EHS Supervisor, human resources

LISA BROWNELL

Address: **** ******** *****, *******, ** 74801 Email: **********@*********.*** Cell: 405-***-****

Professional Summary

Multifaceted professional with 6+ years in Human Resources program management with non-profit, City and Tribal government, and Fortune 500 experience and Environmental, Health, and Safety skills for continuous improvements in an evolving and changing environment.

EHS Supervisor (Interim EHS Manager) March 2014 to Present

Eaton Hydraulics Division, Industrial Sector, Shawnee, OK

Led ISO 14001 Audit to inclusion into hydraulics group certificate

Facilitated the 2015 machine guarding project by working with internal and external vendors in order to reduce hazard risk score of 47 machines in 2015

Created safety observation process to promote pro-active involvement from production team and insure completion of identified risks thus increasing safety improvements by 14.5 percent

Directing safety awareness initiatives of We Choose Zero and Who’s Depending On You and positively impacting culture leading to 270% reduction in incident rates from 2014 to 2015; 25% reduction in recordable incidents 2015-2016; 234 days without recordable in 2016

Created and deployed plant wide behavior safety program focused on high hazard/frequency activities to reduce incident rates by utilizing mentoring approach

Restructured Ergo team of volunteer employees to align with organizational goals and promote employee involvement in safety by providing training and structure; managed ERT team

Managing EHS program to achieve 100% participation in MESH self-assessment during 2015 and 2016 cycle reducing regulatory and nonregulatory findings

Leading process to achieve Zero Landfill Certification and Oklahoma V-Star Award – August 2015

Trainings and presentations for EHS initiatives, environmental education, monthly safety topics, ops reviews, and leads corporate expectations for plant metrics, managing environmental goals, waste management and lessons learned

Manage contractors including performance expectations and contract negotiations for Houghton Chemical (2.4m), janitorial services (100k), security services (110k), and outside facilities (40k)

Sr. Human Resources Administrative Assistant September 2013 to March 2014

Eaton Hydraulics Division, Industrial Sector, Shawnee, OK

Sr. HR Administrative Assistant for 340 non-exempt/exempt employees

Responsible for preparing monthly reporting of HR department metrics, documenting leadership meetings, managing actions items, and communicating results

Effective communications with employees, leadership, and corporate business liaisons regarding travel, policies and procedures, strategic goals, and expectations

Led AI Recognition Team with action items such as E-Star Recognition by Plant Manager at Plant wide; increased Recognition through Scoop and monitors; increased Recognition through E to E and pictures on monitors thus directly impacting plant E-Star E to E goal improvement from 75% to 91%

Assisted employees with health benefit questions and increased participation in healthy incentives programs 13%; Led AI Recognition Team with action items such as E-Star Recognition by Plant Manager at Plant wide; increased employee to employee recognition with printed and media communications 16%

Completed cost out project for mailing system resulting in annual savings of $2,616 and researched two overpaid accounts resulting in refund over $7,500

Front line leadership support, communication, Investigation Training for supervisors, and facilitator for Appreciative Inquiry Initiatives to increase Employee Survey engagement

Human Resource Director January 2012 to July 2013

Absentee Tribe of Shawnee, Shawnee, OK

HR Director for Tribal entity with 300 non-exempt/exempt employees

Worked with Executive Committee and department leaders to align long and short term Tribal strategic goals with departmental needs, State/Federal requirements and Board of Directors

Led the AST Tribe’s Medical Clinic facility’s recruiting effort for non-exempt and exempt level staffing with recruiting, managing interview process, and orientation

Created, presented, and managed human resource programs, policies and procedures for 14 departments including police department, daycare, 2 medical clinic, convenience store, and casino entities ensuring consistent and fair implementation throughout Tribe

Provided effective guidance for employees, supervisors, and leadership in managing for success, employee relations, benefits, compensation, performance reviews and disciplinary actions

Negotiated, managed, and administered benefits plans resulting in savings of $160,000 during two consecutive years while adding benefits at no additional cost for employees

Implemented time clock system at Clinics thus saving $3,900 in time and labor costs first year

Continuous improvement processes including implementation of online benefit enrollment resulting in 60% reduction of data entry time and reduction of errors, designed HR database system and record management process increasing departmental efficiency and compliancy

Managed employee relations, investigations, Tribal Court of Appeals, Worker’s Compensation and Unemployment Hearings

Researched, created, and submitted into Tribal Law, AST Worker’s Compensation Code/Policy allowing for internal management of tribal cases

Created adjudicated background policy and process per BIA Federal Guidelines for Law Enforcement and Child Welfare departments

Human Resource Director December 2009-January 2012

Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency, Shawnee, OK

HR Director for non-profit agency serving 5 counties with 97 non-exempt/exempt employees

Strategic planning partner for staffing goals to support Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) of $742,503 for weatherization project across 5 counties in Oklahoma

Evaluated and revised policies and procedures to assure compliance with funding agencies Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, and multiple grant sources

Certified DOT Drug and Alcohol Policy Supervisor for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator

Managed and communicated difficult Reduction-in-Force process for 23 affected employees

Revise job descriptions across agency to align with State of Oklahoma program and 52 grant funding source guidelines to ensure funding compliance

Manager of Employee/Employer Relations May 2007-November 2009

City of Shawnee, Shawnee, OK

Employee/Employer Relations Manager for local municipality with 265 non-exempt/exempt employees with 125 union employees

Designed, coordinated and implemented programs and policies for training, compensation restructuring, benefits negotiations and presentations, incentive pay and new-employee onboarding process

Assisted in the collective bargaining negotiations with Fire Department and Police Department union leaders regarding compensation, benefits, retirement, and leave packages resulting in zero increase of Fire Department Union Contract for 2009

Recruiting and marketing tools for hard to fill positions and qualified candidate database for high turnover positions resulting in lower time-to-fill

Designed, managed, and improved employee engagement with events like Annual Picnic, HR-Safety Awareness Day, Health Fair, Christmas Event, and Kids Halloween Event to increase employee satisfaction

Education:

University of Oklahoma - 2006

Norman, OK

Major: Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS)

Relevant Coursework: Emphasis on Administrative Leadership

University of Central Oklahoma - 2016

Major: Masters in Environmental, Health, & Safety

Currently enrolled – graduation expected 2017

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