Bronson R. Brown

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Bowie, MD *0721

202-***-****

ac743h@r.postjobfree.com

Result oriented global leader in Safety, Health and Risk Management; with the ability to develop and assess the workplace environment to minimize/eliminate hazards and workplace injury. Strong skills in leading diverse workforce teams in planning, cost saving budget formulation, procurement, policy and program development; implementing the full scope of Environmental, Safety and Health business activities to ensure compliance requirements are met. Expert in diplomacy and building partnerships through cross-cultural communication both internally and externally of the organization. Very capable of developing strategic plans through creative processing and metrics inclusive of long and short term organizational objectives and goals. Collaborating and advising executives and leadership to identify, devise and implement creative Health, Safety and Environmental solutions to achieve successful results in support of the mission.

Professional Experience

SUEZ August 2015-Present

Director, Global Health and Safety

North America Headquarters

Paramus, NJ

As the Director for Global Health and Safety, I am responsible for the building a strong Environmental Health and Safety program through the use of an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Management System and creating a framework to ensure effective programs are established. I conduct data mining and trend analysis of Safety and Occupational Health information across the business to support improved performance. I Develop and implement new initiatives to improve Health and Safety Performance; some of the key focus areas included management of Human and Organization Performance Safety Management and Process Hazards Analysis using effective risk management tools.

Support the business by maintaining expert knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and supporting quality compliance assurance efforts by conducting site level Environmental, Health and Safety audits through risk-based analysis and heat mapping. Assist in the development, implementation and delivery of training and best practice sharing globally. Provide guidance and leadership on Industrial Hygiene issues and Emergency Action Plans. I plan, direct, and supervises work performed by EHS professionals assigned to the Environmental, Safety and Health program.

Responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership for performance improvement and quality assurance for the Global Water Technologies and Solutions Business Units in the area of EHS. Implementing solutions that identify and provide direction in the successful application of processes and systems for continuous improvement and compliance with permits, rules, regulations and contracts throughout the Global Operations. I am responsible for planning and organizing inspections, building reviews, field sites and surveys of workplaces, products, processes and other requirements to ensure compliance with regional safety, occupational health and environmental policies and identify potential new workplace risk and hazards.

My responsibility includes assisting and establish corporate strategy and policy with respect to Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Programs, providing consultation on quality assurance and performance, and support other EHS functions within the SUEZ Global Operation. As directed by the Vice President of Corporate Environment, Health & Safety, I continue to provide technical guidance in the areas of safety, health and environmental programs; and advise corporate leadership teams on varies complex safety matters in order to resolve issues pertaining to cost-effective safety measures that commensurate with the regional requirements. I am responsible for consultations with local and regional EHS authorities and maintain liaison with other safety and health personnel within global regions worldwide.

I am responsible for driving positive change in EHS programs through proactive planning, execution and measuring to ensure corporate goals are met and/or exceeded. Continue to develop a strong global team to effectively work in a matrix organization across the business that is both customer and quality centric. Responsible for implementing operational direction of the Global Health and Safety functions, defining performance management and improvement targets, and monitoring the annual budget as directed by the Vice President. Provides guidance, oversight and direction to Health and Safety professionals and various other professionals within the organization and reporting structure.

I strategically forecasts and designs the organizations global health and safety; and works with direct and indirect reports to implement the programs. I maintain an effective communication line with management and I am in consultation with the Operational leadership, to ensure that appropriate annual health and safety priorities/targets are met. I provide and review incidents and event reports that identifies trends based on injury and illness data, and make recommendations and/or implements corrective action to improve the Operations’ environment, health and safety record, and reduce injury rates, as well as worker’s compensation costs.

I have been given opportunity to sit on the company’s global safety and security committees and speak at global conferences on health and safety issues to influence the direction of new rules and regulations. I provide technical support for due diligence and proposal efforts to ensure that all company environment, health and safety reporting requirements are met.

In coordination with VP of Corporate EH&S, I review and approve/reject proposed updates to the corporate EH&S compliance manual to insure they meet local, state, federal and global regional rules, regulations and industry agreed upon best practices.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security December 2005-August 2015

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Director, Safety Officer, Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management

Washington, DC Grade Level: GS-0018-15

Serve as the agency’s chief safety, health and environmental subject matter expert for technical support in emergency management operations; as well as the Agency’s day-to-day operations safety, health, medical readiness and environmental management programs. Responsible for ensuring that all FEMA programs and operations are in compliance with all federal, state, department and local standards and guidelines.

Devoted to successfully implementing and executing the development and management of a robust safety, health, and environmental management program throughout FEMA in an effort to meet OSHA, EPA and DHS requirements of ensuring that an agency-wide safety, occupational health and environmental management program is incorporated into the emergency management mission.

Established risk management programs and projects through an integrative project management process which appropriately aligned each phase of a project which ensured objectives and goals where met at all phases. Ensure that performance measures and reporting requirements are established to monitor and evaluate progress and ensure effective results that would also improve the management of future projects.

Direct and allocate appropriated program funds and developed annual fiscal budgets to meet the Agency’s safety and health requirements in an effort to maximize return on investment (ROI) and increase agency efficiency during emergency management operations. Devised and manage budgetary work of fiscal and financial nature. Developed and implemented fiscal strategies and plans for long term financial goals to meet Agency objectives. Participate in OMB budget hearings and congressional appropriations as the safety, health and environmental advisor to the Administrator.

Confer with senior management and peers on steering committees to introduce and ensure safety, health, facilities and environmental project management, specifications and operating procedures are applied at all levels. Plan and facilitate reports on Agency safety and health matters before Congress on all inquiries related to Agency safety, occupational health, facility and environmental programs.

Led the development and implementation of the highest rated safety, health and environmental management program for four consecutive years, within the Department of Homeland Security. Developed Occupational Safety and Health Training programs for over 7,000 employees and contractors.

Responsible for a $4.6 million dollar (non-disaster) budget to support agency operations. Over the past 4 years, through strategic planning and implementing greater program efficiencies, our team has saved the agency $3.1 million program dollars.

Created the Agency’s first safety and health disaster program through a risk-based management approach that analyzed the risk associated and incorporated the environmental health conditions by applying practical field assessments.

Manage an operation that staffs 24 employees; 16 employees in the Regional and U.S. territories operations; and a cadre of over 60 disaster safety officers nation-wide.

Successfully developed and implemented the Agency’s first safety and environmental program to improve policies, practices, methods, scientific and technology systems, to improve sustainability and efficiency across the agency through risk management.

Developed the Agency’s first comprehensive environmental compliance program in an effort to increase sustainability efforts throughout the agency. This includes the development of the Environmental Management System (EMS) that had the capability of identifying and targeting specific operations to address requirements set forth by federal, state and local governments. (Co-chaired Agency first Tank Legacy Program).

Directed the evolution toward a performance/risk-based national “out-of-the box” occupational safety and health program to provide FEMA employees with a safe, “zero fatality” efficient and effective way of conducting business and to reduce hazards within the overall Agency mission for the past seven years.

Developed the first Employee Medical Readiness Program for the Agency’s Incident Management Action Teams and disaster response employees. Received the Administrator’s award for Performance.

Developed an agency-wide safety, health and environmental management audit program, which allowed the program to achieve the “lowest lost time and accident rate” within DHS. Identify and prioritize key safety and health concerns as they relate to the protection of responders and recovery workers, requiring legislative attention in support of the Agency’s mission and our Emergency Response Partners.

Incorporated a seamless team-work ethic that allows for cooperative synergy and pro-active cross training and mentoring; which has allowed for 100% participation for all safety and health professionals within the agency and provided greater career development.

Developed and co-chaired the first interagency environmental health and safety coordination committee with DOL/OSHA and other Emergency Support Functions (ESFs); to prevent duplication of agency/subcommittee efforts during disaster operations. Coordinated with all levels of government; including tribal and local municipalities to implement efficient and effective disaster safety and health operations.

Smithsonian Institution July 1989 to Dec 2005

Senior IH/Acting Deputy, Environmental Management Division

Washington, DC Grade Level: GS-0690-13 (40 hours per week)

Responsible for day-to-day oversight of the industrial hygiene operations, environmental health inspections, real property audits, facility renovation projects, training in various occupational safety and health programs, construction safety and office management safety programs. Responsible for the day-to-day management of an $8 million budget. Responsible for the oversight and development of various occupational health and safety training programs/ modules for staff operations; including health and safety preparedness programs. Directly supervised 12 employees. Advised upper management on occupational safety and environmental health matters and provides guidance in developing training, planning exercises, coordinating operations, and monitoring the programs in accordance with applicable federal, state and local governments.

Responsible for the Smithsonian Institution (SI) the safety and health of approximately 6000 staff, over 20,000 volunteers, and over 400 research scientists at approximately 30 facilities and laboratories throughout the United States, Central and South America. Responsible for developing and administering policies, evaluating programs, and providing advice as well as customer service to field activities, private contracting companies, and other agencies which had participating or related programs.

Developed and led the Operation’s first Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness Program. Received a budget of over $2.5 million dollars and reduced the budget substantially in the first year to $1.3 million dollars through partnerships and effective training and efficiencies.

Directed the work product and timely project completion of 27 Headquarters safety and health staff members. These projects and programs involved complex and hazardous chemicals, physical, laboratory and production operations, equipment and mechanical hazards, building related energy and environmental programs, emergency and disaster preparedness, indoor air quality, audits, medical surveillance, accident prevention, awareness training, construction safety and inspection operations involving, building facilities and mechanical systems, and biological/chemical processes in research and development.

Responsible in the development and implementation of the agency’s award environmental health hazard program to determine safe levels and reduce hazards within operations at all Smithsonian operations world-wide. These areas covered industrial shops; residential housing, educational training facilities, production areas; office areas; laboratories and health facilities. Developed and implemented confined space programs; indoor environmental and air quality programs and monitored outdoor industrial work sites.

Received the SI Secretary’s award for successfully revising customer services programs in the Office of Facility Engineering and Operations Group (comprising of over 900 staff) to increase efficiencies and reduce redundancy within facility safety operations.

Army DOD, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) June 1987 to July 1989

Industrial Hygienist (IH)

Washington, DC Grade Level: GS-690-09/2 (40 hours per week)

Responsible for conducting various surveys to evaluate the occupational environment in the recognition of health hazards and potential health hazards, in regard to staff, visitor, and patient safety and health programs of the US Army Medical Headquarters Command in terms of long range as well as short range health effects. Responsible for the inspections and audits of laboratory safety and health operations at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research (WRAIR); which involved verification of compliance with federal and DOD policies with regard to employee exposure and the development of corrective actions to eliminate existing issues with zoonosis and biohazards.

Supported and audited Army DOD Satellite Facilities throughout the Eastern United States and major medical facilities. Served as a subject matter expert to the Base Command Staff on emergency and hazardous response programs. Development of emergency spill response planning at these locations to determine safe levels of operations and response requirements at the Army National Medical Health Center and Research laboratory operations.

Conducted and implemented the environmental and industrial hygiene facility assistance program, which consisted of; in-depth ventilation studies involving building design, laboratories, indoor air quality, chemical and biological hazards; environmental monitoring, noises, and ergonomic factor evaluation, heat stress monitoring, ionizing and no-ionizing radiation surveys, hazard communication programs, infectious and hazardous waste management programs for health facilities to ensure compliance with federal and JCAHO standards. Member of the US Army Preventive Medicine and Environmental Training Committee.

Developed various technical guides and reviewed comprehensive environmental and preventive medicine programs for DOD Army operations. Represented leadership on various inter- and intra- agency groups and boards to coordinate policy, guidance, procedures and activities. Several groups and programs include; Served as a member of the Medical Emergency Support Team; Agency Policy Working Group; Member of the Hospital Medical Hazard Response Team; Served as an advisor on the Logistics Operation’s Steering Committee on safety programs.

Academic Credentials

Washington Adventist University (formally Columbia Union College), Takoma Park, MD

School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Completed May 2005

University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD--Graduate Program

Masters of Science, Environmental Management (MSE)

Completed 21 hours of course work

Project Management Training Certification, August 2011

OPM Federal Executive Institute (FEI), Leadership for a Democratic Society, November 2008

Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA

Certificate in Occupational and Environmental Health (CCPE), August 1992

Oakwood University (Formally Oakwood College), Huntsville, AL Undergraduate Program

Bachelors of Science, Biochemistry, Completed June 1985

References available upon request

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