EH&S Professional

Leonard L. Dupree III

**********@*****.***

**** **** ******** **** 843-***-****

North Charleston, SC 29418 Alternate: 706-***-****

Objective

Dedicated safety professional seeking a position that enables me to utilize my experience to make a positive improvement on the organization.

Summary

● Broad experience in regulatory compliance management

● Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams as well as individually

● History of organizing, developing and delivering successful training

● Outstanding interpersonal skills with customers, staff, and management

● Excellent problem solving, analytical, decision-making, organizational, and leadership skills

Work Experience

Safety Specialist

MeadWestVaco Specialty Chemicals Division - Charleston, SC

2012 to Present

• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations

• Implement EH&S plans, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Process Safety Evaluations (PSE) for multiple sites

• Maintain work site postings, barricades, fire extinguishers, PPE supplies, AEDs, etc.

• Manage and evaluate MSDSs for multiple sites

• Facilitate new hire safety training for multiple sites

• Serve as competent person for confined spaces, scaffolding, cranes, excavations, asbestos, ergonomics

• Facilitate incident investigations

• Develop policies and procedures for multiple sites

• Participate on the emergency response teams

• Incident commander for emergencies

Safety Specialist

Impact Safety Systems - Augusta, GA

2010 – 2012

Contract Assignments:

● Primary responsibility was to ensure OSHA, DHEC, NFPA, DOT, MSHA and EPA compliance as well as serve as subject matter expert to clients

Boral Bricks – Safety Manager for demolition project

• Site Safety Lead for large demolition project

• Provided asbestos abatement project oversight

Georgia Pacific - Confined Space Rescue Team Leader

● Effective project planning resulted in 0 incidents

All-Safe Industrial Services - Safety Coordinator

● Developed lead paint abatement program to improve safety and reduce cost

● Developed scaffold builder procedures to ensure OSHA compliance

● Developed and delivered new hire safety orientation training

● Managed drug screening program

PCS Nitrogen - Safety Technician for major outage

● Oversaw ~30 scaffold builders; >12,000 man hours resulting in 0 injuries

● Developed program to recycle >2000 water bottles per day

● Monitored crane safety and improved program with warning devices

Gold Mechanical - Safety Manager for construction of 5 storied dental school

● 200,000+ man hours resulting in 0 recordable incidents

● Facilitated incident investigations

● Delivered weekly tool box meetings to 200+ employees

● Managed drug screening program

● Performed safety orientation for new hires

Safety / Quality Control Manager Federal Medical Supply, Inc., Augusta, GA

2006 - 2010

● Account Representative for non-emergency medical transportation

● Maintained quality and safety throughout distribution process

● Promoted 4 times from warehouse worker to Safety/Quality Manager

Education

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL Expected 2015

Masters in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management

University of Phoenix, Augusta, GA 2010

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

Augusta Technical Institute 2006

Associate Degree - Environmental Horticulture

Augusta State University 2004

Associate of Arts - General Business Studies

Certifications and Licenses

NIMS - Incident Commander

AHERA Asbestos Inspector

DOT Medical First Responder

OSHA Authorized Trainer

Industrial Fire Fighter

Industrial HAZMAT Technician

Excavation Competent

Confined Space Rescue

Respirator Fit Technician

Lead Awareness

Mobile Elevated Work Platform, Forklift, and Earthmoving Safety Trainer

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