Construction Project
Resume:
Gerald Steven Bowers, CSP
Professional Summary
Board Certified Safety Professional with 30 years of experience providing Environmental,
Health and Safety management services globally for the Petrochemical, Semiconductor
Manufacturing and Construction industries. Experience in all EH&S functions with unique
experience and passion for enabling cultural change and implementing Injury Free safety
cultures within the office, manufacturing and construction environments by enhancing
management leadership and employee engagement in the safety program.
Work Experience
March 2007 – Present: Principal at Global Safety Management Consultants, San Ramon,
CA
• Provided Environmental, Health & Safety Program/Project Management
services representing the owner (Solyndra Inc.) $400 million, Front End Solar Panel
Fabrication facility in Fremont, CA. Implemented Injury Free Culture on this 24/7
OCIP project resulting in cost savings due to reduced injury and incident rates
(Rudolph & Sletten as GC)
• Provided Environmental, Health & Safety Program/Project Management
services representing the owner (Solyndra Inc.) $100 million Back End Solar Panel
Fabrication facility in Fremont, CA. Included demolition and reconstruction of an
existing 500,000 square foot manufacturing facility with a 24/7 schedule. Implemented
Injury Free Culture on project resulting in < 1.0 RIR. (Rudolph & Sletten as GC)
• Provided mid-project Environmental, Health & Safety Consulting and Injury
Free Cultural Development on The $9 billion CityCenter project Las Vegas, NV.
Responded in crisis mode after project experienced numerous fatalities. Extremely
challenging project with over 9,000 construction workers on site, 6 high rise buildings
and major infrastructure. Utilized proven L2IFE© program elements to influence
cultural change and improve management’s safety leadership capabilities resulting in a
75% drop in injury rates. (Perini Building Company as GC)
• Provided Safety Program & Cultural Assessments, along with facilitating 3
Injury Free Cultural Workshops for the $500 Million LA Live and $200 Million
Hollywood & Vine Projects in Los Angeles, supporting Webcor Inc. (GC).
• Provided complete Environmental Health & Safety, Cultural and High Hazard
program improvements for the ~350 employee Contra Costa Water District in
Concord, CA.
• Developed numerous construction based Environmental, Health & Safety
training programs for ClickSafety (web-based construction the safety training)
including first online version of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Safety
Trained Supervisor 30 hour course and the USACE, EM385-1-1 safety manual.
October 1996 - March 2007: World Wide Construction Environmental, Health &
Safety Manger, Intel Corp., 2200 Mission College, Santa Clara, CA.
• Responsible for overseeing the Environmental, Health and Safety program for
all of Intel Corporations construction projects worldwide. On average, these were $2-
$3 billion annually of high hazard and technically challenging projects located in ~12
countries.
• Largest Projects Include:
2005 Silicon Wafer Fab (Dalian, China)
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2004-06 $3 Billion Silicon Wafer Fab (Qiryat Gat, Israel)
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2005-06 $700 Million, 1 million sq. ft. Assembly Test Facility (Ho Chi Minh
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City, Vietnam)
2001-03 $2.5 Billion Silicon Wafer Fab (Hillsboro, OR)
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2002-05 $1.8 Billion Silicon Wafer Fab (Ocotillo, AZ)
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1999-2003 $1.9 Billion Silicon Wafer fab (Leixlip, Ireland)
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4 $300 Million Assembly Test Facilities (Cavite, PI; Chengdu, Shanghai,
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China:
Numerous ~$100 Million High Hazard tool install projects world wide
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1996-98 $1.5 billion Silicon Wafer Fab (Qiryat Gat, Israel)
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199*-****-** general purpose multi-story office buildings
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• During my tenure, Intel achieved industry leading, World Class Safety
Performance (RIR <1.0) in 1999 across all construction projects worldwide and
sustained that performance through my departure in 2007. Intel received the National
Safety Council’s “Green Cross Award” in 2003 and was recognized as the world leader
in construction safety performance.
1984 - 1996 EHS, QA/QC & Emergency Response Manager, Huntway Refining
Company, Valencia, CA. (Wilmington, CA/Coolidge, AZ/Benicia, CA)
• Responsible for Environmental Health & Safety, QA/QC for all product
streams, Emergency Response, Oil Spill Response for Marine Operations, and Liaison
with all federal, state and local regulatory agencies.
• Provide management oversight for all new construction including design,
construction, commissioning and operation of a 40,000 BBL/day crude oil refinery in
Coolidge, AZ.
• Responsibilities included planning for refinery retrofit and turnaround projects,
research, development and construction of military jet fuel production and first to
market polymerized asphalt paving products.
1974 - 1984 Refinery Process Unit Operator, Safety Coordinator, Trainer Texaco,
Inc. (Wilmington, CA.)
• Responsible for and experienced in all
aspects of safe operation of Crude Oil Processing, Fluid Catalytic Cat Cracker,
Catalytic Reformer/Hydrogen Treating, High Pressure Boilers, Cooling Towers, Water
& Waste Water Treatment and Waste Gas Turbine Co-Generation facilities.
• As Trainer and Safety Coordinator,
developed emergency response training manuals and provided safety oversight of the
demolition of process units and construction/start up commissioning of two Waste Gas
Turbine Steam/Electric Co-Generation units.
Certifications & Qualifications:
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP
#16824) designation with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• Active membership in the American
Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE #251294)
• Current Chairman of the San Francisco
ASSE Construction Section
• Active membership in the National Safety
Council
• Certifications/Training in:
OSHA Construction 30/10 Hour
a.
Instructor
EM385-1-1 Instructor
b.
Hazardous Materials/Waste
c.
Management
Emergency Response Incident
d.
Commander
Industrial Fire Fighting
e.
Confined Space Rescue
f.
Competent Person
g.
(Scaffolds/Excavations/Fall Protection)
Control of Hazardous Energies
h.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
i.
Incident Investigation
j.
Expert Witness
k.
Management Leadership & Cultural
l.
Development
Technical Writing
m.
Fluent in Microsoft Word, Excel,
n.
PowerPoint, Visio, Project.
References available upon request.
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