Larry Carroll
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
E-Mail: *************@*****.***
I have over 20 years as a construction safety professional with experience in heavy civil and building construction. Overseen relevant safety specialties that includes heavy equipment operation, mass earthmoving and concrete, deep excavation, scaffolding, confined spaces, and cranes and rigging. He also has a strong background in administrating, training, and managing health and safety programs, and documentation. Verified SDS for hazardous material stored and used on site, ensured safety is utmost utilizing training, air monitoring, sound monitoring and light monitoring meters. 20 years of military service as an Aviation Life Support System Technician working onboard ships and at shore installations. Conducted incident investigations and recommended changes to mitigate the risks and managed the safety program in accordance with OSHA Standards and company policy to include compliance with RCRA, lock out/tag out procedures, PPE, HAZMAT, HAZCOM, SDS, ICP, SWPPP, SPCC, fall protection/arrestment, excavation, confined space entry, 300 and 300A logs, DOT Logs and safety training.
Professional Experience
Safety Director
November 2022 to November 2023
IMI-Inc
Comprehensively developed and implemented company safety program to comply with OSHA standards 1926 and 1910. Coordinating with various general contractors to ensure company policy was in line with their requirements. Provided personnel with safety-related information and tools such as training sessions, emergency protocols and the proper use of safety equipment. Identified opportunities for improvements and cost savings. Inspecting job sites, identifying hazards, and mitigating risk.
Customer Service Representative
January 2022 to October 2022
Circle K
Responsible for greeting customers, running the register, cashier, making purchase suggestions and sometimes working with the food program. Working around the store (inside and out) in many different areas to help maintain high standards for store appearance and provide fast and friendly service to all customers. Providing regular and predicable onsite attendance. Continuously interacting with many customers, all while working with a fun, energetic team accomplishing daily tasks around the store.
Safety Manager / SSHO (Level 5)
August 2016 to July 2021
Thalle Construction
Managed the Thalle Safety program in accordance with TVA, LG&E, Army Corps and OSHA policies and procedures, depending on the client. Subject Matter Expert (SME) for orientation, LG&E passport training and TVA annual training requirements. Supervised a wide range of construction and construction material services including dams, reservoirs, landfills, replacing CCR ponds, installing geotextile liners, site work, communication technology, and roller compacted concrete. Each job had zero incidents and zero injuries with a combined 92,291-man hours.
Projects worked:
Center Hill in Silver Point TN
LGE KU Tyrone/ Pineville, KY
Colbert, AL
Paradise, TN
Kentucky Dam, KY
Bull Run, TN
Cumberland City, TN
Gallatin, TN
Paducah, KY
Safety Manager
December 2014 to June 2016
Performance Contracting Inc.
Managed the PCI Safety program in accordance with TVA and AECOM policies and procedures included work tasks such as excavation and trenching, use of heavy civil equipment, cranes and rigging, included mass grading, cut-and-fill operations, mass hauling, utility and storm water structure installation, erosion control, heavy equipment operation, crane lifts with frequent multi-crane and critical picks, large concrete pours, electrical subsystem installation, and building construction involving large scaffolding and fall protection system deployment and implementation. Incorporated CTA/CTI (Critical Task Analysis/Critical Task Identification) to create a Safety Observation Sheet. Prior to incorporation there was one report/first aid incident per 4,970 man-hours, after incorporation the report/first aid rate has become one per 26,164 man-hours.
Safety Professional
September 2013 to December 2014
Hamon Custodis
Safety manager for the slip-form construction of a 379-foot stack to contain four liners for the TVA Gallatin FGD Project under URS for scrubbing the emissions which included work tasks such as excavation and trenching, use of heavy civil equipment, cranes and rigging, included mass grading, cut-and-fill operations, mass hauling, utility and storm water structure installation, erosion control, heavy equipment operation, crane lifts with frequent multi-crane and critical picks, large concrete pours, electrical subsystem installation, and building construction involving large scaffolding and fall protection system deployment and implementation. Monitored four trades working on three different levels, with 80,000 man-hours and zero recordable and zero lost time injuries. Project to date has over 4 million man-hours with one lost time incident.
Health and Safety Professional
January 2013 to September 2013
URS
Contracted to a Data Center in Pryor, OK as an Environmental Health and Safety Representative. Updating EHS programs conducting audits, SWPPP Inspections, enforcing OSHA Requirements, conducts training and maintaining historical files for the EHS policies and programs. Updated and inspected the new data center to ensure all requirements were met for building occupancy.
Safety Manager
2007 to 2013
Independent Contractor
•Contracted to Duncan Machinery Movers for the upgrade to Body Weld at Toyota Motors Manufacturing Mississippi, Blue Springs, MS.
•Contracted to Lynx for the tryout press rebuild at Toyota at Princeton, Indiana.
•Contracted to Daifuku-Webb/EAC for the robotic, conveyor and crane installation for the battery plant at Nissan Smyrna, TN. (Completed over 400,000 project man-hours without a recordable incident)
•Contracted to CCC for the drain system in Powertrain at GM Springhill, TN.
•John E. Green at the Carlex Glass Plant in Nashville, TN for new windshield line installations. Created safety procedures and permits for helicopter lifts for 16 HVAC units that needed to be installed and 10 units that needed to be removed and replaced.
•Contracted to LG Fox for work light realignment and tooling relocation at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, TN.
•Contracted to Progressive Mechanical for supply lines in ED Weld at Toyota Motors Manufacturing Mississippi, Blue Springs, MS.
•Contracted to Precision Mechanical for upgrade to baffle system in paint reclaim booths at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Princeton, IN.
•Contracted with RIMSA Plus USA LLC monitoring crew installing conveyor system in paint shop, providing training IAW Volkswagen and General Contractors in Chattanooga, TN.
•Contracted to H&R Mechanical for head, block, cam, and crank line installation at Toyota Motors Manufacturing Alabama, Huntsville AL.
•Contracted to CCC for the General Assembly, Jefferson North Plant for Daimler Chrysler Plymouth Detroit, MI. Previously contracted for the (1.8 mil sq ft) slab and pit construction of Toyota Motors Manufacturing Mississippi Plant in Tupelo, MS. Lighting installation and electrical set up for Body Shop Robots at General Motors Plant Lordstown, OH, Retooling and new conveyer in the General Assembly and Power Train Area in the General Motors automotive plant Springhill, TN. Weld water project and Body Shop Robots installation General Motors Plant Lordstown, OH, Head and Block upgrade at Toyota Motors Manufacturing Kentucky,
Georgetown, KY. (Completed over 140,000 man-hours without a recordable injury.)
•Inspected newly installed equipment to ensure all safeguards were in place prior to startup. Coordinated Lock Out/Tag Out and startup between manufacturers, contractors, and owners for initial startup of new equipment. Coordinated LOTO with GM and Superior Electric for lighting installation and robots and control panels wire up for Lordstown, OH plant.
•Coordinated IH Survey to ensure personnel were properly protected from hazards and ensured proper PPE was available to all personnel required to use it.
•Conducted orientation for 180 individuals, created a Safety Committee IAW Code of Excellence developed by GM Managers.
•Conducted daily and weekly inspections to ensure compliance with OSHA Standards, GM Special Safety Considerations and CCC policy.
Tower Apprentice
2006-2007
SBA Sites Network, Nashville, TN
Completed Tower Safety and Rescue training. The projects consisted of utilizing crane to stack towers for initial build to 500’ tall, safely upgrading and installing antennas and structurally enhancing towers for various cellular telephone companies throughout the Tennessee and Kentucky coverage areas, assisted in erection of transmission towers, installation of tower hardware, and installation of transmission lines and cables, and erected mount assemblies to install on tower. Ensured proper and safe operation of vehicles and correctly document DOT Driver's Logs.
Senior Safety Representative Seat Survival Technician
2002-2006
Northrop/Grumman Corporation, St. Augustine, FL
•Aviation Life Support Systems Technician responsible for the production, inspection, and modification for E-2C aircraft survival equipment.
•Quality Assurance/Safety Inspector for all aspects of survival equipment.
•As Safety Representative for Fabrication IPT, identified numerous safety deficiencies and proposed rapid corrections.
•Conducted Safety Inspections ensuring compliance with company policy of injury prevention and reduction.
•Established a comprehensive plan to attain VPP status and maintain ISO9000 and ISO14001 to include orientation of new employees and training of team members in the manufacturing/inspection process.
•Identified hazards and provided prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
•Ordnance Certified as handler and safety observer for cartridges and pyrotechnics.
•Coordinated with Environmental and IH personnel to ensure hazard abatement for the incorporation of an oxygen shop at Saint Augustine with a cost savings of over 1.5 million dollars over five years, compared to the present method used. Continuous air monitoring had to be in place as well as firefighting equipment.
•Provided annual water survival refresher training for 35 pilots and aircrew.
Production Control Supervisor
1981-2001
US Navy
•Provided customer support to Airwing, directly responsible for 140 technicians in 45 work centers.
•Established priorities for department and work centers to ensure all parts and supplies were available for support of the Airwing and end user.
•Established comprehensive plan to ensure documentation of training was conducted and logged correctly.
•ALSS (Aviation Life Support Technician) and Quality Assurance Representative maintaining and inspecting programs and auditing over 100 work centers.
•Directed the workload and support of 5 work centers consisting of 38 technicians.
•Flawlessly supervised 11 Oxygen Systems Technicians with zero incidents or accidents.
•Ensured proper documentation of industrial hygiene surveys and records maintained correctly for audit purposes.
•Maintained Aviation Survival Equipment for 38 pilots and naval flight officers flying F-14 Tomcats.
•Safety and Training Petty Officer for work center.
Professional Certifications/Education
BS in Occupational Health and Safety from Columbia Southern University
OSHA-500
OSHA-510
Asbestos in Construction
OSHA 10-hours (Construction)
OSHA 30-hours (Construction)
EM-385-1-1 40 Hour
LGE/ KU Passport Training
ITIL 4 Foundation
CompTIA A+ 1001
CompTIA A+ 1002
CompTIA Network+ 007
CompTIA Security+ 601
40-Hour HAZWOPER w/8-Hour refresher
CPR, AED and Basic First Aid Certified
Fundamentals of Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Inspections Level 1
Method 9 Visible Emissions Certification
Ordnance Certification Board Member
Completed Naval Aviation Quality Assurance Administration
Level 1 Antiterrorism Awareness Training
FAA Certified Parachute Rigger
Completed Aviation Life Support System Technician "C" School
Completed Blueprint reading and Schematics Course
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Course (VITA) representative for six tax seasons
Completed Aircrew Survival Equipment "A" School
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite