Paul (Buddy) Espey

**** **** ***** ****

Prattville, Alabama 36067

Ph. 334-***-****

adncyt@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To maintain a safe and efficient work environment. I am an aggressive leader that believes in taking charge and exhibit the skills to work in a high stress environment. I am able to efficiently and accurately conduct accident, incident and personal injury investigations. I will proficiently take charge of all interactions with OSHA including defense strategies, citation prevention, abatement planning and execution. I have excellent written and verbal skills. I am a motivated, highly productive, honest, confidential, and loyal person. I believe in going above and beyond my employers expectations.

Skills

I have over nineteen years’ experience supervising and directing safety management process groups. These groups are responsible for all safety and environmental policies, procedures, implementation, updating and reporting responsibilities.

Completed OSHA courses 500, 510, 3010, 7845, 510 certification update.

OSHA authorized Out Reach Trainer

OSHA authorized Environmental Safety and Health Instructor

13 years’ experience as a Environmental Specialist (Compliance Inspector)

Experienced accident, incident and personal injury Investigator

Certified Dot Substance Abuse collector including narcotic, alcohol, Hair follicle Testing, and collections.

Emergency Medical First Responder

OSHA authorized fork lift and all terrain lift truck trainer

OSHA Advanced Safety and Health management

MSHA Safety compliance inspection (Surface Mining Operation)

MSHA Standards Trainer (Surface Mining Operation)

AGC certified Competent Person in several fields

Nineteen years’ experience performing site audits and inspections

Twelve years’ experience as Human Resource Director

Twelve years EEO Officer Experience

Six years as a DBE liaison

Valid Class A CDL with NT Endorsements and clean MVR

ADEM, DMR submission

Take bi-weekly water samples

Conduct PH Testing to ensure compliance with ADEM & EPA Standards

Ensure EPA and ADEM compliance

Industrial Hygiene testing, Audio Grams and Air monitoring.

Conduct hearing surveys using Dosimeters

Computer

Microsoft- Word, Excel, Office, Power Point, Works Publisher, Works Spreadsheet, Project Organizer, Quick Books

Experience

07/2014-Present Elmore Sand & Gravel Inc.

Elmore, Alabama

Title: EHS/HR Director

Performing Safety, environmental, OSHA/MSHA compliance and reporting audits

Responsible for all new employee orientations, paperwork and substance abuse testing.

Responsible for writing, maintaining and implementing all Human Resource Policies, postings and compliance

Responsible for all disciplinary actions, terminations and exit interviews.

EEOC issue prevention and defense

Responsible for all company safety training, orientations and job site inspections

Performs employee training in OSHA/MSHA standards, defensive drivers course, OSHA/MSHA citation defense, How to handle OSHA investigations when they occur. Employees and employers rights during and after an inspection.

OSHA required records keeping, postings and notifications.

Accident, Incident and personal injury investigations.

Workers compensation Officer, filing, investigation and reporting.

Certified Medical First Responder Industrial Hygiene testing, Audio Grams and Air monitoring.

Conduct hearing surveys using Dosimeters

Drug testing and various other tasks

Take water samples

Conduct PH level testing

Maintain all records

Prepare, review, and submit DMRs to ADEM

Conduct Environmental, Safety and Health Audits/inspections

DOT Compliance Inspections and compliance

Keeping current on all state and federal laws

Experience

07/2011-08/2014 ThyssenKrupp InPlant Services, LLC.

Calvert, Alabama

Title: EHS/HR Director

Performing Safety, environmental, OSHA compliance and reporting audits

Responsible for all new employee orientations, paperwork and substance abuse testing.

Responsible for writing, maintaining and implementing all Human Resource Policies, postings and compliance

Responsible for all disciplinary actions, terminations and exit interviews.

EEOC issue prevention and defense

Responsible for all company safety training, orientations and job site inspections

Performs employee training in OSHA standards, defensive drivers course, OSHA citation defense, How to handle OSHA investigations when they occur. Employees and employers rights during and after an inspection.

OSHA required records keeping, postings and notifications.

Accident, Incident and personal injury investigations.

Workers compensation Officer, filing, investigation and reporting.

Certified Medical First Responder

Drug testing and various other tasks

Ensure compliance with all state and federal laws

Experience

11/2009-7/2011 Tube City IMS.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Title: EHS Director/Corporate Compliance

Auditor

Corporate Auditor, performing Safety, environmental, OSHA compliance and reporting audits

Responsible for all new employee orientations, paperwork and substance abuse testing.

Responsible for writing, maintaining and implementing all company safety training and orientation programs.

Responsible for all terminated employee paperwork

Performs job site inspections

Performs employee training in OSHA standards, defensive drivers course, OSHA citation defense, How to handle OSHA investigations when they occur.

Relaying employees and employers rights during and after an inspection.

OSHA required records keeping, postings and notifications.

Accident, Incident and personal injury investigations.

Workers compensation Officer, filing, investigation and reporting.

Certified Medical First Responder

Certified Dot Substance Abuse Collector including narcotic, alcohol and Hair follicle Testing and collections.

Keeping up to date on all state and federal laws

Experience

5/1999-10/2009 Gilco Contracting, Inc.

Title: EHS/HR Director

Responsible for all new employee orientations and paperwork.

Responsible for company safety training and orientation program.

Responsible for all terminated employee paperwork

Performs job site inspections

Accident, Incident and personal injury investigations.

Performs employee training in OSHA standards, defensive drivers course, OSHA citation defense, How to handle OSHA investigations when they occur. Employees and employers rights during and after an inspection.

OSHA required records keeping.

DBE Liaison for the company.

Workers compensation Officer, filing, investigation and reporting.

EEO Officer

EEOC issues, general liability suites, accident investigations, and employee back ground investigations

Drug testing and various other tasks

Keeping up to date on all state and federal laws

Various other super visual roles for the company.

Experience

3/1992-3/1999 SNL Distribution

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Title: Night Operations Supervisor

Supervising employees

Responsible for all Human Recourse issues

Drug and alcohol collections

Conduct interviews

Accident, Incident, personal injury, investigations and prevention.

DOT safety issues

Schedule loads, and drivers

Trouble Shooting Bakery, personnel and transportation Issues.

Education

Hillcrest High School-General Education

Shelton State Community College-Business Management

University of Alabama

Georgia Tech, OSHA Institute (OTI Program)

Alabama General Contractors- various courses

References Available Upon Request

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