Meet the Team
Established in 2000, IESO, LLC has experienced double-digit growth in each of the past seven years. We are an SBA small business, a Federal MEP program participant and a Federal Government Service Provider registered at Central Contractor Registration. We are general liability and workers compensation insured in the U.S. and internationally, financially stable with an International Central Fund (UBS) and have no financial risks pending or foreseen. Over 83% of clients are retainer-based and have been with us more than four years. Our experts have over 150 years of combined EHS and Management System experience and serve over 175 facilities in 28 countries, including as exclusive service provider to some of the worlds most respected manufacturing companies.
Keith A. Spencer (Senior Manager)
Mr. Spencer is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a B.S. in Environmental Health Science and a M.S. in Safety Engineering from Colorado State University C.O.R.E.
- Registered Professional Industrial Hygienist
- Accredited Safety Auditor
- Has over 19 years of EH&S consulting, program management and training experience
- Has performed numerous ergonomic investigations for both manufacturing and administrative clients
- Has conducted numerous EHS audits as member of BF Goodrich corporate global health and safety auditor
- ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, TS:16949/9001 RAB & ANAB Certified Lead Auditor
- Highly Experienced Industrial Hygienist performing as primary industrial hygienist for various corporate clients
- Performed Job Safety Analysis for a variety of industries
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Management and DOT Hazardous Material requirements
- Trained Ergonomic Scientist (University of Cincinnati)
- International Work Experience
Scott Harris, Ph.D., MPH (Senior Risk Manager)
Scott’s experience ranges over 26 years of Environmental, Health and Safety Management in Federal and State government, consulting, general industry and University instruction. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science, with a specialization in Disaster and Emergency Management, from Oklahoma State University, and holds degrees in Geology (B.S.) and Public Health (MPH) from Western Kentucky University.
- Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the U.S. EPA, part of the Region 6 Emergency Readiness Team
- Extensive industrial and consulting experience in numerous industries, states and programs
- State regulatory experience in multiple programs, including compliance and emergency response
- University Instructor, developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate environmental, health and safety courses
David J. Coleman (Senior EHS Project Manager)
- Mr. Coleman is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a B.S. in Environmental Health Science with emphasis in Chemistry and Biology
- Has over 9 years of EH&S experience in various industries and as a project and division manager and corporate Industrial Hygienist with a major international consulting firm
- ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, TS:16949, ISO (QS) 9001 Lead Auditor trained
- Highly Experienced Industrial Hygienist performing as primary industrial hygienist for various corporate clients
- Performed Job Safety Analysis for a variety of industries
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Management and DOT Hazardous Material requirements
- Experience managing all facets of return to work programs including worker’s compensation reduction programs
- Developed and implemented the first 18001 program in Kentucky which was later used as the model for all facilities corporate wide
- Experienced Health and Safety trainer
- Experienced Health and Safety auditor
- Experienced in Accident Investigation
- Proven results in reducing H&S incident rates
- Highly Experienced in EPA Stack Testing Methods
- Highly Experienced in EPA Air Permitting
- Experience managing Hazardous Waste and EPA reporting requirements
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Operations
- International Work Experience
Joe B. O’Nan (Senior Environmental, Safety and Health Specialist)
- Mr. O’Nan is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a B.S. in Environmental Health Science
- Has over 25 years of EH&S experience in various industries and as a project and division manager with several fortune 100 companies
- ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, TS:16949, ISO (QS) 9001 Lead Auditor trained
- Experienced Industrial Hygienist for a variety of corporate clients
- Performed Job Safety Analysis for a variety of industries
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Management and DOT Hazardous Material requirements
- Experience managing return to work programs including worker’s compensation reduction programs
- Experienced Health and Safety trainer
- Experienced Health and Safety auditor
- Experienced in Accident Investigation
- Highly Experienced in EPA Air Permitting
- Experience managing Hazardous Waste and EPA reporting requirements
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Operations
- International Work Experience
Rachael L. McKelvey (Senior Ergonomist)
- Mrs. McKelvey is a graduate of the Wake Forest with a B.S. in Psychology and a M.S. from the University of Alabama in ergonomic engineering.
- Mrs. McKelvey is an experienced ergonomist with nearly 16 years of ergonomics experience.
- Served as division ergonomist for Delphi Automotive before becoming a consultant 5 years ago
- Has conducted ergonomic investigations for many Fortune 100 companies.
- International Work Experience
Karen S. Fuller (Senior Behavioral Safety Specialist)
- Ms. Fuller is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a M.S. in Psychology and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a M.S. in Public Heath and Safety.
- Ms. Fuller has over 5 years of behavioral safety experience
- Ms. Fuller has been the safety assistant manager for a fortune 100 company where she directed the facility in creating and implementing a VPP health and safety management program
- Has developed various levels of behavioral systems for various industries.
Clay T. Donaldson (Health and Safety Specialist)
- Mr. Donaldson is a graduate of Georgetown College with a B.S. in Environmental Health Science and a B.S. in Chemistry
- Has over 7 years of EH&S experience in various industries
- ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, TS: 16949, ISO (QS) 9001 Lead Auditor trained
- Experienced Health and Safety auditor
- Experienced in Accident Investigation
- Experienced Industrial Hygienist
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Operations
- Mr. Donaldson is presently preparing to become a Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- International Work Experience
William B. Vaughn (Health and Safety Specialist)
- Mr. Vaughn is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a B.S. in Environmental Health Science
- Certified CML Hygienist
- Has over 8 years of EH&S experience in various industries and as a project manager with a major EHS consulting firm
- Certified ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, TS: 16949, ISO (QS) 9001 Internal Auditor
- HAZWOPER 40 hr certified
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Management and DOT Hazard Material requirements
- International Work Experience
Chris T. Gambrell (Software Development)(Exclusive to IESO,LLC)
- Mr. Gambrell is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems.
- Worked as project manager at NASA in the extra orbital satellite program.
- Works as the senior programming manager for IBM/Lotus division.
- Has exclusive contract with IESO, L.L.C. to develop software for health and safety management systems and compliance aides.
- Has developed several highly efficient and effective H&S programs in use by IESO, L.L.C. and our clients in areas such as Health and Safety Management Data Population Systems, Job Safety Analysis, Arc Flash Hazard Determination and Machine Specific Lockout/Tagout.
- International Work Experience
John Cabe (Senior Quality Project Manager)
- Mr. Cabe has over 26 years of experience in industrial quality management systems.
- ISO 9001,TS:16949 Certified Lead Auditor
- Serves as lead auditor for multiple ISO 9001/TS:16949 registrars
- Has assisted many fortune 500 companies in the development, implementation and maintenance of their quality management systems
- International Work Experience
Scott Harris
Scott’s experience ranges over 26 years of Environmental, Health and Safety Management in Federal and State government, consulting, general industry and University instruction. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science, with a specialization in Disaster and Emergency Management, from Oklahoma State University, and holds degrees in Geology (B.S.) and Public Health (MPH) from Western Kentucky University.
• Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the U.S. EPA, part of the Region 6 Emergency Readiness Team
• Extensive industrial and consulting experience in numerous industries, states and programs
• State regulatory experience in multiple programs, including compliance and emergency response
• University Instructor, developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate environmental, health and safety courses
Federal On-Scene Coordinator
As a Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for U.S. EPA Region 6, Scott was part of the Emergency Readiness Team, and held DOD “Top Secret” and DOE “Q” security clearances. He directed multi-agency emergency response, planning and recovery activities for chemical, biological and radiological releases and exercises within the five-state region. Several of the responses he led and participated in were events of national significance, including:
• Space Shuttle Columbia recovery, coordination with the U.S. Navy and chairing the EPA Region 6 After Action Report
• A train derailment in Macdona, TX resulting in the largest chlorine transportation release in U.S. history
• Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• Directed EPA Search and Rescue water operations in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, the first such mission in the history of the Agency, and credited with over 1,200 rescues
• Murphy Oil, a spill of over 1 million gallons of crude oil into a populated area during Hurricane Katrina
Scott was the regional lead for the BioWatch program, a national sentry program for early detection of biological WMD events. He served on national workgroups and developed BMPs and internal capabilities for surveillance, first response, sampling and decontamination procedures, and authored response plans for agents of concern for numerous major cities and airports in Region 6.
He was the regional lead and technical contact for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) sites and the use of dispersants on oil spills and participated in and led Emergency Response Reviews following significant events.
In addition to managing and directing complex response, recovery and site investigation and remediation contract resources, Scott was an internal agency expert in Risk Management Planning, Offsite Consequence Analysis and crisis communication. He was the only FOSC in Region 6 cleared for media interaction without Agency preapproval.
Scott is certified for HAZWOPER Incident Command and Technician level operations and as a NIMS/ICS Operations Section Chief and Division/Group Supervisor.
Industrial and Consulting Experience
As both an EH&S Manager and later as a consultant, Scott has extensive industrial experience in union and nonunion textile, automotive, specialty chemical, paper, railroad, aluminum, die casting, plating, rubber, adhesives, medical, food and wood products facilities. He developed, implemented and directed multi-media site assessment and remediation projects, EPCRA, RMP, PSM, SPCC, BMP, ergonomics, IH, safety and Drug Free Workplace Act programs and secured Title V, water and RCRA waste permits and renewals. Of course an important part of all of these activities was employee training in all applicable programs.
Scott provided division and corporate level regulatory program auditing and consulting services in multiple states as well as for specialty programs such as Responsible Care, ISO, ILCI, VPP and qualification of TSDF and subcontract/toll vendors. On the emergency response side, he developed Fire Brigades and Specialist Level HazMat Teams for multiple facilities and directed or supported numerous incident responses.
University Instructor
As an Instructor at Western Kentucky University (WKU), Scott developed and instructed numerous graduate and undergraduate courses including:
• Recognition and Control of Industrial Hazardous Materials (PH-331)
• Hazardous and Solid Waste (ENV-480G)
• Industrial Environmental Management (ENV-460G)
• Introduction to Environmental Science (ENV-280)
• Environmental Sampling and Measurement (ENV-495G)
In addition to teaching, he placed and managed students in project-based learning experiences through EH&S consulting for industrial and government clients. Project revenues funded faculty positions and significant equipment purchases, and over several years, our program maintained 100% placement of graduates within their field based on superior academic achievement and extensive practical experience.
State Regulatory Experience
As a Senior Environmental lnspector, Scott was responsible for the regular compliance inspections of over 400 public, private and industrial drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities and structural inspections of 55 low to high-hazard dams. He was a member of the original development team for the Kentucky Water Well Driller Certification Program, and authored the original KDEP emergency response guidelines for use in Karst terrain. Scott was also a State On-Scene Coordinator, providing immediate response to chemical spills, derailments and fires and coordinating containment, evacuation and cleanup operations. In addition to response activities, he was an Assistant Coordinator of the Kentucky Environmental Response Team (ERT).
Prior to moving into water, dams and chemical emergency response, Scott was a Geologist and Permit Reviewer for the Kentucky Department for Surface Mining. His responsibilities included acting as Team Leader to review mining applications for overall compliance with state and federal regulations, develop geologic sampling plans, conduct ground and surface water monitoring programs, develop erosion, sediment control and site reclamation plans and provide on-scene technical assistance related to subsidence damage, aquifer depletion, groundwater degradation and landslides.
