Safety Manager
Resume:
Carlos E. Ruiz
Stockton CA *****
********@*****.***************.***
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Objective
My objective is to secure a position as a Safety, Health and Environmental professional with a dynamic team, to act as a resource to deliver solutions and to demonstrate my knowledge and skills to effectively support a progressive company in its efforts to achieve a desired outcome of a total safety culture. As the designer and trainer of the safety orientation process that won the 2013 Safety Innovation Award at the California State Safety Expo, I feel this would garner serious consideration for employment for the right team. Expected outcomes are to efficiently develop, manage, coordinate and train all level of employees in the safety and accident prevention program utilizing over 20 years of safety management skills, in a manner consistent with the company’s policies and procedures.
Employment History
R Safety Director Company
Director of Operations
Employment dates: 6/17 to Present
Report to President
As an experienced Director of Operations my responsibility was to organize and oversee the daily operations of our company. Ensuring that the Environmental, Safety and Health business was well-coordinated and productive by managing its procedures and coaching its people, thus requiring a thorough knowledge of various company processes and regulatory statutes.
As the Director of Operations, it was my responsible for planning, directing and providing excellent leadership to achieve short- and long-term business objectives to our Training, Sales and Marketing people through experienced skills and leadership. To discover and obtain prospective clients, acquire new talent and maintain a high-quality deliverable product to our customers and their teams.
My responsibilities were vast and included leading the Operations team the most efficient way and act as the single point of contact to the President of the company. This position drove all financial support for financial and operational analysis, budgeting, planning, forecasting, and reporting, training schedules, and the develop and procurement of all educational training modules and resources. Most importantly I also provide ongoing business analysis to determine opportunities for efficiencies and profitability improvement through many different kinds of operational activities and ever-changing industries and their processes
Director of Operations responsibilities include:
• Liaising with executives to make decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals
• Act as a dedicated liaison for Strategic Planning
• Planning and monitoring the day-to-day running of business to ensure smooth progress
• Supervising staff from different departments and provide constructive feedback
• Continuously and regularly evaluate the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements
• Manage procurement processes and coordinate material and resource allocation
• Oversee customer support processes and organize them to enhance customer satisfaction
• Review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability
• Revise and/or formulate policies and promote their implementation
• Manage relationships/agreements with external partners/vendors
• Evaluate overall performance by gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and metrics
• Ensure that the company runs with legality and conformity to established regulations, i.e., contracts, permits, insurances, financials, ect.
• Lead regular financial reviews, quarterly business reviews, and forecast review meetings with key partners throughout the region to ensure understanding of risks and opportunities
• Support the Sales and Marketing team in developing and executing on new product/project initiatives, project sales launches, technology project implementations and any innovation and optimization goals
• Provide training, motivation, and development of team members to foster optimal performance
• Coordinate and provide direction, training, and mentoring to onsite construction teams and internal stakeholders to implement effective safety measures
• Perform risk assessments on projects including generation of safe work execution plans 2
• Collaborate with our internal teams to monitor the safety programs on project sites and maintain a good working relationship to facilitate all customers safety initiatives and goals.
• Facilitate incident investigation, RCA, and reporting for corrective actions
• Be actively engaged in maintaining cross functional relationships to foster cooperation and enhance safety endeavors
• develop robust safety processes and standards to enable efficiency and effectiveness along with leading effective cross-functional communications
• Work in conjunction with team’s Subject Matter Expert (SME) to understand the safety and quality control impacts of new designs, materials, and construction methods·
Skills:
• Experience working in a mission critical environment and awareness of proactive safety methodologies
• Experience working within a comprehensive safety program.
• Demonstrated success in implementation of Environmental Health & Safety enhancement programs.
• Proven ability to partner with team members and contractors to implement change.
• Sufficient industry knowledge to understand the design and deployment of technical electrical and mechanical systems construction and general industry processes.
• Posses strong understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry, including knowledge of fast-track design-build process and associated documents and contracts.
• Familiar with ground-up construction and greenfield site development requirements.
• Familiar with retrofit projects in live mission-critical environments or occupied spaces.
• Offer comments to facility toward recommendations, including prioritization, mandatory or urgent issues and capital expense/budget planning/business plan
• Evaluate recommendations and work with facilities to resolve recommendations
• Coordinate inspections and special visits upon request
• Train all levels of Management and field personnel in safety & heath requirements
LP Insurance
Risk Manger Loss Control Consultant
Employment dates: 1/17 to 6/17
Report to VP
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Conduct on site Loss Control surveys of large commercial lines
• Provide detailed reports of all Loss Control surveys and services
• Provide Loss Control consulting service for large commercial lines
• Present Loss Control training programs for large commercial lines
• Complete field assignments for specific technical areas
• Develop and implement account service plans on large accounts
• Collaborate with Workers Compensation Claim, Underwriting, Sales and Premium Audit staff to resolve issues and design remediation plans at an account level
• Actively participate in new construction, expansions and renovation projects
• Act as a liaison on behalf of Client Risk Management, providing technical support and advice on risk control matters in all plants and projects
• Review construction projects and develop proactive safety cultures
• Maintain plan review project tracking log and follow-up on all existing projects
• Review and transmit inspection reports submitted by insurers/vendors
• Offer comments to facility toward recommendations, including prioritization, mandatory or urgent issues and capital expense/budget planning/business plan
• Evaluate recommendations and work with facilities to resolve recommendations
• Coordinate inspections and special visits upon request
• Train all levels of Management and field personnel in safety & heath requirements
MWH-Global
Program Safety & Security Manager
City of San Jose/Santa Clara WWTP CIP 1.3 Billion
Employment dates: 11/15 to 12/16
Report to VP
Roles and Responsibilities:
Liaise with and coordinate Security, Health and Safety plans, procedures and reports with City of San Jose/Santa Clara CIP Executive Management team and all Health and Safety representatives. Act as liaison for Health and Safety initiatives and programs, particularly with GC’s sub-contractor and partner companies. 3
• Champion and lead in the development of the overall project safety program by fostering a Zero Injury culture
• Develop proactive safety systems to prevent injuries, incidents and accidents
• Promote safe operations to prevent regulatory violations and citations.
• Establish and conduct jobsite orientation for new hires for the project and record their participation in the orientation program goals
• As site Security manager my role was to insure compliance with all rules and issue identification (badging) to those employees completing the project orientation program
• Coordinate site access and security badging requirements for MWHC and sub-contractor staff
• Lead and conduct internal and external Security, Health and Safety audits
• Control hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities through safety management
• Supervise and administer safety/first aid and rescue team activities, including work assignments, personnel administration, staffing, training, etc.
• Assist MWHC’s corporate Health and Safety program by developing employee/craft safety-orientation training program and implementing the program upon completion
• Oversee the documentation of all accidents, safety violations, and unsafe conditions/activities
• Monitor and provide technical support for construction sites and complex projects
• Provide oversight and enforcement of project safety requirements in accordance with all regulatory and contractual requirements
• Coordinate, administer, and maintain program documentation in accordance with client and local municipal Health and Safety Plans
• Provide guidance and awareness training related to construction safety and facilitate safety meetings
• Lead any and all accident/injury investigations and determine Root Causes and Corrective Actions
1-Gilbane Federal
Corporate Project Safety Health and Environmental Manager Tracy Warehouse 87 Million
Employment dates: 9/15 to 11/15
Report to Safety Director and VP
2-CSM-Consultants
Holder Construction-Apple 2 Campus 6.1 Billion-VPP Safety Consultant
Employment dates: 8/15 to 9/15 Contract Assignment 3-SCM-Safety Inc.
Safety Health and Environmental Trainer
Employment dates: 2/15 to 8/15
Report to President
4-Diede Construction Company Inc.
Corporate Director of Safety Health and Environmental
$87 Million Annual
Employment dates: 2/14 to 2/15
Report to VP
5-Cupertino Electric Inc. Solar Star 2 2.1Billion
Project Safety Manager
$87 Million Electrical Scope
Employment dates: 9/13 to 1/14
Report to Director of Corporate Safety, VP of Energy Alternatives 6-Novus Electric (Formerly-All Day Electric Inc.) Subsidiary of Primoris PRC-ARB Pipeline
Corporate Director of Safety & Health Environmental Employment dates: 4/13 to 9/13
Report to VP/GM & Corporate Safety Director ARB
7-Helix Electric Inc. Manager of Safety & Health-Project Specific CMJV-CHCF BP-2 Resource for BP-1&2
$67 Million Electrical Scope
Employment dates: 2/12 to 4/13
Report to Director of Corporate Safety
8-Golden State Utility Co.-Safety Coordinator
Employment dates: 11/08 to 1/10
Reported to President
8.1-Promoted to-The Ryan Company-Safety Director
Employment dates: 4/09 to 7/10
Reported to President
8.2-Promoted to-Golden State Utility Co.-Corp Safety Manager Employment dates: 4/09 to 2/12
Reported to President
8.3-Promoted to-Quanta Construction Company- Corporate Safety Director
Employment dates: 4/09 to 2/12
Directed SHE Managers for all company’s
QCS/Golden State Utility Co./ MBI / North Sky Communications / The Ryan Company
Reported to CEO
9-AB&I Foundry
Safety & Health Manager
Employment dates: Feb 08 to Dec 08 Contract completed Direct report to most senior division executive; i.e., VPGM or AGM Dotted report to Operating Group Safety Director
10-Western Summit Constructors Inc. TIC Holdings
Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant-$65 Million Safety & Health Manager
Employment dates: June 07 to Feb 08
Direct report to the Corporate Safety Director
11-Charles Pankow Builders - Mid-State Precast L.P. Director of Safety Services
Employment dates: June 06 to October 06-promotion
Direct report to President
11.1-Promote to-Charles Pankow Builders
Montage-Beverly Hills Luxury Hotel-$250 Million
OCIP Construction Safety Manager
Employment dates: October 06 to June 07
Directly reporting to both the President and the Corporate Safety Director
Dotted line reporting to Athens Group (Owners group), OCIP, Lockton
12-Vulcan Materials Company
The nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and other construction materials.
Senior Safety & Health Representative
N. California Region
Employment dates: Nov. 04 to June 06
13-Alarcon Bohm Companies
Safety Director
Employment dates: Aug. 04 to Nov. 04
Direct report to President
14.1-Oct. 2003 - Safety Manager - DeSilva Gates - Hwy 880 Project San Jose $68 million contract OCIP
14-DeSilva Gates Construction Companies
Corporate Safety Manager
Employment dates: Oct. 03 to August 04
Report to Corporate Safety Director
14.4-Jan 2004 - Safety Manager - Pacific States Environmental 4
14.2-Dec 2003 – Corporate Safety Manager- Promotion All Divisions 14.3-Nov 2003 - Safety Manager - Gallagher & Burk Paving & Grading Contractors
14.5-Feb 2004 - Safety Manager - Dumbarton Quarries 14.6-May 2004 - Safety Manager - Double D Trucking 14.7-May 2004 - Safety Manager - Southbay Trucking 14.-Granite Construction Company Inc.
Safety / Claims Manager
Employment dates: Jan 02 to Sept. 03
Direct report to Branch Manager
15.-Frank C. Alegre Trucking
Executive Assistant to CEO/Safety Director/Sales Mgr/Dispatch Mgr/Bid Coordinator/Truck Boss/Acquisitions
Employment dates:Apr 1998 to Jan 02
Skills, Certificates & Awards
* OHSA 500 Outreach Trainer AB 1825 Instructor Radiation Safety Officer Environmental Compliance NSC First Aid & CPR Inst Crisis Com. Responder E.E.O Guidelines SJC Pollution Prevention ATSSA Traffic Control Super Hearing Conservation Hazard Recognition Industrial Hygiene Sampler NSC Flagger Instructor Global Harmonization Hazcom Defensive Driving Instructor Kaizen Confined Space Trainer DOT Drug/Alcohol Testing DOT Hrs of Svc/Log Auditor SWPPP/BMP Compliance Ofc MSHA Competent Person Mining Plant Engineer NES Trench & Shoring Trainer DuPont’s STOP Instructor
* 40 Hour Hazwoper * Asbestos Supervisor Cal-OSHA Reg trainer PI Trainer
*Recertification Required
Awards
- 2013 Statewide Safety Expo-Safety Innovation Award-First Place- 2012 Safe Project of the Year-Helix Electric
- 2013 Granite Construction Exceptional Performance Award Recipient
- Dale Carnegie Leadership in Presentation Awards
Training Conducted:
OSHA10 Hour OSHA 30 Hour Sexual Harassment Prevention Ergonomics Rigging & Hoisting Hand Sign Confined Space E.E.O Guidelines Defensive Driving Crane Safety Lockout/Tagout Teamwork-5S-Lean Behavior Based Safety Global Harm Chem Haz Respiratory Protection DOT Rules and Regs Trucking Safety Excavation and Trenching Hazard Recognition Fall Protection Traffic Control Basic First Aid & CPR MSHA MSHA Trainer Predictive Index Trainer Fork lift/Equipment Inspection Construction Safety DuPont STOP Root Cause Analysis Kaizen, Cont Improvement
Education
MTI Business College, Stockton, CA
Microcomputer Specialist II, Graduated Nov. 21, 1997 3.7 overall GPA
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, California
OSHA 500 Train the trainer course
Feb 2009
University of San Diego-Extension
OSHA Training Institute Center
San Diego, California
OSHA 500 Trainer Course for the Construction Industry April 2014
Computer Skills
Computer proficiency in MS office and familiar with several other platforms such as video editor software. 10 key 175 dpm
Typing 70 wpm
Hobbies
Martial Arts - Karate Instructor-Black Belt
Research into the Psychology of Safety
Music-Learning Bass, Piano and Music theory
Classic Vehicle Restoration
Military History-Strategic Development
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