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Safety Manager

Resourceful operations and general manager with extensive experience and

success managing operations for diverse businesses. Expertly analyzes

operations and makes companies more profitable. Cuts costs, improves

processes, develops training and ensures safety. Successfully manages

projects, throughout business and military career, having progressively

difficult scope and technical complexity. Served as career U.S. Army

officer and acquired expertise in chemical, biological and radiological

(CBR) defenses, countermeasures and international negotiations.

Areas of Expertise

General Operations Planning Logistics

Negotiations Transportation Budget Management

Contract Management Public Speaking Leadership

Maintenance, Repair Develop and Present Supply Chain

and Operations (MRO) Training and Briefings Management

Professional Experience

RYDER SYSTEMS INC, Lansing, MI 1997-2010

Fortune 500 company that provides worldwide transportation, logistics and

supply chain management. Approximately 28000 employees and over $6.2

billion annual sales.

Logistics Manager, Operations Support, Lansing, MI (2005- 2010)

Managed nine UAW Union locations throughout U.S. (largest site has 2

million sq-ft warehouse and over 1000 employees). Focuses on safety, health

and security.

Develops and conducts training, investigations, tracking and reporting

of all accidents and injuries. Scope covers 250 drivers and over 1000

warehouse employees.

Coordinated workers' compensation, prepared MIOSHA/OSHA 300 logs and

developed care plans that enabled employees to get back to work more

quickly.

Planned closure of warehouse facilities, which cut costs 20% below

budget.

Supervised construction and start-up for 3 warehouse operations that

supported General Motors Assembly Plants (3 million sq-ft total), and

conducted new employee safety orientation training and refresher training

for diverse work force including 1300 employees involved in both sides of

business (warehousing and transportation).

Facilities Coordinator, Auburn Hills, MI (1999-2005)

Managed maintenance teams for two 455,000 sq-ft warehouses in union

environment. Provided just in time (JIT) delivery of auto parts to General

Motors.

Improved quality by 30% and obtained 15% better scores on customer-

satisfaction survey.

Achieved improvements by applying TQM methodologies that improved quality

and service.

Led initiatives that resulted in $400,000 per year cost reductions,

for example, Cut annual energy costs by over $100,000 for each facility,

cut annual equipment rental costs by over $65,000, and transformed $100,000

of expenses into revenue.

Performed internal ISO Audits within all areas of the warehouse

operations, which resulted in seven years of continual improvement and

successful ISO certification.

DOT Safety Manager, Highland Park, MI (1997-1999)

Managed safety, training, investigating, tracking, and reporting of all

accidents and injuries for over 500 truck drivers for GM-Inbound account.

Supervised audit, analysis and training on DOT Hours of Service Logs for

over 250 truck drivers in six states.

Improved process that contributed to $1.6 million savings in equipment

costs.

D&N BANK, Flint, MI 1996-1997

Community bank with 12 employees and approximately $54 million assets under

management (AUM).

Personal Banker

Sold bank products and opened new accounts, (savings, checking and

CDs.

Made consumer and equity loans. Originated mortgages, advised customers

on financial investments and supervised satellite branch offices.

Met or exceeded all sales goals and earned monthly performance

bonuses.

TM INC, Holly, MI 1994-1996.

Produces custom air handling systems with special expertise serving

automotive industry. Project Manager

Represented TM as project manager on company's most important project ($4

million revenue), which supplied all air-supply houses (HVAC) to new Ford

truck plant in Ontario, Canada. Performed maintenance, that kept HVAC units

running.

Achieved $20,000 cost savings by maintaining newly installed equipment

without incurring expense from importing-company maintenance teams.

Successfully installed 58 custom air houses without incident. Coordinated

with Canadian union trades and collaborated with customer's on-site

managers and Canadian government.

U.S. ARMY, Fort Drum, NY 1973-1994

Career Army Officer

Presented briefings for general officers and U.S. Deputy Director of

Transportation. Orchestrated training for U.S. Army Chemical School and

Saudi Arabian Corps of Engineers.

Developed and implemented field testing for new equipment which

contributed to U.S. Army fielding new equipment such as Chemical Agent

Monitor, (CAM) and Fox Recon Vehicle.

Planned and conducted international training exercises with Australian,

British, Canadian and U.S. Forces

Commanded Army company of 145 soldiers in combat in Somalia, East Africa.

Contributed expertise during chemical warfare presentations to NATO

headquarters in Brussels.

Contributed expertise as member of international team that wrote

international, operational agreements for NATO forces.

Education

M.S., Business Management, State University of New York, Oswego, NY

M.S.,Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS

B.S., Medical Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Certifications

Certified OSHA Safety Technician Certificate, Eastern Michigan University

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