Safety Health

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH SPECIALIST

Safety and Health Management ( Training Development/Teambuilding (

Strategic Planning and Execution

Performance Assessment ( Outstanding Human Relations ( Conflict Resolution

Security Operations ( Regulatory Compliance( Analytic/Quantitative Skills (

Emergency Response

Pioneering leader with accomplished qualifications in risk management,

process improvement, program/project leadership, and training and

development that generated successful safety measures and delivered optimal

operating outcomes across numerous business functions, services, and

environment. Offer a topmost history of establishing solid, productive

teams that successfully delivered mission-critical safety policies,

regulations and procedures, along with multi-site management experience.

Successful in facilitating training sessions to inform all employees about

standard safety precautions utilizing broad-based knowledge of health and

safety legislation, work-related illnesses and injuries, and rehabilitation

strategies. Proven track record of streamlining assessment and continuing

care strategies as well as nurturing a team-spirited atmosphere based on

open communication and mutual respect. Innovative and proficient with

Microsoft Office Suite. Military veteran, 1973-1994.

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Southern Nevada Health District, Las Vegas, NV

Safety Program Manager Apr 2006-Mar 2011

Rendered hands-on leadership to the improvement of initiatives for all

district personnel to ensure employee safety and agency compliance with

health and environmental regulations; assessed and eliminated risks and

hazards through providing recommendations to execute corrective action

plans; formulated policy, plans, and procedures; administered occupational

workers compensation program; analyzed and coordinated accident, injury and

lost time statistics and cost data reports; provide fire and safety

manuals, training outlines, and employee instructions; and played

multifaceted roles as fire warden and integral member of the FEMA disaster

preparedness team.

Career Highlights:

> Strengthened occupational fire, safety and health, loss control, and

industrial hygiene in the workplace while minimizing cost by two-thirds

and employee risks by 90 percent

> Displayed immediate response to emergency situations, eliminating working

conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees

> Instrumental in producing initial safety and health management system

covering 600 employees in four divisions

> Instrumental in developing accident reporting procedures manual covering

600 employees in four divisions

> Played a substantial role as administrator of Workers' Compensation

Program for 600 personnel

> Initiated Employee Fire, Safety and Health Training and Supervisor

Responsibility Programs for 600 employees

> Orchestrated and enhanced six well heeled organizational safety

committees and its members

Office of the Inspector General, State of Nevada, Department of

Corrections, Indian Springs, NV

Safety Compliance Manager Aug 2005-Apr 2006

Provided expert oversight in maintaining safe work environments throughout

Southern Nevada's correctional facilities through enforcement of

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards;

implementation of departmental regulations, Nevada regulations (Nevada

Administrative Code-NAC, and Nevada Revised Statutes-NRS), and other

applicable agencies, such as American National Standards Institute (ANSI);

led the implementation of employee safety training programs concerning

fire, safety and health; and supervised workplace fire, safety and health

inspections.

Career Highlights:

> Displayed immediate response to emergency situations, eliminating working

conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees and

inmates

> Authored four standardized inspection report forms and delivered to the

state inspector general

> Competently resolved more than 300 fire, safety and health construction

deficiencies

Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Lansing, MI

Occupational Safety Enforcement Officer/Consultant Jun 1997-Aug 2005

Managed multiple, high-priority projects; developed and implemented various

compliance procedures to accommodate complex compliance situations in which

conformity was not clearly defined; partook on numerous preliminary

hearings and provided fire and safety recommendations for non-compliance

issues; successfully attended meetings, visited off-site locations, and

responded to unusual emergencies; comprehensively investigated accidents,

complaints, and referrals; coordinated with lawyers, prosecutors, and

judges while witnessing various hearings and conveying depositions through

exposure of facts and arguments; and directed the compliance staff and

witnesses to present accurate testimonials, written responses, and opening

and closing statements to administrative law judge.

Career Highlights:

> Initiated and executed First successful Fleet Safety Program for

division of 750 employees

> Coached staff pertaining to recognizing, reducing, and preventing

recurrences of hazardous working conditions through on-site

inspections

> Facilitated safety and health training programs at colleges,

universities, and employer workshops with more than 4,500 attendees

> Piloted three Fortune 500 companies achieve their OSHA VPP STAR Awards

(Howmet Castings, a Alcoa Corporation, Cascade Engineering

Corporation, and Herman Miller Corporation, Holland, MI plant)

> Fostered positive working relationships with diversified population,

including other government jurisdictions, media, legislative staff,

and public

> Advised staff on compliance process to boost all departments'

efficiency and maintain consistency

> Drafted complete reports in support to issuance of fire and safety

citations as well as assessment of penalties based on program

standards and regulations

> Counseled and educated employers in maintaining safe working

conditions; accommodate safety awareness training to include

assistance in developing safety programs; and prepare employers to

recognize, abate, and prevent the recurrence of hazardous working

conditions and risk management; offered consultation, training, hazard

surveys, and workshops; taught at safety conferences and colleges for

students, employers and employees throughout Michigan

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> Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health (MS.OSH): 2006-

2008

< Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL

> Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership: 1995-1996

< Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, MI

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Activities

Treasurer, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) volunteer

President, Board of Directors, RMI Management, LLC volunteer

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (METRO) volunteer

MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) volunteer

Member-at-Large, National Safety Council (NSC)

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