Bobby Putrino joined UVA FM in 2018. He has extensive experience in project management, root-cause analysis, Lean Production, Six-Sigma methodology, ergonomics, EHS compliance, process safety management, and equipment design. He flourishes in team environments and demonstrates strength in relationship building, engineering design, problem solving, training implementation, and employee engagement. Bobby is an OSHA Authorized Construction Trainer, registered as a Responsible Land Disturber with VA Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and is actively involved with the Solid Waste Alternatives Advisory Committee (SWAAC) for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and the UVA Sustainability Council. Bobby employs a hands-on style that makes him highly approachable and an effective agent for change and program adaptation, innovation, and implementation.
Prior to UVA, Bobby was the Northeast Regional Environmental Health and Safety Manager for Schnitzer Steel Industries, covering multiple states in New England. His career has spanned the private and public sector, to include global recycling, sustainability, naval support, risk-mitigation, and manufacturing. Bobby has been on multiple deployments with the Navy, but now prefers traveling the world in a recreational capacity. Bobby has served on the boards for the Recycling Association of North Carolina, the Virginia Recyclers Association, ASSP, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council and as a member of Rotary International. Bobby attended Old Dominion University for undergraduate and graduate studies.
Bobby and his wife Jillian live in Albemarle County with their dog Ruxin and welcomed their first child in February of 2020. An active couple, they spend their free time enjoying music, food, family, and the great outdoors.