ALEX RUCKER
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Experience
November 2012-Present M E I Electrical / Kemper IGCC Project –Southern
Company/Mississippi Power DeKalb, MS
Site Safety Professional
• Processed and orientated new hire employees
• Responsible for all safety t raining and OSHA recordkeeping on site
• Attend multiple client based staff and safety meetings
• Responsible for conducting all drug screening on site
• Conducted daily audits of jobsite, tool and assured grounding inspections, and STAs.
• Supervised confined space, LOTO, and hot work operations.
• Participate in W. G Yates/MEI safety conference call on weekly basis.
• Perform weekly audits to insure that equipment, r igging and harness
i nspections were completed.
• In teracted with client on a daily basis.
• Performed incident investigations, root cause analysis
• Created and sent various incident reports to client and corporate office
• Created, prepared and conducted weekly safety meetings
• Assisted with numerous crane inspections and critical lifts.
April 2012–December 2012 W.G. Yates Construction / Psychiat ric Facility - Tuscaloosa,
A labama; Shelby County Memphis In ternational Airport; Memphis, TN
S ite Safety Professional
• Responsible for safety and health of 22+ W. G. Yates employees, as well as 150+
subcontractor employees on site during construction of $50 million psychiatr ic
hospital.
• Conducted daily site specific orientations for numerous subcontractor employees on
site.
• Administered first aid to employees as needed.
• In teracted with client on a daily basis.
• Conducted daily audits of jobsite, tool and assured grounding inspections, and STAs.
• Assisted with numerous crane inspections and critical lifts.
• Constructed site safety commit tee and conducted numerous weekly committee audits
of jobsite.
• Perform weekly audits to insure that equipment, r igging and harness
i nspections were completed.
• Conducted onsite safety t raining
• Supervised confined space, LOTO, and hot work operations.
• Submit ted and presented weekly safety reports to onsite supervision and client
personnel.
• Maintained daily headcount, subcontractor activities, daily audit documentation and
a ll OSHA records management.
• Attended weekly subcontractor meetings and kept safety communications active.
• Participate in W. G Yates safety conference call on weekly basis.
• Ordered all PPE and safety supplies on site.
December 2011-April 2012 G.A. WEST, INC / Lenzine Fibers - Axis, Alabama
R egional Safety Coordinator
• Responsible for the health and safety of 120+ employees during numerous phases of
demolition and reconstruction of $40 million upgrade of fiber plant.
• Conducted daily safety meetings.
• Administered first aid to employees as needed.
• In teract with client, supervision and personnel on daily basis.
• Conducted OSHA 30 t raining.
• Conducted daily inspections of jobsite, JSAs, assured grounding and tool inspections.
• Supervised critical lifts as well as energized work procedures.
• Submit ted weekly and monthly safety reports to company HSE Manager.
• Gathered data on all employee t raining.
April 2010 – November 2011 M iller Electric Company / ThyssenKrupp - Calvert, Alabama
Safety Coordinator
• HSE Coordinator responsible for the health and safety of 165+ employees on $6
b illion steel mill project.
• Detailed record keeping of JSAs, monthly inspections, weekly safety meeting
documentation.
• Orientation and t raining of all new hire employees.
• Coordinated post incident/accident drug screens and well as randoms.
• Administer fi rst aid to employees as needed.
• Perform daily safety inspections on vehicle and equipment.
• Submit daily, weekly and monthly safety reports to TK Safety personnel and M iller
E lectric Corporate Safety Director.
• In teract with client and supervisor personnel on regular basis.
• Coordinate and conduct confined space, fire watch, JSA supervisor t raining as well
as OSHA 10/30 t raining as needed.
J anuary 2010-March 2010 I ndustrial Services of Mobile /ThyssenKrupp - Mobile,
A labama
Health, Safety and Environmental I nspector
• Responsible for the health and safety of 270+ employees during various phases of
construction of $6 billion dollar steel mill project.
• Conducted JSA t raining for supervision.
• Ladder, harness and assured grounding inspection.
• Assisted HSE Manager with random drug testing of employees.
• Conducted daily and weekly safety audits.
• Detailed record keeping of JSAs, tool, ladder and PPE inspections.
February 2009-January 2010 A ker Solutions / Gulf LNG - Pascagoula, Mississippi
Health, Safety and Environmental T rainer/Inspector
• Conduct all site specific health, safety and environmental t raining to and current
employees for $750 million Clean Energy Project.
• In teracted with client, management and subcontractor field personnel on a regular
basis to schedule HSE t raining for all onsite personnel.
• Responsible for development and implementation of site specific HSE t raining.
• Prepare and present weekly, monthly and yearly HSE t raining reports/man hours for
client and management.
• Performed periodic environmental inspections
August 2008 to Cur rent (Consultant) TSCI of Mobile
HSE T rainer
• Specialize in conducting Basic Orientation plus safety t raining for construction
workers and plant personnel all over the Gulf Coast.
• Training included hazcom, PPE, respiratory protection, hearing conservation,
electric safety, LOTO, OSHA 10 and 30 Hour, elevated work surfaces and process
safety management.
J anuary 2007 –March 2008 F luor Maintenance Services; Bar ry Steam Plant - Bucks,
A labama
Electrical Steward & Safety Committee Chai rman
• Conducted Daily safety audits and made corrections when possible
• Compounded daily audit data and created weekly reports for supervision
• Attended weekly safety meetings where data was presented to FMS & Southern
Company supervision.
• Conducted weekly safety meetings for all craft on site
• Coordinated safety t raining classes for 130 + employees and attended when
available
E DUCATION
2011 – Present, Columbia Southern University - Orange Beach, Alabama
• Currently pursuing a Bachelors in Occupational Health & Safety
2008 – 2010 Georgia Tech
• Certificate received in Safety Management, Accident Investigation, and OSHA
Recordkeeping
1992-1998
• NJATC Electrical Apprenticeship school-Graduate
• Licensed Journeyman Electrician
QUALIFICATIONS
• OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Construction
• OSHA 500 Construction - 2008 (2011 – Refresher)
• Disaster Site Worker - Train the Trainer - 2008 (2011-Refresher)
• Accident Investigation
• In t roduction to Safety Management
• Disaster Response Training - 2008 (2011 – Refresher)
• Permit Required Confined Space - Train the Trainer
• OSHA Recordkeeping Trained
• Trenching, Excavation, and Shoring Competent Person Trained
• First Aid & CPR Trained
• Scaffold Competent Person Trained
• NCCER Trained
• TWIC Card
References available upon request.