Manager Management

KEVIN H. DAWSON

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Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Home Phone: 225-***-****

Cell Phone: 972-***-****

Email: ********@***.***

SUMMARY

An accomplished Safety, and Health professional with demonstrated expertise in the design, implementation and hands

on management of programs to deliver efficiency and quality. Strong catalyst between all levels of management and

employees in developing effective solutions to safety management related challenges. Highly creative, versatile leader

with initiative and drive to deliver high level results. Expertise in safety, health and environmental laws, presentation skills,

industrial hygiene, project management, employee training, budget planning, and corporate policies, procedures, VPP

Development and Management. Experience serving in corporate, divisional, plant and safety management consulting

capacities. An effective coach, facilitator, and trainer with excellent analytical and communications skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Safety Manager, Jacobs Engineering, Baton Rouge, LA ( February 2008 through February 2009)

Provided safety management support for Jacobs Engineering employees at a Chemical/Refinery facility.

Corporate Safety & Health Manager, Bayou Steel, La Place, LA (May 2007 through January 2008)

Provided safety and health support for a mini mill, two rolling mills, three distribution depots and two recycling operations.

Safety Supervisor, Georgia Pacific Structural Products, Crossett, AR (August 2006 to March 2007)

Provided safety and health support for a 700+ person manufacturing operation. Managed the Workers’ Compensation

process.

Improved, trained and implemented a Behavioral Safety Process that immediately contributed to reductions in at risk

conditions and behaviors of employees, that was employee driven.

Director, Health, Safety and Environmental, General Aluminum of Texas, Carrollton, TX (2004 to May, 2006)

Provided environmental, health and safety support for a 600 + person manufacturing corporation. Developed and

implemented an improvement process to ensure corporate safety goals, compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Safety, and Workers’ Compensation met or exceeded corporate expectations. Responsible for four manufacturing plant

locations and an aluminum extrusion operation. Hands on style of management.

Implementation of a manual material handling injury control process that eliminated soft tissue injuries associated with

manual material handling of products within 6 months.

Safety and Health Consultant, Dallas, TX (2002 to 2004)

Developed and provided training to employees to meet ISO 9000 and 14001 requirements. Also provided audits with

feedback to ensure continuous improvement of the controls.

Developed machine guarding risk analysis process and assisted in the design of guarding system for a manufacturing

company to ensure regulatory and machine risk exposures were controlled and met all standards.

Developed an ergonomic program for a manufacturer that included an evaluation process to identify tasks at high risk

of injuries, redesigned tasks, and provide training to operational supervisors and employees.

Manager, Safety and Health Consulting, CNA Risk Management (RSKCo), Dallas, TX (1998 to 2002)

Provided tailored management solutions including safety tools, mentorship, guidance and training to improve safety and

risk management programs. Developed improvement tools using identified gaps in programs, benchmarked potential and

existing loss exposures to measure improvements, safety and health regulatory standards as well as industry best

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practices. Provided ergonomics, industrial hygiene and regulatory interpretation support. Worked with management

teams in the following industries: construction, manufacturing, refineries, restaurants, transportation (DOT), and

warehousing. Provided safety management support to clients with multiple locations throughout the US.

Manager, Loss Control, Willis Corroon Aerospace, Dallas, TX (1997-1998)(1 year Contract)

Provided risk analysis and client management support for clients in the aerospace and airline industry to enhance their

ability to identify gaps in their risk management systems to improve their loss reduction process. Developed improvement

action plans to assist in meeting clients management goals. Worked with insurance carriers loss control groups and

claims management to improve their servicing to represented clients.

Safety and Health Consultant, Employee Benefits Insurance Company (EBI), Pittsburgh, PA (1996 –1997)

(1 year Contract)

Provided technical and management consulting support to identify and develop improvements in existing safety programs

and controls for clients in casting foundries, heavy manufacturing, and saw mills. Provided safety, regulatory and

operational training to all levels of the operations.

Safety and Health Manager, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Specialty Products Division, Lee, MA (1993 –1995)

Managed operational safety, health, and environmental programs for Specialty Products paper mills.

Implemented a Process Safety Management System in a unionized work environment that contributed to a 75% decrease

in reportable injuries along with a 50% decrease in lost time injuries over a two year span. Worked on team development

and preparation of operational management system requirments for the ISO 9001 certification process. Provided

industrial hygiene and environmental sampling support to meet employee health improvement as well as environmental

regulatory requirements.

Developed and chaired a Labor/Management Safety Steering Committee that was responsible for Accident

Investigations, Safety Program Development, Ergonomic Committee, Workplace Behavioral Safety Audits, Machinery,

and Workplace Redesign.

Managed environmental programs, including air quality, chemical handling systems, hazardous material, permitting,

spill response and waste-water treatment. Developed the chemical management systems and worked with

engineering and finance to develop plans for continuous improvement of the environmental management systems.

Reduced the number of hazardous chemical processes and storage exposures.

Reduced process chemical and hazardous waste disposal costs through redesign of production processes.

Regional Safety, Health and Environmental Manager, Continental Airlines, Newark, NJ (1990 –1993)

Established and managed the Safety, Health, and Environmental programs for the Eastern Region Airports and

maintenance bases. Developed the hazardous waste maintenance, permitting, removal and storage plan for the region.

Provided risk evaluations and project management planning support for modifications to baggage handling systems,

underground storage tank removal and asbestos abatement projects throughout the region. Provided oversight to

storage tank removals as well as asbestos abatement projects throughout the region.

Developed accident investigation process utilizing safety committees that contributed to:

A reduction in aircraft related ground damages by approximately 30 percent in the first year.

Contributed to a 50 percent reduction in personal injury frequency during the first year.

Developed material handling related safety processes that included aircraft baggage loading as well as servicing

exposures that decreased ergonomically related injury frequency by over 50% and a 75% reduction in costs in the first

year after implementation.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Safety and Environmental Management, West Virginia University, 1990.

Master of Science in Labor Relations, West Virginia University, 1983

Bachelor of Arts, Fairmont State College,1981

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