Philip A. Bensel CSP, CHST, MBA

**** **** **** ****, *******, TX 75044

Cell: 469-***-**** * Alternate: 972-***-**** * email: adyhbg@r.postjobfree.com

REGIONAL MANAGER – ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY

SUMMARY

A hands-on, proactive director known for installing/directing cohesive, nationally scalable programs over environmental compliance, safety and health and DOT compliance, for companies with fluid, entrepreneurial operations. Known as a positive change agent with an articulated vision, deeply experienced with light/heavy manufacturing and heavy civil construction (OCIP and CCIP), large DoD projects (USACE/NAVFAC) & EM385-1-1 and Fleet Safety Management, Adept as company’s OSHA, DOT, EPA, TCEQ lead. Also practiced in supply chain and contract administration.

SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Developed/deployed corporate-wide EH&S program, AHAs, competent person roles, training matrix, and employee safety handbook for USFS LLC, a $400M/yr, 1,200 FTE, oil and gas services company. Also developed and deployed company’s fleet safety program and environmental management and permitting program.

Deployed i-pad driven, AHA based, nationally scalable HSE program for Ceres Environmental Services, a $400M natural disaster remediation company with offices in MN, FL, TX, PR and NZ. Refined field training drove TRIR from 2.00 to 1.20 in 10 months. Wrote the safety portion of the company’s Advance Contracting Initiative (ACI) for application with the USACE and company’s field anti-theft/security program responsible for reduced job site theft/VMM related losses.

Wrote/installed/directed operating protocols over EH&S, Claim management and Risk Financing for W-Industries, Inc., a 1,200 employee, $200M/year control systems integrator for the oil and gas industry.

Rolled out corporate EH&S program centralizing all EHS and claim protocols. Installed leading indicators driving TRIR from 2.58 to .76 in a single year. Program passed 12 SEMS II desk-top audits producing reportable metrics enabling return to multiple job sites. Also installed corporate fleet safety DOT/FMCSA program.

Rebid company’s $1B (TIV) P&C insurance portfolio: relocated WC/GL/Auto lines to off-shore captive producing $1M in equity in three years: removed extraneous coverages, increased SIRs/deductibles saving $300k in annual premium: selected oil/gas experienced broker: created liaison with TPA closing 36 outstanding claims with $134k in reserves: assumed contract administration duties reorganizing parts-supplier data base from 400 contracts to 40.

General Managed safety/claims/SW3P programs of the $2B DART “Green Line” heavy civil, light-rail OCIP project in Dallas, Tx. Deployed zero-accident plan and sub-contractor enrollment plan, project-wide training matrix, and field audits. Protocols reduced TCIR from 2.00 to .80 in first full year: Project awarded company founder’s national large project award for EH&S for ‘08 and ’09. Also functioned as internal company consultant to US Army Corp of Engineers projects (FT. Bliss, Ft. Steward, Camp LeJeune, LPV111 (Canal Widening), New Orleans, and internal company projects in Great Falls, MT and Los Angeles Int’l Airport.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Garland Independent School District 02/2023 -05/5023

Foreign Language Instructor - Substitute

USFS LLC 01/2021 to 12/2022

Corporate Director – Safety and Compliance

Corporate Safety Manager

(Reason for Leaving – Prolonged reduction in operations. Multiple reductions in force. Lay off).

Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. 02/01/2020 to 12/2020

Interim HSE Director – Contract

(Reason for Leaving: 100% Completion of Contract Objectives)

Code Red Safety 1/02/2019 to 1/15/2020

HSE Program Auditor – Contract

Hammer Construction/WB Construction (VA Hospitals remodel – Texas)

Trinity Industries, Inc. (Dallas)

Texas Steel Specialists (AstraZeneca, Coppell, TX)

US Army Corp of Engineers project (Lake Texoma Dam Redevelopment)

(Reason for Leaving: Completion of multiple projects in three state area).

CSE/W-Industries, LLC. Houston, TX. 09/01/2013 to 09/30/2018

Corp Director Materials and Insurance to President

Risk and Insurance Director to President

EH&S Director to President

(Reason for Leaving: Prolonged industry slowdown. Multiple reductions in force. Lay off).

Archer Western Contractors, Arlington, TX 1/2007 – 8/2013

Sr. Safety Manager to VP of Safety/Health, North America

General managed EH&S/Claim programs for the $1.6B DART “Green Line” light rail construction project at Dallas, TX.

(Reason for leaving: Multiple projects completed. Lay off).

City of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 7/2005 - 12/2006

Risk Manager/Safety Director to Assistant City Manager

Responsible for risk financing, claim and safety program management programs for 7th largest city in US with 12,000 FTEs across 40 separate departments. Supervised brokers/TPAs. Centralized risk financing, claim and safety management programs

(Reason for leaving: Wife promoted to career-long position w/Fortune 500 company in Dallas. No longer able to relocate to San Antonio. Returned to Dallas).

City of North Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, TX 6/2001 - 7/2005

Safety Director to HR Director

Responsible for all risk financing, claim and safety programs for the City of 600 FTEs.

(Reason for leaving: Moved to much larger operation with greatly increased responsibilities).

EDUCATION

Amberton University, Dallas, TX

MBA, Management

Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

B.Sc. Safety and Health

Dean’s List: Nat’l Deans’ List

CERTIFICATIONS

CSP – Certified Safety Professional (BCSP #22881).

CHST – Construction Health and Safety Technician (C5571)

OSHA Outreach Trainer – Construction

OSHA Outreach Trainer – General Industry

ASSOCIATIONS

Professional Member – American Society of Safety Engineers

Member - Board of Certified Safety Professionals

SOFTWARE

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel spreadsheet functions, PowerPoint, Outlook

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