Layla B.

Experience

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  City of San José

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

  Volunteer-Environmental Service Department

  Worked at large/small events such as: The Jazz Festival, Obon Festival, San Pedro Square Farmers’ Market, Christmas in the Park, SubZero, and KraftBrew FestWritten evaluations of each event in regards to compliance with their grantDesigned an outreach program in the office for upcoming events

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  Teez Agency

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  ●Found potential leads and organized them in best sales order●Maintained social media accounts for companies like: Hookafina, TheHookah, Fou-dre Vodka●Helped with product placement during photoshoots●Organized products sent by the clients●Developed ways to market client products to customers ●Worked trade show event booths with clients, and used the trade show as a way to pick up new clients

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  San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Air Compliance Intern

  ●Helped with the Greenhouse Gas Audit by organizing the binder and sitting in on meetings with the consultant ●Assisted in giving tours of the facility to high school students ●Keeping files up to date in the system

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  City Sports Club

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Front Desk/Kids Klub

  ● Talked with members in the club or on the phone who needed customer service● Upgraded member’s membership● Called members for updated monthly billing information● Assisted in Perfect Product (maintenance of the clubs appearance)● Supervised and tended to children’s needs in Kids Klub

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  Apex Life Sciences

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2018

  Environmental Lab Technician

  ● Organized, grouped, and handled the monthly, quarterly, and weekly sample schedules● Used Business Objects to obtain sample IDs, sample schedules, and pending samples● Printed the Chain of Custody (COC) and sample labels to be sent out to the districts in their kits● Received samples every morning from STAT ● Handled all responsibilities in the Organics Lab: dishes, making vials with ascorbic acid, and making HCl vials● Worked personally with each district on special requests● Created COCs that were sent to contract labs for the samples that were not certified to be analyzed ‘in-house’● Inputted all data that was received in the morning into LIMS/Sapphire● Dealt with any problematic issues with the QA/QC manager to ensure that samples were not tampered with and approved to analyze ● Make sure that all samples are sent out and collected for by the districts Show less

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  California Water Service Company

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

  Laboratory Technician

  ● Lead technician for TCP project● Responsible for sending out over 500 samples a month. These samples were received in-house or sent to a contract lab if the lab is over capacity● Sent out emergency/rush kits to districts that need to collect samples immediately● Worked one-on-one with analysts to make sure that the lab standards are being met● Handled all responsibilities in the Organics Lab: dishes, prepping vials with ascorbic acid, prepping trip blank vials, prepping HCl vials, and neutralizing acid Show less

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  Tesla

  Nov 2018 - Aug 2020

  ● Provided cross functional support to North Paint Shop, South Paint Shop, Plastics, Press Center, Tool & Die, Body in White (S,X,3,Y), and Pilot Shop in respect to ● Confined Space, Lock out/Tag out (LOTO), Incident Management, PPE, Training, Hot Work Permits, Emergency Action Plans, Job Risk Assessment, Ergonomics, Fall Protection, Hazard Waste Management, Respirator Protection Program (RPP), Hearing Conservation Program (HCP)● Managed leadership walks with supervisors, engineers, managers, and associates to correct environmental, health, and safety concerns across all shops.● Developed the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program in collaboration with vendors and shop stakeholders. ● Maintained as the point of contact for PPE distribution ● Designed vending machines to meet PPE requirements for the job description. ● Worked 1:1 with supervisors and managers to input incident reports into our data base, lineside reviews of the process, and preventative measures. ● Assisted a team member in establishing a Line Breaking program Show less

  • Associate Specialist

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Environmental Health and Safety Technician

    Nov 2018 - Jan 2020
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  Lucid Motors

  Aug 2020 - now

  • Proficient in communication with key stakeholders to adhere EHS company standards.• Scouted, hired, and built relations with suppliers for various needs such as safety shoes, tooling/equipment, and personal protective equipment. • Managed supplier contracts to meet the company’s budget.• Ability to dictate and mitigate risks in production workstations. Working cross functionally with my stakeholders to analyze a project, place corrective actions, track them, and ensure that projects are being closed out. • High level presentation to key stakeholders based off of workstation risk assessments that identified high and low risk areas. • Reduced safety incidents by developing and training production team members using techniques and hazardous identifications to mitigate risk. • Supported ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 Audit (2022 and 2023)• Ability to work in a fast paced environment while balancing multiple tasks and projects. Show less • Assisted with the development, implementation, and annual reviews of safety programs. • Created content in compliance with OSHA/CalOSHA for training that was used for our headquarters and manufacturing personnel. • Provide day-to-day needs for all the teams in HQ. • Respond to incidents and build out an investigation reports with corrective actions and controls to help mitigate future hazards/risks.• Scouted, hired, and built relations with suppliers for various needs such as safety shoes, tooling/equipment, and personal protective equipment. • Managed supplier contracts to meet the company’s budget. Show less

  • Sr. Security Project Manager

    May 2025 - now

  • Senior EHS Specialist

    May 2022 - now

  • EHS Specialist

    Aug 2020 - May 2022