Sales Safety

KURT VONRUEDEN EHS, CC

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Rogers, MN 55374 612-***-****

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SUMMARY PROFILE

Experienced and talented Safety Professional seeking an Environmental

Health & Safety Specialist position where I can continue to successfully

build and maintain a proactive safety culture along with compliance by

effectively managing a company's safety plan with the goal of maximizing

the safety and security of all personnel and property. Successful at

contributing to the improvement of company profitability by decreasing loss

potentials with working knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT rules and regulations.

KEY SKILLS

. Proven problem solving and results-oriented skills contributing to

decreased Injury Incident Rates- 73% in one year- while maintaining

regulatory compliance.

. Recognized for having integrity, being flexible, dedicated,

reliable and excelling in time management by effectively managing

multiple duties and assignments at the same time which contributed

to an extra $8,000 in company profits in one year.

. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, oral and written

communication skills with the demonstrative ability to develop and

conduct creative training and effective facility/site audits and

communicating to all levels of the organization in order to meet

and exceed objectives.

. Highly-motivated and driven to continually grow and broaden my

experience in the safety profession including active participation

in OSHA, EPA, DOT seminars and networking associations.

. Proficient with Microsoft Office including creating exceptional

PowerPoint presentations which enhanced learning comprehension and

safety awareness.

. Great attitude and passionate about safety.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

. Inspired and motivated employees to contribute to the improvement

of overall company safety including lowering Workers Compensation

Claims by $8,119 in one year at one small company.

. Knowledgeable and experienced at executing thorough and relevant

facility and site audits for identification of workplace safety

hazards, property loss potentials, ergonomic improvements, OSHA &

EPA violations and proactively communicating these issues for

corrective action resulting in:

-Decreased accidents and injuries to employees including the

elimination of a

severe fatality hazard.

-Increased company profitability by improving company

insurability/premiums and safety metrics.

-Decreased Injury Incident Rate by 23.2 in one year for a medium-

sized company.

. Responsible for developing, managing and updating OSHA required

written programs and participating in OSHA visits which resulted in

zero citations/fines issued during five OSHA Programmed

Inspections.

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SAFETY EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Trained and certified Firefighter and First Responder with extensive

emergency experience over nine years with the proven ability to work well

under pressure and work as a team to meet and exceed goals and objectives,

along with:

. Environmental Course Certification- Hazardous Waste Management &

DOT Hazardous Materials Training- Environmental Resource Center-

October 2010

. Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager Certification- August

2010

. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Training- MPCA & Univ. of MN-

June 2010

. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Toxic Release Inventory &

EPCRA Workshops - May 2009 and May 2010

. Minnesota DOT (Department of Transportation) Certifications-

Hazardous Materials Transportation and Initial Commercial Motor

Vehicle Carrier Contact- April 2010

. Toastmasters International Competent Communicator Award- March 2010

. MN OSHA Interim Fall Protection Workshop- March 2009

. Machine Guarding Course; Rockford Industries - June 2008

. Introduction to Occupational Health & Safety; MN Safety Council -

May 2008

. MSA Distributor Training; Pittsburgh, PA- October 2006

. National Incident Management System Course - August 2006

. Advanced Fire Inspector 40 hr. course - April 2006

. Fire Inspector I Certification- February 2006

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12+ years of successful sales and marketing experience with the proven

ability to be an effective communicator and coach. Skilled at selling the

benefits of safety. Toastmasters Certified (CC).

. Safety Consultant & Trainer, OSHA Environmental Compliance Systems

(OECS) - Golden Valley, MN - 2008 to 2010

Safety Consultant services and strategic safety partner with

companies in managing compliance in multiple industries- General

Industry & Construction

. Account Manager, Elvin Safety- Eden Prairie, MN - 2006 to 2008

Supplier of safety equipment and safety solutions; Generated

sales by marketing and selling thru existing and new customers in

an assigned territory along with

safety consulting and providing workplace solutions

. Contract Marketer/Installer- worked continuously during job

transition- 2004 to 2006

. Account Representative- Fire Trucks, Metro Fire- Ham Lake, MN -

2002 to 2004

Supplier of fire trucks and equipment; Sales and service of E-

One Fire Trucks

. Outside Sales Representative, WFI Insulation- Plymouth, MN - 2000

to 2002

Supplier and installer of spray foam insulation; Icynene

Insulation Dealer

EDUCATION

University of North Dakota- Grand Forks, ND Bachelor of

Business Administration

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