Jody Smith, CIH,CSP

Experience

• 

  Snackers

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2004

  Sandlin Road Snackers Convenience Store $35,000/yrOwned and operated my own businesses. Responsible for management of the day-to-dayoperations, bookkeeping and payroll, personnel management, and supply management. Trainednew employees. Scheduled assignments and priorities. Responsible for analyzing customerneeds and implementing business changes as necessary. Responsible for acquiring andmaintaining dealer and commercial accounts. Developed and maintained excellent workingrelationships with suppliers, clients and customers. Show less

  • Owner

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  • Owner

    Jan 1992 - Jan 2002
• 

  Nichols Aluminum

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Quality Control Lab Technician

  Responsible for operations of the wastewater system atNichols Aluminum. Experienced in execution of the organizational Quality Controlprocedures. Identified processes to improve quality control and productivity. Providedsupport in the management of the distillation processes. Experienced in using a wide arrayof lab equipment in the performance of various tests, i.e. acid-base titrations, tensilestrength testing on aluminum alloys, use of spectrograph. Recognized as an outstandingteam player. Show less

• 

  Nektar Therapeutics

  Nov 2006 - Dec 2020

  Developed exposure monitoring plan based on manufacturing schedules, conduct bothquantitative and qualitative occupational exposure and safety analysis assessments andcompleted reports and identified recommendations for improvements. Managed contractorsafety program and conducted safety orientations for all new contractors. Managedelectrical safety program, implemented NFPA70E to comply with OSHA regulations. Works onextremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluationof intangible variables. Exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniquesand evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Conducted routine inspection of lab andplant areas and assisted in evaluation of new equipment and raw materials. Preparedmaterials and conducted EH&S training. Maintained EH&S monitoring equipment. Participatedand act as lead on the Emergency Response Team (ERT), set up training and maintainedinventory of equipment. Implemented various EH&S programs, updated SOP's as needed andtracked pertinent regulations. Provide supervision to junior EH&S personnel. Responsiblefor the day to day operations and troubleshooting of the deionized water system and wastewater treatment system at the Church St facility. Overseen and managed environmentalprograms including hazardous waste management, Synthetic minor air permit, Storm Waterpermit, waste water permit and completed all applicable reports and permits. Show less Developed exposure monitoring plan based on manufacturing schedules, conduct bothquantitative and qualitative occupational exposure and safety analysis assessments andcompleted reports and identified recommendations for improvements. Managed contractorsafety program and conducted safety orientations for all new contractors. Managedelectrical safety program, implemented NFPA70E to comply with OSHA regulations. Works onextremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluationof intangible variables. Exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniquesand evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Conducted routine inspection of lab andplant areas and assisted in evaluation of new equipment and raw materials. Preparedmaterials and conducted EH&S training. Maintained EH&S monitoring equipment. Participatedand act as lead on the Emergency Response Team (ERT), set up training and maintainedinventory of equipment. Implemented various EH&S programs, updated SOP's as needed andtracked pertinent regulations. Provide supervision to junior EH&S personnel. Responsiblefor the day to day operations and troubleshooting of the deionized water system and wastewater treatment system at the Church St facility. Overseen and managed environmentalprograms including hazardous waste management, Synthetic minor air permit, Storm Waterpermit, waste water permit and completed all applicable reports and permits. Show less Provided support in maintaining the facilities' environmental industrial, healthand safety programs. Monitored environmental compliance and industrial health and safetyprograms (chemical safety, ergonomics, illness and injury prevention). Maintained safetyequipment inventory, performs periodic safety inspections, monitors hazardous wasteremoval vendors and may assist in consolidating hazardous wastes (chemical, medical andradioactive). Recommended corrective action where environment health and safety hazardsexist. Conducted compliance training and inspection of lab and plant environments toensure compliance with OSHA. Monitored environmental compliance and industrial healthcompliance. Responsible for the day to day operations and troubleshooting of the deionizedwater system and waste water treatment system at the Church St facility. Show less Responsible for operations of purified water systems at manufacturing site and research and development site. Both systems are single pass RO systems with continuous electrodeionization. Responsible for monitoring and maintaining systems equipment andwater quality. Responsible for operations of waste treatment plant at manufacturingfacility. Set up all sampling with outside lab for compliance issues and do internalsampling as a preventative maintenance. Monitor all equipment used in manufacturingprocesses. Work with manufacturing technicians on safety training and environmentalissues. Responsible for handling and shipping of all hazardous waste from manufacturingfacility. Site commander for the Emergency Response Team at the manufacturing facility. Show less

  • Sr. Staff EH&S Specialist

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

  • Sr. EHS Associate

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  • EHS Associate III

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Manufacturing Tech III

    Nov 2006 - Jan 2009
• 

  Nektar Therapeutics

  May 2022 - now

  • Manages and supervises activities of EH&S group • Regularly interacts with senior management of executive levels on matters concerning EH&S• Develop strategy for assessing and managing occupational exposures• Conduct occupational exposure and safety analysis assessments and write reports and make recommendations for improvements.• Supervise the development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results• Educate direct reports and management on new approaches for assessing workplace hazards• Prepare and conduct EH&S training• Ensure maintenance of monitoring equipment• Participate and lead Emergency Response Team, ensure completion of required training• Oversee environmental programs and ensure compliance• Conduct routine inspections of labs and plant areas and assist in evaluation of new equipment and raw materials. • Assist and/or lead on all incident, accident and near miss investigations. Show less

  • Associate Director, EH&S

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Director Environment Health Safety

    May 2022 - Dec 2024
• 

  Gannet BioChem

  Dec 2024 - now

  Director Environment Health Safety