Timothy Gurren is seeking a position in Environmental Health & Safety. He has over 25 years of experience at Toyota in roles of increasing responsibility managing environmental and safety programs. Most recently as EH&S Manager at Toyota Boshoku Indiana, he developed safety programs that significantly reduced recordable incidents. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Union College.
1. Objective:
Timothy A. Gurren
623 Beachfront Drive
Evansville, IN 47715
Tim.gurren@TBAmerica.com
(513) 401-3904
Obtain a position in the field of EnvironmentalHealth & Safety where my educationand experience
contribute to companygoals and performance.
Employment Experience:
• Toyota Boshoku Indiana, (TBIN)
Jul 2015 to Present – Princeton, IN
Position: EH&S Manager
Managed Safety and Environmental systems and supervised 2 Engineers and one Registered
Nurse at a Tier 1 Toyota supplier of Seats and Doors. Current number of employees 1,049.
Accomplishments included developing and implementing Safety Programs that reduced OSHA
recordable incidentsfrom36 to 13 in 2015 and YTD only 2 for 2016. Responsible forEnvironmental
Air & Water,EPCRA reporting and maintaining Emergency Response and RiskManagement Plans.
Also responsible for both Safety and Environmental Training
• Toyota Boshoku America, (TBA)
Aug 2013 to Jul2015 - Erlanger, KY
Position: North & South American
Environmental Sr. Specialist
Corporate Environmental and Safety project leader for 18 Toyota Tier 1 automobile supply
companies that ranged from80 to 1,000 employees in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and the
United States. ProjectsincludedGHScompliance,Air& WaterPermitting and Compliance Systems.
Also developed Standard EH&S Action Plans that focused on CO2,Water,and Waste reductionand
Compliance Reporting.Audited allofthe Facilities annually forEnvironmentalandRiskcompliance.
Developed standard KPI reporting Systems using Internet Technology. Lead Energy and Water
Reduction Projects at the majority of the plants.
• Toyota Engineering Motor America (TEMA) Facilities Engineering Project Leader
July 2006 to July 2013 Erlanger, KY
Position: AssistantManager
Supervise and develop 4 Engineering Specialists in the area of Facilities Maintenance and
Systems development. Lead development of Maintenance and Operational Standards for
critical Utility Systems encompassing 14 manufacturing sites.Lead and develop KPI reporting
systems.Implement Toyota MotorCorporation's Global Facilities Shop Self Reliance program
for North American Assembly and Unit plants.
•Toyota Engineering Motor America (TEMA), North American Environmental Project Leader
March 1999 to June 2006
Position: Assistant Manager,
Supervised 4 EnvironmentalEngineers to provide technicaland engineeringsupportat
16 manufacturing sites includingAssembly,Powertrain,and AluminumFoundries.Support included
permitting and compliance auditing. Lead implementation of TEMA's North American Waste
ManagementProgramincludingTSDFauditing.Lead andachieved ZeroLandfillforNorth American
Operations. Supported development and implementation of Compliance and Risk management
standards forNorth American operations including Mexico and Canada. Supported development of
TEMA’s Enhanced Environmental Management Systemwhich focused on Compliance and Risk
Reduction Standards. Represented Toyota in development of new Federal EPA regulations for
wastewater treatment in Washington D.C.
•Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) Environmental Affairs, Georgetown,
KY. December 1997 to February 1999
Position: AssistantManager
Supervised4Specialist and 2Associates to provide technicaland compliance support forthe
TMMKmanufacturing site.Responsibilities included:wastewaterand stormwaterpermitting
and compliance, Shop floorsupport forair water , waste compliance, management ofan onsite
wastewater lab forcompliance testing,ground water monitoring, and TRI repm1ing.
2. •Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) Environmental, Georgetown,
KY March 1993 to November 1997
Position: Environmental Specialist
Duties: Direct Shop Floorsupport forair,water, and waste compliance. Responsibilities
included:plant wastewaterandstormwaterpermitting and compliance,chemicalapproval,KPI
Reporting,and ISO1400l implementation support.
•Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) Environ mental, Georgetown,
KY Feb 1991 to Feb 1993
Position: Environmental Associate
Duties:Onsite wastewaterlab analyst fororganic andinorganic waterand soilanalysis.Gas
ChromatographyMassSpectrometer(GC/MS) operation.Inductively Coupled Plasma (lCP)
operation.Various wet chemicaltesting procedures forwater and soil.
3. • Card ina l Laboratories,Crescent Springs,KY
July 1988 to Jan 1991
Position: Laboratory Analyst
Duties:AnalystforOrganic and Inorganic waterand soilanalysis.Gas Chromatography,Mass
Spectrometer(GC/MS) operation.Inductively Coupled Plasma (JCP) operation .Various Wet
testing procedures forwaterand soil.
Professional Skills:
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• Developed & maintained key relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
•Collaborated with multiple Toyota suppliers to ensure priorities are established and meet.
•Communicated project strategy and goals at team management meetings.
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• Provided guidance and direction to NAMC Facility Managers to achieve Toyota's Global Shop
Self Reliance Program
• Developed knowledge in multiple environmental areas to provide expert technical support.
• Designed new processes/procedures to meet enviromnental compliance and other corporate
initiatives
Project Ma11age111e11t:
• Lead and implemented Zero Landfill initiative for Toyota North America.
• Lead and implemented Toyota's Zero Violation Zero Complaints initiative.
• Managed multiple Environmental I Facility programs.
Education:
• Un ion College...Barboursville, Kent ucky
Program: Area in Science, Major in Biology
Degree: Bachelors of Science, Received May 1988 - GPA 3.14/4,00