Penny Cooper

ARRT,RDMS,RVT,BS,CIHM,CHC

**** ****** *****

Portsmouth, OH 45662

T 740-***-****

M 606-***-****

F 740-***-****

abmf87@r.postjobfree.com

Career Profile

DYNAMIC HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONAL OFFERING 27 YEARS OF PROVEN

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE; IN CONSTRUCTION AND HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS. STELLAR

RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL AT PRODUCING RESULTS.

Professional Experience

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES & SAFETY, SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER; PORTSMOUTH,

OHIO - 2005-2010

Senior operations officer for the complete cycle of a 3 year 200 mm capital

campaign including initial design incorporating Lean, Ergonomics and Job

Hazard Analysis detail, prepared cost estimate with contingency funds and

designated phasing included in bidding process and contracts with the

trades and architects. Managed the general contractor, vendors enforcing

OSHA compliance and simultaneous enforcement of all state and national

Building Codes, Life Safety, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The

Joint Commission, and all external governing bodies. Ran weekly project

meetings with the trades and the internal customer, presented regular

updates to the Executive Staff and Board of Directors. Systemized the

commissioning process and the resolution matrix. Championed a "Best

Practice" closeout process to ensure collection of all needed plans, as

builts, prints, required inspection and testing documentation. Created and

developed a Competitive Bid scoring tool and Negotiation Policies.

Responsible for the short and long term Facilities Strategic Plan. Created

a Construction and Renovation Summit, a formal process to aide in the

annual organization budget process. Revolutionized Safety in healthcare

guided an organization to becoming the 9th hospital in the country to

receive OSHA VPP STAR Site recognition. Formulated another facility safety

success by being the first and still the only hospital to be selected as

one of "America's Safest Companies". Multi site facility operation,

consolidated departments under my leadership Maintenance, Bio Medical

Engineering, Emergency Management, Employee Health, Safety, Security,

Grounds, Infection Control, Compliance, Risk Management, to strengthen the

facility momentum.

Project Manager Lean Processes, Southern Ohio Medical Center; Portsmouth,

Ohio-2004-2005 Developed enterprise wide software deployment program.

Established analytic comparators across the industry to identify

efficiency improvement opportunities for the medical center. Measured,

monitored and implemented cost reduction and labor efficiency system

resulting in a 12% EBIT improvement year over year.

Home Health Manager, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Ohio - 1997-

2004

Managed the largest private duty program in the state of Ohio. 85 direct

employees and 223 clients delivering 9000 direct service hours per month.

Reduced employee injury rate by more than 60%, the ergonomics program we

created was published as a Best Practice. Reduced employee turn-over rate

by 54%, maintained improvement for the life of the program. This

relationship project was shared at multiple national conferences as a Gold

Standard.

Diagnostic Medical Imaging Technician, Southern Ohio Medical Center,

Portsmouth, Ohio - 1983-1997 Radiologic Technologist, Special Procedures,

Ultrasonographer and Vascular Doppler Imaging.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MASTERS PROGRAM ENROLLED

Trinity University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Bachelors Degree 2001

Shawnee University, Portsmouth, Ohio-Associates Degree 1982

Special Training & Skills

ASHE CERTIFIED IN HEALTHCARE CONSTRUCTION, OSHA 30 HOUR GENERAL INDUSTRY,

OSHA 30 HOUR CONSTRUCTION, OSHA 511, CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE MANAGER

(CIHM), EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERT, NFPA, LIFE SAFETY, RADIATION SAFETY,

CERTIFIED FORKLIFT EDUCATOR, CONFINED SPACE, LOCK OUT TAG OUT, ASBESTOS

ABATEMENT & TESTING, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT. ACTIVELY PURSUING OSHA

501 CERTIFICATION.

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