Manager Project

RUSSELL E. FENNEMA, WSO-CSM

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SENIOR SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

• Seasoned S&OH Engineer with 20+ years of experience developing safety/occupational health

standards, regulations, practices, and procedures that eliminate possible hazards, mitigate risk, and prevent

lost man-hours.

• Deliver comprehensive S&OH program oversight on diverse construction projects worldwide, most

taking place under significantly hazardous conditions where potential for accident or injury is high.

• Reputed technical expert relied upon by senior stakeholders to craft strategies, plans, and protocols

to reduce the risk of illness, injury, or damage. Featured speaker and presenter at national conferences.

• Initiated and led rollout of the Department of Interior’s first voluntary protection program and

award of STAR status, netting zero safety-related incidents over nine years.

• Since Retirement I have worked short contract length jobs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contrack International Feb 2012 to present

Doha, Qatar

Project Safety Manager

Customer: US Army Corps of Engineers

Project Safety Manager for a 28 million dollar construction program at Al Udeid Air Base. Al Udeid Air Base.

Direct S&OH operations through all phases of the construction process, instituting policies and procedures to

protect the 135 member crew from worksite incidents and accidents. Develop and deliver ongoing training to

educate workers and continually reinforce safety procedures, emergency response protocols, and reporting

requirements.

B.L. Harbert Birmingham Alabama

Project for the State Department June 2011 to Feb

2012

Classified Project

Location Guangzhou, China

Serve as the Project Safety Manager

Trinity Safety Group / Jay Dee Contractors Chicago, Illinois.

Project for the Corps of Engineers June 2010 to June 2011

Project Safety & Occupational Health Manager

Contracted to serve as the S&OH manager for the McCook Emergency Tunnel Repair contract. Work consists

of underground tunnel repair. Tunnels are 300 feet below the surface. Work is mostly confined space work in

the tunnels. Contract includes rehabbing the flooded distribution valve chamber. Valves are 60 inch valves

with associated vents vent valves and pumps. The chamber is at the 300 foot level below the surface

BEM JOINT VENTURE – Al Udeid Air Base, Doha, Qatar May 2009 – June, 2010

Customer: US Army Corps of Engineers

Project Safety & Occupational Health Manager

Brought onboard to serve as S&OH Manager for the $47,000,000 construction of two buildings (totaling 25,000 sq.

ft.) and concrete apron paving for parking of Middle Eastern aircraft assets stationed at Al Udeid Air Base. Direct

S&OH operations through all phases of the construction process, instituting policies and procedures to protect the

135 member crew from worksite incidents and accidents. Develop and deliver ongoing training to educate workers

and continually reinforce safety procedures, emergency response protocols, and reporting requirements.

• Maintained an o% injury/accident rate since day one (in excess of 200,000 man-hours to date).

DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL FZ – Kabul, Afghanistan 2008 – 2009

Customer: US Army Corps of Engineers

A global government services provider supporting U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives,

delivering support solutions for defense, diplomacy, and international development.

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RUSSELL E. FENNEMA, WSO-CSM

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Program Safety & Occupational Health Manager

Established and administered S&OH programs and provided oversight for S&OH management, surveillance,

inspections, and safety enforcement for 1,500 crew members at 4 construction sites across Afghanistan, with

projects focusing on development of infrastructure, roads, multi-use buildings, and multi-story barracks and valued

at $250M. Supervised a team of 29 direct/indirect reports.

• Exceeded 5M man-hours without a lost-time injury, ensuring that company personnel and subcontractors

all performed work in accordance with contract specifications and established safety and quality criteria.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1987 – 2008

Providing vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen our Nations security, energize the

economy, and reduce risks from disasters. An engineering force of highly disciplined people working with our

partners through disciplined thought and action to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the Nations

engineering challenges.

Project Safety & Occupational Health Manager (El Paso, Texas), 11/2006 - 1/2008

District Safety & Occupational Health Manager (Base Camp Adder, Iraq), 10/2005 - 11/2006

Project Engineer (Fort Wainwright, Alaska), 2/2004 - 10/2005

Returned to COE after stints with BUREAU OF RECLAMATION to drive the 50M construction of a new facilities for a

Striker battalion. Completed project on time with no accidents and was promoted to direct the district-wide S&OH

program, which encompassed 1,200 projects valued at $2.5B and oversight for the individual health and safety of

4000 crew members. Exceeded 1M man-hours with no lost time injuries.

Advanced to COE HQ in 2006 to support Program Director in directing program operations, develop and conduct

safety surveys/evaluations, evaluate and monitor ongoing construction contracts, and keep senior staff apprised of

S&OH performance from a top-down view. Investigated and analyzed accidents, compiled data, prepared reports,

and served as S&OH liaison in answering technical safety questions from personnel and contractors.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – continued

• Recommended methods of correcting deficiencies in project S&OH performance evaluations; assisted in

developing policy memorandums, standard operating procedures, and related communiqués.

• Developed and rolled out safety programming (including IAW AR 385 regulations) to employees,

contractors, Iraqi nationals, and protective services teams. Trained personnel in applying S&OH standards

to worksite conditions, recognizing and rectifying hazards, and devising and implementing solutions to

injuries.

• Named technical SME providing insights into building standards, code compliance, and safety; negotiated

design changes to eliminate/control S&OH hazards and ensure inclusion of sound safety

practices/measures. Quoted extensively in a Multi-National Force-Iraq article highlighting S&OH role in

rebuilding Iraq infrastructure.

• Directed safety programming, adherence, and compliance for the $3.1B Fort Bliss Expansion, comprised

of 84 infrastructure, residential, and commercial construction projects (2,500 acres, 250 buildings, 8M sq.

ft).

• Following 2008 retirement, continued to serve in a consulting capacity as Project S&OH Manager for the

200M Lower Rio Grande Border Fence program.

Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (Los Angeles District), 5/1992 - 2/1995

Construction Representative, 5/1987 –5/1992

Hired initially as Construction Representative to supervise on-site monitoring control, inspection, and safety

assurance functions on military construction projects of up to $12.5M in value. Worked on a variety of jobsites

classified as hazardous duty; selected as Safety Officer to the Corps Resident Office at Cannon AFB as well as the

Southern New Mexico Area Office. Named Safety Specialist in 1992, effectively reversing the rising numbers of

accidents experienced to date on the $1.4B Santa Ana River Mainstem flood control project.

• Facilitated completion of the Santa Ana mountain-tunneling project on time and with no accidents despite

significantly hazardous conditions associated with large drilling equipment and blasting operations.

• Oversaw S&OH operations at numerous jobsites throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding areas,

including construction of a new hospital at Nellis AFB, demolition and waste disposal of asbestos-riddled

sub-standard housing at Vandenberg AFB.

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• Led a team in revising and updating the Corps Engineering Manual to reflect current S&OH practices;

played key part in developing a training program updating Corps staff worldwide on EM385I-I changes.

• Named Acting Chief of Safety during supervisor absences. Administered the District Back Injury

Prevention Program. Managed safety operations for an extremely hazardous $3.5M construction project at

Abiqu Dam building additions in the site of dam abutments to control seepage from the dam and lake.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION – Albuquerque, NM 1992 - 2004

Second-largest supplier of wholesale water and hydroelectric power in the American West, bringing water to

31M+ individuals and providing 140K Western farmers with irrigation water for 10M acres of farmland.

Continuity of Operations Coordinator

Held a number of roles concurrently (including that of Serious Accident Investigator and de-facto member of the

Employee Safety Committee), applying in-depth knowledge of safety engineering and occupational health

principles, procedures, regulations, and practices for several large BOR projects, including the Alamosa Field

Division and Elephant Butte Field Division (EBFD). Planned, organized, directed, operated, and evaluated S&OH

program encompassing heavy construction work, high-risk environmental conditions, and man-machine

relationships.

• Initiated and led development, implementation, and oversight of the Department of the Interior’s first

voluntary protection program (VPP), resulting in zero safety-related incidents during nine-year tenure.

• Slashed accident rates from 22 to zero in five years, achieved STAR status in 2003, and received personal

commendations from Senator Pete Domenici and the Department of Interior Agency Safety and Health

Official.

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION – continued

• Requested to speak at two national VPP conventions, delivering presentations that demonstrated to

participants the improvements made in federal safety programs and the practical application of new rules

in the workplace.

• Reduced BOR accident rates from a high of 12 to a rate of four within six years; lowered lost time rates

from 10 per year to just one.

• Managed 7 U.S. Government and private industry field divisions, leading them to achieve an Exemplary

Rating for accomplishments in safety performance.

• Identified appropriate training programs in the areas of motor vehicle safety, construction safety, and

specialized areas such as forklift operations, chainsaw usage, high-scaling procedures, and solvents

handling.

• Took immediate action following worksite accidents to conduct thorough investigations, determine root

causes, and recommend preventive measures, including cost-effective personnel training.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Certified Safety Manager (WSO-CSM), WORLD SAFETY ORGANIZATION

OSHA 500 Train-the-Trainer course (Construction Industry), OSHA

Licensed Low Voltage Electrician (New Mexico)

Certified Motorboat Operator Instructor, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Train-the-Trainer Defensive Driving, NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

Safety Technology, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY, 1992-1993

Hazardous Waste Operations 40 hour 2010

Specialized Training

Construction Safety Techniques • Hazardous Materials Management • OSHA Safety & Health Assessment

Project Designer & Asbestos Supervision • Serious Accident Investigation • Back Injury Prevention

Bloodborne Pathogens • Cell Phone Safety

Memberships & Affiliations

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RUSSELL E. FENNEMA, WSO-CSM

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American National Safety Institute • American Society of Safety Engineers • World Safety Organization

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