Safety Manager

KENNETH JAMES TRUNNELL, JR.

**** ****** ***, ***** **. Paul, MN 55109-1554

abmvtp@r.postjobfree.com ( C) 612-***-****

Leadership in Safety and Risk management

Seasoned safety and risk management professional with a proven track record

for success in reducing accidents and injuries by creating a safe working

environment. Skilled and experienced. Out of the box thinker who finds

answers by looking for all clues to solutions. Excellent at finding root

causes to better solve problems. Experienced instructor with a history of

conveying solutions that prevent future problems. I also have my Advanced

Safety Certificate from the NSC. Capable of making sound judgments in

high-stress situations. Enthusiastic, ethical, competent, detail oriented,

knowledgeable and team player.

Professional Competencies

Roles Leadership/Personal Industry

Safety Management Consulting Transportation &

Warehousing

Training/Education Budgeting Chemical/refinery

Investigation and Supervision Public Utility

Analysis

Operations Police Officer/Federal Manufacturing

Agent

Consulting Detail/Fact Seeking Insurance

Professional History

AEROTEK, St. Paul, MN 2009 to Present

Providers of temporary employees to industry

Safety Director (Contract)

Scope: On site Safety Director in the areas of construction and industry

safety (1910 and 1926), DOT and Hazardous Materials to a demolition

company. Conduct investigations on behalf of management for in-house and

motor vehicle accidents and other incidents. Lead motor vehicle and in

house investigation teams and review boards. Conduct training and act as a

technical consultant. Areas included demolition of a power plant and a

hospital.

ASSOCIATED TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS, St. Paul, MN 1993 to Present

Consultants to the transportation industry

Safety Director (Contract)

Scope: Safety consultant in the areas of DOT, OSHA and Hazardous Materials.

On-call professional to a client base of over 1900 motor carriers and

companies. Conduct investigations on behalf of management for in-house and

motor vehicle accidents and other incidents. Lead motor vehicle and in

house investigation teams and review boards. Write and implement safety

policies and procedures. Conduct training and act as a technical

consultant. Contract as an in-house safety director to smaller companies in

both private and for hire motor carriers. Included are warehousing and

manufacturing companies

EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plymouth, MN (www.empoyersinc.com) 2005 to

2010

Consulting and training services in the areas of HR and Management

Safety Consultant

Scope: Safety consultant in the areas of DOT, OSHA, Hazardous Materials and

Security. On-call professional to a client base of over 1800 member

companies. Conduct training, investigations, security assessments, write

policies and procedures in all areas of safety and security.

. Non-profit company offering training, human resources and safety

services for our member clients. Hired to create, write, implement and

train members in the areas of DOT and Hazardous Materials programs.

Increasing services and profits for my company. Wrote OSHA grant to

reduce Commercial Motor Vehicle Accidents.

. As a request from member clients I also created, wrote, implemented and

trained them in the areas of: Accident Investigations, Fork Lift

Instructor Training, Personal Protection/Workplace Safety, DOT Drug and

Alcohol/Substance Abuse Training and Warehouse Safety. Thereby

assisting them in complying with OSHA and aiding them in achieving ISO

certifications.

. Received OSHA Grant to construct and write a Transportation Safety

Program to be added to the OSHA website to be made available to anyone

accessing the www.osha.gov website.

. Manufacturing safety programs as a on site safety director providing

risk management guidance and training in the areas of Lock Out/Tag Out,

Accident Investigations, Hazard Communication Standards, Warehouse and

Plant Safety, Respiratory and Hearing Protection, and Hazardous

Materials/Hazardous Waste and Ergonomics. Wrote A.W.A.I.R. Programs and

complete safety policies for member companies. Companies included;

Remmele Engineering, Banner Engineering, Braun Intertec, Enetgris,

Ashley Furniture and Cherne Industries.

LJK COMPANIES, INC., Minnetonka, MN (www.ljkco.com) 2006 to 2008

Third Party Administrator for safety in transportation and lodging

Director of Safety & Compliance

Scope: Risk Manager hired to monitor supplier safety programs and insurance

levels for contract compliance. Accident investigation and trend analysis,

write safety policies and programs, perform company background

investigations, acted as risk manager for insurance loss and subrogation of

claims. Managed reconstruction and remodeling of office space due to

expansion. Develop and manage carrier relations with contracted passenger

transportation carriers.

. Hired to write, implement and monitor transportation safety policies and

procedures for company and its customers. Did so during the first month

on the job. This led to better management of safety and reduction in

accident frequency.

. There was no effective way to monitor vendor levels of insurance to

provide coverage and contractual compliance. Over 4 months, outsourced

the monitoring. All contracts are now in compliance with dates and

coverage, reducing risk and lowering insurance expenses for the company.

. In order to comply with federal regulations an effective background

investigation system needed to be in place. Over 3 months, conducted

the research and outsourced the process. Wrote the HR related policies,

and trained staff.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. OF MINNESOTA, Savage, MN 2000 to 2002

Collection, disposal, recycling, and landfill operations

District Environmental Safety and Health Manager

Scope: All aspects of regulatory compliance and human resources including:

risk management, investigation and subrogation of claims, license and

permitting of vehicles, compliance with OSHA, DOT, EPA, MPCA and ADA.

Wrote and implemented programs, policies, and orientation. Trained and

administered company drug testing program.

. Company was experiencing too many accidents and injuries. Instituted a

safety process where everybody became responsible for safety, regardless

of their position. Implementation took 6 weeks. Positive results

occurred over 8 months...reduced incidents and recordable accidents

while employee morale improved.

. Drivers were changing vehicles in the system and using different types

of controls. This resulted in an increased accident frequency. Rode

with drivers to gather info about their preferences. Secured buy-in

from maintenance, and had all vehicles switched to a single system.

This led to reduced accidents, and cost savings for maintenance, as only

one system needed to be serviced.

DAKOTA COUNTY SECONDARY TECHNICAL CENTER,

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT-917; Rosemount, MN 1997 to 2000

Public Education

Public Safety Instructor (Part Time)

Scope: Instructor for high school students attending the Public Safety

Course at the Secondary Technical Center as an elective course.

. Hired to teach a public safety course that had no curriculum or

textbook. Over the first year, figured out what was needed and wrote a

book over the summer. Textbook was approved and is now in print.

. After a successful first year, requested to establish a second year

program. Over 7 weeks, conferred with advisors and local Sheriff and

fire departments. Set up internship programs for four students and

wrote training curriculum for them. There was now an additional avenue

for students to follow to determine if they wanted to follow a Public

Safety career path.

MNDOT, OFFICE OF MOTOR CARRIERS MENDOTA HGTS., MN 1989 to 1993

Governmental Agency

Motor Carrier Specialist/Investigator

Scope: Enforcement of both state and federal motor carrier safety rules,

regulations and laws. Conducted investigations, responded to complaints

regarding safety, rates and tariffs, permits and authority, and hazardous

materials.

QUALITY INVESTIGATIONS; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 1984 to 1991

Consultants to insurance companies in worker's compensation and accidents

(Out of business)

Senior Investigator

Scope: Investigation of questionable death and all liability claims, work

comp., and traffic accidents

Education

Kennedy-Western University, Thousand Oaks, CA

. BS-Police Science/Criminal Justice

. MS-Police Administration/Criminology

Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights, MN

. AAS-Law Enforcement

. AAS-Occupational Safety and Health

. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-Basic)

3275th Law Enforcement Technical School, Lackland A.F.B., TX

Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

. 916 Vo-Tech, White Bear Lake, MN

. Inver Hills C.C., Inver Grove Heights

Neighborhood Assistance Officer Academy, St. Paul Police Dept., St. Paul,

MN

Dakota County Sheriff's Reserve Academy, Rosemount, MN

Veterans Administration Police Academy, Little Rock, AR.

Counter-Terrorism Specialist Course, Kaplan College, Currently Enrolled

Advanced Safety Certificate, National Safety Council, Chicago, IL

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