Six Sigma Management

Larry McCraw, CIH

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HR narrative for the - EHS Manager position -

. Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) -

. Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

. Solid manufacturing background with 21 years of experience

. Strong understanding of Federal, state and local HSE regulations and

sources of information;

. Preparing Environmental reports i.e. permitting and preparing permit

applications;

. Interacting and negotiating with State and federal regulators

. Designing and implementing industrial hygiene monitoring, lab procedures

and sampling techniques.

. Implementing site safety programs i.e. comprehensive risk evaluations,

employee training, behavioral improvements and injury case management.

. Expert knowledge in dealing with all regulations, and regulators,

regarding water (waste and storm), air, waste (hazardous and solid) and

spill.

. Strong Behavior Base Safety (BBS), Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt), OSHA VPP

and PSM/PSD background

. Proven leader who knows when to be either hands-on or hands-off with his

subordinates based on their particular knowledge and experience levels

. Solid interpersonal and influencing skills understanding the need to

balance business needs and EHS concerns

. No travel restrictions

. Currently lives in the greater Dallas area

. Just downsized at Ecolabs after Thanksgiving when they eliminated several

regional roles. He was offered a new position that would require ex-pat

relocation out of the country and he chose to remain in the States

SUMMARY OF QUALIFACTIONS

. 20 + years of hands-on plant experience developing effective EHS

programs w/ close interaction and "buy-in" from plant managers,

supervisors and employees. Ensuring employees are involved and take

ownership of the EHS processes.

. Providing technical training to maintain EHS awareness and emergency

preparedness plan

. Developing OSHA specific programs - LOTO, Driving, Forklifts,

Ergonomics /Back Safety and PPE.

. Advanced skills conducting - industrial hygiene sampling, performing

effective ergonomic assessments, hazard identification and control.

. Strong compliance auditing background - working with State/Federal

OSHA, EPA, NFPA, DOT, VPP and local Air/ Waste quality management

regulations.

. Monitoring and reporting all site safety records, testing and

reporting obligations as required

. Can demonstrate results of "buy-in" and employee ownership of EHS

programs and continuous improvement using the Behavioral Safety

Observation process. Behavioral Safety subject matter expert

. Entrepreneurial team building mindset w/ the expertise to develop EHS

initiatives at all function levels while maintaining budgetary limits.

. Highly proficient in the use of computer software applications i.e. MS

Office Suite; Outlook/ Access/ Power Point/ Excel/ Word/SAP/ Epic/ LAN

& Web Based.

. Hands on environmental knowledge - air and hazardous waste permitting,

chemical and lab safety officer: inspecting, evaluating and disposal

of solid & hazardous materials, on-site waste water treatment and

sanitation systems.

. Advanced skills in performing internal on-site OSHA, EPA, DOT, ISO and

NFPA Inspections for self audit purposes and validating compliance.

. Excellent interpersonal skills: strong communication (written and

verbal), leading-by-example; conducting effective presentations;

performance coaching; crisis management leadership; motivating

employees and working effectively at multi-sites with all level of the

organization.

. Lead the employee driven EHS Committees and Plant Safety Committee's -

"Go to person" for the site security or emergency response issues i.e.

spills, injuries, fire, property damages and/or sub- contractor

related.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ecolab, Inc. - North America Manufacturing Supply Chain

June 2006 - November 2010

Regional EHS&Security Manager

$6.1 Billion global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and

infection prevention products and services, used in the food & beverage and

healthcare markets with 26,000 associates.

Multi-site management for two manufacturing facilities and one distribution

center- three direct reports - $650K budget and reporting KPI to corporate.

. Responsible for EHS&Security policy and procedure development, OSHA

300 logs, KPI's and workers compensation claims management and return

to work approval status.

. Annual budget development for third party services and ordering safety

supplies at all sites.

. OSHA/EPA/NFPA/DOT/PSM/ISO compliance auditing, root cause analysis,

proactive prevention measures and developing job safety analysis

(JSA's and PHA's).

. Conducting ISO/Safety/Environmental/DOT training and documentation.

. Provided management and employee training and acted as the lead

auditor to maintain OSHA, EPA, ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001 and OSHA

VPP certifications.

. Assisted line management resolve and close any non-conformance

findings identified during third party ISO, Industrial Hygiene, Lab

Safety or EHS&S compliance audits and oversight of the drug testing

program.

. Point contact for insurance underwriter and local/state/federal

agencies (e.g. fire dept., health dept., water dept, waste water

dept., police dept. OSHA, DOT, EPA, NFPA, ISO and VPP.

. Hands on environmental knowledge - air and hazardous waste permitting,

RCRA - SARA 312/313 reporting; inspecting, evaluating and disposal of

solid & hazardous materials, SPCC, SWPPP, ISO 14001, HazWaste Min

plans and on-site waste water and process water purification systems

and recycling and sustainability improvements.

. Conducting external Safety and Health audits at key customer accounts

with sales staff

. Continuous improvement management for Lean Six Sigma and Behavioral

Based Safety process.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. (2008 & 2009) won the North America- Manufacturing Safety Award -

lowering Workers Comp cost $245K and OSHA incident rate 50% each year.

. (2008 & 2009) Six Sigma environmental sustainability projects reduced

waste water outflow 25% to the local POTW, saving $58K per year in

waste water treatment chemical cost.

. 2007 - Six Sigma procurement project saved the corporation $757K -

minimizing the number of vendors used globally for safety supplies.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. - Polyethylene Manufacturing Division

May 1989 - June 2006

North America and Mexico EHS&Security Director

Assigned EHS&Security director - multi-site management for (12) North

America manufacturing sites, one manufacturing site in Mexico and multiple

customer project sites. (15) direct reports -$2.6 MM budget, OSHA-VPP,

behavioral safety, environmental permitting/ hazardous waste disposal

oversight and OSHA, ISO and EPA compliance auditing, corrective action

development, employee and process hazard elimination for all sites.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. 2005- 8 of the 12 facilities achieved (Zero) OSHA injuries.

. 2003-2005 -8 of the 12 facilities achieved VPP Star status.

. 2003 - won "Presidents Safety Award" reducing OSHA incident rate 76%

and W/C claims 93% in less than 36 months - contributing $850K in W/C

cost savings.

. 1996 - received the first OSHA- VPP Star Award for Phillips Petroleum

Co. while assigned to the Phillips Research Center in Bartlesville OK.

. During my 17 year tenure (Zero) OSHA or EPA (Citations) were incurred.

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelors of Science - Industrial Engineering - Lamar University

Certified Industrial Hygiene Professional (CIH)

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