Yolanda S. Torres

281-***-**** adoye2@r.postjobfree.com

Adaptable and ambitious Veteran with good problem solving and interpersonal skills looking to secure a position utilizing my experience leadership, safety, and creative thinking. Experience working with policies and procedures. Solid organizational documentation skills with success in strategic planning. Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to diverse populations and organizations.

KEY SKILLS

Critical Thinker

Problem Solver

Analytical Thinker

Highly Adaptable

Experienced Doucumentaion Specialist

Results Driven

Communication

Customer Focused

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Industrial Hygienist 10/2003 to 03/2017

U. S. Department of Labor, Houston, TX

Enforced safety and occupational health laws, regulations, practices and procedures during inspection of private industry businesses with complex work operations that affect the safety and health of employees.

Conducted over 600 on-site safety and health inspections of workplaces for compliance of OSHA’s regulation in construction, private industries, and in complex industrial operations to include fatality, accident, complaint, referral, programmed, and follow-up inspections.

Written over 600 narrative reports and activity status reports.

Developed, managed and organized over 600 inspection cases and case file documents to include company’s trade secrets and trademark.

Conducted over 2000 inspection interviews of company managers, employees, witnesses, physicians, nurses, medical examiners, and local law enforcement to develop a logical conclusion

Provided external customers and the general public with technical information, training materials, resources.

Identified program deficiencies, determined programs compliance, made recommendations for program modifications and implementation of changes for improvement.

Utilized OIS data system to conduct trend analysis, develop and track inspections, and special projects.

Completed weekly inspection activity status reports in OIS.

Trained 9 Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Industrial Hygienist, and Safety Engineer Compliance Officers on inspection preparation, planning and coordination, identifying safety and health deficiencies in the workplace, employee and employer inspection interviewing, and development of the case. Trained and mentored 5 student interns.

United States Army, Reserve 1993 - 2015

Chief of Plans 12/2014 to 01/2015

75TH Training Command, U.S. Army Reserve, Houston, TX

Lead team to develop plans for collective staff training events across the Army Formation and all Divisions within the 75th Training Command.

Served as the primary point of contact for all items and issues relating to the mission status and mission support throughout the command.

Acted as lead liaison to United States Army Reserve Command, First Army and various Combatant commands.

Planned, prepared and assigned USARC training missions.

Synchronized efforts for missions and aligned personnel and equipment across the command in order to meet changing mission requirements.

Enforced command policies, practices and procedures for conducting and achieving a safety training.

Developed, presented, and implemented the Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) for 75th Division.

Prepared, developed, wrote reports and briefed the Chief of Plans, Operations and Training, Chief of Staff, Brigadier General, and Major General of the 75th Division.

Counselor 09/1995 to 10/2003

San Jacinto College Central, Pasadena, TX

Provided individual and group educational, career, and personal/social counseling to students in a diverse setting

Served as Job Placement Coordinator; assisted students in obtaining part-time, full-time, temporary and permanent employment based on individual needs such as physical disabilities and psychiatric disorders.

Counseled students on life management skills, e.g. problem-solving, decision-making skills, time management, stress management, coping skills, self-esteem dynamics and critical thinking.

Utilized data management tools to establish and maintain student’s and veterans’ confidential records.

Conducted 40 workshops on time management, career choices, effective communication, and test taking strategies.

Interpreted career, interest, skill, academic and personality assessments to students and utilized results as appropriate in counseling settings. Assisted students with their vocational career decision making process by choosing a career compatible to their personality, interest, goals, values, vocational skills, disability and training.

Performed comprehensive assessments including physical, psychological, social, family, financial and vocational issues and histories

Evaluated external and internal stimuli, drives, motives, attitudes, and interests to better evaluate and understand the student’s and veterans’ needs.

EDUCATION

P.M. Certificate – Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

M.Ed. Guidance and Counseling Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX

B.S. Biology Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS

JOB RELATED TRAINING

Introduction to Health Standards for Industrial Hygienists - OSHA Institute, Arlington Heights, IL.

Inspection Techniques and Legal Aspects - OSHA Institute, Arlington Heights, IL.

Basic Accident Investigation - OSHA Institute, Arlington Heights, IL.

Initial Compliance - OSHA Institute, Arlington Heights, IL.

Ergonomics - OSHA Institute, Arlington Heights, IL.

Introduction to Noise - OSHA Institute, Arlington Heights, IL.

Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program Interviewing - OSHA Institute, Arlington Heights, IL.

OSHA Recordkeeping for Compliance Officers

Overview of Administrative Enhancements to OSHA's Penalty

OSHA's Field Operations Manual Overview

Process Safety Management of Ammonia Refrigeration – Regional training, Corpus Christi, TX.

Safety and Health in the Chemical Processing Industries - Regional training, Corpus Christi, TX.

Continuity Awareness

Records Management for Everyone

Information Systems Security Awareness

Safeguarding Personal Identifiable Information

Department of Defense Information Assurance, November 8, 2009

Safe Home Computing

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