GUI LLERMO IBARRA

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E N V I R ONME N T A L H E A L T H & S A F E T Y L E A D E R Highly trained and experienced professional with strong leadership and sterling record of accomplishments across EHS functions. Experienced in small and large multisite and cross-cultural organizations with overseas assignments. Board Certified Medical Doctor with specialty in Occupational Health and Certified Safety Auditor. Proven reduction of EHS metrics and corresponding compensation cost. Highly active and effective involvement at plant level and key bold co-participation at corporate scale to create and deploy programs and initiatives. Strong general management qualifications across training, ergonomics, EHS, case management, continuous improvement, and community support aspects.

Trained and experienced in OSHA, EPA, NIOSH, NFPA, PSM, GMP, ISOs, QOS, TPM, 5Ss, HACCP, Lean Manufacturing standards, PDCA, and Cause-Effect Analysis processes, including 8 Ds, 5 Whys, and FMEA.

Experienced in Occupational Health Surveillance for solvents exposure.

Extremely effective in establishing Behavioral Based Safety Strategies targeted at preventing, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling EHS factors.

Proven Behavior-Based Safety results published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Effective leader and participant to respond EHS aspects related to USDA, FDA, and SQF regulations.

Post Graduate studies in Occupational and Environmental Health, Associate’s in Fire Prevention.

Fully Bilingual in English and Spanish.

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

EHS Leader – Consulting 2016 – Present

Tri-State NY Area.

Assisting organizations to create highly efficient EHS solutions that minimize risks, reduce operating costs, and leverage competitive advantage based on Lean Safety and Continuous Improvement management approach.

Supporting from small to large, multi-site, and cross-cultural organizations to build-increase morale based on “EHS as a Core-Value” and “Compliance to Culture” approach.

Participating in building efficient working teams that integrate “Pro Active”, “Standardization”, and

“Behavior-Based” initiatives as effective institutionalized tools to response real root causes.

Assisting in meeting regulatory compliance obligations through management and hands-on tools.

Supporting to set an efficient “Inspection Ready” status on both installation-processes and mindset. Land O’Lakes – Hicksville, NY. 2013 – 2016

EHS MANAGER

Reduced recordable and lost time case rates by more than 50% from 2012 to 2016.

Achieved no recordable cases due to ergonomics factors during 2016.

Increased Annual Safety Survey rate by 15% since its introduction. Amy’s Kitchen Inc. – Medford, OR. 2012 – 2013

EHS MANAGER

Reduced Safety KPIs by 8%.

Reach 300+ days with no lost time cases for the first time in plant history.

No recordable cases during a total year based on Ergonomics proactive approach Guillermo Ibarra / page 2

Temple - Inland – Vega Alta, PR. 2010 – 2012

EHS SUPERVISOR

Achieved 426 days with no recordable cases, surpassing past five-year record.

Benchmark facility for both LOTO and pedestrian-industrial vehicles strategy implementation Case Farms – Winesburg, OH. 2007 – 2009

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY and HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Improved safety KPIs by 15%.

Decreased 90% of TRIR related to MSDs cases.

Participated in creating and implementing a successful hiring strategy for candidates from overseas. Consultant – Sonora, MX. 2006 – 2007

HEALTH & SAFETY – ERGONOMICS CONSULTANT

Supported local organizations to develop and implement training, ergonomics, and BBS programs. Ford Motor Company 1992 – 2006

Stamping and Assembly Plant – Sonora, MX.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & ERGONOMICS SUPERINTENDENT (2005 – 2006)

Managed Occ. Health & Ergonomics for the total site (3,000 employees)

Reduced Workers’ Comp cost per employee up to 50%.

Achieved zero Lost Time cases related to ergonomics after a year of launching new models.

Facility recognized through H&S Awards Program for Ideal Safe Workstation Strategy.

Awarded as Benchmark Facility based on strategy to support employees during pregnancy. Chassis Systems – Tamaulipas, MX.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY and TRAINING SUPERINTENDENT (1997 – 2005)

Managed EHS function simultaneously on three sites (1,500 employees).

Nominated as Benchmark Facility based on a Behavior-Based Safety process on Ford Mexican Operations.

Improved safety KPIs in 99%.

Site ranked 3rd. over Wide World Ops. for zero LTC related to Ergonomics factors for two years.

Lead to obtain both ISO-14000 and Clean Industry (governmental) certifications. Climate Control Systems – Querétaro. MX.

EHS SUPERVISOR & LABOR RELATIONS REP. (1994 – 1996)

Achieved one year with zero accidents.

Recognized as Benchmark Facility for Safety KPIs in Ford Mexican Operations.

Lead to obtain both ISO-14000 and Clean Industry (governmental) certifications.

Lead and promoted to institutionalize a Food Handling Certification Program for the cafeteria services as an improvement metric in Ford Mexican Operations.

Successfully negotiated wage contract as a Labor Relations representative. Foundry, Paint, and Assembly Multi-Site Complex – Estado de MX. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY SUPERVISOR – (1992 – 1994)

Managed Occupational Health Surveillance Programs for the complete multi-site complex.

Orchestrated and instituted H&S strategies for the 5,000-employee complex.

Established Preventive and Control Programs based on a 3-year Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health – Safety & Industrial Hygiene data for the total complex.

Transitioned office from paper-based and manual systems to fully computerized process. Guillermo Ibarra / page 3

INDUSTRIAS RESISTOL – DESC GROUP – Chemical Div. MX. 1990 – 1994 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SUPERVISOR

Reduced Total Absenteeism Annual Rate by 35%.

Increased Occupational Health Surveillance Programs output based on Industrial Hygiene reports related to ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), benzene, and toluene.

Conducted database research to modify glue composition to decrease voluntary sniffing of glue.

Lead successful nationwide marketing campaign for addiction prevention and environmental concerns.

E D U C A T I O N

POST DOCTORAL STUDIES IN OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH University of California – San Francisco, CA.

MEDICAL DOCTOR. SPECIALTY IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico – MX.

CONTINUED EDUCATION

ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN FIRE PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY

Laredo Community College – Laredo, TX.

INCIDENT COMMAND

Michigan State University – Detroit, MI.

CERTIFIED TOTAL LOSS CONTROL AUDITOR

Det Norske Veritas – Monterrey, MX.

P U B L I C A T I O N S

“A SAFETY PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATED BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY AND TRADITIONAL SAFETY METHODS AND ITS EFFECTS ON INJURY RATES OF MANUFACTURING WORKERS” Hermann, Jaime A., Ibarra, Guillermo V. and Hopkins, B. L. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2010, pages 6-25. URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01608060903472445 A D D I T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

LA AZTECA (Quaker Subsidiary) – MX.

Occupational Health Supervisor

Reduced Total Absenteeism Annual Rate up to 27%.

ERMSA (PepsiCo Subsidiary) – MX.

Health & Safety Coordinator

Designed and implemented occupational health controls simultaneously for three sites. Reduced annual Workers’ Comp related cost by 40%.

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