PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over twenty years experience as a health and safety professional in the
industrial construction industry. Various project types include corporate
safety representative, office and field projects, transportation,
government, EPA superfund remediation, oil and gas, industrial building,
power plants, pulp and paper, and military projects.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 - Present Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Orange, CA
Construction Safety Officer
Assignments include the support of OCTA construction and engineering
division's construction projects, and manage contractor safety for
operation and maintenance facility improvement projects. Assist
enhancement of health and safety specifications on Request for Proposal
(RFP) contracts, and participate on selection teams for proposals, and
participate in safety policy and procedure development.
Capital projects include a $550MM+ fixed price, 800 day schedule,
improvement project of twelve mile California State Route 22 Freeway (SR-
22) to add HOV lanes, expand bridges, modify interconnections of interstate
5, and 57 freeways with the SR-22 freeway. In addition, a separate project
consists of expanding interstate I-5 HOV lanes at north Orange County into
Los Angeles County, a fixed price $314MM project.
Additional projects include the construction of a new 20 acre $40MM fixed
price bus base facility with a state of the art maintenance shop, fueling,
brake check, wash and detail, and operations buildings. Plus $362MM of
additional construction and modifications at three additional existing bus
bases facilities. Projects include the construct a three new compressed
natural gas (CNG) facilities, liquid natural gas (LNG) fan and sensor
improvements, HVAC system replacement, concrete and asphalt parking area
improvements, railroad grade separation projects.
2001 - 2003 Fluor Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA
Senior Manager, Safety
West Region Safety Manager; Telecommunications Business Unit,
responsibilities included administering the project safety program,
procedure development, and oversight of various facility locations.
Corporate Headquarters, Office Safety Manager. Report to a Senior Office
Safety Manager, and various executive managers.
Project assignments included; project safety on $10-40 million CM fixed and
reimbursable cost projects. New construction of industrial projects, and
modification of manufacturing facilities in Southern California. Safety
Manage on a "Maintenance Outage" for Duke Fluor Daniel joint venture
project, at the Morro Bay Power Plant, in Morro Bay, California.
2000 - 2001 M.A. Mortenson Company, Livermore, CA
Safety Manager
Managed site safety at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL),
National Ignition Facility (NIF) Project in Livermore, California, $5
Million CM Fixed Cost Field Assignment.
EXPERIENCE (cont'd)
Reporting to the Site Project Manager, responsibilities include assuring
compliance with Cal-OSHA Construction Safety Orders, DOE health and safety
requirements, and facility specific clean room construction protocol.
1996 - 2000 Parsons Constructors, Inc., Pasadena, CA
Senior Safety Specialist
Assigned to the Corporate Headquarters, in Pasadena, California,
responsibilities include assisting with construction health, safety and
environmental support, for the headquarters office, and global construction
field projects
Managed site safety on an EPA Del Amo Superfund Site, in Torrance,
California, $3 Million CM Reimbursable Cost Field Assignment.
Site Safety Officer on the EPA McColl Superfund Site, in Fullerton,
California, $12 million CM Reimbursable Cost Field Assignment. Designated
by the EPA Program Manager as the Site Public Safety Officer.
1996 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los
Angeles, CA
Temporary Construction Safety Manager
Assistant to the Director of Construction Safety. Duties included
participation with the Red Line Segment 3 East Los Angeles Subway Project,
and the Pasadena Blue Line Rail Project; assist with revising various
department policy manuals, and appointed executive of special assignments
for the Construction Safety Department.
1993 - 1995 Fluor Daniel, Inc., Irvine, CA
Safety Manager
Assistant West Region Safety Manager, at the Corporate Office, Irvine,
California. Reported to the West Region Safety Manager, and The Corporate
Director Safety and Health of the Americas. Provided corporate HSE support
for construction field projects. Projects included PEMEX, Los Angeles
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Chevron El Segundo Refinery,
UNOCAL Wilmington Refinery, Ultramar Refinery, Frito-Lay Inc., TRW,
McDonnell Douglas, and the Long Beach World Trade Center.
Participated in a PEMEX integrated "Process Safety Review and Progress
Evaluation" of nine Natural Gas and Ammonia Storage facilities, in remote
locations of Mexico. The Safety Review Team Evaluated Process, Mechanical,
Electrical, Structural, and Industrial Hygiene/Health Safety issues at each
facility.
Managed site safety at Kimberly Clark Fullerton Mill, Fullerton,
California, for $4 million Self-Perform Fixed Cost Field Assignment.
Support for the UNOCAL Reformulated Fuels Program, reporting to the Project
Contracts Manager, and the West Region Safety Manager.
1989 - 1993 Parsons Constructors, Inc., Pasadena, CA
Senior Safety Representative
EXPERIENCE (cont'd)
Various assignments included; managing safety of dismantlement, and
demolition at the Shell Oil Company Refinery, Carson California Dominguez
Refinery. A $60 million CM Reimbursable Cost Field Assignment.
Mobil Oil Company Refinery, Torrance, California (1992 - 1993). $130
million EPC & PM Reimbursable Cost Field Assignment on a Parsons/Mobil
partnering agreement contract, acting as the owner's representative.
Reporting to the Mobil Field Construction Manager.
Edwards Air Force Base, California (1991 - 1992). $90 million EP & CM
Reimbursable Cost Field Assignment. Managed the Parsons Safety program for
this merit shop project. Clients include Hercules, Martin Marietta, and
the U.S. Air Force.
Shell Oil Company Dominguez Refinery (Parsons MSI Program), Carson,
California (1989 - 1991). $150 million EPC & PM Reimbursable Cost Field
Assignment. Administered SCAQMD rule 1166 requirements. Revamp operating
units, modify storage tanks for environmental compliance, and perform
maintenance turnarounds.
1989 E&L Engineering, Long Beach, CA
Safety & Security Supervisor
ARCO Placerita Canyon Cogeneration Project, Santa Clarita, CA. $50 million
EPC Fixed Cost Field assignment.
1887 - 1888 Mission Power Engineering, Irvine, CA
Safety & Security Supervisor
China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Ridgecrest, California. $200 million EPC
& CM Fixed Cost, Geothermal Power Plant Field Assignment.
1885 - 1887 Plant & Field Services, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA
Construction Safety Representative
Watson Cogeneration Company (WCC), Carson, California. An ARCO and
Southern California Edison (S.C.E.), $300 million EPC & PM Reimbursable
Cost, Cogeneration Power Plant Joint Venture Field Assignment.
REGISTRATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
. Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST # C192)
. OSHA 500 Instructor Course, and Several Cal/OSHA Courses
. 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
. Licensed California Real Estate Agent (#01217560)
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1974 Business Administration, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey,
California
1975 Business Administration, Hartnell College - Salinas, California
1990 Business Administration, Long Beach City College - Long Beach,
California
MILITARY
1971 - 1973 U.S. Army, Honorable Discharge