Safety Management

Lee Likens, OHSP,OHST

***********@*****.*** *** – 947-6643

Address: *** ******** ******

Ventura, CA 93003,

PROFILE

Professional, self-driven, disciplined and highly organized Occupational Health & Safety Professional with 18 years’ experience in multi-cultural organizations allowing me to communicate effectively and diplomatically at all staff levels.

I have a particularly strong ability to coach and mentor using many different forms of training by focussing on the behavior aspects of working in a safe environment.

I possess strong analytical and planning skills, combined with the ability to coordinate the efforts of many to meet organizational goals. I have strong negotiation skills developed over many years, this has increased my capacity to deliver results on time with minimal incident rates.

KEY PERSONAL AND MANAGERIAL STRENGTHS

Reliable and responsible Leadership Management, utilising initiative, drive and commitment in pressurised and demanding environments in order to meet deadlines and achieve set goals and objectives.

Direct ‘Hands On’ Safety leadership experience, providing practical understanding of the perspectives of the project recipient, their expectations and their focused delivery.

Extensive experience within effective motivation of personnel to advanced levels of performance, productivity and professionalism, successfully structuring highly dynamic and focused teams.

Strong ability to utilise a high degree of creativity, innovation, initiative and vision in order to achieve objectives, solve complex/technical problems and present new concepts and ideas.

Ability to build long lasting relationships with staff and management based on trust, a high degree of integrity, service excellence and transparency.

Accountable for continuous improvement within the H&S functions, through collaboration and consultation with senior management.

Provide guidance and support in establishing a risk based culture and approach to the management of safety.

EDUCATION, COURSES & TRAINING COMPLETED

OSHA Academy, Sept 2014 - Current study – Transcript available upon request

233 Hour Oil and Gas Health and Safety Professional (Currently in progress)

132 Hour Certified Occupational Health and Safety Professional

70 hour Certified Oil and Gas Health and Safety Trainer

48 hour Certified Occupational Health and Safety Manager

44 hour Certified Occupational Health and Safety Specialist

36 Hour Certified Occupational Health and Safety Trainer

36 Hour Certified Occupational Health and Safety Supervisor

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION

OSHA 511 General Industry certified

Behavior Based Safety observer and trainer

CPR/First Aid/AED certified

NFPA 70e 2015 24 hour Arc Flash and Electrical Safety

H2S safety Qualified trainer

Respiratory Fit Test qualified trainer

Confined Space Supervisor qualified

FMSCA Supervisor

CAREER HISTORY

January 2015 – October 2015

Electrical Solutions Corp,

Senior Safety Coordinator

Influence and advise key shareholders & staff in a range of complex situations, adapting style and approach that leads others to consider and adapt alternative positive perspectives and solutions.

Act as incident investigation leader and participate in accident/investigation, damages, environmental loss, as well as near misses to determine Root Cause, identify key lessons and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.

Provide regular reports and recommendations to clients Management teams on progress of action plans against agreed goals and targets.

Ensure compliance with the applicable laws and regulations and fulfilled adherence to statutory norms providing assurance to safety management systems, policies and procedures which have noticeably improved the working conditions and overall safety culture.

Maintain statistics and detailed records of inspection findings, records of incidents, near misses and accidents and producing statistical data for reports and develop recommendations to mitigate data trends.

Identify and carry out training and development needs through job and schedule analysis and provide regular consultation with Managers and members of other client departments.

Carry out regular audits to ensure compliance with all relevant policies, procedures and project documentation.

Identify and report weaknesses, failures or opportunities for improvement in any aspects of company standards.

Work with all levels of management and staff with a focus on behavioural based coaching and mentoring, adding to an ongoing recognisably improved safety culture while promoting a safe and excellent working environment that is aligned to working practices.

Provide new-employee health and safety orientation and develop materials for these presentations.

Feb 2011 - Dec 2014

InterAct PMTI, Ventura CA

Field Safety Advisor for Vintage/Oxy South Ops Division

Achieve HSE excellence though implementation of a visible & proactive safety culture, influence, intervention and compliance ‘to achieve Zero accident / incident goals’.

Assisted in taking contractor recordable numbers from 12 the year prior to my arrival to 1 contractor recordable over the next 3 years with over 1 million man hours worked per year.

Conduct cross-functional needs assessments and confer with functional managers to determine learning needs based on projected goals and objectives.

Develop the strategic, tactical, and technical skills of personnel, drive and support comprehensive programs for the continuous improvement of Safety that are proactive, data based, and prioritised according to risk assessment and reduction potential.

Order Suspension of work activities that pose threats to workers Health and Safety.

Lead Contractor on BBS Contractor Safety Team. Train, Perform and Track Contractor Observations.

Continuously promote a strong understanding of local HSE legislation and ensure HSE procedures, practices and ensure standards are aligned and in compliance with federal laws.

Jan 1997 - Jan 2011

Nabors Well Services, Ventura CA

BBS Facilitator/Dispatcher/Offshore Yare Foreman/Rig hand

BBS facilitator - Conduct BBS observation, Track trends, Train workforce on how to properly perform observations and give quality feedback.

Conducting meetings conducive to the running of safety matters with the client, and contractors on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Conducts New Hire orientation to include working with Team Leaders to obtain employee start date and arrival to the project.

Aera Energy LLC Safety Captain - Monitor safety on rig sites, perform meet and greets to rig site visitors, maintain compliance on site of both Nabors and Aera policies and standards.

Dispatcher - Dispatch crews, maintain functioning crews at all times.

Administrative duties - Payroll, Accounts payables and receivables, Assist in hiring process, conduct new-hire training

Offshore Yard foreman - maintain equipment for Nabors Offshore platform crews, Inspections of equipment, ordering of parts/supplies, Load/unload equipment as it comes/goes.

Production/work over rig hand.

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