Environmental Safety and Health Professional

Dickson Deliz

Lithia, FL 813-***-**** ************@*****.***

RESULTS PROVEN Environmental safety health AND Quality ASSURANCE Professional

Specializing in Creating and Sustaining ES&H and Quality Assurance programs that

focus on CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT and bring VALUE to any organization

Accomplished ESH and QA professional with global experience in corporate and manufacturing environments

Motivated achiever with MBA possessing strengths which include developing cost effective ESH programs that aligns with

business goals resulting in $100,000 of cost savings to the organization. Implemented sustainable cultural / organizational

change through leadership, creating partnerships and buy in. Achieved ISO9001:2008 and FM Approval plant certification

Strategic leader with proven track record of building and leading effective cross functional and multi site teams. Driving change

initiatives and implementing ESH strategies for sustaining and evolving a world class safety culture. Utilized ESH performance

measures / metrics and skillful relationship building processes to develop a high performance culture based

on constructive & corrective feedback, self accountability and a sense of urgency

Proficient problem solver with analytical skills to evaluate risks and business strategies that can lead to injuries or environmental

events. Reduction or elimination of risks has resulted in over 1.1 million man hrs with no recordable or loss time incidents and

zero environmental events within a 6 year time frame

Influential interpersonal communicator, negotiator and presenter who leads by example and develops behavioral change which

promotes a climate of openness, employee involvement, ownership and self accountability throughout the organization

Core Competencies & Knowledge Areas

ISO 9001 Quality Environmental regulatory Critical Thinker and detail

Management System / compliance based on good oriented

SPC systems tools environmental management

practices

Product and process Corporate Behavioral Safety Value driven with high ethical

excellence trainer Leadership Skills training facilitator standards

Process Improvement, ESH liability analysis (JSA / PPE Exceptional interpersonal skills

Lean practices and assessments)

project management

Facilities preventative Authorized USF OSHA Outreach Excellent written,

maintenance programs Training Institute Instructor for communication, management,

General Industry (OSHA 501) presentation and decision

making skills

Business Unit Risk / Crisis Forward thinking passionate

6S practices / Visual Management Coordinator leader with excellent

factory Trained to manage environmental organizational skills

compliance requirements for

Ground DOT / 49 CFR parts 171 Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Internal / External 178 and Haz waste management

Auditing EPA RCRA

Experience

Feb. 1994 – Present Emerson Process Management Valve Automation, Inc – Tampa, FL

Plant Environmental Safety Health Manager and Rack and Pinion Center Quality Assurance Manager

Hired to manage the plant’s ES&H program in compliance with company policies & government regulations and to also

manage the site’s ISO9001:2008 Quality Assurance program for the new (CRPC) Crossridge Rack and Pinion Center for a

$300 million global manufacturing company.

Key Results:

ES&H leading indicators such as inspections, training and audits have identified ES&H

savings & improvement opportunities in excess of $100K. Involvement of employees in

developing JSAs, resolving unacceptable behavioral issues through constructive and

corrective feedback has increased hazard awareness and self accountability throughout

the facility. Empowering employees to have the courage to speak up when they see a

safety hazard has led to zero workers compensation claims for the past 6 years which

allowed critical revenue to be channeled towards key capital expenditures

Developed a hands on safety committee that not only promoted good ES&H practices but

challenged all employees to live the message of safety with words and actions

Developed a “Want To” type safety attitude rather than a “Have To” attitude and

acknowledged the financial liability that unsafe acts bring to the company

Promoting good environmental management practices such as managing storm water, air

and recycling needs has resulted in “0” environmental events and fines in the past 6 years.

Ensured all regulatory and Emerson mandated environmental guidelines are being

followed to prevent employee exposure to hazardous materials and costly fines

Usage of root cause analysis techniques, quality metrics and quality forums with site

personnel revealed negative trends in shipping and order processing errors which were

quickly addressed and resolved. End result led to reductions in customer complaints by

60% and increases in employee ownership of their processes

Key Environmental, Safety and Health Responsibilities:

Administer compliance of operations personnel based on administrative policies,

procedures, safety rules, Emerson policy, governmental and local state regulations

Developed and implemented short and long range strategic safety objectives, goals and

programs to achieve and maintain a safety conscious culture

Monthly reporting and submittal of near miss, first aid, recordables and environmental

incidents to Corporate Safety Director

Conduct internal and external ESH compliance audits at Valve Automation and Fisher

Valve plants in North America, Europe and Asia in conjunction with Emerson general

safety guidelines and GEMP (Good Environmental Management Practices) manual

Facilitated Safety Leadership Skills training classes for Emerson Corporation Operational

Leads, Supervisors, Managers, Directors, Vice Presidents and Presidents who have direct

reports. This class enhanced their people skills to make them more effective safety

leaders and to show them how to create and sustain a safety culture in their organizations

Performed ESH training for site personnel such as LOTO, Confined spaces, emergency

preparedness, accident investigation, agency inspections, Hazmat/Hazcom, machine

guarding, respiratory, etc..

Investigate product safety anomalies and coordinate with Director of Product Safety to

ensure root cause is identified and issue is eliminated to prevent recurrence

Perform JSAs and PPE assessments for all high risk processes and recommend

engineering or administrative controls to prevent personnel exposure to chemical,

physical, or biological hazards

Key Quality Assurance Responsibilities:

Generate site monthly quality metrics, analyze data for positive and negative trends and

report results to Corporate

Overseeing the control and calibration of measuring equipment, sentencing and disposal

of non conforming items

Monitor delegated quality control procedures and ensuring that the training, equipment

and methods for these are adequate to achieve the required standards and operational

excellence

Ensure customer returns, non conformances, customer complaints and other issues

affecting the quality of Emerson products and services are investigated and expeditiously

resolved to prevent recurrence by using problem solving techniques such as root cause

analysis

Conduct internal operational audits, external supplier audits and bi annual quality

improvement committee management reviews

Developed and enhanced cross functional production procedures and work instructions

based on continuous improvement initiatives

Performed process and product training classes for internal and external customers

Sept. 1993 – Feb. 1994 AEG Transportation Systems Tampa, FL

Civil Site Assistant Project Manager

Hired to work alongside Site Civil Project Manager to ensure streamlined construction schedules were maintained for the

development of Airside “A” at Tampa International Airport

Key Results:

Airside A completed on time with minimal disruptions to airport traffic ensuring greater

feasibility for yearly passengers in accessing their flights

Key Responsibilities:

Monitored formwork installation and removal for structural steel trusses and walkway

girders

Expedited structural steel drawing submittal process to meet required deadlines

Coordinated temporary roadway closures with General Contractor and Aviation Authority

June 1993 – Aug. 1993 American Ship Building Company Tampa, FL

Piping Designer

Hired to update existing piping drawings to reflect as built conditions for ABS, USCG and Navy vessels

Key Results:

Developed appropriate means of accessing hard to reach valves by use of electrically

powered actuators or reach rods resulting in improved response time for crew members in

accessing critical emergency valves

Key Responsibilities:

Incorporated ABS, USCG & Navy comments to diagrams for update submittal of latest

revision issue

Assisted in the design of critical fire protection piping systems (Halon, AFFF & Fire main)

1988 – May 1993 General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division Tampa, FL

CADD Operator/Engineer Aide

Hired to work on Computervision CAD software in the development of the Navy’s Seawolf submarine class vessels as well as

a variety of destroyers and aircraft carriers

Key Results:

Performed piping layout, drafting and design duties for nuclear powered submarines which

ensured vessel drawings reflected currently working conditions which ensured any

concerns regarding inefficiencies of piping systems could be quickly addressed preventing

critical down time while at sea

Key Responsibilities:

Prepared bill of materials involving company and vendor products

Developed new intelligent piping diagrams and selected record drawings

Revised and incorporated engineering changes to production drawings

Education

2007 University of Phoenix; Tampa, FL

Major – Business Administration, Cum Laude (MBA)

2004 Florida Metropolitan University; Tampa, FL

Major – Marketing / Management, Summa Cum Laude (B.S.)

Technology

Microsoft Office applications, Oracle, MSDS Online, Windows 7, Tradesphere, Sharepoint

Available for Nationwide and International Travel

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