Brett Forkner

• Organize and lead EHS Steering Committee with executive management to be informed of EHS trends to make informed senior leadership decisions.
• Oversee and manage all aspects of environmental compliance programs aligning with Federal, State and local rules and regulations.
• Coordinate with operational staff on compliance objectives and conduct training per regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with the Audit Committee for successful EHS audits and manage corrective actions and identified areas of improvement for sustained EHS success.
• Identify opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
• Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
• Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
• Cultivated company-wide culture of innovation and collaboration by successful development, implementation, and deployment of the NGL EMIS program, resulting as a driving force for KPI reporting, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting, GHG reporting, Clean Fuels Standard reporting, and data analysis tools/dashboards for important business decisions across internal business sectors and functions.
• Initiated the corporate sustainability framework utilizing Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework for long term streamlined reporting.
• Lead on the successful development, implementation, and deployment of the NGL EMIS program, resulting as a driving force for KPI reporting, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting, GHG reporting, Clean Fuels Standard reporting, and data analysis tools/dashboards for important business decisions across internal business sectors and functions.
• Manage corporate EHS functions to conform to approved fiscal year budgets and develop strategies to reduce costs by implementing state-of-the-art environmental software programs to reduce employee time spent on projects and increase efficiency.
• Established and maintained strong relationships with executive management and operations management alike, allowing for successful and streamlined program implementation or changes following corporate risk assessments.
• Collaborated with the Risk department to monitor and manage key business risks and established risk management procedures.
• Collaborate with internal and external legal team on environmental litigation.
• Various other tasks.

• Served as the company representative when interacting with all federal, state and/or local regulatory agency personnel.
• Served as the company subject matter expert (SME) on all environmental related issues.
• Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics regarding regulatory compliance and employee health and safety.
• Oversee all EHS compliance programs for refined product cavern-storage and distribution facilities, large volume crude oil storage facilities, NGL storage and distribution facilities, saltwater disposal (SWD) facilities and NGL rail-to-truck transloading operations.
• Manage all greenhouse gas reporting, clean fuel standards reporting, spot market reporting and renewable fuel standard programs, including securing and managing carbon credits/allowances when applicable.
• Monitor all federal, state, and local legislative bills introduced and report to senior leadership the impact new rules and regulations would have on their operations and engage with industry trade groups, when necessary, to provide expert testimony during rulemaking proceedings.
• Interacted well with operations personnel to build connections and nurture relationships.
• Tracked EHS trends for KPI reporting to senior and executive leadership.
• Manage environmental incidents from initial reporting and response through receiving no further action (NFA) from applicable regulatory agency for hydrocarbons, inorganic, refined and raw materials.
• Reported issues to higher management with great detail and collaborated with senior and executive management for resolution.
• Negotiated price and service with consultants, vendors, and contractors to decrease expenses and increase profit margins.
• Various other tasks.

• Prepared process and procedures manuals for complying with environmental regulations for Air Permitting (attainment and non-attainment General permits and Title V permits), NPDES, Waste Management, Groundwater Monitoring, Remediation, Tier II Reporting, ASTM Phase I and II ESAs, etc.
• Hired and trained EHS staff to conduct health and safety oversight with various terminal and facility operations in compliance with NFPA, OSHA, and other regulatory safeguards.
• Prepared corporate environmental compliance matrix to track regulatory requirements on a site-by-site basis and coordinate efforts with operations staff to ensure compliance.
• Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
• Cross-trained existing EHS and operations personnel to maximize team agility and performance.
• Developed and maintained relationships with regulatory agency representatives, building trust between the company and regulatory agencies.
• Managed technical consultants with remediation programs pertaining to large volume brine ponds and recovery efforts for Sawtooth Caverns outside Delta, UT, two-dozen refined products remediation programs throughout the eastern and southeastern US, produced water from oil and gas operations in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, and various others throughout the US.
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry employees and/or regulatory agency personnel.
• Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
• Various other tasks.

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