Cliff Reeves
Bridge City, Texas
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CAREER OBJECTIVE: A challenging and responsible position utilizing experience and expertise in industrial safety pertaining to
petrochemical and refining operations, offering a stable career environment and professional growth opportunities. Specialize in procedure/program writing and
implementation.
SUMMARY: Thirty (30) years’ experience in fire protection, environmental and occupational health and safety.
Experience includes petrochemical refining, planning, developing, implementing and managing fire protection, environmental and occupational health and safety
programs. Pro-active enforcement of OSHA, NFPA, DOT, ANSI, state, local and company policies and procedures specializing in industrial hygiene and aggressive case management. Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills. Specialize in policy, procedure and training development and implementation; and medical case management and workers compensation matters
and associated litigation.
EDUCATION: College 1986 – 89, 1992 – Lamar University Beaumont, TX
Major – Occupational Safety & Health
High School 1982 – 1986 – Orangefield High
Orangefield, TX
Graduate
April 2005 Primavera Planning Program P-3
601 Training
Microsoft approved training program
EXCERPTS FROM PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
11/19- Present Echo Maintenance, LLC. – Port Arthur, Texas Corporate Safety Dept. – Policy/Procedure Specialist. Review, development and implementation of company
policies and procedures including safety policies, procedures and processes and associated forms. Direct interface with corporate Senior Management including VP’s and CEO.
6/13-6/19 Richard Industrial Group
Corporate Safety Representative
Managed all facets of the safety program on all intercompany capital and major projects, including evaluating projects execution of all applicable components of the safety program, including planning and implementation of steps initiated to shore up gaps that may exist in the safety program. Responsible for development and implementation of the new revised Health and Safety Manual, Health and Safety Training manual, Employee Safety Handbook, etc. Provided hands on oversight and decision-making of all intercompany medical case management and associated litigation and workers compensation matters. Voluntary company appointed presenter at various safety and industry related functions.
5/12 to 6/13 Richard Construction, Inc. Valero- St Charles Refinery HCU Project Senior Project Safety Manager
Managed all facets of safety, health and environmental
(including subcontractors) on a 7.1 million manhour project with peak manpower of 1400 company and subcontractor employees. Reduced the Total Recordable Incident Rate by 70% in less than one year. Implemented a number of continuous improvement programs including employee involvement, committees (both management and employee) safety incentive, leading indicators and injury trend tracking, formalized/categorized auditing program, Weekly Safety Newsletter, additional training (i.e., bussing, drivers, office safety), OSHA simulated self- auditing and front line supervisor involvement in the safety program. Shared programs with the refinery, which have deployed many of them as their own today. Direct interface with company Vice President, President and CEO.
9/05 to 5/12 Innovative EHS/Total Safety Valero-Port Arthur Represented Valero as Staff Safety Specialist in monitoring safety performance of contractors as well as operations and maintenance over Complex 3 (6 units). Direct interface at a management level. Was in charge of writing all plant-wide Turnaround Safety Action Plans and associated documents. Extensive involvement in MOC’s, writing and
implementing Process Safety Overviews and participating in PSSR’s. Safety manager over the 2010-2011 Coke Drum Replacement/Coker Turnaround (which is currently the largest coke drum replacement project/turnaround in refinery history) Associated with managing Capital and Major Projects including the refinery’s new Hydrocracker Project as well as multiple upgrade/re-vamp projects. i.e.,
(oxygen enrichment project, Scorpion project, Flare Gas Recovery, Cooling Water Upgrades, Sludge Injection, Coke Conveyor and pit expansions, etc) Developed plan and written job description and orientation for deploying third party safety representatives for projects and turnarounds that is still in use at present as a refinery standard. 11/98 to 8/05 Turner Industries Group LLC
Beaumont, Texas
Corporate Safety Manager-Texas Division
Responsible for occupational safety and health
management at a corporate level. Direct interface with operations managers and vice-president.
5/98 to 11/98 S & B ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS,
Odessa, TX
Project Safety Manager
Provided construction management services on a three- (3) million man-hour linear low-density polyethylene new construction project. Participated in planning and decision- making at a management level.
12/97 – 4/98 BROWN AND ROOT,
Westlake Lipex Project, Sulphur, LA
Lead Safety Inspector
Responsible for safety and health of new construction project. Conducted training and field advisement at a management level.
9/96 – 10/97 BROWN AND ROOT,
Chevron – Port Arthur, TX Ethylene Expansion Project Lead Safety Inspector
Responsible for coordinating all activities with a 1/3 section of the project. Produced and implemented site safety procedures including tie-in procedures, line break procedures and confined space entry. Conducted project wide training and provided field advisement and medical case management.
7/96 – 9/96 PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CORPORATE
ENGINEERING PHILLIPS 66
Sweeny, TX
Project Safety Manager
Monitored safety performance of seven contractors (2500 + employees) on an ethylene unit turnaround. Provided advisement on a management level.
5/96 – 7/96 HARMONY CORPORATION (currently Turner
Industries) – PHILLIPS 66,
Sweeny, TX
Project Safety Manager
Supervised two safety inspectors on a 65,000 + man-hour project entailing the construction of an ethylene furnace. Provided advisement and participated in decision making on a management level. Project was completed with an incident rate of 0.0.
12/95 – 5/96 HB ZACHRY CO.,
Oxy Petrochemicals, Sulphur, LA
Site Safety Manager
Assumed all training, field advisement, and administrative responsibilities pertaining to safety under a plant-wide maintenance contract. Maintained a LTA rate of 0.0 and was on VPP Star Recertification Committee.
10/94 – 12/95 HB ZACHRY CO. (INTERNATIONAL),
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Safety Inspector/Night Shift Dept. Supervisor
Supervised four night shift safety dept. employees during shutdown period. Provided safety and industrial hygiene advisement on a management level. Maintained a R.I.R. of 1.09 on 1.3 million man-hour project. Provided project- wide training as well as generating all OSHA required site specific procedures including confined space entry, respiratory protection and hazard communication.
Miscellaneous Routinely present at local client/facility contractor safety forums, and annual presenter at TCC-ACIT Annual Safety Seminar at Moody Gardens- Galveston, Texas; since 1998. References Available upon request