Clermont, FL *****
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N CHUCK BENEKE
OBJECTIVE
My objective is to apply my professional Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) management skills to further the cause of EH&S excellence with your organization.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
OSHA / HIOSH CERTIFICATIONS
HIOSH SHARP Certification for Covanta HPOWER 2006
OSHA VPP Certification for Covanta HPOWER 2007
HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH (HIOSH) ADVISORY COMMITTEE
VPP Representative 2007 - 2014
Vice Chair of HIOSH Advisory Committee 2011
Chair of HIOSH Advisory Committee 2012 & 2013
PACIFIC EDUCATION CENTER (NON-PROFIT OTI TRAINING PARTNER)
Vice Chair Board of Directors 2012 - 2015
Certified OTI Instructor thru Chabot Las Placitas Community College
SKILLS
OSHA 500 & OSHA 501 Certified OTI Course Instructor
CPR / First Aid / AED Certified First Responder Trained
Microsoft Proficient Leader Teacher Mentor
DOT Compliance IH Technician
WORK HISTORY
PROJECT EH&S MANAGER, LEND LEASE, HONOLULU, HAWAII
April 2013 to December 2014
Managed EH&S on Construction Sites and Maintenance Operations for both Air Force and Army installations. Provided EH&S oversight & training (safety orientation, falls protection, scaffolding, confined space entry, excavation, electrical safety, etc…) to > 300 personnel & sub-contractors. Conducted daily field audits, provided guidance to supervisors, managers & superintendents as required including pre-construction meetings. Maintained WC reports and OSHA 300 logs in conjunction with HR. Lead incident investigations including root cause analysis. Prepared reports as necessary.
SAFETY / TRAINING MANAGER, COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION, KAPOLEI, HAWAII
April 2003 to February 2013
Drove OSHA RIR from almost 8 to < 1.0. Certified Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) 2006. Certified VPP Star Mentor 2007. Appointed Construction Project Safety Manager with three assistant Safety Managers and up to 600 industrial and construction personnel on site. This is an Energy From Waste Power Plant that underwent a $400 million expansion and MACT upgrade from 2009 to 2013 and includes a fleet of over the road tractor trailers. Re-certified VPP Star Mentor site 2013. Mentored several companies in VPP and SHARP.
MANAGER, PEERLESS OIL & TYRE COMPANY, LONGMONT, COLORADO
February 1996 to February 2003
Managed 12 employees in all facets of safety to employees and customers
SENIOR SUPERVISORY NUCLEAR OPERATOR, US NAVY, SUBMARINES
February 1984 to May 1993
MLCPO for 32 Men, Lead Nuclear QAI & Subsafe QAI, Ship’s Machinist
EDUCATION
MAJOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, IL, 1979 - 1981
GPA 2.0
NUCLEAR MECHANICAL OPERATOR, NAVY NUCLEAR POWER & PROTOTYPE SCHOOLS, 1984 – 1985
GPA 3.18
REFERENCES
STEPHEN MACKEY
Senior Construction Superintendent, Lendlease
808-***-****, *************@*********.***
TODD UPTON
Senior Safety Lead, Owens Corning
419-***-****, *********@***.***
DANIEL MARKESON
President, Gen Mover LLC
360-***-****, *********@********.***
ART SODERMARK
President, Platinum Engineering
352-***-****, platinumengineers.com