C. Thomas Eisele, CPD

719-***-**** adwlcf@r.postjobfree.com Merritt Island, Florida, 32952 LinkedIn

Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S)

Risk Mitigation Continuous Process Improvement Organizational Change Management Team Leadership

Experience in the Space industry while working on Kwajalein Atoll. Managed the missile mishap response to the failed Falcon 1 of Space-X. An attention-to-detail and results-driven Manager bringing along 20+ years of experience while managing over 200 people in multiple locations. Skillful in developing policy and procedures for all areas of a company along with monitoring compliance with the contract. Adroit in preparing, scheduling, and conducting training to cover emergency procedures, workplace safety, and other relevant topics as well as in conducting safety audits to ensure compliance with all OSHA, DOS, DOD and Federal, State and Local regulations. Proven expertise in performing job hazard analyses and citing specific hazards in manufacturing and warehousing along with developing methods for remediation. Adroit in conducting and documenting thorough accident, incident, and near-miss investigations, and providing recommendations for process, procedure or equipment changes to eliminate future occurrences. A dedicated team leader recognized for developing shared vision along with effective communication skills and proven analytical skills reflecting the ability to be proactive with ability to pay keen attention to the smallest of details

Skills: Certified Project Director (CPD) • 30 Hr OSHA Construction Safety • 40 Hr HAZWOPER • 8 Hr HAZWOPER Refresher • Project and Program Management • RCRA Certified • Forklift Instructor • First Aid, CPR & AED Certified • Hazardous Material Handling • Incident Investigations • Site Safety Training • Construction Quality Management • Six Sigma Green Belt • ISO 9001:2015 • MS Office

HIGHLIGHTS

At Knights Armament

Identified cost savings in relabeling items as hazardous waste and instead labeling them as recycling thus lowering our reporting level to the EPA and the State.

Discovered ways to recycle items such as acetone on site via a distillation unit along with doing a cost analysis into 1-3-5 year returns to the company by doing this resulting in a huge win for the company.

Career History

Knights Armament, Titusville, Florida

Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

Manage all aspects of Environmental, Safety and Health of a company of nearly 300 people in a 450K square foot facility.

Ensure compliance with EPA and FLDEP for waste streams including Universal, Hazardous, and Non-Hazardous wastes as well as within OSHA, ANSI, NFPA and other national standards.

Author and maintain all SOPs for the department along with managing and mentoring assigned staff in their duties ensuring the department exceeds expectations given them.

Handle incident investigations on injuries and near misses within the plant culminating into after action reviews which determine if courses of actions and processes in the facility need changes in order to be safer and more compliant with federal and state regulations.

Ensure proper maintenance of equipment, machinery and overall facility, such as fire alarms and sprinklers, HVAC systems, and parking areas; ensure that material safety data sheets are maintained and readily accessible.

Organize, identify, and complete permits pertaining to health and safety along with preparing and scheduling training to cover emergency procedures, workplace safety, and other relevant topics.

TLI Solutions, Pueblo Chemical Depot, CO

Quality Control

●Ensured personnel and management performed their jobs to the standards set within the Quality Management and EH&S plans for projects on the chemical depot and in accordance with USACE authorized work plans.

●Performed site walks over miles of worksite to ensure PPE utilization, safe work practices and water breaks were being taken to ensure the safety of the site.

●Performed site evaluations as the seasons changed to identify new work rest cycles based upon the heat index as well as the deployment of snake chaps during the summer season.

●Managed the OSHA 300, 301 and 300A forms for the work site.

Kwajalein Range Services (KRS), Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Explosive Safety and Bomb Disposal Operations Manager

Managed all aspects of the EOD and Launch Ordnance programs on the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Republic of the Marshall Islands for the US Army.

Managed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations for the range providing response to World War II munitions and response to possible improvised explosive device threats.

Deputy Manager of a division covering EOD, ammunition supply, maintenance management and calibrations laboratory. Involved with yearly budget analysis for the division.

Operated as the chief explosive safety representative for the company to the US government.

Sterling/Janus Global, Mosul, Iraq

Deputy Operations Manager/Senior Instructor and Safety Officer

Managed the day-to-day operations of assigned instructors for the development of local national workforce into safe and effective explosive search personnel under US Department of State Contract in Iraq.

Managed the day-to-day operations of approximately 500 personal including direct staffing, subcontractors, hiring, scheduling leaves and breaks and monitoring and controlling various budgets.

Authored white papers, opinions and technical documents for the US Department of State; managed several subcontractors to ensure staffing and budgeting met with the needs of the contract under cost.

Led a team taking care of bombs and improvised explosive devices in order to allow dislocated peoples to once again return to their homes and start the process of rebuilding.

Authored the policies and procedures for Safety for the whole North of Iraq Department of State contract operations.

Relocated operations to a more effective location closer to the worksite that involved cost analysis, risk assessments, logistical considerations, security evaluations, and the gains in amount of work.

Ensured project safety through risk assessments on operations throughout Northern Iraq and Kurdistan.

Managed safety policies in accordance with both US OSHA and host nation policies as set forth in the National Mine Action Standard for Iraq.

UXB International, USA and International

Business Development Manager

Led bidding projects and sourcing vendors/supplies to meet the demands of international defense sales, primarily in the Middle East market including automatic weapons, night vision, armored vehicles, ammunition and non-standard ammo, etc.

Spent hundreds of hours calling across the globe source items and materials as needed to properly meet bid requirements and the needs of the clients.

Interfaced with various Ministers of Defense within the region such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kurdistan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

Identified needs and project budgets by attending various shows such as SHOT, SOFEX, IDEX, and AUSA with the clients.

Kemron, USA

Deputy Corporate QA/QC Manager

Oversaw QA/QC of USACE proposals, operating procedures and field activities for MMRP and Environmental operations within KEMRON across the globe.

Managed field QA/QC teams and ensured documentation was complete, hazard analysis was performed and work plans were followed as well as developed policy and procedure for the department.

Utilized the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Department of Defense (DOD) regulations and State of Utah regulations to ensure USACE operations were safe and within code.

Worked with the HR department to build a tracking system for technicians; that was built as a sortable table in Excel so that if the project was in a specific area they could target technicians that were more local requiring the company not to pay out per diems and lodging as much as possible.

Led daily site safety briefs, weather analysis, changes to the work site including slope and possible confined space issues, PPE decisions and reviews, government oversight interface, site safety audits and much more.

Prior Work Experience

EOD Tech III EODTJMD-A Mobile Team Leader, Afghanistan May 2012 – Aug 2012

Senior EOD Technician (TM Leader) Triple Canopy, Baghdad, Iraq May 2011 – Dec 2011

UXO Tech III, Supervisor USAE Okinawa, Japan Jun 2010 – Nov 2010

QA/QC Manager UXB International Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan Apr 2010 – Jun 2010

Regional Program Manager Golden West Humanitarian, Cambodia and Vietnam Jul 2008 – Jul 2009

EOD Advisor Kuwait Air Force DynCorp, Kuwait Oct 2006 – Jul 2008

EOD Technician US Army, Global Deployments Nov 1993 – Jun 2000

Education and Other Credentials

AAS Associates in Occupational Safety and Health, Columbia Southern University, 2017

BS in Business Management, Western Governors University, 2024

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), US Naval School of EOD, Indianhead, MD, 1992

Ammunition Supply Specialist Course, Huntsville, AL 1991

Certifications: 40 Hour HAZWOPER • 8 Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor • 8 Hour HAZWOPER Refresher • 30 Hour OSHA Construction Safety • Six Sigma Yellow Belt • Six Sigma Green Belt • First Aid/CPR/AED • ISO 9001:2015 Transition • QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor/ISO 9001

Memberships: Project Management Institute (PMI) Member #5878466 • American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) • VFW, Lifetime Member #1555838• AUSA, Lifetime Member

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