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CurriculumVitaePERSONAL INFORMATION
Mark MckayBahnhofstrasse 103D,5430 Wettingen,Aargau,Switzerland.+41 76 443 65 [email protected]
Date of Birth: 2nd May 1964Driving Licence: Full (British/Swiss)Nationality: BritishZEMIS: 017.591.512-6
PROFILE A SELF-MOTIVATED MANAGER WITH THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AT ALL LEVELS. ABLE TO WORK AUTONOMOUSLY; TAKE INITIATIVE AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON EXPERIENCE, RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE. AN AMBITIOUS SELF-STARTER WITH HIGH STANDARDS AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. AN INNOVATIVE, CONFIDENT ASSET TO THE TEAM WITH AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH AND A SENSE OF HUMOUR.
EDUCATION
1994 -1997 UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON BSc (Hons) Degree Applied Chemistry Graduated with 2:1 Won the final year prize for top Honours Project for work on the Thermally Induced Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Thienyl Ethers
1987 - 1989 TELFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (TCAT)Access Qualification in Applied Sciences. Foundation: course for access to highereducation:Graduated with Distinction and Merits
EMPLOYMENT
MOST RECENT EMPLOYMENT
07/05/12 – PresentHEIQ MATERIALS AG. (Bad Zurzach)Chief Compliance Officer, Manager Quality Assurance (FT)
RESPONSIBILITIES Maintaining knowledge of laws and regulations relevant to production and global supply of speciality chemical formulations, and monitoring for impending changes. Leading product stewardship, managing product classification, hazard communication, creating and maintaining safety data sheets and labels and coordinating Logistics activities. Communicating regulatory issues with stakeholders across the company and customers. Coordinating the drafting, releasing and maintaining of internal policies and proceduresappropriate to regulatory compliance.Planning and coordination of required filings and submissions. Submission of and monitoring of contracted studies.Registration of active substances and biocidal products and maintaining BPR dossiers including silver chloride, nanosilver and silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (nano).Liaising with EU-based Only Representatives.Improving in-house compliance processes. Managing compliance with industry accreditation bodies (e.g. Oekotex, Bluesign, GOTS, ISO etc.).
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Managing Quality Assurance Advising on Occupational Safety
PREVIOUS ROLES 01/01/07 – 26/04/12SYNTHOMER LTD. (Harlow, Essex) Position: Team Leader Regulatory Affairs, Synthomer EU (FT)
RESPONSIBILITIES Managing, coordinating and developing three Regulatory Affairs Scientists and one Administrator. Product safety, MSDS and CLP/GHS expert. Producing regulatory documentation, compliance statements, safety data sheets and hazard labelling in compliance with latest legislation. Monitoring existing and upcoming chemicals legislation and formulating strategies for compliance. Ensuring timely pre-registration and registration under REACH to safeguardcontinuity of supply of raw materials and products. Screening Synthomer products and ensuring compliance with global legislation for exports for exports. Visiting global locations, training and advising on issues concerning existing and emerging legislation. Solely responsible for training personnel in hazard classification and labelling for compliance with the Dangerous Preparations Directive and the CLP Regulation (GHS). Maintaining integrity of raw material and product safety data on the SAP EHS system. Planning, designing and delivering training for users of the SAP EHS system. Communicating with raw material suppliers and supporting customers on issues of compliance. Representing Synthomer within a number of Industry groups ERMA, BASA, the FCA group and the EPDLA chemistry sector within CEFIC. Company expert on food contact Regulations for U.S. and E.U. assessing formulations for compliance with food contact Directives and Regulations including BfR Recommendations and FDA (21CFR) as well as EU directives.
01/2002 – 01/01/2007SYNTHOMER LTD. (Harlow, Essex) Position Business Development co-ordinator (FT)
Investigating alternative technologies that are “counter cyclic” with respect to core dispersion polymerisation technology i.e. technologies less affected by fluctuations in the oil sector that influence raw material costs. Coordination of toll producers, toll converters, Europe-based purchasing and logistics divisions and technical services departments. Liaison with departments domestic and on various continents to take projects from feasibility study, through project justification, initiation, trials, scale up and handover to production. Project co-ordinator on a new line of additives and the launch of a new businessunit within the company. Communicating and exchanging information on projects and new technologies within the group.Hands-on scale up of new products from laboratory and pilot plant through to production.
COMPUTER LITERACY
Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint), Lotus Notes, Lotus databases, various Internet packages, SAP EHS (CLEO) and SAP REACH Compliance, CHEMGES, IUCLID. REACH IT.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
SAP EH102 EH & S Essentials and functions (Technidata) SAP EH202 EH & S Product Safety (Technidata) SAP EH912 EH & S WWI Layout (Technidata)Advanced preparation of SDS (CHCS) Module 5 Basic Toxicology (CHCS) Module 11 Advanced Toxicology (CHCS) An Introduction to Effective Project Management (Hemsley Fraser) Project Management (People Deliver Projects)
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Appraisal Training (ACAS)
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Science, Nature, Mountains, Travelling, Camping, Trekking, Skiing, Mountain Biking and Cooking.
REFERENCES Dr K J Patterson Group Risk & SHE Manager Synthomer Ltd Phone: +44 (0) 1279 459566 (work) | +44 (0) 7788 185649 (mobile) Home Number in Leeds: +44 (0) 113 294 8488 | 55 Grove Lane, | Headingley | LS6 4EQ Home Number in Harlow: +44 (0) 1279 301205 | 40 Quarry Spring | CM20 3HR Personal email: [email protected]
Dr Gareth Simpson Head of Latex Technologies Synthomer Ltd Phone: +49 (0) 2365 4986906 (Marl) +44 (0) 1279 436211 (Harlow) | +44 (0) 7880 787913 (mobile) [email protected]
Robert (Bob) Warner CLP and Regulatory Consultant Chemwise Associates Ltd [email protected] +44 (0) 1865 739604
Marco Todesco QECS Quality & EHS Compliance Service | Steigstrasse 3 | CH-8245 Feuerthalen Phone: +41 (0) 52 643 44 94 | Mobile : +41 (0) 79 680 00 10 [email protected] | www.qecs.ch
Walter Bender Head of R and D HeiQ Materials AG | Zürcherstrasse 42 | CH-5330 Bad Zurzach | Aargau | Schweiz [email protected] Phone: +41 (0) 56 250 68 50
Andrew Goodyear TSGE Consulting Limited | Concordia House | St James Business Park | Grimbald Crag Court Knaresborough | North Yorkshire | HG5 8QB | United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1423 799 633 | Fax: +44 (0) 1423 797 804 [email protected]
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