Richard Mator

About Richard Mator

A driven leader in EHS with 20+ years of global experience streamlining business processes, developing and executing enhanced remediation portfolio management strategies, devising expedited remediation closure plans, building and maintaining trusting relationships with regulators and internal/external stakeholders, and engaging effectively with executive and business leadership. Value-added skills include risk identification, management and mitigation; environmental due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and divestiture transaction support; and provision of environmental subject matter expertise to operating facilities.

Experience

1. Director, Global Remediation and Environmental Projects

   Bristol Myers Squibb

   Sep 2022 — Present · Princeton, NJ, US

   Lead the company’s global portfolio of environmental liabilities, developing and executing remedial strategies, minimizing risk and expediting regulatory closure.• Serve as an internal Subject Matter Expert to educate and support global colleagues on environmental risk mitigation and best practices, spill response, site investigation, agency interaction, negotiation and due diligence.• Develop and refine corporate governance for program management.• Continually identify and implement process improvement. Streamlined financial process flow for remediation spend, eliminating extraneous steps and removing unnecessary financial burden from operating facilities.• Lead EHS incident investigations to determine root causes and create actionable CAPA for continued operational improvement. Conduct GEMBA walks as appropriate when deeper dives are warranted.• Support operating facilities in ensuring compliance with global and site level EHS standards, identifying gaps, and developing CAPAs to ensure compliance.• Manage portfolio of regulatory required financial assurance instruments.• Provide EHS support and due diligence for M&A and divestiture transactions.• Support facilities in preparation for EHS audits.

Education

• Penn State University

  BS, Environmental Soil Science

  2002

Skills

• Hydrogeology
• Groundwater Remediation
• Water Quality
• Environmental Remediation
• Environmental Consulting
• Project Management
• Groundwater
• Soil Science
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Soil
• Remediation
• Environmental Management Systems
• Environmental Permitting
• Communication
• Budgeting
• Environmental Compliance