JOHN PRICE
Boerne, TX ***** ● 816-***-**** ● ad1fjo@r.postjobfree.com
Plant Operator / Safety & Industrial Hygienist / Electrician / Engineer SAFETY MANAGEMENT ● MAINTENANCE ● INVESTIGATIONS ● BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTIONS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ● MANUFACTURING PLANTS
• Possess substantial experience in federal government safety / industrial hygiene, civil engineering, facility maintenance, corporate safety training, regulatory compliance, and electrical maintenance.
• Proven success in supporting hospital, vitamin manufacturing, and municipal city water operations.
• Able to clearly communicate safety regulations and corporate policies to maximize comprehension, engagement and compliance, vital to fostering an excellent safety culture.
• Excel at interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams, and schematics to perform and expedite electrical installations, repairs, inspections, and preventative maintenance.
• Extremely detail-focused with proven capabilities in preventative and predictive maintenance, report writing, risk management, auditing, and continuous improvement; exemplary ability to quickly identify and mitigate potential or existing hazards.
• Direct, encourage, motivate, and empower plant personnel to perform efficiently, safely, professionally, and in an eco-friendly manner.
• Adept at inspecting workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure consistent alignment with company and government regulations.
• Skilled at enforcing company policies and practices to reduce exposure and liability.
• Technical skills including building automation systems, preventative maintenance software, and work order systems; rapidly master new applications and technology. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Triad National Security LLC, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 01/23-07/23 Industrial Hygienist and Safety Professional
• Formulated, proposed, and executed initiatives, policies, and protocols linked with the identification, assessment, and containment of probable health and safety risks.
• Oversaw corporate health regulations, ensuring alignment with pertinent laws. Also examined all prevailing regulations as an active contributor to compliance efforts.
• Resolved intricate obstacles using creative thinking, leading a comprehensive analysis of data and factors.
• Brought to life measures to monitor and avert chemical, physical, and biological hazards across work sites.
• Provided steadfast guidance across diverse program areas, encompassing electrical, explosive, high- pressure, construction, nanotechnology, lead, and robotic safety.
• Delivered consistent industrial hygiene and safety assistance during construction operations across technical areas, performing daily site assessments as authorized.
• Communicated outcomes within daily inspection reports to the Project Superintendent and direct Supervisor, noting identified inconsistencies and suggested corrective measures. Pika International Inc., Houston, Texas, 05/22-09/22 Industrial Hygienist
• Identified, evaluated, and orchestrated resolution of workplace environmental conditions which cause sickness, impaired health, or illness.
• Conducted pre-survey/survey facility assessment analysis, formulated industrial hygiene (IH) strategies, and oversaw quality assurance of survey work.
• Inputted DOEHRS-IH (Defense Occupational Environmental Health Reporting Survey) data, generated associated reports, prepared technical documents, created proposals, and delivered presentations.
• Analyzed field data with prediction of probable exposure effects on worker health/well-being along with recommended controls encompassing education, engineering, management, medical steps, and training. University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, 05/2021 to 05/2022 Plant Operator
• Championed installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, inspections, and repairs to mechanical and auxiliary systems across six university campus buildings.
• Expertly maintained HVAC equipment, boilers, furnaces, high-pressure gas-fired boilers and auxiliaries, blowers, flow meters, pumps, fans, belts, filters, compressors, generators, diesel engines, building automation systems, humidifiers, chillers, cooling towers, refrigeration systems, electrical systems, and more.
• Tested water for hardness, chlorine, and pH levels to ensure alignment with requirements for consumption, steam generation, hydraulic hot water, and chilled water systems.
• Constantly monitored all campus-wide alarms associated with building electrical/mechanical systems. University Health System, San Antonio, Texas, 03/18 to 09/21 Plant Operator
• Spearheaded preventive maintenance checks and testing of all features of life support equipment such as distribution pumps, exhaust fan motors, boiler controls, control relays, and circuit breakers.
• Evaluated critical building infrastructure such as chillers, air handlers, boilers, heating and cooling water systems, deionized water/reverse osmosis water systems, well pumps, etc., and maintained required logs and documentation to ensure rigorous regulatory compliance.
• Performed scheduled preventive maintenance checks and tested life support equipment.
• Conducted daily water & chemical testing of domestic water, well water, and cooling tower water.
• Personally controlled plant and HVAC equipment via centralized control unit or direct controls. Aerotek / Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO, 2015 03/15-09/15 Industrial Hygienist (contract)
• Received and delivered Department of Energy site water samples to laboratory processing facility.
• Systematically conducted 50 monthly safety / industrial hygiene inspections at MRI lab site.
• Authored reports for each laboratory visit containing detailed site observations, violations, and recommended methods of violation correction.
Price Insurance Auditing, Boerne, TX, 02/2014 to 02/2018 Owner / Auditor
• Conducted facility / operations audits for clients nationwide to assess safety/regulatory/environmental compliance, determine risks, and devise improvement plans.
• Evaluated worksite safety compliance for installation of flash freezer at food manufacturing facility.
• Closely supervised 20-person crew engaged in sanitation/recycling/waste management operations at automobile manufacturing facility.
• Examined safety plans for contractor engaged in remediation activities at FUSRAP (Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program) site.
US Department of Labor - OSHA, Corpus Christi, TX, 09/2002 to 02/2014 Industrial Hygienist / Safety Engineer
• Methodically conducted 420 workplace inspections and 50 fatality investigations of construction sites, grain elevators, manufacturing facilities, oil/gas exploration & production sites, maritime sites, and refineries.
• Recommended improvements regarding safety, loss control, industrial hygiene, and regulatory compliance. Prior Background:
Environmental Safety & Health / Quality Control Engineer, Raytheon Support Services, Kansas City, KS Industrial Hygienist / Safety Engineer, Harry S. Truman Veterans Memorial Hospital, Columbia, MO EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
MS, Industrial Hygiene, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO BS, Engineering Management, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO AA, Mathematics, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, St. Louis, MO Certified Safety Professional #12229 (Ret), Board of Certified Safety Professionals