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Dr. Darren C Deonarine

[email protected]

Last Updated: December 2006

Occupational Health and Hygiene Specialist

OBJECTIVE

Darren is a Canadian occupational hygienist and HSE Director of a multinational company in Canada. He has worked in 4 countries and is certified to bring holsitic health, safety, environment, legal and ISO standards to the workplace. He was in charge of educating most of the Johannesburg region in OH&S in South Africa, and Mauritius. With his training from McGill University, and University of Winnipeg, he plans to apply his 14 years of knowledge and systems to any company that is willing to employ him.

TARGET JOB

Target Job Title:

Occupational Health and Safety Manager/Project Leader

Alternate Target Job Title:

Occupational Hygienist (Professional)

Desired Job Type:

Employee, Temporary/Contract/Project

Work Load:

Full-Time

Desired Salary:

?> 65,000.00 CAD Per Year

Site Location:

No Preference

Description of my perfect job:
Be in charge or working in a company (or companies) implementing an occupational health systems and adding value to the same company.

Career Level

Mid Career

Date of Availability:

From 1 to 3 months

TARGET COMPANY

Company Size:

No Preference

Category:

Healthcare, Crop Science, Research, Any.

Description of my ideal company:
Any company that needs assistance in their occupational health implementation or the training of occupational health standards with the holistic application of ISO standards.

TARGET LOCATIONS

Willing to Relocate:

Yes

Canada-AB

Canada-BC

Canada-MB

Canada-NS

Canada-ON

Canada-SK

Canada-YT

WORK STATUS

Canada

I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.

EXPERIENCE

12/2003 - Present

CONFIDENTIAL

Regina, Saskatchewan

HSE Director Canada

In addition to the tasks of the HSE co-ordinator, QHSE is managed and executed from the Regina office. TDG, WHMIS, PCP Act and other applicable international standards are executed from this position. Management and execution of the occupational medical program and liason with US operations is also completed. Regulatory (Canadian, American and German) standards are managed and executed. Nationwide emergency response and spill administration is also managed through this position.

12/2002 - Present

CONFIDENTIAL

Regina, Saskatchewan

HSE Co-ordinator Canada

Co-ordinate and manage health, safety and environmental concerns within the current company. This includes industrial hygiene work, occupational health training, statistics reporting, authoring of all Canadian MSDS's and routine occupational health management and co-ordination internationally.

8/2001 - 10/2002

National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) South Africa

Vanderbiljpark, Gauteng, South Africa

Technical Manager and Senior Hygienist

Currently Darren is completing the occupational health project of 3,000 workers at ISCOR FSP, for personal monitoring for dusts, fumes, gases, fibers, vapors and radiation at ISCOR FSP. With this project he is the manager and current technical supervisor of the execution of work including a holistic implementation and harmonization of occupational health monitoring and SAP version 4.0. Ergonomics, heat and cold stress is also investigated as well as a complete safety audit of the work site.

8/2001 - 8/2002

National Occupational Safety Association, South Africa

Johannesburg

Managing Industrial Hygienist & Technical Supervisor

? Completed occupational health project of 3000 workers at ISCOR Flat Steel Products, monitoring dusts, fumes, gases, fibers, vapours and radiation
? Investigated ergonomics, heat and cold stress on employees
? Completed safety audit of work site

3/2001 - 8/2001

National Occupational Safety Association, South Africa

Johannesburg

Consultant Industrial Hygienist & Training Manager

? Supervised the co-ordination of occupational health and safety training in other provinces in South Africa
? Tailored courses to fit with company needs in ? for example behavioural health and safety, hazardous chemicals, transportation of dangerous goods, confined space entry, and ventilation engineering while conforming to international standards (ISO)

6/2000 - 3/2001

Occupational Hygiene Technologies (OHTEC) a division of NOSA

Johannesburg, South Africa

Occupational Hygienist

Within in this occupation Darren, has completed specialized training from various workplaces in occupational health and safety. He has conducted routine occupational health and safety inspections and audits of various South African companies with respect to hazardous chemical agents and environmental pollution. He has steered the company with respect to Behavioural Health and Safety programmes and training for local and abroad companies.

3/2000 - 8/2000

National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA)

Johannesburg, South Africa

Occupational Hygienist and Manager

In addition to the work as a consultant occupational hygienist for companies in South Africa, Darren has the portfolio of training manager who overseas the co-ordination of occupational health and safety training in two provinces in South Africa. Specialised occupational health and safety programmes and courses entailing occupational health, behavioural health and safety, hazardous chemicals, transportation of dangerous goods, confined space entry and work, asbestos work, lead work, ventilation engineering, facilitation of programme and risk programme development and tailoring of specific SHE needs (safety health and the environment) with current international needs (SHELI ? safety, health, environment, legislation and ISO standards) with company needs. He also manages a large project at a steel company in South Africa, where he has monitored over 5,000 workers for hazardous chemical substances and agents in their work site, that is related to SHELI issues.

4/1998 - 2/2000

Technikon Free State

Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Senior researcher and part-time lecturer

Activities have included the research study of pulmonary health effects as a result of occupational exposure to workplace agents. Classes which were lectured consisted of courses in industrial hygiene sampling, dermatological disorders, asbestos health and safety, ergonomics, acoustical analysis, vibration, radiation (ionizing and nonionising), dust, statistics, public health programs and toxic gases. Assistance and supervision of bachelors and masters students are also completed routinely. Full time lecturing of diploma medical students and doctors (from the University of Free State) in occupational health and safety is also a responsibility carried out by Darren.

9/1997 - 3/1998

University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Safety and Health Officer

? Training of all staff, faculty and students in Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) procedures
? Enforced and maintained a hearing conservation program in addition to addressing biohazard and ergonomics concerns
? Initiated indoor air quality program at the University via a four month research project
? Minimized spending and enhanced safety by conducting safety audits and risk assessments within each department

7/1997 - 8/1997

Red River Community College, Occupational Hygiene Course

Winnipeg, Manitoba

lecturer (part-time)

Lectured on a class of occupational hygiene to undergraduate students, which was part of a modular program with specific topics from ventilation engineering, heat stress and cold stress, vibration, acoustical analysis and toxic gas hazards toxicology, and pharmokinetics.

5/1992 - 9/1997

Government of Manitoba, Department of Labour

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Industrial Hygienist in Training (Summer and part

? Completed industrial hygiene surveys and interpreted results and made recommendations within the framework of legislation
? Implementation and enforcement of occupational safety law
? Trained workers in the private and public sectors
? Responsible for calibration and maintenance of all hygiene monitoring equipment

EDUCATION

3/2000

Free State

South Africa-Free State-Bloemfontein

Doctorate

This programme that was completed was a doctorate degree in occupational and environmental health that entailed a large engineering company in South Africa in which 4,600 workers were studied through funding from the UN.

8/1997

McGill University

Canada-Quebec-Montreal

Master's Degree

The degree that was completed was an occupational health project among workers in the printshop industries of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

9/1996

University of Winnipeg

Canada-Manitoba-Winnipeg

Bachelor's Degree

The degree was on the atomic absorption on the metal welding fume of shielded metal arc welders in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

AFFILIATIONS

6/2000 - Present

Institute of Occupational Hygienists of Southern A

certified-occupational hygienist

4/1992 - Present

American Industrial Hygiene Association

member, occupational hygienist

4/1992 - Present

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

member, occupational hygienist

SKILLS

Skill Name

Skill Level

Last Used

Experience

Analytical Chemist

Intermediate

1 year ago

5 years

Java/HTML programmer

Intermediate

Currently Used

5 years

Bilingual-French

Intermediate

Currently Used

12 years

AutoCad 5.0

Intermediate

Currently Used

4 years

Windows XP/98

Expert

Currently Used

4 years

Office Professional (all applications)

Expert

Currently Used

5 years

Wordperfect 2000 (all applications)

Expert

Currently Used

5 years

Novell Server Software (3,4)

Intermediate

Currently Used

3 years

3D Studio/TrueSpace Rendering Apps

Intermediate

Currently Used

5 years

Netscape Communicator (2002 apps)

Expert

Currently Used

6 years

Technologist (repair:pumps,

miran,noise&gas etc...)

Expert

Currently Used

7 years

SAP Version 3 & 4.6D

Expert

Currently Used

2 years

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A full comprehensive CV can be sent any time through email and letters of reference could also be sent as when needed.