Manager Management

Bjorn Jan Sieben

Email: ***********@*****.***

Phone:805-***-****

** ****** ******. ********, **. 93015

Objective:

To fill a professional role within a environmentally conscious company or organization where I can utilize my extensive strengths and knowledge of project management, occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, natural resources and hazardous materials management to benefit and build a strong relationship between the company and the community which I serve.

Professional Experience

Prosperity Break Fillmore, Ca. Sept, 2009 – Present

After completing some once in a lifetime projects that I am most pleased and proud to have been a lasting part of. I have decided to take some time to reevaluate my life and my dedication to my family. After my previous position it was possible to take an extended leave of absence to spend more time with my children and show them some of the world that they belong to.

Broadbent & Associates, Inc. Reno, NV. Dec. 2007- Aug. 2009

Project Scientist / HSSE Officer

Barrick Gold Corporation

Provided technical, administrative and logistical support for project development.

Conducted on site accident investigation, risk assessment and hazard analysis.

Implemented changes for MSHA recommendations and compliance.

Researched and analyzed structural modifications to remediation platforms and systems processes.

Implemented and reported on regulatory compliance.

Improved client/consultant communication and assisted in hazardous materials placement, disposal and identification.

BP / Atlantic Richfield Company - Retail site remediation management

Communicated directly with environmental business managers, corporate officers and RFIS (Remedial Feasibility and Investigative Study) Teams within RM

Occupied the lead HSSE role within Broadbent for all retail remediation sites.

Completed underground storage tank assessments.

Conducted preliminary environmental site assessments

Provided recommendations for design and implementation of soil and groundwater remediation.

BP / Atlantic Richfield Company - Leviathan Mine, Alpine Co. Ca.

Held dual roles of operations manager and safety officer for a 10 person field staff.

Provided oversight and engineering support for the design and construction of a lime treatment system.

Provided oversight and engineering support for Aspen Seep Bioreactors.

Acted as site wide HSSE officer for multiple contractors and kept a perfect no injury/ incident or accident record for three straight years.

Implemented winter access feasibility study and controlled winter access for operation of the bioreactors for two consecutive seasons.

Setup subcontract agreements and trained its operators and controllers in excess of BP's rigorous safety protocol.

Kept excellent open communication between site administration, Atlantic Richfield Company officers, EPA and water board representatives year around on the progress of the site.

Managed two years of hydroxide sludge management utilizing both filter press and centrifuge technologies.

Managed six different subcontractors with total personnel exceeding thirty people working on different tasks or portions of the project simultaneously.

In 2008-2009 aided in the design, construction and operation of a ten million dollar High Density Sludge processing and water neutralization plant.

Marcor Remediation Services Dublin,Ca. Apr. 2006-Dec.2007

Operations Manager / Safety Coordinator

Freemont Air Traffic Control Center

Conducted hazard analysis on an occupied and operational asbestos demolition structure.

Managed operations and safety for a fifteen person Level C hazmat demolition crew.

Conducted soft demolition operations and asbestos tear down and disposal.

Deconstructed and removed 100 steel I beams without exceeding the set 85db sound level.

Leviathan Mine, Alpine County, Ca.

Construction and operation of an IWT (Ionic Water Technologies) Lime Slurry Treatment system.

Installed and maintained four RCTS (Rotating Cylinder Treatment System) units.

Designed, researched, purchased and constructed +- 5000 Feet of insulated above ground piping structures with AMEC / Geomatrix.

Aided in the design and construction of renewable energy sources to provide year around power to Aspen Seep Bioreactors.

Kept a record of 100% safe, no injury, no accidents, no harm to the environment.

Letter of commendation received from the site manager for exceeding the scope of my title and constantly giving 110% effort to the project and it's players.

(Awarded by Jerald Johnson of Johnson-Palmer Construction, resident engineer for Atlantic Richfield Company / Leviathan Mine.)

The Ergo Posture Group Ventura, Ca. June,1998-Apr,2006

Co-Founder / Associate Ergonomist / Human Factor Specialist

Organized a company of safety personnel that stretched from Seattle to San Diego with the purpose in mind to create a peer to peer non profit organization sharing ideas, concepts and solutions to complex human factor problems.

Completed multiple hazard assessments and environmental analysis of sedentary workers for clients such as; Dole Foods, Simi Valley Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Oxnard Police Department, Santa Paula Police Department, Point Mugu Naval Warfare Center and the Ventura County Government Center.

Instructed and counseled clients to identify and actively participate in abatement of cumulative trauma hazards and the dangers of static exertion.

Properly completed environmental analysis of workers spanning the 5th to 95th percentile of body mechanics and anthropometry.

Brought about changes to safety protocol through engineering, administrative and work practice controls.

Authored significant changes in health and safety plans, employee manuals and site specific hazard analysis guidebooks for clients in the construction, environmental, electrical and general industry.

Successfully educated personnel on the advantages of maintaining postural awareness and the benefits of keeping movement, active participation and limiting static exertion near the top of their thoughts when completing work assignments.

Maximized productivity, client comfort and satisfaction while minimizing bodily stress and other cognitive safety hazards industry wide.

Strived to maintain and prove that a reactive safety program does not work and will not protect personnel from incidents. Only a proactive approach which empowers employees to actively understand safe practices, identify hazards and utilize their stop work authority are the ingredients to a safe, productive and stress less work environment.

Honors & Awards

Aug.2007 : ARCO and AMEC recognition for saving the life of a wrecked freight truck driver who ran off the side of a cliff down a 200ft embankment. My crew under direction, stabilized both the truck and the driver while waiting for assistance to arrive. Marcor crew rapidly constructed a landing pad for the air assist helicopter and a bridge to cross the river in order to evacuate the critically wounded driver.

Professional Details

Skills

Productivity: MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Power point, Adobe PDF.

Spoken Languages: English (Fluent),Dutch (Fluent), German (Conversational)

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista

Training

MSHA Training State of Nevada Industrial Relations - 3/18/2009

Yearly physical by Concentra medical center - Feb. 2009

Hazard Communications (HAZCOM) - 01/29/2009

First Aid/CPR/AED training by REMSA - 04/09/2009

Fall Protection - 05/02/2009

HAZWOPER Annual refresher - 04/10/2009

HAZWOPER Supervisor - 01/30/2008

American Petroleum Institute API Safety Key - 03/02/2009

HAZWOPER Incident Commander - 02/25/2009

OSHA Competent Person/Excavation Trenching and Shoring - 04/10/2009

NUCA Confined Space Entry / Rescue - 02/25/2009

Smith system defensive driving - 04/16/2008

BP Permit Writing - 05/13/2009

ENSR Hydrogen Sulfide training - 05/13/2009

BP Integrity Management training - 05/12/2009

BP HSSE Management training - 07/05/2009

Public Speaking

AAIH American Association of Industrial Hygienists "Static vs. Active loads, antropometrics and biomechanics in relation to sedentary work environments" Dec. 2003, Las Vegas, NV.

Education

Ashwood University, BS Occupational Safety and Health, 2003. 3.8 GPA

University of Maastricht, Netherlands. Design and Environmental Analysis, focus on Usability, Cognitive Ergonomics and Anthropometrics

NEHA / FEMA Certifications October, 2009

Disaster Management

Solid Waste and Hazardous Materials

Wastewater Management and Disposal

Potable Water

Food and Shelter Safety

Responder Safety

Vector Control and Pest Management

Building Assessment

OSHA 30 HOUR Certification November, 2009

USACE EM-385-1-1 Certification December, 2009

Professional References

Rob Miller Broadbent & Associates, Inc. President 775-***-****

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Doug Guerrant Broadbent & Associates, Inc. Principal 775-***-****

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Ari Makinen Lake Tahoe Adventures President 530-***-****

Doyle Naud Copper Environmental BP Oversight Consultant 406-***-****

Jerry Johnson Johnson Palmer Construction President 303-***-****

Phil Thompson BP / Divecon HSSE Manager 951-***-****

Personal References

Tom Spates 775-***-****

Barbara Miller 775-***-****

David DuBois 775-***-****

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