Kenneth M. Knight

Experienced Executive management, Safety and Security Director

Greenwood, IN 46143

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Dynamic and achievement oriented professional,possessing more than 20 years of proven success in leveraging career experience to enhance organizational productivity and efficiency by effectively directing and supporting operations, services and solutions. Possesses exceptional interpersonal communication skills and the ability to interpret and define staff needs through interviewing and information gathering processes. Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Safety Engineer, Medical and Emergency Services

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana., LLC. - Greensburg, IN - February 2014 to February 2016 Responsibilities

Completing safety and environmental inspections, identifying issues and developing corrective action plans to insure compliance with applicable safety, health and environmental regulations including OSHA, EPA, HAZMAT, Federal, and state and local regulations. Identify and anticipate safety and health concerns and hazards by surveying environmental, operational, and occupational conditions and render opinions on new procedures and recommend preventative programs.

Develop safety campaigns, safety systems, policies, and procedures, and train management and employees on rules and regulations.

Emergency Service coordinator responsible for directing and assistance emergency response team to provide medical assistance and safety to incidents involving personnel and HAZMAT. Accomplishments

•Develop efficient strategies to ensure project goals were met, resulting in overall work efficiency at minimal operational cost

•Directed organizational systems and management changes, which boosted operational effectiveness by more than 30%.

•Built strategic alliances with federal, state and local agencies that results in business agreements and high level contracts.

•Initiated programs that standardized employee training and led to increase in customer satisfaction by 40%.

•Developed five executive presentations and reports to facilitate project evaluation and process improvement. Skills Used

•Strong Organizational Skills •Leadership

•Time Management •Customer Service Focus

•Microsoft Office Suite •Detail Oriented

•Strategic planning •Problem Solving

Executive Director

United States Army - Edinburgh, IN - July 2012 to September 2013 Responsible for coordinating the Garrison staff in a manner that best supports the Garrison Commander and two Deputy Commanders. Proactively publishing written guidance to synchronize all command directed business objectives, planning committees and be centralized problem solver. Program manager that ensure accurate and timely contracts or cooperative agreements administered for business initiatives involving federal, state, and local agencies. Chief action officer responsible for quality control, operational & logistical scheduling, security, and safety activities for the installation.

•Improved efficient strategies to ensure project goals were met, resulting in overall work efficiency at minimal operational cost

•Directed organizational systems and management changes, which boosted operational effectiveness by more than 30%.

•Constructed strategic alliances with federal, state and local agencies that results in business agreements and high level contracts.

•Initiated programs that standardized employee training and led to increase in customer satisfaction by 40%.

•Developed five executive presentations and reports to facilitate project evaluation and process improvement. Safety Director

U.S. Army - Camp Atterbury, IN - November 2008 to July 2012 Principle Occupational Health and Safety officer to the Installation and Garrison Commander’s serving as lead advisor, instructor and subject matter expert in all things related to safety training development, education, investigations and hazard abatement programs. Establish solid safe working environment by conducting training, inspections, and investigations and by maintaining documentation and equipment for office building and warehouse facilities for approximately 4,000 employees.

•Conducted 15 security and safety audits Bi-monthly to identify potential problems related to physical security, staff safety and asset protection.

•Inspected security and safety design features, installations and programs to verify compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

•Worked with corporate management to implement company safety programs and awareness, reducing workers’ compensation costs.

•Advised security and safety teams and conducted investigations of significant threats and the loss of misappropriations of assets.

Operations Manager

U.S. Army - Edinburgh, IN - August 2006 to November 2008 Responsibilities

Highly skilled manager of operational, training, logistical, security and maintenance assets contained within the scope of responsibility of organizational command and control. Responsible for managing a $4 million budget, which involved planning, coordinating, execution, tracking and recording tactical & emergency services equipment for global and national contingency missions.

•Recommended process and system improvements such as Overseas Immersion training for both military and civilian organizations.

•Defined clear targets and objectives and communicate them to other team members.

•Collaborated with corporate, state and federal agencies to present critical project deliverables such as training compliance documents and logistical shortfalls.

Operational Archtiect

L-3 Communications - Newport News, VA - July 2005 to April 2006 Responsibilities

Responsible for creating a strategic vision, and carring out that vision through implementation. This work is not limited to software, but extends to complete systems thinking in the enterprise.On-site modeling support for DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF). Fulfilled tight time-bound modeling tasks including subject matter data gathering, researching websites and available documentation, loading data into architecture tools, building and refining DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) compliant models and supporting team presentations and briefings to stakeholders.

•Define document and deliverable requirements

•Perform system functional analysis

•Conduct research for resolving system engineering issues

•Assist in development and implementation of program IPT level processes Chief of Combat Arms Ground Safety

U.S. Army - Fort Rucker, AL - January 2003 to July 2005 Served as the Chief of Combat Arms Branch and Accident Investigations, ground systems division for the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. Responsible for the establishing and managing accident prevention programs for all U.S. Army combat systems. Overseas combat arms safety as it applies to material acquisition, doctrine, training, and combat operations. Participate in systems arms safety assessment as it applies army wide with accident trends and causal factors information acquisition, coordination, and dissemination.

•Demonstrated knowledge of and ensured compliance with international, federal, state, and local health and safety standards and Ammunition disposal regulations.

•Reduced U.S. Army ground accidents and injuries by 10% by establishing comprehensive policies and procedures.

•Conducted national and international safety accident investigations for Department of Army Senior Executives on accident root causal factors and presented recommendations on corrective and preventive actions.

•Established the development of safety course materials in accordance with Department of the Army safety compliance directives accredited occupational safety and health training. EDUCATION

MS in Human Movement

AT Still University - Meza, AZ

2012

Military Science

Command and General Staff College - Fort Leavenworth, KS 2009 to 2010

Military Science

U.S. Army Combined Arms and Services Staff School

1997 to 1998

BS in History

Cumberland College - Williamsburg, KY

1992

Diploma

Homestead Senior High School - Homestead, FL

1984 to 1988

SKILLS

Strategic Planning,Change Management, Accident Investigation,Operations Strategy,Lean Principles,Quality Control, Programs Development, Process Improvement, Team Development, Security Management, Risk Management, Emergency Management, and 30 OSHA General Industry,OSHA Compliance Programs, ICS 100,200, 300,400 700, and 800

MILITARY SERVICE

Service Country: United States

Branch: U.S. Army

Rank: Lieutenant colonel

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