Walden Environmental Engineering Makes Key Hire in Connecticut to Help Lead and Expand EHS Efforts

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Walden has announced that David Garner has officially joined the firm as the newest Director in its EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) Group.

Garner comes to Walden from a well-known international manufacturer in the food and beverage industry that specializes in whey-based nutritional solutions. While there, he managed all EHS&S activities for three manufacturing sites that saw their injury and incident rates decline significantly under his watch. As a result of his actions, the organization saw a significant reduction in expenses associated with injuries, which provided the firm with significant bottom-line cost savings.

As a leader in numerous facets of EHS in manufacturing with over 10 years of experience, Garner has been instrumental in helping organizations build enviable cultures in support of EHS initiatives. His efforts included spearheading the modification and implementation of safety programs, directing corporate sustainability actions, managing audits by regulatory agencies, supervising EHS staff and deploying industrial hygiene testing.

Garner’s leadership in EHS efforts resulted in tangible system changes that financially benefited his employers in the manufacturing industry and improved safety conditions for employees.

At Walden, he will take on the task of expanding the engineering services that we offer to EHS clients and conversely, broadening the EHS services that we offer to engineering clients.

“I couldn’t be more pleased that David has joined the Walden team,” said Joseph Heaney, President of Walden. “His impressive background is matched with his enthusiasm. I am sure that he will provide superior value to our EHS clients and be an excellent mentor to the EHS staff he will be managing.”

A graduate of Auburn University and a veteran of Alabama’s National Guard, Garner is also an OSHA-authorized trainer for 10- and 30-hour safety outreach courses for General Industry and is an ISO 14001 Lead Auditor. He will be based in the Greater Hartford area with the rest of Walden’s EHS group.

About Walden Environmental Engineering

Walden Environmental Engineering is a full-service consulting firm dedicated to helping clients solve their environmental and civil engineering concerns since our founding in 1995. With the acquisition of Turnkey Compliance Solutions in 2021, our service offerings considerably expanded to include EHS consulting and advisory expertise. Our mission remains the same: To assist our clients in achieving their goals. We understand that means helping organizations achieve optimum efficiency in their operations within the regulatory framework they operate under in the safest manner possible while adhering to budgeting and scheduling constraints. For more information about Walden, visit our website.