ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER
Project and Operations Management Facility and Equipment Maintenance Safety Program Development
Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance Personnel Safety Continuous Process Improvements Safety Audit and Inspection
Qualifications Profile
Solutions-oriented and safety-focused professional offering high-caliber management qualifications honed from extensive experience in various industries encompassing chemical and petrochemical manufacturing along with general and civil engineering construction.
Professional Experience
Marathon Martinez Refinery [formerly Tesoro] Martinez, CA
Certified Safety Specialists Permit-to-Work Coordinator Oct 2011–Present
Serve as permit-to-work coordinator, responsible for managing the Tesoro and Marathon oil companies
Carry out process safety audits on the subcontractor’s safety programs in compliance with the CFR 1910.119
Create job planning overviews and preside over Team Risk assessments for the Martinez refinery
Notable Accomplishments
Augmented safe practice proficiency and fostered safety and environmental awareness by developing and coordinating effectual training programs and media
Reduced business interruptions by evaluating property protection issues and creating cost-effective solutions
Rockwood General Contractors, Inc. Arroyo Grande, CA
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Corporate Safety Manager General Engineering Contractor Mar 2009–Dec 2012
Took charge of generating, initiating, and enhancing the corporate safety program which included site-specific environmental, health, and safety programs for the Department of Defense (DoD), Army Corps of Engineers, federal and state projects
Formulated, supervised, and facilitated craft personnel safety training regarding updated policies and standards as well as the general and specific safety-related training
Earlier Career
Luker Framing & General Construction, Inc. Santa Maria, CA
Corporate Safety Director General Contractor Production Residential and Light Commercial Contractor Feb 2002–Aug 2008
Cottonwood Construction, Ft. Collins CO
Owner, General Contracting May 1995–Mar 2003
Education
Liberal Arts, Jul 1984 Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA
Certification
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Certification, 2007 Sacramento Builder’s Exchange, Sacramento, CA
Private Post-Secondary Construction Safety Professional, 2007 Cal OSHA
Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) Certification, 2012, For Renewal Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Accomplished Projects
2015–2020 Project Name: Various Turnaround and Capital Projects
Role: Certified Safety Specialists/Permit-to-Work Coordinator/Team Risk Assessment Facilitator/Site Safety Support
Company: Marathon Martinez Refinery
Objective: Coordination of the refinery permit-to-work process during shutdown and scheduled maintenance.
2012 and 2015 Project Name: Turnaround Projects, Ferndale, WA and Belle Chasse, LA
Role: Site Safety Support
Company: Conoco Phillips
Objective: Development of safe work permit.
Mar 2014–Dec 2014 Project Name: High Planes Pipeline Project, Watford City, ND
Role: Safety Advisor
Company: Tesoro Logistics
Objective: Creation of work permits.
2012, 2013, and 2014 Project Name: Turnaround Projects, Martinez and Wilmington, CA
Role: Turnaround Safety Lead, Safety Specialist, Operational Support
Company: Tesoro Logistics
Objective: Establishment of daily safe work permit.
2013 Project Name: Cogeneration, D train heat recovery steam generator construction
Role: Site Safety Officer
Company: Chevron, El Segundo, CA
Objective: Safe work permit creation.
2012-2013 Project Name: Complete modernization of BP Whiting, Indiana refinery
Role: Permit writer project safety
Company: BP, Whiting, IN
Objective: Development of daily safe work permit
2012 and 2013 Project Name: PSEP project
Role: Site Safety Officer
Company: Pacific Gas & Electric, Pittsburg, Fremont, and Monterrey, CA
Objective: Assurance of safe working conditions and practices.
2012 Project Name: Base Theater and barracks demolition including lead and asbestos abatement
Role: Project Manager/ Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
Company: Spiral Solutions and Technologies, Laughlin AFB USACE
Objective: Supervision of the base theater and barracks demolition which included the re-routing of utilities back to working condition.
2011 Project Name: 1.6 mile 30” HDPE main waterline construction
Role: Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
Company: EAR Management, Army Corps of Engineers, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Objective: Coordination between USACE and contractor including the completion of project without recordable incidents.
2013 Project Name: USACE repaving various roads and parking lot construction
Role: Safety Consultant/Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
Company: Rockwood General Contractors, Tracy Defense Depot
Objective: Completion of project without any recordable injuries.
2010 Project Name: Caltrans 2.3 mile paving project, Highway 1
Role: Safety Consultant/Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
Company: Lompoc, CA
Objective: Completion project without any recordable injuries.
2009-2012 Project Name: IDIQ Paving and concrete construction
Role: Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
Company: Vandenberg AFB, CA
Objective: Completion of project without any recordable injuries.
2009-2012 Project Name: IDIQ Paving and concrete construction
Role: Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
Company: Army Corps of Engineers, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Objective: Completion of project without any recordable injuries.
2009 Project Name: Paving and concrete construction
Role: Safety Consultant
Company: City of Paso Robles, CA
Objective: Completion of project without any recordable injuries.
2009 Project Name: Paving, concrete and electrical construction
Role: Safety Consultant
Company: Allen Hancock Community College
Objective: Completion of project without any recordable injuries.
2003-2008 Project Name: Specific names of numerous commercial and residential projects over the Central California area
Role: Corporate Safety Officer
Company: Luker Framing & General Construction
Objective: Drafted required safety plans, implemented a fall protection program, PPE program, and performed required safety training for forklift and fall protection.