JAMES STEVEN DRAKE, CSP

*** **** *** ******, *****, CO 81625

ac0irz@r.postjobfree.com

Phone #: 970/629-1751

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To utilize my education, skills and work experience in the areas of safety and occupational health to ensure the safety of the work environment.

EDUCATION:

Murray State University – Murray, Kentucky; Bachelor of Science Degree, August 1991 Area: Occupational Safety and Health Engineering (ASSE accredited) CERTIFICATION:

Certified Safety Professional since August 1996

TWIC Card; License to Go Offshore; HUET; & RIG PASS since February 2013 WORK EXPERIENCE:

Energy Safety Services, Inc. (April 2015 – Present); Wheatland, WY – Laramie River Station President/Lead Safety Consultant representing a maintenance/construction contractor with 300+ employees during power plant outages. Responsibilities include managing two direct reports; managing and implementing a comprehensive Safety & Occupational Health Program during power plant outages and various maintenance and construction projects at the Laramie River Station in Wheatland, WY. Beacon Occupational Health & Safety Services, Inc. (February 2014 – March 2015); Alaska HSE Advisor representing an Oil and Gas Production and Drilling Company in Alaska. Responsibilities include ES&H Management of Gas production facilities, offshore oil & gas drilling operations and land oil & gas drilling operations, and ongoing consultation to field and corporate management. Ensco PLC (February 2013 – November 2013); Home Office in Houston, TX Rig Safety Specialist/Safety Training Coordinator for Drilling Operations and Maintenance on the BP Thunder Horse located in the Gulf of Mexico. Responsible for the management and implementation of a comprehensive safety and occupational health program and coordination of the training program during drilling operations and maintenance on an off-shore oil & gas rig.

Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc. (August 2002 – February 2013); Project Safety Coord. – Craig, CO

August 2002 – November 2005: Responsible for the overall site management and implementation of a comprehensive safety and health program during the construction and commissioning of a $120 million environmental upgrade project at the largest coal-fired generating station in Colorado. Responsibilities include: managing contract safety personnel and industrial hygiene consultants, the development and implementation of site-specific safety & health procedures, ensuring that appropriate training was provided for all Tri-State, subcontractor and client employees, performing industrial hygiene sampling and monitoring, and administering our medical surveillance program. Other responsibilities include interface with the corporate Tri-State project office, plant managers and regulatory authorities on issues involved in implementing the safety and health program. November 2005 – February 2013; Plant Safety Coordinator Once our retrofit was completed, my responsibilities shifted to our plant personnel at the Craig, CO Power Plant and other sites located in CO, AZ and NM. Additional responsibilities include: overseeing various construction and maintenance contracts, and ensuring that each project is performed safely and in compliance with our safety and regulatory requirements. Black & Veatch Construction, Inc (February 1998 – April 2002): January 2002 – April 18, 2002; Site Safety Manager – Springfield, IL Responsible for managing a safety and health program for the City Water Light and Power Plant during the construction of a Selective Catalytic Reduction unit on an existing power plant while still in operation. October 2001 – December 2001; Site Safety Manager – Milford, CT Responsible for managing the Site Safety & Health Program and administering the medical surveillance program during the completion of two 544 MW Single Shaft Gas Turbines. August 2001 – October 2001; Site Safety Manager – Payne Creek, FL Assisted in the implementation of a comprehensive site-specific environmental, safety and health program during the construction of combined cycle power plants.

Black & Veatch, Pritchard, October 2000 – August 2001; Safety Manager – Birmingham, AL JAMES STEVEN DRAKE, CSP

Responsible for implementing an Environmental, Safety & Health Program for our Process Division during contract management of a Natural Gas Storage Unit (Peak Shaver). Additional responsibilities include providing Engineering assistance to the Site Field Manager.

Black & Veatch International, June 1998 - October 2000; Safety Manager – Paiton, Indonesia Responsible for the overall site management and implementation of a comprehensive safety and health program during the construction and commissioning of a 2 X 610 MW Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant. Responsibilities include: safety supervision for all employees and managing contract safety personnel, the development and implementation of various site safety and health procedures, providing training for BVI, subcontractor and client employees, implementing our respiratory protection program, performing all industrial hygiene sampling, monitoring and administering our medical surveillance program. Other responsibilities include interface with the corporate Black & Veatch project office and consortium managers on issues involved in implementing the safety and health program.

Black & Veatch Corporation, February 1998 - June 1998; Safety Specialist – Bartow, Florida Responsible for the implementation of the Safety and Health Program during all construction activities at the Hines Energy Complex for Florida Power Corporation. Provide safety supervision and guidance for all activities, train employees, assist in administering the medical surveillance program, develop and revise various site safety procedures and fill in for the site safety manager during his absence. Ontario Specialty Contracting, July 1997 – December 1997; Safety Manager – Magna, Utah Responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive environmental, safety and health (ES&H) program for OSC and Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (KUCC) during all demolition activities in the Kennecott Smelter area. Other responsibilities included interfacing with the OSC Project office and KUCC office on issues involved in the implementation of ES&H programs. Provided training to all site employees, developed and revised site health and safety procedures, develop and instructed an 8 Hour Hazwoper Course, oversaw the site respiratory protection program, and administered our medical surveillance program. MK-Ferguson Company (A Morrison-Knudsen Company) March 1992 – July 1997 Environmental, Safety & Health Supervisor – Gunnison, CO & Maybell, CO.

Responsible for oversight of all safety, industrial hygiene and environmental activities for a $12 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project located in Gunnison, CO and a $13 million U.S. DOE UMTRA project in Maybell, CO. Responsibilities included interface with the project office and technical personnel on issues involved in implementation of a comprehensive environmental, safety and industrial hygiene program, provided safety training for all site employees, developed and revised various site environmental, safety and health procedures and administered our medical surveillance program. Other duties involved the review of subcontractor records and procedures for compliance, interface with local, state and federal regulatory agencies and fill in for site Environmental Safety and Health Manager during his absence. DuPont Environmental Remediation Service, Inc. Summer, 1991 Safety Supervisor (Professional Internship) – Houston, Texas SPECIAL TRAINING:

Advanced Safety Mgt. & Influential Leadership Training – ASSE SeminarFest (February 2017)

40 Hour Safety & Health Regulations for the Oil & Gas Industry – Rocky Mnt. Education Center (March 2015)

CPR, AED, & First Aid Certification - American Safety & Health Institute (February 2015)

Train-The-Trainer Refresher Courses in - OSHA 30 & 10 Hr. Construction and General Industry Standards TX A&M Engineering Ext. (TEEX) (November 2013)

Fall Protection Competent Person, User & Rescue – Falck Safety Services (Oct. 2013)

ISSOW, Control of Work & HITRA Training – BP HOLC (Oct. 2013)

Confined Space End User, Competent Person & Rescue – SMS Academy (July 2013)

Basic & Advanced Fire Fighting - Delgado Community College (June 2013)

Rig Pass/Safegulf/Safeland Safety Training, and Offshore Water Survival (HUET) – Falck Alford (Jan. 2013) Competent in the use of Various Industrial Hygiene Monitoring Equipment: Sound Level Meters & Noise Dosimeters Various Gas Monitoring Equipment Personal Heat Stress Monitors Personal and Direct-Reading Dust Sampling Monitors PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Safety Engineers PERSONAL: Birth Date: January 20, 1968 Health Status: Excellent Available: May 2017 REFERENCES: Provided upon request.

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