Patrick Allan LeBlanc

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Kingsland, GA 31548 US

Mobile: 775-***-**** - Ext:

Email: ado49u@r.postjobfree.com

Availability: Job Type:Permanent

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Shift Work

Work Experience: Trident Refit Facility

990 USS Thomas Jefferson Drive

NAVSUBASE Kingsbay

Kingsland, GA 31548 United States

05/2018 - 06/2019

Salary: 85,300.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0017 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12

Explosive Safety Specialist (This is a federal job) Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Retiring from Government Service after 23 years of Civil Service and 17 years active duty U.S. Navy serving aboard submarines. Explosive Safety Specialist in charge of safety of ordnance being handled to and from submarines. Responsible for full range of safety program management principles to include marine terminal operations; the transport of hazardous materials (primarily arms, ammunition and explosives); industrial safety and occupational health responsibilities; and ensuring the integration of Risk Management into all operations. Responsible for planning, coordinating, evaluating and providing technical advice for the command-wide safety program in the framework of applicable laws. Program encompasses staff elements and subordinate terminals and out-ports involving diverse facilities, modes of transportation; surface, water and rail. Interprets regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to a broad range of safety and occupational health duties that include industrial hazards and transport of hazardous materials including ammunition and explosives. Manages the safety and occupational health program of a major industrial operation, a Military Controlled Seaport, requiring the development and application of technical standards and controlling the requirement of use of large cranes, and associated equipment for long-shoring work involving cargo vessel. Develops policies, instructions, procedures and regulations for application and implementation for the safety and occupational health program. Confers and coordinates with Directors and Division Chiefs to achieve safety and occupational health goals and objectives including training personnel 10 and 30 hour as an OSHA 5400 Maritime Safety Instructor. Provides innovative analysis of high safety risk activities in conditions characterized by a wide variety of problems such as fluctuation of workforce employees assigned high safety risk jobs. Manages the safe movement of diverse general and hazardous cargo by surface, and maritime modes. Advises commanders of courses of action affecting explosives storage, handling operations, work processes, human-machine relationships, and environmental conditions which impact on the safety and efficiency of personnel with technical assistance from quality assurance specialist ammunition surveillance. Identifies general issues that could increase risk to personnel during transportation of such items. Reviews and develops explosives safety site plans utilizing manual and automated techniques, including NAVFAC developed ESS and specifications for major building alterations, and/or changes in equipment and monitors project through completion to ensure compliance with explosives safety standards and safety codes. Prepares supplements to instructions and manuals and develops specialized local instructions defining mishap prevention, explosives handling, use and storage procedures based on interpretation and/or adaptation of higher command instructions and policies formulated by other federal government agencies. Ensures and performs periodic inspections, evaluations, and surveys of facilities, equipment, and operations; and identifies deficiencies in the program and variances to the standard using a comprehensive knowledge of regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques to determine compliance with explosives safety regulations. Assists with a wide range of safety issues during emergency plans and exercises. Participates in workgroups to develop safety resources, policies, and procedures needed for emergency evacuation plan scenarios. Reviews and analyzes the Base and Squadron Safety and Occupational Health Programs which includes accident prevention and control through application of mandatory and consensus standards, risk minimization through coordinated staff participation in operational planning and review, safety education and promotion, accident investigation, reporting, and analysis, and utilization of positive work management skills and techniques to attain goals and objectives. Maintains detailed knowledge databases and interprets/advises safety staff on regulations and directives from Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor (OSHA), Department of the Navy Submarine Force, as well as numerous nationally recognized agencies disseminating consensus- type standards (ANSI, NFPA, etc.). Routinely

documents and prepares formal written correspondence for the Commander with recommendations in connection with inquiries involving established practices, precedents, and policies to agencies and activities internal and external to the Group. Studies policy questions raised and recommends via decision papers, briefings, etc., appropriate course of action to direct managers. Maintains professional liaison with Army, Navy, Army and Air Force Area Commands, and US Coast Guard by telephone, written correspondence and personal visits with key representatives. Miliatry Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU)

6280 Sunny Point Road SE

Southport, NC 28461-5000 United States

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10/2016 - Present

Salary: 77,000.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0018 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12

Safety Manager (This is a federal job)

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Serves as the Safety and Occupational Health Manager for a military controlled port. Manager is a member of the commander’s special staff and reports directly to the commander. Responsible for full range of safety program management principles to include marine terminal operations; the transport of hazardous materials (primarily arms,

ammunition and explosives); industrial safety and occupational health responsibilities; and ensuring the integration of Risk Management into all operations. Responsible for planning, coordinating, evaluating and providing technical advice for the command-wide safety program in the framework of applicable laws. Program encompasses staff elements and subordinate terminals and out-ports involving diverse facilities, modes of transportation; surface, water and rail. Interprets regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques applicable to a broad range of safety and occupational health duties that include industrial hazards and transport of hazardous materials including ammunition and explosives. Manages the safety and occupational health program of a major industrial operation, a Military Controlled Seaport, requiring the development and application of technical standards and controlling the requirement of use of large cranes, and associated equipment for long-shoring work involving cargo vessel. Develops policies, instructions, procedures and regulations for application and implementation for the safety and occupational health program. Provides innovative analysis of high safety risk activities in conditions characterized by a wide variety of problems such as extreme fluctuation of workforce employees assigned high safety risk jobs. Manages the safe movement of diverse general and hazardous cargo by surface, and maritime modes. Advises commanders of courses of action affecting explosives storage, handling operations, work processes, human-machine relationships, and environmental conditions which impact on the safety and efficiency of personnel with technical assistance from quality assurance specialist ammunition surveillance. Identifies general issues that could

increase risk to personnel during transportation of such items. Reviews and develops explosives safety site plans utilizing manual and automated techniques, including NAVFAC developed ESS and specifications for

major building alterations, and/or changes in equipment and monitors project through completion to ensure compliance with explosives safety standards and safety codes. Prepares supplements to instructions and manuals and develops specialized local instructions defining mishap prevention, explosives handling, use and storage procedures based on interpretation and/or adaptation of higher command instructions and policies formulated by other federal government agencies. Ensures and performs periodic inspections, evaluations, and surveys of facilities, equipment, and operations; and identifies deficiencies in the program and variances to the standard using a comprehensive knowledge of regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques to determine compliance with explosives safety regulations. Assists with a wide range of safety issues during emergency plans and exercises. Participates in workgroups to develop safety resources, policies, and procedures needed for emergency evacuation plan scenarios. Reviews and analyzes the Brigade and Battalions’ Safety and Occupational Health

Program which includes accident prevention and control through application of mandatory and consensus standards, risk minimization through coordinated staff participation in operational planning and review, safety education and promotion, accident investigation, reporting, and analysis, and utilization of positive work

management skills and techniques to attain goals and objectives. Maintains detailed knowledge databases and interprets/advises safety staff on regulations and directives from Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor (OSHA), Department of the Army and SDDC (HQ), as well as numerous nationally recognized agencies disseminating consensus-type standards (ANSI, NFPA, etc.). Routinely

documents and prepares formal written correspondence for the Trans BDE’s/Commander with recommendations in connection with inquiries involving established practices, precedents, and policies to agencies and activities internal and external to the Group. Confers and coordinates with Directors and Division Chiefs to achieve safety and occupational health goals and objectives including training personnel 10 and 30 hour as an OSHA 5400 Maritime Safety Instructor. Studies policy questions raised and recommends via decision papers, briefings, etc., appropriate course of action to direct managers. Maintains professional liaison with Army, Navy, Army and Air Force Area Commands, and US Coast Guard by telephone, written correspondence and personal visits with key representatives. Supervisor: Steve Kerr 910-***-****)

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Hawthorne Army Depot

1 South Maine

Hawthorne, NV 89415 United States

03/2015 - 10/2016

Salary: 77,000.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 50

Series: 0018 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12

Supervisory Safety and Occupational Health Specialist (This is a federal job) Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Directorate Chief over the Risk Management Division supervising 5 FTE's in Safety, Security and Range Operations.During a recent World Wide Ammunition Logistics and Explosives Safety Inspection, We were found to have ZERO deficiencies which the inspectors noted was only the second time that had Print Resume https://www.usajobs.gov/Applicant/ProfileDashboard/Resumes/ 2 of 8 4/20/2019, 23:42

occurred in their 20+ years of experience conducting these events. Awarded the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service for this effort. Within 2 months of taking this position we earned the Army Safety In Excellence streamer. I am responsible for the planning, implementation, administration and evaluation of a 24 hour safety program covering a wide variety of explosive safety issues including demilitarization of munitions, long term storage and shipping of a variety of munitions. I develop, modify and issue local directives and procedures establishing technical and administrative safety requirements for its health care facilities. This includes the authoring on of SOP's, the review of the Prime Contractor's SOP's and the review and development of all JHA's on all projects and procedures. Attended a railroad safety training event and was selected to be a railroad accident investigation inspector for the western region. This Army Depot features 247 miles of rail line, three engines, 2,700 magazines, the worlds premier demil facility featuring an active detonation and an open burn facility. Nearly 5,000 lbs of ordinance is demilitarized and destroyed per DAY here.

Coordinates with medical staff at a clinic staffed by a PA and several RN's, where appropriate, installation safety on the receipt, storage, use and disposal of restricted and highly hazardous chemicals, including the Dod's only stockpile of mercury. I inspect employee records of physicals, respirator test fittings and a comprehensive hearing loss monitoring program, as well as asbestos and lead absorption and radiation monitoring programs. . I Plan and revise work schedules and assignments to assure an even flow and distribution of work, the expeditious handling of priorities, that schedules and deadlines are met and to meet changes in workload ensuring the efficient operation of the premier demilitarization facility on earth: which has the blast capacity of 40, 000 per day and a burn range capable of 2,000 per day, as well as a simulated Afghan Village including a mosque, 13 firearms ranges of varying distances and the only desert based sniper training range in the world.

I develop occupational safety criteria, analytical techniques and standards affecting a large industrial complex with heavy industrial activity organized along volume production lines involving a wide variety of specialized hazardous trades and crafts of substantial numbers of employees. Combines professional engineering knowledge, skills and abilities with risk management in the identification, analysis and control of hazards resulting from human error or operational procedures and hazards associated with the environment, equipment or facilities. Utilize engineering skills and risk management practices in quantifying, prioritizing and managing risk, applying the hierarchy of hazard control, and managing equivalent protection. Conduct special engineering studies of production processes, and physical and environmental conditions for the purpose of isolating, identifying and eliminating an/or remedying actual or potential accident and health hazards (ergonomics). Review proposed/existing policies, procedures, plans, designs, and specifications for safety implications and consistency with engineering principles and practices. Serve as an engineering consultant and adviser to operating officials at all levels relative to safety principles, standards, practices, and analytical techniques. These methods provide the basic direction for managers in structuring safety and health program requirements. I attend a variety of conferences, meetings, and symposiums relative to safety; and frequently serves as team leader for projects which include subject matter experts.

I design and/or review proposed designs for inclusion of safety engineering, occupational health requirements and design codes of various mechanical and safety guards for a wide variety of machines and plant equipment to eliminate occupational hazards. Plans, designs, coordinates, and monitors hazard controls for new, unique, complex, or state-of-the-art applications, and evaluates the feasibility, effectiveness and soundness of proposed controls. I review engineering plans and specifications for new construction and modifications to facilities and installation plant equipment for compliance with occupational safety and health standards and makes technical changes as needed. Coordinate with other technical and managerial staff elements on hazard identification, analysis and control. Supervisor: Larry Cruz 775-***-****)

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U.S. ARMY Material Command

3/401st AFSBn SAFETY

APO, AE

Bagram -BAF, Parwan Afghanistan

09/2013 - 03/2015

Hours per week: 73

Series: 0018 Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12

This a time-limited appointment or temporary promotion Safety Manager (This is a federal job)

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Senior Safety and Occupational Health Specialist responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating a US Army Field Support Battalion’s Safety and Health inspection program and on-site reviews of a variety of light and heavy equipment repair areas involving high risk hazards (i.e., highly toxic agents, inflammable, MPPEH, explosives and radiant energy) in Afghanistan. Assist Garrison and Brigade safety office to develop goals and objectives, prepare safety policies, procedures and guidelines, organize and execute program budget.

Within 4 weeks of reporting, wrote and implemented a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure for the Safety Directorate. Implemented a Sports Safety Initiative and educational programs to the dangers inherent to residing in a harsh, wartime environment. These initiatives reduced the accident rate by 200% over a monitored six month period.

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Plan, schedule and conduct safety inspections on the command’s work sites. Evaluates a wide variety of potential hazardous operations related to installation mission. Identify hazardous work processes, materials, and unsafe environmental conditions. Obtain immediate corrective action of conditions if necessary. Provide technical safety and occupational health guidance to supervisors responsible for hazardous activities. Applies a knowledge of the principles, standards, and techniques of safety and pertinent aspects of engineering, psychological, physiological, and other scientific and technical factors affecting safety in resolving inspection findings, trends, and controversial safety problems involving new industrial techniques or experimental operations wherein there are no safety guidelines or precedents. Conduct investigations on mishaps and near misses. Prepare written reports, photograph events and document factual occurrences. Identify root cause, recommend short and long term corrective actions to prevent recurrences. Prepare formal written report in accordance with governing regulations and submit for review within 10 days of mishap.

Monitor Contractor as Primary Contract Officer Representative (COR) for Environmental and Safety Programs and over a dozen sub-contractors checking veracity of major safety programs to include: Training and Certification, Job hazard analysis of on-site conditions, Fall Protection, Machinery Guarding, Material Handling and material handling equipment, electrical safety, fire protection and inspection, HAZWOPER site inspection to ensure HAZMAT/HAZ Waste compliance, recovery and mitigation, development of and practice of emergency response procedures. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) use based on accurate job hazard analyses, quantifying worker exposure levels using appropriate sampling methods, monitoring parasite and rodent infestation patterns and developing mitigation and training programs.

Developed a mitigation and training program to prevent trenching cave ins, assure that workers safely enter confined spaces, and preventing exposure to harmful substances generated during trash incineration and disposal.

Accident prevention and control: Make studies of accident problems to devise methods of overcoming particular safety hazards; review plans for construction, modification layouts, etc. To assure integration of safe policies, procedures, and required safety items; makes observations of machinery, equipment, and personnel (including contractor personnel) to assure conformance to safety rules and regulations and to detect hazards. Implemented an ‘Anti-Vehicle To Plan’ that decreased tipping accident by over 75% in a period where vehicular traffic increased by over 300%. Devised and implemented the testing of various types of equipment for safety and industrial hygiene hazards. Make recommendations for corrective action in discrepancies found and aggressively trained personnel in personal hygiene standards in a forward operating area where sanitary and potable water were at a premium. Coordinated an Occupational Health Safety training program for presentation to operating supervisors and employees at all levels that included a multi-lingual work force. Many presentations were pictorial in nature to insure widest understanding and dissemination. Prepare and issue bulletins, letters, safety grams, etc. To distribution to personnel relative to job and off-the-job safety in a forward combat area. Produced safety posters and other safety promotional literature for display and distribution throughout the footprint.

Volunteered to backfill positions while personnel were on leave/R&R. Obtained certification as a Postal Inspector (DD285), worked 12 weeks in the Mail Room, PT. Conducted a Job Hazards Analysis while performing this duty and incorporated ergonomic improvements for FTEs working that job. Also volunteered as Public Affairs Officer for a five month period as a collateral duty. Established a Face Book page and authored the Command Annual History Report CY 2013. Supervisor: MAJ Mike Rasco 312-***-****)

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Safety Department, SWFLANT

1150 USS Los Angeles BLVD

Kings Bay, GA

Kings Bay, GA 31547 United States

05/2009 - 09/2013

Salary: 65,000.00 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 50

Series: 0018 Pay Plan: GS

Explosive Safety Specialist (This is a federal job) Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Explosive Safety Specialist with over 30 years experience handling ordnance: Special Weapons and Torpedoes to demolition materials and small arms ammunition. Small Arms and Crew Served Weapons Instructor and an expert in all facets of AA and E including, HERO Management, Authoring and Proofing SOP's, Managing Magazines and RFI's, creating site approvals, managing a CAIMS account using OIS- R, validating NARS, sending Ammunition Transaction Reports ATRs, Key and Lock management, managing a Qual/Cert and training program, HAZMAT/Hazwaste coordinator certified and a variety of other talents and qualifications.

Waterfront Safety Observer at the Explosive Handling Wharves. I observe the Safe Handling of all ordnance during SSBN, SSGN and SSN evolutions. These events include D5 Missiles, rocket motors, re-entry vehicles and ancillary equipments, Tomahawk AURs, Mk48 and ADCAP torpedoes, countermeasure devices, small arms ammunition, grenades, shoulder fired anti-tank and aircraft Print Resume https://www.usajobs.gov/Applicant/ProfileDashboard/Resumes/ 4 of 8 4/20/2019, 23:42

systems as well as submarine pyrotechnics, demolition and SOF materials. Safety Observer includes the conduct of pre-handling inspection, verification of personnel PPE, monitor safety briefing, observation of ordnance evolutions and submission of end-of-shift report to DH, noting lessons learned, items of interest and recommendations for improvement. QUAL/CERT accomplished in record time to support the WARFIGHTER mission.

I redesigned and manage the Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance HERO program for SUBASE and its tenant commands. Includes briefing all persons entering AA and E area on the dangers and liabilities associated with RF emissions related to Ordnance. Submit new and refurbished equipments through a vetting process with EG and G and NOSSA to determine HERO status and update the SUBASE HERO EMCON Bill. Revised the HERO tracking form for cell phone and Blackberry tracking. Partnered with the BOSC Facilities contractor in bringing a new radio trunking system on line with over 600 radios.

Participate in 100% of Nuclear Weapons Accident/Incident Drills as Scene Controller. I commence drills with proper authority and reduce deficiencies from scene personnel by conducting on the spot training and “Hot Wash” follow-up discussions that help to correct and train Military and Civilian personnel. Maintain the Explosive Safety Self-Assessment Tracker ensuring all assessments are conducted during the assigned timeframe. Conduct follow-up assessment within 45 days of receipt of corrective action responses to ensure corrective actions are in place. Conduct investigations on mishaps and near misses. Prepare written reports, photograph events and document factual occurrences. Identify root cause, recommend short and long term corrective actions to prevent recurrences. Prepare formal written report in accordance with governing regulations and submit for review within 10 days of mishap.

Facilitate Critiques to determine Root Cause. (Lean Six Sigma) Supervisor: Beth Morrison 912-***-****)

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Department of the Navy

Kings Bay, GA United States

11/1997 - 05/2009

Hours per week: 40

Police Officer/Range Master/Armory Lead

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Designated as Range Master, Weapons Officer and Armory Lead responsible for all weapons qualifications, range safety, scheduling and utilization of the base multi-purpose range and it's equipments, including all facets of combat firing and confrontational shooting. This $4.8 million facility saw 3.2 million rounds down range this year of operation. Serve as facility manager and personnel lead for this 26K square foot facility that includes office space, classrooms and 2 dynamic, interactive weapons simulator trainers. Currently lead a team of 3 FTE's and 3 TERM personnel. Responsible for the inventory and control of all weapons. Maintain serial number control of, and inventory, over 800 small arms. Order new weapons, receive and receipt incoming weapons and ship unserviceable weapons. Prepare various forms and documents for item control. Provide maintenance performed.

Organize, conduct and facilitate training symposiums, round table safety forums, debriefings and conferences to ensure all training requirements and safety aspects are met and that procedural compliance is adhered to. Collate data, making recommendations to the CO regarding improvements to security practices, procedures and regulations, and ensure the training standard is adhered to in providing worthwhile, meaningful, real-world oriented training. Control an account of over 2 MILLION rounds per year with ZERO deficiencies. Designated Ordnance Inspector, responsible for quality assurance of ammunition being received or shipped. Led the Armory through a recent Explosive Safety Inspection with no major deficiencies and an overall Satisfactory grade.

Deliver stand-up instruction on a daily basis. Promote learning in the team environment. Facilitate the logistical requirements necessary to support the delivery of training programs conducted in multiple locations, thereby promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of the training program. Completely developed 2 course topics from conception, through draft, to final course presentation. Research and prepare factual and analytical reports and memorandums identifying procedural non- compliance, errors or omissions in SOP's as they apply to the training standards and recommend improvements to operational programs, security practices, procedures and regulations. Developed training for Force Security measures with squad automatic weapons. Including development of course materials, redefining training objectives, drafting and implementing changes to machinegun training and providing hands on training for over two thousand watchstanders over the last three years. Utilize Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point on a daily basis. Converted all print material to Microsoft Power Point presentation software. Enhanced the effectiveness of established visual tools (charts, graphs and diagrams) by applying information design strategies. Print Resume https://www.usajobs.gov/Applicant/ProfileDashboard/Resumes/ 5 of 8 4/20/2019, 23:42

Supervisor: Larry Plemons (912-***-****)

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National Park Service, Cumberland Island National Seashore Saint Marys, GA United States

01/1997 - 11/1997

Salary: 11.00 USD Per Hour

Hours per week: 40

Pay Plan: WG Grade: 9/07/02

Maintenance Worker, Cyclic Roofer (This is a federal job) Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Worked a temporary Maintenance Worker doing cyclic roofing and general maintenance to historical buildings, structures and Park Service equipment: removed old roofing, repaired damage to structure and replaced roofing with historically accurate wooden shingling. Use hand tools and power tools including: hammer, t-square, razor knife, measuring tape, circular saw, hand saw, screw driver, wrenches, chalk line, hydraulic jacks, pneumatic drill, wheelbarrow and electric lift. Assembled safety equipment: including scaffolding and catch-nets on two and three story structures. Operated a hydraulic lift bucket truck to trim trees away from structures: used a chain saw to cut trees and was responsible for setting the hydraulic safeties on the truck. After performing routine maintenance, replaced worn hydraulic cylinder and weight tested lift to insure personnel safety. During periods of inclement weather: performed maintenance and cleaning on a variety of equipment and tools including: power saws, battery electric drills and saws, hydraulic cylinder jacks, chain saws, pneumatic compressors and hand tools.

Worked as part of a crew of eleven, often tasked to work independently and occasionally supervised a worker/helper.

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