Safety Manager Officer

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March 11, 2023

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TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Focused transportation, operations manager, and safety manager for a school district with over 500 transportation employees and 440 vehicles, 306 routes. Always using a proactive, hands-on approach to management. When necessary, taking on additional responsibilities, Dispatcher, Field Supervisor, Lot Monitor, Recruiter, Safety Manager, and Fleet Director. Irreproachable professional ethics, integrity, commitment to quality, effective communications, team building, and problem-solving. Possesses the ability to make decisions under stressful conditions, 25 years of management experience, and 28 years of honorable military service, knowledge of OSHA and DOT regulations, Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and OSHA 30 Certified. Hands-on experience working with Zonar Ground Traffic Control, REI, and 247 Security camera systems.

Director of Transportation, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Savannah GA May 2016 -Present

Accountable for the oversite of a budget in excess of $11,000,000 dollars.

Acting Field Supervisor, completed route coverage, for high school, middle, and elementary schools.

Met with school officials to ensure customer service concerns were, addressed in a timely manner.

Volunteered in the absence of the department recruiter to take over recruiting duties; reviewed driver, and bus aide applications, scheduled and conducted interviews; conducted reference checks.

Created job descriptions, requisition, artwork for recruiting flyers and banners, conducted monthly recruiting events.

Worked with 247 Security to obtain 400 face shields, to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 to staff and students.

Established 3 Covid-19 screening locations, ensuring that temperature checks, and health screening questions were complete; created training films for driver and monitors, on how to properly sanitize their vehicle.

Completed social tracing for employee who were possibly espouse to covid-19.

Conducted investigations, and disciplinary actions: preparing investigative memorandums, gathering statements, recording videos, and recommending consequences.

Responded to accidents, conducting root cause analysis, completing accident reports, statements, and recording videos.

Participated in accident review board determining preventable and non-preventable accidents.

Completed performance evaluations, for four Field Supervisors, drivers, and monitors pointing out strengths and areas of improvement.

Within two weeks of being selected project manager for the installation of GPS systems; equipment was ordered, shipped and installation had begun.

Instructed call center, routing, and dispatchers in Zonar ground traffic radar to include path, speed, route overlay, and pre-trip/post-trip.

During Hurricane Matthew, implemented contingency procedures, acted as a liaison between the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Chatham Emergency Management Agency, Savannah Police, State Police, and Chatham Area Transit to successful evacuate over 2700 residents.

Prepared state reports; Superintendent’s transportation report, best practices, railroad crossings, and crossing arm violations.

Interim Fleet Director, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Savannah, GA, October 2016-January 2017

Reduced out of service vehicles by over 50 Percent, upgrade service trucks to meet service requirements.

Identified 30 vehicles as surplus: saving over 30,000 dollars in equipment cost, utilizing equipment from surplus vehicles.

Ensured out of service reports were updated, parts ordered, and received were being tracked daily.

Developed workforce to ensure technicians were utilized to their full potential.

Developed a strong business relationship with vendors to include International, Zonar, REI, Savannah Communications, 247 Security Inc., and Yancey Brothers.

Prepared contracts for tire and glass work; met with vendors during the pre-bid meeting, to address concerns with contract language and scope of work.

Completed return authorizations for repair or replacement of defective camera, radio, and GPS equipment.

Operations Manager, Reliant Transportation, Savannah, GA May 2015-May 2016

Met with union officials weekly, to address employee relations to include pay and disciplinary action.

Managed an operations staff of nine employees, establishing goals, and setting priorities.

Monitored employee hours, to reduce overtime costs.

Enforced school district, company personnel, and safety policies by conducting disciplinary action, up to and including terminations.

Coordinated the turn-in of defective camera equipment, ensure customer video requests were processed promptly.

Established a program for the monitoring of radios and, camera systems ensuring repair or replacement of defective equipment promptly.

Conducted audits of vehicle GPS system, ensuring all units are operating normally, updating vehicle information, reducing operating cost.

Coordinated three employee teams for the timely cleaning of over 450 vehicles: reducing cost from liquidated damages.

Performed interviews with prospective drivers and bus monitor candidates.

Assistant Contract Manager, Safety Manager, First Student, Savannah, GA, May 2013-June 2015

Conducted site safety audits, to include offices, and maintenance facilities reporting concerns to Regional Safety Manager.

Participated in by-weekly reviews of key performance indicators (KPI), improving client service.

Used the Georgia Department of Education website to enter vehicle accidents and updating district bus inventory and completing mandatory state reports.

Responded to accidents, conducted investigations, and root cause analysis.

Supervised the safety and training department, ensuring compliance with company and contractual requirements.

Creating a tracking system, to ensure candidates' progress through the training program, was documented.

Selected to be acting shop supervisor, setting priorities to ensure fleet availability to meet requirements.

Developed recruiting action plan, held employer days at the Department of Labor, Goodwill, and local military installations; prepared weekly progress reports for review of First Student corporate staff.

Reviewed vehicle status reports daily, to track repair progress.

Conducted accident review boards to determine if accidents were preventable or non-preventable.

Responsible for ensuring the Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements were met, pre-trips/post-trip, and hours of service.

Prepared claim information packets to include driver, witness statements, photos, and police reports.

Water Purification Supervisor, Site Safety Officer, DynCorp International, Afghanistan, December 2011-January 2013

Performed logistical support for a customer base of over 25,000 military and civilian employees.

Responsible for the maintenance and safekeeping of over $10,000,000 of company and government property.

Trained 35 employees in preventive maintenance, inspections, safety procedures, chemical handling, storage, and environmental compliance ensuring fulfillment of contractual obligations.

Conduct before, during, and after, semi-annual, annual maintenance, and inspections.

Prepared daily equipment status report, tracking vendor, and part status.

Maintained maintenance records for all equipment, readily available for government inspection.

Cataloged over 250 safety data sheets, contacting companies in Kuwait, the United States, and India.

Maintained 100% accountability of all materials orders: accounting for status, location, per contractual requirements.

Operations Manager, Safety Manager, United States Army, Hunter Army Airfield, February 2003-October 2011

Over ten years of experience in the safety arena, conducting accident investigations, root cause analysis, completing incident, accident reports, and investigates.

Utilized experiences as an instructor to develop an atmosphere so all students could be involved and willing to learn.

Published standard operation procedures (SOP) for Composite risk management, safety, radiation safety, and motorcycle safety.

Developed and delivered classroom training for risk management, equal opportunity, safety, vehicle safety, and substance abuse for over 700 employees, improving employee safety, and equal opportunity knowledge.

Conducted safety inspections of facilities, to include offices, warehouses, and maintenance shops.

Directed operational, training, and administrative actives, to include coaching and performance management.

Acted as a liaison; conducted staff meetings between other senior managers; forecasted personnel and resource requirements, submitted requisitions to fill requirements, which resulted in a 100% accomplishment of all tasks.

Implemented tracking systems and enforced policies to streamline pay management, promotions, and other administrative requirements involved in managing a company of over 120 employees.

Instigated policies and procedures, for administrative actions and training in order to improve customer service.

Trained employees on bus operations to include driving and preventive maintenance.

Created incident reports and conducted accident investigations concerning employee, motor vehicle accidents, property damage, and near-miss incidents.

Developed and implemented safety programs to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions.

Briefed employees and senior management on training, safety, and project status.

Created training presentations, to train employees in safety and equal opportunity topics.

Conducted Safety Days, resulting in employees receiving training in environmental compliance, risk management, hazard communications, lockout/tag out, confined space entry, workplace safety, PPE, fire and electrical safety, hearing conservation, and vehicle safety.

Recommended corrective action to appropriate management as a result of accident prevention.

Conducted Safety compliance audits on plants, warehouses, and maintenance facilities, to inspect fire and safety equipment.

Identified possible high-risk behavior and enacted guidelines to prevent the loss of property and employee injury (behavior-based actions).

Created training files on each employee resulting in 100% of employees receiving required training, with training status being consistently updated.

Education and Training:

Bachelor’s Degree in business management with expected completion date 2024 with Central Texas College

Senior Leaders Course, advanced leadership and management, Non-Commissioned Officer. Fort Lee VA, 2010

Advanced Leaders Course, leadership and management, system operations and troubleshooting, Fort Lee VA, 1993

United States Marine Corps, Transportation School, Camp Lejeune, NC, 1989

OSHA 30, General Industry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2012

Army Safety Course, Fort Stewart GA, 2003

Commanders Safety Course, Fort Stewart, GA, 2003

Risk Reduce Course, Fort Stewart GA

Certificate, Environmental Safety and Occupational Health, U. S. Army Fort Eustis VA

Equal Opportunity Managers Course, Fort Stewart, GA, 2003

Health and Safety Management Certificate, 2012

Manager’s Development Course, 2001

Maintenance Managers Course, Fort Stewart, GA, 2003

Electrical Construction, Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, Jamison, PA, 1984

High School Diploma, Council Rock High School, Newtown, PA, 1984

Accomplishments:

Bronze Star recipient for excellence in operations management. (2011) Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Selected as the top Safety Manager, within a brigade of over 4000 employees, during Operation New Dawn.

Received multiple commendable ratings during command inspections.

Received a certificate for excellence from the Savannah Chatham County Board of Education for preparation and performance as the Hurricane Matthew Response Team Contributor. (2016).

References:

Robert Gordon

Director of Risk Management

Savannah Chatham County School

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Dana Jackson

Payroll Technician

Savannah Chatham County School System

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Charles Smith