Manager Safety

THOMAS A. SHEPARDSON

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Weston, MO 64098

(913) (206-3501) (cell)

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SUMMARY- Master of Science in Industrial Safety + Certified Safety Professional

** ***** ** environmental health and safety management and loss control consulting in

manufacturing (food, medical devices), utilities (water, power) and insurance.

I have been able to instill in leadership what to focus their efforts on to hit targets they were aiming

for. Along the way I have made it a point to uniquely utilize resources to improve work comp, risks

in the environment and property damage as an early sign of a process needing a fix. I am enthusiastic

about designing training to get at the compliance problem but also address employee’s knowledge

that results in improved performance. Learning to listen to the workers and dogged perseverance to

implement and follow through on their ideas has made a difference.

Organized B.S. Safety Administration Degree program at Iowa Wesleyan College and taught

students with a practical exciting and a deliberative approach to the ever changing field.

Experience in systematic EH&S program and process improvement through utilizing:

Job Safety Analysis

Safety Training

Ergonomics

Hearing Conservation

Audit programs in Confined Space & Machine Guarding & ISO standards

Green Projects

Construction Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-2009

EHS Associate with Volt Technical at Caterpillar Transmission Business Unit in East Peoria working

with safety team in getting our safety procedures in an understandable format by working with the EHS

team and an outside Consultant. Safety and ergonomic issues that associates brought to my attention

were addressed and completed risk assessments (machine guarding-confined space) in a timely fashion.

EHS Manager with MST for Terex, Waverly Iowa working with an outside consultant in completing a

comprehensive environmental audit and in organizing compliance issues

Picerne Military Housing-Fort Riley, KS 2006-2008

Safety Manager

Leadership to establish safety and loss control focus for new partnership between the Army and Picerne.

Every Safety metric set was achieved at the 100% level by training contractors and Picerne associates in

the importance of following the Picerne safety procedures. Re-enforced the need to follow these

procedures when out of compliance issues with contractors were discovered by involving organization

key players. I established a successful waste management, playground safety, and fall protection

programs for new and re-construction efforts. Lead, Asbestos and Mold issues were handled in base

housing projects.

Tyco Healthcare; Norfolk, NE 2004 –2005

Safety Engineer

Provided safety engineering support for the EH&S team for this 500 employee plant focused on

manufacturing and assembly of medical devices. Right off the start I was involved with the Corporate

Dakota comprehensive audit process. Leadership in addressing machine and robotic guarding, ergonomic

issues, hearing conservation from start to finish. Incident rate targets were put on track through focusing

on leading injury causes that were systematically eliminated by listening to associates, following

standards and good engineering and following through on our promises.

Nebraska Department of Roads; Lincoln, NE 2002 – 2004

Safety Coordinator

Coordination and focus of safety efforts in moving 2,000 NDOR employees from a compliance based or

regulatory approach to a facilitative approach by leading incident investigations, improving audit process

and improving the safety manual. Presentations to Regional offices to inspecting facilities for compliance

resulted in a cooperative approach and we got their grass roots safety committee excited about seeing

things done that were previously shelved and thought unachievable.

Ameren-UE; St. Louis, MO 2000 – 2002

Safety Supervisor

I worked diligently to correct out of compliance plant issues not previously addressed for a 1950’s 1000

mega watt fossil fuel power plant with 250 employees. By communicating methods to improve their pre-

job safety briefings and giving supervisors resources to make these meetings impact their employees on

the job safety performance. I worked hand in hand with contractors on a 300 million upgrade project

through bi-weekly safety committee walk-downs.

Missouri American Water Company; St. Joseph, MO 1997 – 1999

Manager Loss Control

Interstate Insurance Services Group; Kansas City, MO 1995 – 1997

Loss Control Consultant

John Deere Insurance; Oshkosh, WI 1987 – 1994

Safety Consultant

Wausau Insurance Company; Oshkosh, WI 1982 – 1987

Loss Control Consultant

Hillshire Farm Company; New London, WI 1979 – 1982

Safety and Security Manager

Hartford Insurance Company: KC & Denver Regional 1975 - 1977

Loss Control Representative

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Central Missouri State University – Warrensburg, Missouri

Bachelor of Science in Safety – 1974 Master of Science in Industrial Safety – 1975

Certified Safety Professional (#6626) –12/31/2009

MILITARY SERVICE

ETN5 – United States Navy – 1968-1972 Honorable Discharge

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