Guest Blog Contributor: Dean Ricken* (BSEH ’16)

Kenneth Reynolds graduated from ECU BS Environmental Health program with a concentration in Industrial Hygiene in 2004 and ECU MS Occupational Safety program in 2006. Following graduation, Kenneth held EHS roles at ATI, Kelloggs, and ExxonMobil. Kenneth, who has worked with Exxon Mobil for almost 10 years, is primarily involved in process safety and provides leadership and guidance to departmental teams. He now resides in Houston, Texas where his role with ExxonMobil will be shifting. In his new role, Kenneth will be managing and supporting multiple facilities that were recently acquired by ExxonMobil. Kenneth looks forward to the challenge ahead as he will be tasked with getting the facilities operations, management systems and programs aligned with the ExxonMobil standards. In addition, he looks forward to building a safety culture in these facilities from the ground up. Kenneth is passionate about personnel and process safety and prioritizes these with the teams he leads. In his spare time Kenneth loves to travel with his family and most recently traveled to Bali with his wife.

*Dean Ricken, CIH, CSP is an ECU BS Environmental Health alumnus. Visit this Featured Alumni blog to know more about Dean.