K enneth W. Brown
**** ***** ** ** **** Trail, # 2402, Boca Raton, FL 33496
Cell: 757-***-**** – E-mail: abg6z4@r.postjobfree.com
Home: 561-***-****
Summary of Qualifications:
Secret Security Clearance … Departmental Manager… Multi Worksite Supervisor … Trainer and
Developer … Leadership Training … Safety Instruction and Documentation… Human Resources…
Scaffolding Inspector… Accident Investigator… Program Manager… Risk Management… Certified
Asbestos Identification, Air and Paint Sampling… Mentor and Development of Personnel…
Environmental Protection Coordinator… Mentoring Manager… CPR/First-Aid Qualified…
E xperienced in 29CFR1910, 1915 and 1926… Experienced in Microsoft Programs.
Work Experience
Main Industries, Safety Department 07/2010- 05/2011
Safety Supervisor/Technician
• Supervised the day-to-day compliance to safety standards for over 100 employees working at
m ultiple work sites.
• Performed weekly safety inspections and t raining for all employees at work sites spread over
t hree states.
• Certified employees to operate powered industrial vehicles and qualified them to wear
respirators.
• Calibration of grade D breathing boxes, CO detection boxes, PHD’s, PID’s, and air sampling
equipment.
• Performed air sampling and paint chip sampling for lead, cadmium, chromium, barium, copper,
a rsenic, and tin. Performed confined and enclosed space inspections certifying the space “safe
for workers” “safe for hot work”.
• Held safety orientations for all new employees covering Main Industries’ safety policies.
• Investigated and documented injuries.
US Navy, USS Enterprise Safety Department 10/2007-12/2009
Safety Manager/Technician
• M anaged a diverse team of 14 safety technicians in the performance of audits and evaluations
for the p rogram compliance of 14 Naval Occupational Safety and Health Programs.
• P repared performance evaluations, awards/incentives and general human resource planning.
• Worked with departmental supervisors, shipyard officials and contractors to perform
i nspections and r isk
assessments to develop safe and productive work processes.
• Conducted safety committee meetings with divisional representatives to discuss safety issues
and develop
p ractical solutions to increase the safety posture within the command.
• T rained 78 divisional safety technicians in the performance of their duties in regards to their
respective
d ivisions.
• Developed, assigned, and maintained 100% accountability of technical t raining designed to
p romote
safety awareness such as:
1. The proper use of personnel protective equipment in regards to such items as eye
and hearing
p rotection, harness, and respirators and their uses.
2. Off duty recreational safety; boating safety, holiday safety, swimming safety.
3. Traffic safety; coordinated with the Naval Safety Center to bring an outside activity
to the
command to hold motorcycle t raining using a simulator.
4. Provided t raining for alcohol and drug awareness/prevention for over 3000
personnel.
• Performed asbestos identification on bulkhead lagging and deck tile samples as well as bulk
a ir samples
for asbestos, lead and hexavalent chromium.
• M anaged the Hazardous Material, Hearing Conservation, Sight Conservation, and
Personal Protective Equipment programs for the command as well as monitoring the
command wide
t raining of each program for over 3000 personnel.
US Navy, USS Enterprise G-1 Weapons Department 12/2004-10/2007
Aviation Ordnance Manager/Quality Assurance Safety Observer:
• M anaged 62 personnel, four work centers and over $32 million in support equipment assets.
• M aintained administrative records, performance evaluations, awards/incentives and human
resource
p lanning.
• Mentored the development of subordinates resulting in the advancement of 21 new Petty Officers,
and
t he qualification of 19 Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist. My efforts resulted in the successful
completion of
t wo combat deployments and numerous Ordnance Safety Assessment Team (OSAT), Explosive
Safety
I nspections (ESI), Weapons Safety Assistance Teams (WSAT), Conventional Ordnance Safety
Review (COSR)
i nspections, and the department receiving an overall score of 97% during a material inspection
by the
Board of Inspection and Survey.
US Navy, NAS Norfolk 12/2000-10/2004
Weight Test Supervisor:
• I mplemented an up-to-date training plan, t raining 25 personnel in the proper weight test
handling
p rocedures, equipment certification and system t roubleshooting which directly impacted a
100% job
completion rate.
• Coordinated and t racked over 40,000 man-hours involving 80 surface ships as well as
scheduled cranes for
shipboard evolutions, which saved over $35,000 in contractor costs.
EDUCATION
Currently pursuing degree through Columbia Southern University
Major: Occupational Safety and Health BS, 41 credit hours.
Microscopical Identification of Asbestos
Afloat Environmental Protection Coordinator
Industrial Hygiene Techniques/Exposure Monitor Course
Emergency Asbestos Response Team
Principles of Scaffolding (Scaffolding Safety Inspector)
The Mentoring Manager
First Line Leadership Development Program
Primary Leadership Development Program
JOB RELATED TRAINING
CPR/First Aid qualified
ADDITIONAL I NFORMATION
I am experienced in 1910, 1915, and 1926 OSHA standards as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and
PowerPoint.