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I am a safety and environmental expert with over 15 years in helping companies meet their OSHA and environmental compliance needs. Do you have a safety, environmental, or sustainability issue that need some help? I have a BS in Environmental Health and graduate study in Engineering Management. I can help with EPA and OSHA issues, inspections, program and policy development and other EHS fundamentals. I can also help to incorporate safety, health, ergonomics, and sustainability as tools for cost reduction, improved productivity, quality, and employee engagement. I can write and edit policies and programs, safety articles, and training materials. Specialties: OSHA Compliance, EPA/State Environmental Compliance, Injury Investigation and Auditing, Environmental, Health, and Safety Risk Assessment and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance in US and International (Europe, Canada, Mexico, Australia, S. America), Analysis of Leading and Lagging Indicators, Employee Safety Engagement and Training, Contractor Safety Management, Mentoring and Development of Safety Professionals, ISO 14001, ISO45001, OSHA VPP. Certified Safety Professional (CSP) 2010 - Present American Society of Safety Professionals 2005-Present

I book founders and experts on podcasts and secure media placements that drive visibility, authority, and inbound leads. As a seasoned, results-driven podcast booker and PR expert with 20+ years of experience, I’ve landed clients in Forbes, USA Today, Business Insider, and booked 100+ podcast interviews, including 25 shows in 30 days for a single client. I focus on targeted outreach that results in real placements, not just pitches. As a publicist and brand strategist, I’ve led high-impact media campaigns that secure permanent placements across national and global print, digital, broadcast, podcast, and TV platforms. My clients have been featured in top-tier outlets, and I actively contribute to MSN while booking them on high-ranking podcasts across business, tech, health, and lifestyle. Recent and past placements include: -Forbes -USA Today -MSN -Miami Herald -US Weekly -OK! -Business Insider -Yahoo Finance -ThriveGlobal -Authority Magazine -Medium - + 600+ additional placements I also support with content coordination and backend execution to ensure placements turn into consistent visibility and growth. I handle strategy, outreach, and booking end-to-end so you can stay focused on your business while your visibility grows. I work with tools including Cision, Muck Rack, HARO, Qwoted, and SOS to deliver targeted, high-converting outreach. My clients choose me for guaranteed visibility, strategic thinking, clear communication, and reliable execution. I am U.S. based, globally connected with a base in Italy, and offer flexible engagement options, including hourly, retainer, and project-based work. 100% Job Success on Upwork with consistent 5-star client feedback. If you want consistent podcast bookings and real media placements, not just outreach, let’s talk.

Experienced paralegal and legal document preparer. All U.S. jurisdictions welcomed. *Fast and Accurate service. *Drafted successful motions for attorneys and myself on the state and federal levels. *Successful outcomes as a pro se litigant on the state and federal level. I have over 7 years of legal research under my belt and I am ready to assist lawyers with their legal workload and others with legal document preparation. *Legal Research *Drafts, Pleadings, Appellate *Discovery *Family Law *Any other task needed I am able to take on tasks jurisdictions nationwide. Business Experience: My name is Neal and I have been in the online marketing sector for over 10 years. I was the CEO of an herbal health company for 4 years and helped with the sale of the company in 2022. (Ramil Herbs) During my tenure there I was responsible for all supply ordering, online marketing (social media and google campaigns), and the customer relationship management. Every where we saw a 20% growth or more in profits while I was the CEO. Business Skills/Specialites: * Writing Business Plans * Writing Marketing Plans * Social Media Marketing (PPC and Organic) * Facebook Ads * Google Ads * Email Marketing * Text Marketing * SEO * Website Design * Content Creation * Marketing Automation * Blogging * Copywriting If you have any other requests please feel free to ask as I am not limited to these skills. I am also an independent author that has sold thousands of eBooks online through Amazon and Sellfy. I specialize in how to and informational eBooks. I can proofread, edit, or even write your next novel/non-fiction work. Ebook Skills/Specialties * Ebook Writing * Proofreading * Editing * Ebook Marketing *************************************************************************************** Are you ready to take your business to the next level? I offer consultation for any of my services. Just initiate the interview process and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Speak to you soon, Thanks -Neal

CURRENT AVAILABILITY - 08.07.2025: Open to smaller advisory Upwork clients may have about AI risk and governance, privacy, data protection, and related regulatory compliance requirements and best practices. Since I'm just getting back to Upworking, I am also interested in forging 1 or 2 longer-term relationships for ongoing privacy and AI governance support work, and am willing to negotiate around my normal (and higher) discrete project rates for such relationship scenarios. I am especially interested in engaging with clients who are taking proactive steps to pull together governance programs for their development and uses of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs). And I can help you apply the NIST AI Risk Management Framework or deal with EU AI Act requirements. THE SHORT STORY My core work is helping people create or evolve their information security, personal data privacy, and ethical data use compliance programs. I can help you create specific regulation roadmaps and get to your desired final destinations for them. We can accomplish this together through either having me lead and do the overall work for you or having me mentor your internal resources through doing the work. The more active participation we have from your own internal resources, the stronger your internal AI usage and governance, privacy, and security functions will be. And you will carry on with even more long-term value from our project work together. One unique skill I can provide is helping you maximize the efficiency of your legal counsel budget. Throughout my career, I have served as a translator between technology/operations areas and attorneys, both in-house and outside counsel. People often "overhire" attorneys to do things that do not require an attorney, because they don't know any other solution to their problem. I can make your attorney legal review of documents go more quickly, and to help you better understand what your attorneys are advising in terms of operational impact of your compliance work. THE DETAILS For the last several years, a majority of my work has been on GPDR and CCPA. But HIPAA work for healthcare covered entities and their business associates remains a big part of my work. I have focused a lot of attention on helping my existing clients understand and prepare for Brazil's LGPD, Bermuda's PIPA, APAC laws, etc.--and the NIST Privacy Framework. Now, of course, I monitor a lot of the US state-to-state expansions of CCPA-like state privacy laws. And I am currently working through being able to fully support clients in making use of the NIST Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management Framework. DOCUMENTATION The policy and procedure, notice, communications templates, etc., etc. that are necessary outcomes of this work are the things I love to do, and that brought me into this work from my former career in IT documentation and help systems. For any of your data ethics, privacy, and security policies and procedures documentation needs, I can produce documentation that is fully customized to your business needs very quickly, based on a large library of my own starting-point content and other open-source materials. ASSESSMENTS & EVIDENCE When you have an existing data protection program, helping you comply with specific laws and regulations includes doing all kinds of assessments and creating evidence of compliance. This includes a variety of privacy-oriented assessments and all those vendor security questionnaires you may be getting. I can help you with those things whether you have a mature program or are simply trying to respond to a client questionnaire. And if you are new to all of this, and are simply trying to meet an urgent client demand, we can use the response process to help you initiate the formal AI, privacy, and security governance program you are likely needing. TOOLS CREATION Some of the specific things I can help you accomplish to meet your privacy (and AI governance or security) compliance needs: Create custom SharePoint compliance tools and sites (where you can track documentation, store and report on compliance evidence, manage training, manage vendors, manage data inventories & data subject requests), create custom e-learning training courses using Articulate 360 (including both Storyline and the rapid-development approach of Articulate Rise 360), and delivering live training and privacy/security compliance mentorship of your staff. DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney. I just have lots of experience working with attorneys in various capacities. If you have potentially experienced some kind of compliance or data breach, I would advise that you first seek legal counsel and then consider involving a consultant or other contractor like me under the direction of your legal counsel. This is the best means of protecting your right to privileged communications.

As a Regulatory Compliance Consultant and Head of Regulatory Compliance, I help international brands and manufacturers launch and scale their products not only in the United States, but also in Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Latin America, ensuring full compliance with the regulatory framework of each region. My expertise covers the main global regulatory agencies for food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, textiles, medical devices, electronics, and various consumer products. My services include: - UNITED STATES - (FDA, USDA, EPA, FCC, CPSC, CBP, FWS): ✅ FDA Facility Registration: Food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, OTC-adjacent products, and pet food facilities. Foreign + domestic registrations, renewals, product listings, and U.S. compliance adaptation. ✅ US Agent Services: Acting as your official U.S. Agent to represent your company before FDA and U.S. authorities. ✅ FSVP Agent Services: Foreign Supplier Verification Program development for food and supplement importers. ✅ EPA Registration: Pesticides, disinfectants, industrial/automotive chemicals. ✅ FCC Certification: Wireless products, Bluetooth devices, smart electronics. ✅ USDA Licensing & Inspection Support: Animal-based, agricultural, and honey/propolis products. ✅ FWS Import Permits (CITES): Exotic leathers, wildlife-derived materials, hunting trophies. ✅ CPSC Compliance: Children’s products, toys, textiles, law labels, safety testing requirements. ✅ CBP Customs Compliance: HTS classification, import documentation, Prior Notice, and customs support. - EU & UK Compliance: I support companies entering the European Union and UK markets, including: ✅ EU Responsible Person (RP) Guidance & Setup: Cosmetics, supplements, electronics, textiles, and various consumer products. ✅ EU/UK Labeling Compliance: Adaptation for multilingual labeling (EN/FR/DE/ES/IT), technical file requirements, claims, allergens, nutrition panels, textile labeling and fiber composition. ✅ Product Compliance & Registration: – EU Food & Supplement rules (EFSA) – Cosmetic Product Notification Portal (CPNP) – UK SCPN Notification – CE/UKCA pathways – Textile & apparel compliance (fiber rules, care labels, REACH) ✅ Documentation & Market Access: GMP expectations, safety assessments, product information files (PIF), and import documentation. - LATIN AMERICA (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia): Support for brands expanding across Latin America: ✅ Brazil (MAPA / ANVISA guidance): Food, supplements, cosmetics, packaged foods. ✅ Mexico (COFEPRIS / RFC Importer Registration): Food, cosmetics, dietary supplements, OTC-adjacent products. ✅ Regional Labeling Compliance: Adaptation for Spanish/Portuguese labeling, mandatory warnings, nutritional tables, allergen formats. - GLOBAL SERVICES: Regardless of your target market: 🎯 Labeling Compliance & Regulatory Adaptation FDA + EU + UK + LATAM-compliant labels, packaging, claims, and disclosures. 📄 Safety Data Sheets (SDS) SDS preparation following OSHA HazCom 2012 / GHS. 🧩 HTS Classification & Market Feasibility Identifying regulatory requirements before exporting. Working Policy: All regulatory reports include a 10-business-day clarification window from the date of delivery. After this period, any additional review, follow-up, or new questions will be handled as a separate consulting engagement. Work begins only after all requested product information and documentation have been fully and accurately provided by the client. Final responsibility for verifying technical product data (including ingredient quantities, specifications, claims, and label details) remains with the client prior to commercialization.

FDA | USDA | FSMA | HACCP | Supplier Onboarding | QMS | Audit Readiness | Food Labeling I help food and beverage companies build and manage compliant, scalable, and easy-to-run systems—while also supporting supplier onboarding, coordination, and operational readiness, especially for remote teams, co-manufacturers, and growing brands. I am a Food Safety and Quality Systems professional with 15+ years of experience supporting FDA, USDA, FSMA, and GFSI-aligned programs across food manufacturing, labeling, distribution, and regulatory environments. My background spans regulatory inspection, enterprise manufacturers, contract labeling support, and consulting, giving me a practical, real-world understanding of both compliance requirements and day-to-day operations. In addition to compliance, I regularly work with brands and suppliers to ensure smooth onboarding, clear expectations, and strong working relationships—helping prevent issues before they impact production or customer experience. I specialize in practical, right-sized systems that support both compliance and business growth without unnecessary complexity. Services & Expertise FDA & USDA regulatory compliance support FSMA food safety plans & preventive controls HACCP program development and maintenance Quality Management System (QMS) administration SOP, SSOP, GMP & document control programs Audit preparation (FDA, USDA, GFSI, customer audits) CAPA, non-compliance, and quality data trending Traceability, holds, and recall readiness Food labeling documentation & regulatory review Supplier onboarding, vetting, and documentation review Co-manufacturer and supplier coordination & support Why Clients Hire Me Ability to balance strong relationships with operational structure Experience working with startups, artisan brands, and enterprise manufacturers Strong communication and remote collaboration across multiple partners Practical, audit-ready documentation that teams actually use Proactive approach—identifying gaps early to avoid downstream issues Reliable, organized, and easy to work with Message me with your product type, supplier network, and current challenges. I’ll help you streamline onboarding, strengthen operations, and stay fully aligned with FDA/USDA expectations.