Environmental, Health & Safety Human Resources
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JEFFREY R. WIRTH SMS CSP
****N **E, Washington, IN 47501
Kingwood, TX 77345
ac5ke9@r.postjobfree.com
I am applying for the Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) opportunity whereby my deep varied experience in senior management and unique skillset may be utilized as an asset to the continued profitable and safe growth of your company in Rosenberg, Texas. As is demonstrated, with my diverse background in Corporate Safety, Corporate Human Resources, Operations, Engineering, MSHA experience, and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering-Industrial Technology, I possess the qualities necessary to be a proactive, team-oriented, managing asset with your company. In my experience, I have worked in the energy industry for numerous years and have successfully held various senior management positions. While gaining this experience, I have had the opportunity to pro- actively and efficiently manage employees ranging from 10 to 3,400+ in number, within six states, with annual production in excess of 50 million tons per year at the corporate management level utilizing annual operating budgets >$1B.
During an approximately 3 year period, there has been a $ 5.2M cash cost savings relative to the modifications and vacations of agency citations. I successfully led the litigation and testimony regarding 47 alleged citations resulting in a blanket vacation of the entire docket, with a corresponding cash savings of $220K. I successfully led the litigation of one docket resulting in a $ 1.1M positive settlement. Through pro-active, teamwork related citation and injury reduction programs that have been implemented under my direction, various companies have realized reductions ranging from 44% to 63% with the associated cash cost savings.
As one of five individuals hired at the inception of a new energy company, my responsibilities involved Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety and Corporate Human Resources. During my eleven years there, the company matured into a fully functioning mining complex employing approximately 500 employees. I have extensive experience in managing at both union and union free workplaces. My strengths include leading and implementing pro-active team oriented management techniques, attention to detail, clear concise report writing, thinking outside of the box, gaining employee buy-in and ownership, a strong high energy work ethic, I am proficient in the use Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, AutoCAD and Carlson survey systems with rare experience at all levels, from the first line to corporate management, coupled with three years of Spanish as a second language. Numerous letters of recommendation are available at your request, and I am willing to relocate. Additional information may be gained relative to my background on my LinkedIn profile. I look forward to speaking with you in the near future.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Wirth SMS ASP CSP
JEFFREY R. WIRTH SMS CSP
1874N 75E, Washington, IN 47501
Kingwood, TX 77345
ac5ke9@r.postjobfree.com
SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE: SAFETY, HUMAN RESOURCES AND OPERATIONS
Senior Management Executive with deep experience leading safety, human resources, and operations functions for small, mid, and large scale operations throughout the United States. Strong technical leader with the ability to balance “20,000 foot” perspective with detail oriented engineering influence to build, lead, and develop safe, compliant, highly profitable and productive businesses. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Regulatory Compliance: Spearheaded the successful navigation and negotiation to overturn and reduce MSHA citations nationally during a 3 year period resulting in a cash cost savings in excess of $5.2M for Murray Energy Corporation. Authored and implemented pro-active safety policies resulting in a 32% reduction of injury rates. Achieved > 1,900 days without a lost time incident at the Lila Canyon Mine.
National Safety Award: Spearheaded all facets of EHS in gaining the prestigious 2017 Kinder Morgan Contractor National Safety Award within the Corporate and Natural Gas Business Units.
Construction & Infrastructure Planning: Developed and simultaneously implemented all comprehensive safety and human resources related plans and policies while maturing Five Star Mining into a fully functioning 500+ employee, 3.2+M-ton mining complex in IN.
Financial Acumen: Direct corporate manager influencing P&L >$1B for Murray Energy Corporation.
Operations Leadership: While operating and managing a mining complex on a limited budget, utilizing aged equipment, the buy-in and teamwork of the union workforce and management staff was gained resulting in consistent production in excess of the budgeted forecast with the associated increase in profits. While with AMAX Coal Company the crew under my supervision achieved the largest single monthly increase in production ever recorded at the operation.
Upstream Operations: Early career experience as a floor hand, make-up rig, roustabout, and pumper.
Corporate Safety Corporate Human Resources Pipeline Operations Midstream Operations Engineering Surface Mining Underground Mining Upstream Operations P&L Management Program Management Project Management Multi-Site Operations Complex Problem Solving EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (Honors) Engineering- Industrial Technology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Paringa Resources Limited – Rumsey, Kentucky February 2018 – May 2018 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY / HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Providing laser focused senior management leadership in the development from inception of two underground mining operations, one large scale preparation plant, and river loading dock system. Successfully spearheading all facets of health, safety, compliance, environmental, emergency preparedness, as well as authoring, and implementing all relevant policies, procedures, safety management systems, and addressing root cause analysis. Simultaneously providing laser focused senior management leadership within all facets of human resources functions. Leading the talent acquisition, interview process, and final hiring of quality employees at all levels. JESSE CREEK MINING, LLC – Alabaster, Alabama November 2017 – February 2018 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY DIRECTOR
Spearheaded teamwork oriented proactive senior management leadership regarding all aspects of Environmental, Health and Safety. Authored, introduced and implemented numerous companywide policies and procedures relative to environmental health and safety. WHC ENERGY SERVICES – Houston, Texas 2015 – August 2017 In business since 1957, WHC Energy Services, LLC provides construction and construction management services. With 3,300+ employees, our services include turnkey contracts, oil and gas pipeline construction, pipeline rehabilitation and re-coating, compressor and pump station construction, metering station construction, facility upgrades, plant and station abandonments, flow line and gathering system installation, in-house fabrication, as well as sandblasting and painting.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH and SAFETY MANAGER (2015-2017) Provided proactive laser focused senior management leadership relative to all aspects of upstream, midstream, and downstream Environmental Health and Safety throughout the great State of Texas as well as midstream projects extending from the northeastern to western United States. In doing so, managing numerous EH&S Managers as well as Safety Coordinators throughout the United States. Conduct boots on the ground meetings as well as environmental health and safety audits along the right of way and project sites, to conducting and participating in meetings with energy companies at the corporate level.
• SPEARHEADING EH&S EFFORTS IN TEXAS RESULTING IN THE RECEIPT OF THE 2017 KINDER MORGAN CORPORATE AND GAS DIVISION NATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS
BOYD AND COMPANY CONSTRUCTION – WASHINGTON, INDIANA 2014 –2015 Boyd and Company Construction is recognized as one of the mid-west’s premier and diversified upstream, midstream, and downstream construction companies with extensive operations in the Permian, Bakkens, Illinois Basin, Utica and Marcellus Shale regions of the Eastern United States. Numerous divisions include but are not limited to oil and gas, underground boring, mining and reclamation, disaster recovery, heavy haul and crane services.
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY / HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR (2014 – 2015) Spearheaded all facets of health, safety, environmental, compliance, fire protection, and emergency preparedness nationwide ranging from boots on the ground meetings as well as environmental health and safety audits along the right of way and project sites to conducting meetings with energy companies, regulatory agencies, as well as ownership. Proactively developed and implemented safety policies, procedures, and employee training programs as they relate to steel, poly, and fiber pipelines, well pads, gathering and compressor stations, boring, completion and all associated equipment. Developed and implemented accident reporting and root cause analysis incident reporting systems, as well as process safety management systems.
Simultaneously provided laser focused senior management leadership within all facets of human resources functions. Led the talent acquisition, interview process, and final hiring of quality employees at all levels, while utilizing an extensive network of contacts within the Bakkens, Illinois Basin, Permian Basin, as well as the Utica and Marcellus Shale regions. Authored and implemented numerous streamlining policies and proactive consolidation procedures during the rapid growth of the company to 550+ employees.
MURRAY ENERGY CORPORATION – St. Clairsville, Ohio 2010 – 2014 Murray Energy Corporation is a > $1B, 3,400+ employee coal mining company based in St. Clairsville, OH., and produces >50M tons annually within 6 states.
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY DIRECTOR (2010 – 2014) Joined Murray Energy Corporation to steer the improvements regarding all facets of health, safety, compliance and emergency preparedness within all 40 subsidiary companies.
• Achieved $5.2M+ in savings relative to the modification and vacation of agency citations through the development and implementation of 16 pro-active safety policies.
• Spearheading a 32% reduction of injury rates as a result of the implementation of teamwork oriented employee buy-in injury reduction policies.
• Zero lost time incidents >1,900 days under my lead at the Lila Canyon Mine.
• Designed and implemented new fire brigade team standards and inter-company team championship competition at West Virginia University. FIVE STAR MINING, INC., Petersburg, Indiana 1999 – 2010 Corporate Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Human Resources Successfully spearheaded all facets of health, safety, compliance, environmental, emergency preparedness, mine rescue, fire brigades, mine planning, while simultaneously establishing, implementing and conducting all aspects of programs and policies within the human resources generalist duties.
• Efficiently and proactively grew the company from inception to a fully functional mining complex.
• Achieved $2.2K savings while leading the successful litigation regarding 47 alleged agency citations which concluded with a blanket vacation.
• National Sentinels of Safety Awards: 2004’-2nd place, 2006’-5th place, 2008’-5th place. Certifications: BCSP – Certified Safety Professional; BCSP – Associate Safety Professional; BCSP – Safety Management Specialist; PEC Safeland Trainer; OSH 730 Permit Required Confined Space; OSH784 Recordkeeping ; Gold Shovel Program; Smith System Instructor; Confined Space Trainer; H2S Trainer ; OSH 3015 Excavation Trenching Soil Mechanics; 49CFR Part 40 Collector; MEA Evaluator; Veriforce Evaluator; Medic First Aid Instructor; OSHA 500; OSHA 510; DHS -TWIC Card; OSHA 30; OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER; OSHA 8 Hour HAZWOPER Supervisors; American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor; American Red Cross Certified First Aid/CPR/AED; Dust Sampling Surface and Underground; Surface Certified; Methane and Oxygen Surface and Underground; Noise Level Testing; Impoundment Inspection; Troxler Radiation Safety Officer; Troxler Nuclear Density Testing; Special Investigator; Accident Investigator; MSHA Underground Instructor; MSHA Impoundment Instructor; MSHA Surface Instructor; MSHA First Aid Instructor. Professional Registrations: American Association of Safety Engineers; Board of Certified Safety Professionals; American Pipeline Contractors Association; The Pipeliners Association of Houston; Florida Energy Pipeline Association; State of Indiana Emergency Medical Technician-2000; Mine Foreman / Manager: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana; Surface Foreman; Hoisting Engineer; State of Kentucky Shotfirer.
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