Manager Safety

Ronnie L. Burgess, M.A.

**** *** ***** ***** ********, Kansas 66049 P: 678-***-**** **********@*******.***

~ Health Safety & Environmental Manager ~

Decisive Regional/Divisional Health, Safety, Environmental and Security Manager. Well-regarded for ability to direct emergency response programs and lead division-wide compliance with Federal and State regulations. Over 20 years’ experience as a program leader and consulting resource guiding and influencing the vision for HSE. Well-versed in OSHA, EPA, HazMAT risk management and assessment. Built Enterprise Safety programs that have shed thousands off Worker’s Comp expense. Led diverse teams through change and transformational processes, cultural integration and adoptions of “best in class” safety practices.

Multi-Site Operations Management

Program Development & Implementation

OSHA 18001/RC 14001/Air Permitting/Title V

Risk Analysis, Identification & Control

EPA/HazMAT & Environmental Compliance

On-Site Inspections/Auditing/Quality/Safety

Process Safety Management (PSM)

Training, Policy & Procedure Development

Berry Global (Dec 2017-Present) Lawrence, KS

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

Manage multi-site injection-molded manufacturing and packaging company with oversite of 780 employees serving the consumer packaging, dairy, personal care, chemical, and medical industries.

Provide technical expertise, strategic leadership, and regulatory oversight to maintenance, engineering and continuous improvement teams.

Administer new employee onboarding programs to ensure timely training of all safety policies and procedures decrease work place injuries and maximize employee retention.

Interfaced and negotiated with environmental officials and auditors, in-house chemists, and third party inspectors with respect to environmental issues.

Cryovac/Sealed Air Corporation (Oct 2016-Dec 2017) St. Joseph, MO

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

General and Construction Industry-Industrial Facilities, and New Construction

HSE Manager poised to advance the St. Joseph Operations new $56M multiple plastics extrusion processing lines, printing and lamination installation project.

Responsible for training management and onboarding—incorporated pretests for maintenance and production candidates to expedite recruiting.

Provided strict adherence to construction permit timelines to meet equipment installation and startup milestones.

Led Lean Manufacturing approach to achieve set goals and ensure continuous improvement.

Oversee all company safety policies and serve as highest technical liaison relative to government safety regulatory agencies and environmental affairs.

Manage company PDCA program audits, corrective action plan, and worker compensation claims.

Responsible for the development and oversight of safety action plans for hazardous material management and environmental protection on all hazardous waste projects.

Interface with engineering team to implement safety during the design and pre bid process for a project and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.

Polymer Additives, Inc. (2013-2016) Fort Worth, TX

(Formerly Ferro Corporation)

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

Head site-wide Safety and Occupational Health Management; refine policies and mitigate potential environmental risks via strategies and results oriented metrics that achieve long-term HSE success.

Drive adoption of Next Level Behavior Based Safety initiatives via SafeStart training and best practices that embed safety leadership and risk management strategies to facilitate cultural re-engineering.

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Manage OSHA, PSM, Management of Change compliance, and published management review audits finding to ensure employee engagement with expected work place safety best practices.

Governed EPA and OSHA compliant collection, segregation and disposal of all hazardous waste and chemical usage; ensured procedures for classifying, segregating, packaging, storage and transportation of wastes along with tracking documentation, including manifests were followed.

Managed site safety performance targets and led safety steering committee departmental hazard hunts aimed to identify unsafe conditions to reduce ergonomic liabilities for aged workforce.

Oversaw training programs to include new-hire, salary, and contractor personnel, and incorporated performance metrics with expectations for on time completion of monthly safety training requirements.

SAIC/URS Corporation (2012-2013) Kuwait/Iraq

Health, Safety & Environmental Lead / Assistant Site Manager (Contractor)

Manage OSHA and QA compliance for HazMAT handling, conducting routine and/or random safety walkabouts to ensure employee engagement with expected work place safety best practices.

Build Behavioral Based safety and environmental protection programs for servicing MRAP vehicles for every branch of the Armed Forces throughout the Middle East.

Lead and empower a focused team to execute and deliver results that meet or exceed established business metrics for servicing, installation and testing of mission critical hardware.

Investigated injuries/mishaps and compiled accidents reports and analysis, highlighting hazards, root causes, and potential regulatory violations, and developed corrective actions.

Lockheed Martin (2010- 2012) El Paso, TX

Health, Safety & Environmental Engineer

Directed a 3-site Hazardous Operations Training program; led the strategic framework and systematic process for safety, emergency planning and the vision of continuous HSE improvements for 25 engineers.

Built HSE monitoring mechanisms to track performance, create cultural awareness and a heightened sense of "ownership and involvement" during handling and testing of new weapon system components.

Met 95% of audit standards; planned, developed and conducted mandatory safety training, on-site or web-based, such as respiratory protection, blood borne pathogens, and back safety.

Achieved 100% compliance in HazMAT waste management via a Satellite Accumulation Point system.

Saved $150,000 annually via development and implementation of programs that increased employee awareness and knowledge of safety and compliance, thus eliminating the cost associated with outsourcing.

Steered OSHA “Competent Person,” THAAD and Lockheed standards certification; drafted compliance checklists, audit schedules, and training; maintained records on Near Miss/Incident/Accident reports.

Drove continuous improvement and lean processes through the development of management systems.

Modeled Safety and Environmental leadership behaviors to management, staff and associates, leading and certifying a Liquid Propellant Accident Recovery Team (LPART) for new contract add-ons.

Key advisor to Lockheed Martin and U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and NASA for all quality assurance, Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) issues during handling and operational testing of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile systems.

JW Aluminum (2007-2009) St. Louis, MO

Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager

Architected an HSE/Environmental Health & Safety Culture, spearheaded training, inspections, audits, and evacuation drills for 700+ employees in two states to ensure emergency preparedness.

Facilitated annual "employee safety perception survey/studies"; conducted comprehensive inspections, assessed the degree of compliance and developed training, safety alerts, bulletins and advisory information.

Implemented a risk-based compliance and prevention system to drive adequacy of response programs; led a team of 11+ personnel in 24/7 oversight of crisis issues relative to EH&S matters.

Initiated lean manufacturing principals to streamline and sustain production flow.

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Armstrong World Industries (2003-2007) Jackson, TN

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

Transformed the corporate culture, acting as a key catalyst in efforts to reduce and eliminate the frequency and severity of injuries through timely and effective awareness and training.

Upgraded the Quality and Safety (QS) management framework through education, equipment modifications, and new HSE programs, partnering with company nurses, Safety Coordinators and in-house maintenance.

Led a 50% reduction in workplace mishaps; increased efficiency and effectiveness through environmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) that facilitated stewardship and accountability.

Developed a PPE assessment tool, detailing the use of protective clothing and personal equipment, significantly reducing workers’ compensation claims and mitigating MSD/muscular select disorders.

Negotiated significant decreases in workers’ compensation payouts through a long-term and broad view regarding labor implications on business decisions.

Dual M.A. in Management and Computer Resources/Information Management - Webster University

B.S. in Workforce Education and Development - Southern Illinois University

A.A.S. in Ecological Controls - Community College of the Air Force

Certifications: Principles of Instruction & Instructional Systems Design, Six Sigma DMAIC: Analyzing the Data & Process, and Hazard Communications: Identifying the Danger

SAP, Sharepoint, MS Office, MS Project, VISIO, SafeStart, and Think Reliability Root Cause Analysis

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