motorola

  Sept 1989 - Sept 2005

  Set strategy, led financial management and execution of a comprehensive real estate portfolio, directed facilities management, and built environmental / health / safety function including compliance (OSHA, EPA, NFPA, IDNS, etc.) and risk management programs for domestic and international locations. Covered 17,000 employees and 6.1M ft2. • Achieved zero citations / violations for 8 years. Passed all internal / external audits. Injury and illness rate decreased 70% and sites obtained over 30 external EHS awards during this time.• Implemented common, global, scalable EHS Management Systems at sites worldwide. Set Business Unit EHS vision, strategies, goals and direction. Communicated with business leadership, shared information and leveraged resources. • Managed Facilities and EHS professionals, as well as budgets for multiple global locations ($60M annual current budget, 59 Headcount). This included the implementation of outsourcing of the facilities’ operational teams at all US sites in 2001.• Directed facilities operating cost reduction programs and real estate strategy for the business. This effort resulted in cost savings of over $34M over 4 years, and a reduction in real estate of over 500K ft2.• Drove EHS integration into the business. Successfully led the WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) and RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliance efforts for implementation and coordinated the Product Takeback program in EMEA. Show less Selected for global sector EHS leadership position to set overall EHS strategy and implement world class programs.• Envisioned, promoted, and implemented a strategic safety program at the Schaumburg manufacturing plant to attain OSHA VPP Star Status in 1995 (OSHA’s highest honor). Subsequently, the first GTSS site was brought into VPP in February 1999, with 3 more GTSS / Networks sites following as Stars. • Served as Chairperson of the Networks’ business level Crisis Management Team and coordinator of global activities. This included successful management of crises such as SARS, 9/11, hurricanes, and Iraq war. Show less

  • Director, Facilities & Environment, Health & Safety, GTSS

    Jun 2001 - Sept 2005

  • Director, Environmental, Health and Safety, GTSS

    Jul 1997 - Jun 2001

  • Group Manager of Safety and Industrial Hygiene, LMPS

    Jul 1996 - Jul 1997

  • Manager of Safety and Industrial Hygiene

    Mar 1990 - Jul 1996

  • Manager of Safety and Fire

    Sept 1989 - Mar 1990
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  Motorola Solutions

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2015

  Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety

  Chosen by senior leadership to lead the centralization of the global EHS function, and drive the strategic direction and execution of a comprehensive EHS program for global operations, currently covering 22,000 employees and 8M ft2. This includes areas such as: regulatory compliance and governance; EHS Management Systems; supply chain corporate responsibility; sustainability; environmental remediation, and risk management. • Improved EHS performance while increasing efficiencies. Completed transition from site-specific EHS management to a common global system. Reduced the number of EHS procedures from >3,000 to 150, while maintaining global ISO14001 certification. Continuous improvement in EHS metrics such as injury rate, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions. Added OHSAS 18001 registration.• Led EHS portion of 22 large and small Merger & Acquisition transaction activities including due diligence, integration, and divestiture.• Drove implementation of Supply Chain corporate responsibility program including: supplier expectations; contract provisions; supplier assessments/audits; capability building. Work with, and respond to, NGOs targeting this area and with industry associations (GeSI / EICC).• Worked with suppliers to comply with new Conflict Minerals regulation, and implemented the Solutions for Hope project to source tantalum from a non-conflict mine in the Congo. This work has placed Motorola in an recognized leadership position.• Instituted a product stewardship / sustainability program to develop compliance process regarding the environmental impact of our products. Implemented programs in hazardous substances, energy reduction and product takeback / recycling.• Directed environmental remediation for 12 sites, with $57M in reserve. Using a novel approach, closed a remediation site, resulting in a $14M cost avoidance. • Developed comprehensive climate-change strategy, externally recognized by sustainability indexes and ratings organizations. Show less

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  SC Johnson

  Jul 2015 - now

  Senior Director, Safety/Health/Environmental Compliance