Judy Zilles
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Position: HR Generalist
Qualifications Summary
o Injury reduction specialist
o Excellent employee relations skills
o Industrial Hygiene trained to include air and noise sampling
o Substantial knowledge of OSHA, DNR, ADA, EEO, WC, HIPPA, COBRA,
FLSA, NLRA, EPA, DNR and OSHA regulations
o Ergonomic, JSA and PPE assessments
Professional Experience
Technical Resources
EHS/Human Resources/Accounting Consultant (part time) 1992 to
Present
. Work with small businesses to insure their safety and human resource
practices are current.
. Conduct surveys to improve morale, work conditions, and quality of
employee/employer relationships.
. Design compensation and management performance systems.
. Write functional job descriptions to assist with safety and job
certification programs.
. Labor contract interpretation, negotiations and grievance assistance.
. Prepare documentation for EEOC Hearings.
. Conduct classes to teach personnel employment and safety laws.
. Provide accounting, payroll and small corporation tax preparation.
. Set up safety, housekeeping and auditing procedures.
. Write employee guidelines and safety manuals and procedures.
. Assist with OSHA and DNR complaints and inspections.
. Hazardous Waste, Tier II, stormwater and wastewater reporting,
monitoring and training.
. Emergency response plans and practice.
. Conduct air monitoring as well as noise level evaluations.
. Ergonomic assessments and recommendations for production and office
areas.
Algoma Hardwoods, Inc.
Safety Director
2007 to 2010
. Charged with creating a culture where safety is understood, adhered and
becomes second nature for all of our facilities located throughout the
United States.
. Year 2008 to 2009 reduced injuries 48%.
. Conducted noise and air sampling as well as JSA, PPE and ergonomic
assessments.
. Designed new employee safety training.
. Installed anti-vibratory equipment to reduce hand tool injuries and CRTs.
. Wrote weekly safety meeting training and provided required annual safety
training.
. Conducted daily, weekly, monthly and annual safety audits.
. Managed corrective actions and work orders to completion with maintenance
personnel.
. Chaired the safety team and member of wellness committee.
. Responsible for accident investigations, electronically filing Work Comp
claims, injury recovery, claims management and reserves minimization.
. Initiated a progressive return to work program.
. Administered first aid to injured employees while reducing secondary care
expenses and containing OSHA recordables.
. Wrote safety manual, policies and procedures.
. Managed OSHA audits, negotiating fines to zero.
. Monitored incoming chemicals for safety and storage. Updated MSDS
documentation.
. DOT compliance reporting and monitoring, including driver training,
driver log maintenance and DOT audits.
. Hazardous Waste, Tier 11, stormwater and wastewater reporting, monitoring
and training.
. Provided back up for all other Human Resources functions.
Bay Environmental Strategies
2004-2006
Health and Safety Consultant
. Provide safety consulting services to manufacturing, construction and
governmental agencies.
. Act as Safety Director for companies lacking manpower.
. Conduct DOT hazardous materials, waste and stormwater pollution
prevention training.
. Teach employees emergency response procedures for fires, tornados
chemical spills and serious injuries.
. PPE, Ergonomic, air and noise assessments.
DeCrane Aircraft/Erda Medical
Director of Human Resources
2002-2004
. Recruitment, interviewing and hiring of salaried and plant personnel.
. Compensation, benefits and bonus administration.
. Safety training, plant audits and ergonomic assessments for lean
manufacturing cells.
. Chemical reviews for storage and safe handling.
. Raditation safety compliance.
Cruisers Yachts 2000-
2002
Human Resource/Safety Manager
. Employee relations to reduce high turnover.
. Conducted supervisor and lead personnel leadership training classes.
. Worked with other managers on changing the direction of the company
through company/employee branding and bonding.
. Over a 2.5 year period reduced injuries from 200 a year to 36 through
extensive audits, and safety training of personnel and safety team.
. Conduct ergonomic assessments and installed vibratory equipment to reduce
CRT's.
. Organized the Human Resources department to be more efficient and better
able to serve the employees.
Education and Training
University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Bachelor of Arts
Concentration: Human Resources Minor: Human Development
HAZWOPER Industrial Emergency Response Operations
Level
Forklift Licensing Confined Space Rescue
First Aid/CPR/ Defibulater DOT Hazardous Materials
Firefighting RCRA
Lockout/Tagout OSHA 30 Hour Course
ADA