Alejandro Ruiz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM, SMS, CHST, CIT is the Executive Director of EHS and the University Safety Officer at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He has over 20 years in the EHS field and as an active member in EHS at the local, region, and national organizations.
Ruiz served in various appointed and elected positions; including NJ ASSP Chapter President, Co-Director of the Joint NJ-ASSE/NJ-AIHA ASP/CSP/CIH Summer Review Preparation Course and Chair of the NJ State Industrial Safety Committee. He serves on the Safety Executives of New York, ANSI/ASSP Z9-Ventilation Systems Standards, ASSP’s Professional Development Conference Planning Committee, and ASSP’s Educational Standards Committee.
A graduate of NJIT, with a BS in Electrical Engineering & Technology, MS in Safety Engineering, MS in Industrial Hygiene, Alex is also an Adjunct Professor at the Rutgers School of Engineering and an instructor at the Rutgers School of Public Health.