Safety Officer

GEORGE E. WILLIAMS

Project Manager/Environmental Health & Safety Professional

***** ******** ***, **********, ** 92596 951-***-**** ********@*******.*** OBJECTIVE:

Utilize skills and knowledge to obtain a position that is compatible with experience. Proficiency demonstrates several years of progressive responsibility performing supervisory duties, managing communications, performing public administration/affairs activities, conducting environmental compliance actions, and implementing safety related programs. Additional experienced gained in areas such as customer service, community relations, health and safety, budgeting, transportation/facility management, and performing certain human resources functions. Duties display the capability to work cooperatively with internal entities, and external governmental agencies. Military experience considered an asset – reveals proven leadership abilities. KEY SKILLS:

• Supervision & Project Management: Possess strong ethics, leadership, interpersonal/negotiating skills, and project management expertise while effectively managing stress. Able to meet project deadlines, respond (with urgency and creativity) to changing solutions. Can utilize resources to make appropriate decisions and deliver expected results, and effectively manage staff, cultivate talents, and promote an atmosphere of trust.

• Planning & Financial: Proficient in preparing/implementing stakeholder engagement plans, and internal communications campaigns for a large organization. Knowledgeable in optimizing productivity and quality, by establishing specific performance metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track results. Skilled in creating/monitoring budgets, performing bid reviews, and preparing monthly reports/forecasts.

• Training & Presentation: I am a skilled and capable trainer, with the ability to provide instruction to diverse audiences. An accomplished public speaker, recognized for previous accomplishments. Various external organizations frequently requested that I provide presentations and speak to their groups on a variety of topics regarding the environment, safety, and regulatory compliance.

• Communications: Possess strong writing acumen, with the ability to simplify and articulate complex technical information in written correspondence. Capable of working closely with senior level staff, in order to write copy for a variety of mediums - including internal leadership emails, scripts, talking points, blog posts, and internal newsletter features.

• Collaboration: Frequently work towards building relationships, interface effectively, and collaborate with clients, peers, project personnel (at all levels of management), executives, and elected-officials in order to develop solutions and ensure stakeholder buy-in. Use negotiation skills to reach consensus and develop win-win solutions

• Technology: Stays current with relevant technology and innovations. Knowledgeable in utilizing software tools such as Microsoft Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Visio, and Word. Possess additional knowledge in utilizing Systems Application Product (SAP), Compendium, Outlook, and Lotus Notes.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Senior Occupational Safety, Health & Environmental Professional: California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), San Marcos, CA 2015 – Present: The SR&S Specialist is responsible for assisting the Director with planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining the various programs necessary to: ensure a safe and healthy environment for faculty, staff, students, and the general public; protect the University against losses; and ensure that University operations are in compliance with University policies and standards, California Occupational Safety & Health Act (Cal- OSHA) and other applicable environmental and health rules, regulations, and laws. Other typical responsibilities include:

- Actively liaison with State and Federal regulatory personnel, as well as ensuring compliance with nationally recognized standards of best practices.

- Provide guidance toward the campus’ comprehensive environmental, sustainability, health and safety programs – which supports the teaching, service and research mission of the campus community, and its facilities.

- Assist in providing direct services and consultation to manage industrial hygiene, occupational, fire and life safety programs, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, sustainability, and environmental compliance.

• Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Professional: Collabera/Abbott Nutrition, Fairfield, CA 2015

– 2015: Responsible for identifying and managing project work, developing and conducting safety training, and consulting and communicating knowledge regarding OSHA, NFPA and EPA standards and regulations. Also responsible for communicating and implementing safety programs throughout the facility, and assisting in the investigation of safety incidents. Other primary duties include:

- Ensuring the site/organization is compliant with all local, state, federal and company regulatory standards and policies.

- Implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.

- Develop, implement and maintain policies Environmental Health and Safety procedures and programs.

- Conduct investigations of all safety and environmental outages, some requiring applications of new approaches in the field.

- Develops and conduct annual safety training for employees, and partner with Training Section to ensure proper documentation.

- Acts as the subject matter expert for project teams, supervisors/managers and other internal and external customers.

- Research in depth all EHS laws applicable to a bar manufacturing facility.

• Safety Professional (Finance/Risk Management Department): City of San Antonio, TX 2014 – 2015: Worked with specific Departments and managerial staff to eliminate, reduce, or otherwise mitigate the City's exposure to loss resulting from occupational injuries/illnesses, vehicle accidents, third party liability claims, and property loss. Typical responsibilities include:

- Organized, coordinate, and attend meetings with the accident review boards/safety committees. Provided or recommend visual aids, training aids, and other materials on specific safety subjects. 3

- Reviewed and enforce Federal, State, and local safety and transportation regulations and standards. Led the effort to develop and maintain departmental safety policies, manuals, standard operating procedures, and accident review boards.

- Prepared and present a variety of safety and training programs to employees, supervisors, and managers to disseminate information relating to safety goals, regulations, practices, techniques and standards. Counseled department management on changes needed to meet safety goals.

- Investigated complaints, accidents and injuries involving City personnel or equipment. Reviewed reports of injuries, property damage, liability, vehicle collisions, claims and initiate appropriate action. Compiled numerical data showing accident frequency, severity and related costs – information gathered to analyze accident related trends and costs for the department.

• Project Manager/Senior Environmental Health & Safety Professional: Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA 1998 – 2013: Worked with management, internal/external organizations, and local/regional government entities to resolve compliance issues. Typical responsibilities included:

Legislative Oversight: Utilized knowledge of the operation of local and State government processes, in order to coordinate, analyze, and evaluate California State legislative actions and bill initiatives. Monitored local government activities/issues, and kept an awareness of proposed activities that could impact the company. Worked with appropriate personnel to take action to protect the best interest of the company and its customers.

Project Management: Provided detailed information, and other related, data for special projects

(such as the MOHAVE Air Quality study). Performed research in support of company’s divestiture of the Mohave Generating Station, and conduct analysis and develop resolutions regarding compliance monitoring problems, technical issues, and budgetary concerns.

Coaching/Training: Instructed managerial and other personnel in the proper use of specialized computer software, budget administration, and applying specific state/local rule compliance. Advised management concerning internal/external group cultures, leadership styles, alternative work assignment/distribution practices, and organizational structure approaches.

Public Affairs & Internal/External Engagement: Worked with Corporate Communications, and other internal organizational units, to align and successfully integrate appropriate messaging into projects and programs, while also identifying and leveraging communication opportunities where appropriate.

Transportation and Fuels Compliance Management:

o Served as the company’s Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC), while managing employee commute reduction program (ECRP). Assessed air emission reduction activities initiated to comply with State and local regulatory requirements. Developed and implemented employee commuter surveys, and negotiate contracts with vendors to purchase appropriate mobile source emission reduction credits. Coordinated/resolved applicable Electric Vehicle (EV) air compliance issues with local government entities. o Managed/monitored bulk loading of fuels, related to company Aboveground Storage Tank

(AST) activities. Developed procedures to ensure compliance with governmental Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (GDF) regulatory requirements including; fuel dispensing, Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR), fleet rules, mobile refuelers, portable engines/equipment unit standards, and US DOT hazardous materials transportation requirements. 4

o Obtained permits for portable and mobile assets. Scheduled and performed inspections with state and local government agencies. Made certain that documentation (of leasing companies) was in compliance. Provided status updates (to higher-level management) regarding compliance issues and activities related to the company vehicle fleet. o Created reporting metrics, to ensure compliance with departmental/corporate processes, and provided an accountability of progress towards established goals. o Developed and conducted training (for groups of 20 or more individuals) on a variety of environmental and related compliance issues.

• Public Information & Affairs Officer: California State Military Reserve – HQ, Office of the Adjutant General (OTAG), Sacramento, CA 2000 – 2010 (part-time):

Managed and supervised a staff of 5 – 10 personnel, while serving as a spokesperson for the organization, and answering media driven written/oral inquiries. Organized and coordinated internal staff and resources. Piloted the design and implementation of strategies, which later helped to resolve issues affecting the organization.

Performed external communications, media interviews regarding the organization’s mission, and other related activities. Duties encompassed areas such as public relations, customer feedback, publication management/distribution, and liaison with applicable government agencies.

Established and maintained positive relationships with government/elected officials, business leaders, civic and community based organizations, minority outreach programs, and other organizations, in order to convey the need for proposed policies and/or procedures.

Initiated, implemented, and evaluated communications strategies and programs designed to inform the public and military personnel of governmental initiatives and policies.

Performed research and analysis to measure communication effectiveness and use of best practices; and develop reports and present to management as needed.

As a member of a communication strategist team, worked on internal operational projects to facilitate development and distribution of key messages.

• Operations Manager: Pacific Security System, Inc., Bellflower, CA 1996 – 1997:

Conducted inspections, and acted as the company’s Public Affairs Representative by visiting clientele to promote good customer relations.

Managed certain daily business functions of the company, and oversaw the operational activities of over 92 employees.

Organized and conducted training sessions to ensure adherence to policies and directives.

Managed company’s safety program, ensuring compliance with OSHA standards.

• U.S. Air Force: Various Locations 1976 – 1996: Related managerial duties are as follows:

Deputy Director of Training:

o Performed strategic, tactical and analytical tasks activities. Influenced curriculum training planning, budget allocation and resource distribution. o Worked with management to determine performance gaps in their departments, and identify training interventions to solve problems. 5

Chief Information & Data Management:

o Monitored, compiled, and processed technical data, and developed specialized computer generated forms, charts, necessary to ensure the smooth flow of data information in support of the $5.5 Billion Peace Shield Project.

o Managed and supervised an administrative staff, while serving as a spokesperson for the organization, and answering inquiries from foreign/international governmental entities. o Planned and implemented security policies/procedures for three combined organizations, staffed by over 400 personnel.

Vehicle Fleet and Facility Manager:

o Managed and monitored a $1.75M housing program budget, in support of 75 residential quarters. Coordinated refurbishing efforts, acquired furniture/equipment, and provided lodging facilities for VIPs and temporarily assigned personnel. o Developed procedures necessary for the security certain government buildings/facilities; conducted inspections at remote site locations; briefed directorate personnel on administrative, safety, and security concerns.

o Managed a fleet of more than 200 vehicles. Developed safety/operational and policies; managed fuel consumption; purchased new vehicles; evaluated maintenance and costs. ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Spearheaded the implementation of ergonomic software, which assessed/evaluated CSUSM employee body postures and contributors to physical discomfort.

• Developed a comprehensive safety activity tracking system for the City of San Antonio. The system is developed to collect/accumulated Key Performance Indicator (KPI) information, and is currently in use to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the City’s safety program.

• Planned and implemented an SCE company-wide Wireless Remote Monitoring System (WRMS), which monitors the operational activity of portable and stationary assets. As a result, WRMS was directly responsible for detecting potential non-compliance activities, resolved regulatory issues, and saved the company significant time, labor, and man-hours.

• Developed strategies to manage an SCE departmental vehicle fleet, which resulted in a 22% reduction in mileage expenditures and a $24K savings to the overall vehicle budget. Received praise and recognition from managerial personnel for resolving critical transportation issues, which helped to increase productivity and lead to a reduction of costs.

• Negotiated with state/local government agencies to resolve non-compliance SCE issues, resulting in a reduction of potential Notices of Violations (NOVs). Air Quality Management District officials stated that my efforts were responsible for changing the issuance of NOVs, instead to issuances of Notices to Comply (NTCs).

• As a contributor to SCE’s General Rate Case (GRC) team, provided essential financial/budget information and expertise regarding air quality-related initiatives. Received special recognition for efforts in the form of an Award to Celebrate Excellence (ACE) reward. 6

• Played a major role in a benchmarking effort to evaluate the effectiveness of SCE’s employee commute reduction program targets, which resulted in the implementation of an alternate strategy that reduced overall budgeted expenditures by approximately $2M annually.

• Established performance metrics for SCE, which focused on enhancing compliance requirements. This resulted in a 70% increase in site visits to critical garage facilities, and improved client/departmental relationships.

• Received the SCE’s Corporate Communications Top Ten Speakers Award for three consecutive years, for outstanding support and participation in company’s Speaker’s Bureau program.

• Nominated to receive SCE’s 2008 Chairman’s Award for the Operations Support Department. EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• Degrees:

- Master’s Degree in Public Administration (M.P.A.); University of La Verne, 2009.

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Business (Organizational Leadership); Azusa Pacific University, 2005.

• Certifications/Technical Degrees:

- Technical Degree/Certification in Environmental Compliance and Engineering; California State University-Fullerton, 2002.

- Certified Safety & Health Official (CSHO); Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. Includes training in the following areas:

o CPR/First Aid/Automated External

Defibrillator (AED), OSCA Premier

o Excavation, Trenching & Soil Mechanics

(OSHA 3015)

o Fall Protection (OSHA 3115)

o Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

o Introduction to Accident Investigation

(OSHA 7505)

o Lockout/Tag-out (OSHA 7115)

o OSHA 10-Hour Course for Construction,

OSCA Premier

o OSHA Hazwoper (40-Hour)

o Permit Required Confined Space Entry

(OSHA 2264)

o Refinery Safety Overview (RSO) Training &

Testing

o Respiratory Protection (OSHA 2225)

o Standards for the Construction Industry

(OSHA 510)

o Standards for the Construction Industry

(Cal/OSHA 5109)

o Standards for the General Industry (OSHA

511)

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• Other Training/Qualifications:

- Backsafe Injury Prevention Specialist Certification/Training, Future Industrial Technologies, 2017.

- Certified Ergonomic Evaluation Specialist (CEES) Training, Matheson Education and Training Solutions, 2017.

- OSHA Authorized Instructor Credential for General Industry; OSHA Training Institute Education Center, 2017

- Safety Assessment Program Evaluator Certification/Training, California Offices of Emergency Services (Cal OES), 2016.

- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Certification/Training, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 2016.

- Employee Transportation Coordinator Certification; South Coast Air Quality Management District

(SCAQMD), 2003.

- Professional Speaker’s Training (Community Speech and Presentation); Southern California Edison, Corporate Communications (K.W. Huskey & Associates), 2003.

- Process Management Training for Key Projects; Southern California Edison (Orion Development Group), 2008.

- Project Management Process Training: Southern California Edison, 2009.

- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC): Transportation Security Administration

(TSA), 2014.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (current/previous):

• Member – California Air Force Association (CAFA) – formerly served as State Secretary and as a local Chapter President.

• Member – Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA), West Coast Section – formerly served as a Director.

• Member – Public Agency Safety Management Association (PASMA), Southern California Chapter.

• Member – American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), San Diego (North County) Chapter.

• Member – Western Propane Gas Association (WPGA). REFERENCES:

• James Breuner, Alameda Municipal Power (Compliance Superintendent), 510-***-****.

• Thomas Gibbs, Southern California Edison (Transportation Project Manager), 626-***-****.

• Martin Ledwitz, Southern California Edison-Retired (Air Quality Manager), 626-***-****.

• Andrew Maldonado Jr., City of San Antonio (Former Safety Professional), 210-***-****.

• Dick Monod de Froideille, Cal-OSHA (Compliance Inspector-Retired), 310-***-****.

• Guy Smith, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (Inspector), 760-***-****, ext. 1854.

• Arthur Weismann, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (Law Enforcement Officer), 951-***-****.

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