John C. Thames

**** ******* **.

Bay Minette, AL 36507

Cell: 251-***-****

Email: adtbic@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

July 2021- August 2022 McAbee Construction / West Rock Mahrt Mill

Site Safety Supervisor

Safety supervisor over the maintenance and construction teams that averaged around 50 employees and up to 80 on an outage.

Tasks include: Daily safety meetings, site specific safety training, daily audits, orientation, incident investigation, reporting and documentation.

December 2020- July 2021 McAbee Construction / Plant Barry

Site Safety

I was part of a safety team providing oversite on the Ash Pond Waste Water Treatment project with 120 McAbee employees and multiple subcontractors. Tasks include: Ensuring adherence to McAbee safety guidelines, Alabama Power, Southern Company and Regulatory Compliance. Daily audits through the S.T.E.P. program, new hire orientation, safety training, coaching, inspections, incident investigations and daily reporting.

June 2020 – December 2020 McAbee Construction / Chevron Cogen

Site Safety Supervisor

Site Safety Supervisor on the Unit 3 & Unit 4 replacement project, providing safety oversight for 40 plus employees and subcontractor. Tasks include: Orientation, safety training, implementing the STEP program, safety audits, coaching, incident investigations, reports and documentation in PIMS.

December 2019 - June 2020 - McAbee Construction / Plant Gorgas

Site Safety Supervisor

Site Safety Supervisor on the Ash Pond Closure project / Demolition units 8-10, providing safety oversight for 40 plus employees and subcontractor. Tasks include: Orientation, safety training, implementing the STEP program, safety audits, coaching, incident investigations, reports and documentation in PIMS.

August 2017 – December 2019 – McAbee Construction / Plant Gaston

Site Safety Supervisor

Site Safety Supervisor for outage with Alabama Power, overseeing 175 employees. Transitioned to RSCC project overseeing a total of 130 employees. Tasks include: Overseeing all daily safety operations, ensuring adherence to McAbee site specific safety guidelines, Alabama Power, Southern Company and Regulatory Compliance. Implementing the behavioral based safety program S.T.E.P. Weekly safety walk downs and audits. Orientations and safety training. Incident investigations and

Reporting.

From June 15, 2016 – July 10, 2017 – Gulf Electric/Plant Ratcliffe

Site Safety Manager

As Site Safety Manager worked in conjunction with general contractor McAbee to ensure compliance with safety standards of both companies. Daily supervision of up to 400 employees including safety meetings, implementation of safety plans and general safety observations.

From May 1, 2016 – June 15, 2016 – Gulf Electric/Mobile

Interim Safety Director

From March 2016 – April 30, 2016 – Gulf Electric/Georgia Pacific Brewton

Site Safety Manager

From January 2016 – February 28, 2016 – Evonik – Mobile

Site Safety Manager

From October 2015- December 2015 – Sunbelt Industrial Company, Inc. Site Safety Manager

From May 2015 – October 2015– Coastal Industrial Construction Inc. Site Safety Manager

Provide safety oversight to ensure regulatory compliance, as well as adherence to Southern Company and Coastal Industrial Construction site safety plans. Duties include observations, coaching, corrective action including investigations and reports.

From February 2014 – Present – Safety Plus

Safety Consultant/Site Safety Manager

Provide safety oversight for multiple contractors on a wide range of projects. Tasks include inspections, safety meetings, observations to ensure compliance with OSHA standards and site safety plans. Duties also include coaching, corrective actions, incident investigations and reports.

Evonik – Mobile AL

Citgo – Sulphur LA Southern Co. – Jasper AL Cargill – Sidney OH

Plant Daniel – Moss Point MS

From July 2012 – February 2014– Bureau Veritas/BP Health and Safety Specialist

Provide safety oversight to ensure OSHA compliance. Tasks include daily audits, observations with corrective actions and daily reporting.

From Feb. 2012 – June 2012– Safety Plus/Firestop Technologies

Site Safety Manager

Client ThyssenKrupp Steel

The project is the installation of Firestop material in all penetration points in the cold roll mill. Responsibilities include OSHA and site specific compliance. Also, training, safety meetings. Lockout tagout procedures, fall protection and all related PPE requirements.

From October 2010 – Feb. 2012 – Crowder Gulf

Safety Specialist – Fort Morgan

Safety Lead – Dauphin Island

Responsibilities include conducting daily safety meetings and supervision of cleanup personnel. Reporting daily activities and monitoring targeted areas to ensure safety compliance.

From May 2010 – September 2010 - Parson’s Commercial Technology Group

Site Safety Manager - VOO Program

Responsible for daily activities at site including, deployment of vessels, ensuring proper PPE, overseeing collection of oil products, coordinating strike and task force teams. Reporting daily activities and boat tallies. Working with Coast Guard, Wildlife agencies and other groups involved in the oil spill response. Responsible for risk assessments, JSA’s and implementation of site safety program.

From 2007 - 2009 Parsons Commercial Technology Group

Project Superintendent/Construction Coordinator

Client ThyssenKrupp Steel

Project Value: $2.6 Billion

Location: Calvert, AL

My responsibilities included organizing and allocating workforce in various areas to maintain an adequate labor balance for construction activities. I also supervised all subcontractors on the job site. I communicated regularly with all members of my team to keep them informed of the progress and sequence of the work. I also worked closely with the safety team to ensure that all aspects of the safety plan were followed. The work on this project included over 5000 displacement piles and over 150,000 yards of concrete.

Construction Inspector/Superintendent

Client: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

Project Value: $62 Million

Location: Pascagoula, MS

This project was West Bay, Phase 2, a civil improvement project to accommodate and modernize the facility for a new ship building project. Work included 1800 precast concrete piles as well as roughly

22,000 cubic yards of concrete. My responsibilities included coordinating work efforts between various subcontractors and company workforce, quality control inspections and tracking progress of work including conferring with scheduler to identify critical areas. I ensured compliance with OSHA and site specific guidelines. I participated in safety inspections and audits. I communicated and worked well with Parsons Schedulers, Project Engineer and Project Manager.

Education:

I am currently enrolled at Colombia Southern University pursuing a degree in Occupational Safety and

Health. My degree completion has been delayed due to my work out of town. I have 6 elective courses remaining. I have completed courses in OSHA Law, OSHA Standards and Environmental Law. My current GPA is 3.9 and my transcript is available.

Certifications:

SST (Southern Safety Tri-lateral) Safety Leadership Training

Parsons SHARP (Safety, Health and Risk Program) Management completed in 2008

S.T.A.R.T. (Supervisor Training in Accident Reduction Techniques) completed in 2008. OSHA 30 Hour

OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER ICS 100, ICS 200

CPR/AED, First Aid, Blood Borne Pathogens

TWIC Card

OSHA 510

48-Hr - OSH Manager

40-Hr - OSH Specialist

36-Hr - OSH Supervisor

36-Hr - OSH Trainer

36-Hr - SC/Team Leader

36-Hr - SC/Team Member

SEMS Training – January 2014

NFPA 70E Arc Flash Electrical Safety Training

REFERENCES:

Gary Blake – Vice President – Safety Plus

Office: 251-***-****

Howard Sullivan – Vice President – HSE/Remediation – Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.

Cell: 225-***-****

Ralph Blessing M.S. Occupational Safety and Health – Adjunct Professor

Columbia Southern University

Office – 770-***-****

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