Ryan Butler

Ryan Butler, MS, CIH, CSP has over 20 years of work experience, with a focus on occupational and environmental health and safety. Ryan is currently employed as a Principal Industrial Hygienist-Project Manager at S&ME. Prior to this, they worked as a Safety & Environmental Health Officer at Coast Guard District One HSWL SC (se-fo) Det. Boston, where they were responsible for recognizing, evaluating, and mitigating workplace health and safety hazards. Ryan also conducted post-natural disaster and emergency public health and safety assessments. Before that, Ryan worked as an Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Health Consultant at Cashins & Associates, Inc. and as Chief, Inspection Division / Safety Manager / Marine Casualty Investigator at Coast Guard Sector Juneau. Ryan also has experience as Assistant Chief, Inspection Division / Safety Manager at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage and as a Marine Inspector at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi. Ryan began their career at Coast Guard Headquarters, Commandants Office / Cutter / Sector, where they served as Coast Guard: Commadants Executive Secretariat / Boatswains Mate / Yeoman, conducting search and rescue, drug interdiction, and illegal fishing operations.

Ryan Butler, MS, CIH, CSP has a strong educational background in occupational safety, health, and environmental hygiene. Ryan completed a dual Master of Science degree in Occupational & Environmental Hygiene / Occupational Ergonomics & Safety at the University of Massachusetts Lowell from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Master of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Columbia Southern University from 2014 to 2016. Their undergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Operations Management and Supervision from American InterContinental University, obtained from 2005 to 2008. In addition to their educational achievements, they hold certifications as a Certified Safety Professional from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, and as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) from the Board for Global EHS Credentialing (BGC). Ryan also has additional certifications but the specific details, including the obtained months and years, are not provided in the information given.