RICK BURRESS

*** ******** **• Booneville, Mississippi• 38829

Home: 662-***-****, Cell: 662-***-****

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Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

Steel Center and office Project January 3, 2012 until 7/1/2012 (Layoff) contract position

Senior Project Manager: Liaison for Japan, Kentucky, and Indian report weekly to Vice presidents

Toyota Boshoku America:

ARJ Manufacturing and TBDN Tennessee Company Dec.17, 2009-December 23, 2011

Dual Roles and Responsibilities for Sister Facilities Process: Auto Manufacturing

Environmental Safety Manager

Direct reports (2)

Wastewater Management – Monthly Discharge Reporting, Bio-monitoring;

Drinking Water Management – quarterly state reporting, facility monitoring, inspections (internal & external);

Spill Prevention Countermeasure and Control – plan development, plan implementation, inspections (internal & external);

Department of Energy Reporting – monthly & annual energy reports;

Toxic Release Reporting;

Tier II Reporting;

Emergency Response – plan development, plan implementation, inspections (internal & external);

Storm water Management – plan development, plan implementation, inspections (internal & external);

Process Safety Management - plan development, plan implementation, inspections (internal & external), reporting, monitoring;

PCB Management – annual reporting, tracking;

safety – reporting, monitoring;

Industrial Hygiene Compliance – reporting, monitoring; and

Training – develop, present, provide support, and provide material

Participate in the development and implementation of TBA safety programs such as, lockout/tag out, confined space entry, fire protection, and other OSHA safety compliance programs.

Participate in the development and implementation of TBA safety programs and in formulating maintenance strategies and policies.

Prepare reports of findings and submit recommendations.

Analyze accident and incident reports for trends.

Make recommendations for correcting unsafe conditions and actions.

Ability to be on call 24/7 for emergency situations and travel extensively to accomplish mission.

Toyota Boshuka America Root cause investigation with countermeasure

Conduct weekly safety Audits

Conducted waste audits

Weekly RCRA Audits

August 2002 -2007

Caterpillar Remanufacturing Corinth Ms

EHS manager

Manage Environmental and Safety program including development of procedures, Development of Robotics Machinery Safety, Create, Implement Work Instructions, Train Employees, Wellness Programs, Ergonomics Evaluations, Job Site Analysis, OSHA Compliance, DOT Compliance, Robotic Safety, Behavior Based Safety, Work with Operations Dept., Analysis of Safety Trends, Administration of Worker's Comp Claims, Safety Audits and Inspections, Process Safety Programs, Machine Guarding, Ensure ISO14001,OSHAS18001, TS16949 Compliance, Create and Implement Safety and Environmental Policies and Procedures, Accident Investigations, 3-A Investigations, Implement Lean Manufacturing, Chemical Program Management, Environmental Audits and Compliance, Record keeping, Implement Return to work Program. Handle all aspects of Waste Disposal and Chemical Disposal.

April 1993-2002

Caterpillar Remanufacturing Facility Booneville Ms.

Production Supervisor

Key member of team help gain ISO 9000 certification.

Audited existing processes, identified critical gaps and designed new corrective procedures.

Wrote work procedures, trained staff and achieved certification.

Implemented Quality improvement programs including spot audits, root-cause analysis, and implementation of remedial actions.

Managed Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing activities to improve efficiency and production

Solid experience in supervising, supervised 56 production workers on 3 lines

Received numerous letters of recommendation, and appreciation from customers, and management.

Leads and manages teams, conducts meetings covering production, quality and safety

Supervises case and housing machining lines plus sub-assembly operations

Collaborates with maintenance department to improve equipment repair reaction time

Implemented block tool changes and PM to improve start up times

Implemented scrap program for entire department to reduce scrap

Implemented new housekeeping and contamination program for two shifts

Increased productivity while improving morale and safety in the departments

Education and Training

Diesel Mechanics Major: Northeast Mississippi Community College August 1984-May 1986

Occupational Health and Safety Major: University of Arkansas Monticello August 1986-May1988

Organizational Leadership (BSOL) Major: Union University, Jackson Tennessee: May, 2004

OSHA 30 HOUR Training

Environmental energy savings Training

ISO 90001Certification

first Aid Training

Ergonomics Training

10 Hour OSHA Training

CPR/AED Certified 2011

DOT Certified 2010

Managing Job Stress

Lockout/Tagout

6 Sigma /Green Belt

OSHA 501 Training

Advanced Computer Skills

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