John "Brett" Green

Safety Coordinator LG Electronics Solar Division

Laceys Spring, AL 35754

adq6k6@r.postjobfree.com

primary phone: 660-***-****

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Safety Coordinator

LGEUS Solar Panel Assembly Plant

June 2021 to present

-Provided safety leadership needed to successfully reduce OSHA reportable incidents by 75% and recordable incidents by 67%.

-Primary point of contact for coordinating workers compensation claims.

-Primary author of safety policies and programs for LGE Solar working closely with Human Resources and Legal teams at LGEUS headquarters to ensure adoption and implementation of standards for safe operations.

-Responsible for preparation, coordination, and delivery of all safety training including OSHA annual required training, refresher training, new hire safety orientation training, and corrective action training for all employees.

-Coordinated or conducted safety inspections on personal protective equipment (PPE), machinery, and machine safeguards resulting in zero injuries caused by ineffective PPE or machine guarding.

-Concentrated on reducing ergonomic injuries resulting in the procurement of equipment to better protect employees from muscoskeletal injuries and reduce lost time.

-Developed LGEUS Solar’s Hearing conservation program coordinating annual audiograms for potentially affected employees.

-Influenced change in behavior-based safety for employees resulting in employees holding one another accountable for safety across the workforce.

-Provided leadership and guidance to team members of the Safety Health Environmental and Energy (SHEE) Part.

-Assigned incident investigation team members to perform root cause analysis of all injurious incidents utilizing a systems-based approach reducing employee reluctance to accurately report injurious incidents.

-Supported environmental programs by reviewing safety data sheets (SDS) and correctly identifying hazards and mitigation methods for entry into the LGE Chemical Management System (CMS).

-Served as the first reviewer of CMS inventory for LGE Solar’s chemical inventory.

-As an American Red Cross certified instructor, provided medical support to employees and the primary first aid trainer for SHEE team members.

Fabricator/Instructor

Special Electronics Incorporated/Oak Grove Technologies Incorporated - Huntsville, AL

January 2019 to April 2021

-Responsible for fabrication of training devices to support the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School and provide instruction in training scenarios for the Public Safety Bomb Technician community

-Serves as an assistant instructor for the intermediate electronics class

-Serves as a facilitator for teams conducting training scenarios based on mission requirements

-Performed warehousing operations as needed to support the HDS mission including:

oPrimary operator of powered industrial truck

oSafely conducting operations with industrial production machinery

oSafety officer for warehouse and workshop

-Served as range safety officer for explosives operations in a training environment

Safety Director

Ultratec Special Effects Inc

February 2015 to December 2018

-Responsible for directing and providing health and safety program oversight to Ultratec's pyrotechnics manufacturing facility

-Prepared and enforces policies to establish a culture of health and safety

-Responsible for the safety and training of over 60 employees

-Developed and executes health and safety plans according to regulatory guidance in order to maintain a safe and healthful work environment

-Monitored compliance to policies and laws by constant and consistent inspections of operations

-Inspected tools and machinery to determine possible unsafe conditions

-Investigated all accidents and near misses to determine and correct root causes

-Conducted regulatory research to determine compliance with all applicable safety and security regulations

-Authored Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for intermediate pyrotechnic compositions and final products - Directed all aspects of physical security for the facility ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory statutes

-Served as a member of the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) proximate committee to establish and maintain industry standards for the safe use of close proximity pyrotechnic articles - Worked as member of APA regulatory working group to establish vertical standards for OSHA recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) for the pyrotechnics industry

-Served as safety subject matter expert with consultants, regulators and staff working on design projects

-Provided leadership to employees while working closely with CEO, CFO, COO, HR Manager and

Production Managers to cultivate the Ultratec safety culture

Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Instructor

Pulau Corporation

June 2014 to December 2014

Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan

-Strictly enforced the safety and training standards of the Warrior Training Alliance (WTA) to ensure only the best qualified candidates, chosen from National Police, Border Police, National Security

-Forces and National Army, were trained to uphold the safety and security of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

-Trained and evaluated over 59 individuals as first responders to properly identify and safely mitigate explosive, physical, and health hazards associated with daily and emergency operations

-Mentored individuals to use standard forensic techniques in evidence collection and follow chain of custody protocol

-Instructed personnel how to correctly utilize equipment such as handheld metal detectors, electronic countermeasures, and EOD specific tools

-Managed five vetted interpreters/assistant instructors in order to successfully communicate with host country nationals on a daily basis

-Interacted extensively with other NATO military forces responsible for security at four training sites ensuring training was conducted in the safest environment possible

Operations and Training Manager

84th Ordnance Battalion - Fort Riley, KS

February 2012 to June 2014

-As Operations Manager advised senior leadership on all matters related to daily operations in the organization successfully managing emergency response over 230,000 square miles with only 22% authorized manpower

-Directly supervised 24 individuals to make a cohesive team in a stressful operating environment

-Trained and evaluated more than 216 individuals for hazardous critical assignments overseas

-Generated and reviewed reports for over 548 hazardous incidents spanning 10 states

Explosive Ordnance Exploitation Supervisor

Defense Intelligence Agency - Redstone Arsenal, AL

September 2007 to February 2012

-Conducted more than 2,175 operations concentrating on the disassembly, reassembly and modification of foreign weapons systems providing analytical data to analysts from many different national level agencies

-Led a team into Iraq multiple times in order to gather technical intelligence from existing foreign weapon systems and one first generation weapon system

-Coordinated the disposal of more than 42,000 pounds of explosives adhering to all state and federal regulations

Operations Supervisor and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader

774th Ordnance Company - Fort Riley, KS

June 2005 to September 2007

-Selected to create and lead a C-IED team in an austere environment for 9 months that was responsible for the clearance of over 87 IEDs.

-Led operations resulting in the apprehension of 11 high value targets by tireless investigation and evidence collection

-Supervised, mentored, and led 22 individuals conducting hazardous operations on two separate continents

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Intelligence Analyst

National Ground Intelligence Center - Aberdeen, MD

February 2002 to June 2005

-Collected intelligence on weapon systems from 17 foreign governments in order to report modifications and upgrades to national level agencies

-Served as the primary safety supervisor and team leader on more than 300 hazardous missions overseas

-Conducted analysis, exploitation, testing and inventory of more than 15,000 items for national level agencies

-Served as initial team leader for program later named Weapons Intelligence Team (WIT) and collected over 200 tons of foreign ammunition and equipment to meet DoD scientific and technical intelligence requirements

Education

BS in Occupational Safety

Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, KY

AA in General Studies

Barton County Community College - Great Bend, KS

Certifications/Licenses

Health and Safety Management

June 2017

OSHA 511 Standards in General Industry

December 2017

American Red Cross Instructor

September 2021

Skills

Risk Management, audits, OSHA, EHS, Ergonomics, Safety, training, workers compensation, security, Management

Military Service

Branch: Army

Service Country: United States

Rank: Sergeant First Class May 1994 to June 2014

Additional Information

Foreign Material Exploitation

Research and Development

Operations Management

Instruction

Conflict Resolution

Hazardous Materials Transportation

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