Catherine Lyden

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**** ******** **** ( Evansville, Indiana 47715 ( 812-***-**** (

abhy3y@r.postjobfree.com

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Health, Safety & Environmental Professional

( Accomplished HSE Professional with 5 years of progressive experience

as Environmental, Health & Safety specialist for industry-leading

organizations in the manufacturing sector.

( Proven track record of success in drastically lowering OSHA

recordable incidents, workers compensation cases and lost time

accidents.

( Excellent ability to analyze operations, pinpoint areas for

improvement and then research and implement new processes and new

equipment that help lower facility costs and improve employee morale

through.

( Excellent relationship builder with success in forming strong,

sustainable relationships and securing consensus across the board from

hourly workforce to local management to upper corporate management team

members.

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Key Skills

( Manufacturing/Industrial Safety (

Regulatory Compliance

( Safety Training Creation & Delivery (

Environmental Reporting & Compliance

( Resource Optimization & Waste Reduction (

Documentation & Recordkeeping

( Multi Facility Auditing & Process Improvement ( Workers

Compensation Case Management

( Industrial Hygiene Monitoring & Sampling ( Culture

Changing

( Root Cause Analysis ( Safety

Committee Facilitation

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Professional Experience

Westech Building Products, Inc., Mt. Vernon, Indiana

2008 - Present

Industry Week's "500 Largest Manufacturing Companies" for 2010,

Division Health, Safety & Environmental Specialist

Currently serve as Division HSE Specialist for facilities in multiple

locations, including one international location. Conduct multiple facility

auditing to ensure full compliance with regulatory and internal standards

and policies. Consult with on site personnel and with off site personnel

via WebEx on best practices, workers compensation cases and facilitate

formal root cause analysis process for each OSHA recordable injury that

occurs. Conduct 100% of all environmental reporting to include Tier II,

Form R, Stormwater and air permitting. Serve as plant Emergency Medical

Technician and consult with multiple facilities when injuries occur. Serve

as company trainer for First Aid, CPR & AED training as well as serve as

project manager for company wide AED program. Helped main facility lower

OSHA recordable injuries by 91% during first year with company.

. Policy & Procedure Implementations - Among other things, wrote &

implemented company wide Emergency Response Plan used at eleven

facilities. Wrote & implemented new procedures for contractor safety,

bloodborne pathogens, hot work, hazard communications & management of

change, among other topics. Created & implemented a new maintenance &

safety work order form and a procedure to manage new work orders.

Created & implemented several Safe Work Practices for topics such as

fall protection, loading & unloading containers with a forklift, etc.

. Audit Management - Contributed to Corporate HSE Audits as a regular

team member that has audited 7 of 11 facilities within 2 years. Also

worked with Indiana OSHA to begin process of achieving the INSHARP

certification which is a lighter version of the VPP certification.

Worked with local plant management to create an on site auditing

process based on Corporate HSE Audit findings at other facilities and

OSHA compliance topics to help local facility achieve outstanding

audit results during their 2010 Corporate HSE Audit.

. Staff & Hourly Workforce Development - Created training programs for

compliance topics such as Lock Out/Tag Out, OSHA 10 Hour, Pre-Use

Inspections for ladders, harnesses, tools, cranes, etc., Confined

Spaces, etc. Implemented these programs along with a formal training

process for each supervisor and hourly employee that includes a mix of

DVDs, online training and employee participation. Realized weaknesses

in current staff development and implemented processes that reduced

amount of work being done but still yielded compliance.

MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Auburn, Alabama

2006 - 2008

A Fortune Brands Company

Safety Specialist

Served as the Safety Specialist for a 460 employee facility which

manufactures kitchen & bath cabinets. Created policies and procedures that

helped streamline health & safety program. Conducted staff training on

compliance topics such as Lock Out/Tag Out, bloodborne pathogens, hot work,

management of change, etc. Acted as the on site subject matter expert for

all things health & safety related as well as serving as plant Emergency

Medical Technician. Facilitated the plant Safety Committee. Helped the

facility lower recordable injuries by 72% the first year and 50% the second

year.

. Policy & Procedure Implementations - Among other things, wrote &

implemented self auditing process for spray coating area of facility

which housed 22 individual spray booths as well as creating the safety

incentive program that rewarded employees for living the "zero injury"

culture.

. Staff & Hourly Workforce Development - Created training programs for

compliance topics such as Lock Out/Tag Out, OSHA 10 Hour, Pre-Use

Inspections for ladders, harnesses, tools, cranes, etc., Confined

Spaces, etc. Implemented these programs along with a formal training

process for each supervisor and hourly employee that includes a mix of

DVDs, online training and employee participation.

. Audit Management - Worked with FM Global, Alabama OSHA & Fortune

Brands Safety Department to conduct site wide audits of the health &

safety programs and processes and followed through on all

recommendations made for improvement.

GAF Materials Corporation, Mt. Vernon, Indiana

2004 - 2006

Human Resources Rep/Plant EMT

Served as the Human Resources Rep & plant Emergency Medical Technician for

a 230 employee facility which manufactures asphalt shingles. Conducted

basic compliance auditing for human resources programs and specific safety

programs such as Lock Out/Tag Out procedures and MSDS/Chemical Inventory

program. Conducted training in bloodborne pathogens & AED use as well as

in sexual harassment and changes to annual benefits during open enrollment

each year. Managed the FMLA process, all disciplinary actions and position

bidding for open hourly positions. Facilitated the Safety Committee and

created the Emergency Response Team for the site. Consulted with other

facilities on an as needed basis.

. Policy & Procedure Implementations - Among other things, wrote &

implemented the by-laws and written programs for the AED program &

Emergency Response Team that were the first of their kind within GAF's

manufacturing facilities.

WSA Security, Tampa, Florida & Tucson, Arizona

2000-2003

Operations Manager & Assistant Airport Manager

Served as the Operations Manager & Assistant Airport Manager for two

airport security & services operations in both Tampa, Florida and Tucson,

Arizona. At the Tampa facility, hired, trained and maintained the security

checkpoint personnel prior to and immediately following 9/11. In 2002,

promoted to the Operations Manager position at the Tucson, Arizona

location. At this location, managed all aspects of the security & services

for the Tucson International Airport including hiring, terminating,

scheduling, training, complying with new FAA & newly created TSA checkpoint

standards, dealt with traveling public, local and federal law enforcement

and external airline clients such as American Airlines, Delta and United,

among others.

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Education & Certifications

BA in History

UNIVERSITY OFDALLAS, Irving, Texas

Licenses & Certifications

. Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

. Fire Fighter-1st Class

. Fire Service Instructor-2nd Class

. First Aid, CPR, AED Instructor-National Safety Council

. Working towards OHST or ASP designations

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