RICHARD E. JAMES

**** **** ****** * PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS * 77642

HOME/FAX: (409) 963 - 1047: Cell: 409-***-****

E-MAIL:acrxsk@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To secure a safety position with a well-established organization where twenty – eight plus years’ experience, certifications and education can be used to the organizations benefit.

EXPERIENCE

• Performs as the on-site safety manager for the vertical RCHQ project valued at approximately two hundred and sixty (260) million dollars.

• Responsible for establishing a Safety Culture within the Saudi Arabia Royal Commission Government infrastructure construction development of at least sixty-six (66) construction projects simultaneously averaging 1.8 billion dollars total.

• Knowledge/implementation of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS).

• Developed and educated a regional wide safety leadership culture resulting in a positive safety environment.

• Ensured a company safety program conforms to OSHA standards, local and federal rules and regulations.

• Ensuring the timely completion of all required safety, environmental and sustainability reports to internal and external interested parties to include near miss reporting/tracking programs.

• Developed or enhanced site specifics’ procedures to align with global HSE procedures and to provide monthly HSE training to employees.

• Coordinating with external regulatory bodies to maintain industrial Hygiene/PPE assessment programs.

• Responsible for training all Safety Coordinators, Environmental and HAZMAT Specialists.

• Ensuring that all incident/accident/injury reports are prepared and submitted in a timely manner.

• Ensuring that root cause and trend analysis’s are prepared and communicated to management and responsible personnel.

• Establishing a HAZMAT Accumulation Site Program (ASP) in accordance with host nations and OEGBD and company guidelines.

• Monitored all activities, construction and maintenance to ensure all safety requirements were iaw company policies and USACE safety guidelines. (EM 385-1-1).

• Assisted with and wrote several Explosive Safety Program Standard Operating Procedures.

• Developed and implemented new procedures and approaches to Safety based on building and grounds surveys.

• Provided direct supervision and responsible for field level implementation of health, safety and environmental policies, procedures and guidelines.

• Conducted and performed risk identification and management.

• Performed, Documented and Maintained all incident/accident/injury investigations, OSHA forms (300,300A&301), training and training requirements.

• Trained, Instructed and Certified at least 150 employees in CPR/First Aid/AED.

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• Perform in less than austere conditions and with very limited resources to ensure that the company policies, host nations and DOD regulations are enforced.

• Trained, supervised, documented, generated and submitted safety related and quality assurance/control measures and reports, (JHA’s, JSA’s, AHA’s, IWI’s, Work Permits, Safety Meetings and Results of Site Inspections).

• Used computer software to translate JHA’s, JSA’s, AHA’s, IWI’s and Work Permits from English to Spanish.

• Environmental monitoring performed to ensure safe work conditions utilizing various monitors and test equipment.

• Confined Space Competent Person.

EMPLOYMENT

Feb/2013 – May/2015 PARSONS/ROYAL COMMISSION Saudi Arabia

HSE MANAGER (CONSTRUCTION)

Jan/2012 to Jan/2013 AECOM/ACFIRST

HS&E Supervisor III Afghanistan

Feb/2011 to June/2011 ECC Afghanistan Afghanistan

BAF MAC Demining Project

LSA Safety Mgr/UXO Safety Officer

July/2009 to Feb/2011 CSA Kuwait Kuwait

CSA, Ltd/Safety/PM, Camp Arifjan

Explosive Safety Specialist/BLS Instructor

Sept/2008 – Dec/2008 Department of Defense, United States Army Iraq

Corps of Engineers Civilian Contractors

ECC – Safety/Technical Advisor to Iraqi Army

Nov/2007 – Sept/2008 Remedial Construction Services LP Houston, Texas

Lead Site Safety and Health Officer

Jan/2007 - Oct/2007 Signal International, LLC (Ship Yard) Orange, Texas

Safety Inspector I (EHS Dept.)

Sept/2003-Mar/2006 Department of Defense, United States Army Kuwait & Iraq

Corps of Engineers Civilian Contractors

KBR – Ammunition Handler/Records Tech.

ECC - Ammunition Safety/QC Depot Officer

July/1973-July/1993 U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) Final Rank Gunnery Sergeant (E-7)

Quality Assurance/Safety Observer

Training Officer/Ordnance Division Chief

Aviation Logistics Management Assist Team Inspector

RICHARD E. JAMES

EDUCATION

Jan/May 2000

Completed 6 Semester Hours

In Graduate Degree Coursework Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas

August 1996 – December 1997

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science, Business Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas

January 1994 – August 1996

Associate of Science, Business Lamar Univ.-Port Arthur, Texas

CERTIFICATIONS

Feb. 2013 OSHA 500 Trainer Course in OS&H STDS for Construction

(29 CFR 1926/1910)

Sept. 2011 8 Hour HAZWOPER Refresher (29 CFR 1910 Std.)

June 2008 National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER)

Construction Site Safety Supervisor, Safety Technology, Field Safety

(Registry #:5272836)

Member of American Society of Safety Engineers

Accepted and Authorized by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals to sit for the Associate Safety Professional Exam & Construction Health & Safety Technician Certification

SKILLS

Excellent written communication skills

Working knowledge of word-processing and integrated software applications

Organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work

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