CHST, SMP

ROD SMITH *

ROD SMITH, SMP, CHST

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY LEADER

Atlanta, GA 702-***-**** ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Construction safety leader with more than 10 years of experience supporting data centers, automotive and battery plants, industrial facilities, and large commercial projects. Currently leads field safety across multiple active buildings on the QTS Fayetteville campus, where construction and commissioning activities involve more than 3,000 workers. Promoted from Safety Coordinator to Regional Construction Safety Manager during eight years with Hyundai. Known for being visible in the field, addressing problems directly, and working with superintendents, safety staff, and trade partners to keep high-risk work under control.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Multi-Contractor Safety Management Incident Investigation & RCA Commissioning / Energization Electrical Safety & LOTO Crane, Rigging & Material Handling OSHA Compliance & Recordkeeping PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HITT Contracting, Inc. Lead Safety Consultant Fayetteville, GA March 2025–Present

• Lead day-to-day field safety coverage across multiple active data-center buildings on the QTS campus, supporting work that ranges from base build and MEP installation through startup, commissioning, and turnover.

• Coordinate the work of field safety representatives and work directly with HITT superintendents, QTS representatives, commissioning teams, and subcontractor leaders when conditions need to be corrected or work needs to stop.

• Review site-specific safety plans, JHAs, pre-task plans, permits, lift plans, and staffing levels before crews begin high- risk work.

• Provide oversight for energized electrical work, LOTO, excavation, confined-space entry, crane and rigging operations, fall protection, overhead work, and heavy equipment movement.

• Lead investigations and root-cause meetings following injuries, near misses, property damage, and water-release events; document the facts, assign corrective actions, and communicate lessons learned to project leadership.

• Conduct site walks, stand-downs, contractor meetings, and coaching with crews and supervisors. Escalate repeat or serious violations through the site accountability process.

• Write and update field procedures for access control, material handling, energized work, building patrols, and other site-specific risks as construction conditions change. CertainTeed Construction Site Safety Manager Peachtree City, GA October 2024–March 2025

• Managed safety for an active industrial construction project, working alongside project management, contractor supervision, and craft workers in the field.

• Reviewed AHAs/JHAs, hot-work permits, excavation plans, lift plans, confined-space controls, and fall-protection methods before work started.

• Handled orientations, field inspections, safety meetings, incident follow-up, corrective actions, and OSHA/training documentation.

HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP – SAFETY LEADERSHIP PROGRESSION Hyundai Motor Group Area Construction Safety Manager Georgia & Alabama February 2022–October 2024

• Provided regional safety oversight for concurrent automotive, battery, supplier, and infrastructure projects, including the Hyundai Metaplant, Hyundai/SK Battery joint venture, SK Battery America, Hyundai MOBIS, HMMA, and supplier expansions across the Southeast.

• Worked with owners, construction managers, general contractors, and plant leadership to set expectations, compare contractor performance, resolve recurring issues, and review serious incidents.

• Visited projects at different stages of construction and focused attention on civil work, structural steel, MEP installation, equipment setting, testing, commissioning, and turnover.

• Reviewed contractor safety programs and staffing, led project audits, and followed corrective actions through completion instead of treating the inspection as the end of the process. ROD SMITH 2

Hyundai Motor Group Construction Safety Manager August 2018–February 2022

• Managed construction safety at active manufacturing sites and expansions, coordinating field coverage and working directly with contractor safety managers and project supervision.

• Led inspections, contractor meetings, incident investigations, permit reviews, and corrective-action tracking for work that included excavation, steel erection, cranes, electrical installation, equipment setting, and startup activities.

• Helped project teams plan work around operating facilities and changing construction conditions while maintaining Hyundai safety requirements.

Hyundai Motor Group Construction Safety Coordinator June 2016–August 2018

• Performed daily field inspections, reviewed JHAs and pre-task plans, documented hazards, and verified that contractors corrected issues before work continued.

• Supported new-hire orientations, toolbox talks, training records, contractor meetings, incident investigations, and OSHA recordkeeping.

EARLIER CONSTRUCTION & INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Harris Company Safety Manager / Coordinator March 2013–April 2016

• Provided field safety support for commercial and industrial construction, including mechanical work on the U.S. Bank Stadium project in Minneapolis.

• Conducted orientations and inspections, reviewed work plans, led safety meetings, and followed up with trade supervision on high-risk conditions and corrective actions.

• Worked around multiple trades and changing construction phases, helping crews correct access, housekeeping, fall- protection, and material-handling concerns in the field. USA Compression Safety Coordinator / Specialist May 2012–February 2013

• Provided dedicated safety support for natural-gas compressor-station construction, maintenance, shutdown, and turnaround activities involving operating equipment and contractor-performed work.

• Worked with operations, maintenance, supervisors, and contractors online breaking, pressure-system isolation, LOTO, hot work, confined-space entry, work permits, inspections, and incident follow-up.

• Verified required controls before crews opened, repaired, replaced, tested, or returned piping and compressor-related equipment to service during changing and simultaneous operations. MILITARY LEADERSHIP

United States Army Reserve Commissioned Officer March 1997–March 2011

• Served as a Company Executive Officer, Force Management Officer, Signal Officer, and COMSEC Custodian with responsibility for personnel accountability, training readiness, planning, equipment, and controlled communications materials.

• Supported accountability and readiness for more than 200 personnel and over $4 million in assigned communications and unit equipment.

• Began as an enlisted soldier, attained E-4, entered the Simultaneous Membership Program, earned an ROTC commission, and completed the Signal Officer Basic Course. EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science Business Administration University of Southern Mississippi BCSP Certifications: Safety Management Professional (SMP-2782) Construction Health and Safety Technician

(CHST-22585)

Safety Training: OSHA 500 OSHA 510 OSHA 30-Hour Construction NFPA 70E EM 385-1-1 (40-Hour) CPR / First Aid / AED

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