Tanisha Upshaw - Professional Bio

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Newell Brands Product Safety Regulatory Compliance - Principal • Provides expert level consulting to project teams for new product development and existing product improvement projects while working within a cross-functional team. • Drives to the analysis of highly complex new regulatory developments Global Safety Management Director Global Chemical Regulatory Affairs • Serves as the Regulatory Affairs Director for chemical compliance matters concerning hazard communication, Safety Data Sheet and product label authoring, chemical registrations and general regulatory monitoring and awareness for a global customer base Kemira Sr. Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs Specialist • Responsible for the product compliance management of paper and pulp products Zep, Inc. Regulatory Compliance Specialist • Implemented product regulatory compliance programs to ensure products were developed, sold, distributed, transported, used and disposed of in compliance with product compliance regulations.

United Power Services, Inc. Analytical Chemist

• Conducted oil testing as a diagnostic tool for determining the location of an incipient fault in transformers, regulators, or tap changers.

Empirical Laboratories, LLC Laboratory Scientist • Primary responsibility for the research and analysis of conventional and priority pollutants within ground, surface and drinking waters, industrial wastewaters, solid waste, soils and water supplies for the EPA, U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. • Conducted ongoing research and development to attain new clients and knowledge, maintained and directed safety and health issues within the laboratory.

Environmental Science Corp Chemist

• Participated in the extraction and analysis of semi-volatile and volatile compounds from wastewater, drinking water, industrial water, surface water and ground waters to be tested on mass spectrometers and gas chromatographs, and to determine chemical and physical properties.

Hamilton County Schools Chemistry Consultant

Environmental Standards Quality Assurance Chemist II

• Mentored gifted elementary and middle school students to further enhance their general chemistry skills. • Designed and developed lesson plans and educational programs.

• Third-party data validation for CERCLA, RCRA, state and other federal regulatory programs. • Provided leadership expertise in developing the Data Quality Objectives

CONSULTING PROFILE

• Master of Science Degree – Environmental Policy and Management, Sustainability. American Military University, Charles Town, WV • Bachelor of Science Degree – General Science, Concentrations In Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN • Associate of Science Degree – Medical Technology. Nashville State Community College, Nashville, TN

Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online