Manager Human Resources

TERRY B. KIDWELL

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Decatur, Illinois 62526

Email – ************@*******.***

Home Phone 217-***-**** Work Phone 217-***-****

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Drastically reduced employee turnover rate from over 700 employees per year to less than 35%.

• Received Case/New Holland Chairman’s (CNH) Award for Integrating Environmental, Health and Safety Auditing Practices Into Manufacturing

• Completed over 9 consecutive years of Workers’ Compensation Litigation with only 3 trials.

• Previous member of AlliedSignal’s, Textron’s and CNH’s Environmental, Health and Safety Corporate Audit Teams.

• Participated in AlliedSignal’s Corporate Safety Teams to develop and implement

• Received highest Environmental Grades during Corporate Audits with AlliedSignal, Textron Automotive and CNH Companies.

• Recent Local Emergency Planning Committee Chairperson for Charlevoix County, Michigan.

• Train-The-Trainer in DuPont Training of Operations Managers, Supervisors and Employees.

• Training-The-Trainer for DuPont STOP (Safety Training Observation Program).

• Licensed Emergency Medical Technician and Red Cross CPR & First Aid Instructor.

EXPERIENCE

Continental Carbonic Products, Inc., Decatur, Illinois (January 2002 – February 2012)

Director of Loss Control and Safety reporting to Vice President of New Business.

Direct supervision of six plant safety personnel and one secretary. Over the course of being with Continental Carbonic my role has changed several times to that of a change agent for the corporation in Human Resources, Safety, Loss Control, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Control, and building a better work force. As a corporate director, I am charged with building a professional workforce by improving educational opportunities, training supervisors and managers, and motivating the organization to be world class dry ice supplier. While my main duties have been in the Human Resource and Safety Departments, I have worked hard to develop training programs to enhance employees’ present skills and on building a more professional workforce. I have worked with two Community Colleges to offer supervisors, managers, administrative assistants, and general workers online courses. Over the course of two years, I have enrolled over 150 employees. One of my most enjoyable tasks is to write, develop, and implement the necessary training programs for 30 facilities. I continue to use my educational and professional skills to develop, write and administer regulatory classes throughout the corporation. I continually use my technical educational experience to motivate and facilitate employee performance.

Maytag Laundry Assembly Plant, Newton, Iowa (March 2001 – November 2001)

Health, Safety and Security Manager reporting to Director of Human Resources. Direct supervision of four full time medical professionals, eight security personnel, one workers’ compensation coordinator, and five full time hourly employees. My duties included strategic planning of all health, safety, medical, security and workers’ compensation activities. Also, I had responsibilities for three union (UAW) assembly plants with a total of over 3,000 employees. After arriving at Maytag, I was assigned the task of reducing lost time, recordable injuries, and workers’ compensation costs. Further, I was responsible for development and training of policies, procedures, safety committees, ergonomic steering teams, and writing and revising training and audit programs. I was the chief negotiator during contract negotiations for the security guards union in July 2001. While being a member of the corporate audit team, I conducted numerous safety audits at Hoover, Magic Chef, and Cooking Appliance Plants.

Case Tractor/Foundry Plants, Racine, Wisconsin (September 1999 – March 2001)

Environmental, Health and Safety Manager reporting to Director of Human Resources. Direct supervision of workers’ compensation, medical, loss prevention, and integration of all environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures. My duties included developing, implementing, training, and steering all aspects of health, safety, legal, and corporate requirements for the Tractor and Foundry Plants. Also, competent in completing all environmental reports for Sara, Hazardous Waste, Tier Reporting, Paint Air Permits, and Water Treatment Plant. Fully competent in OSHA, NFPA, and EPA regulations, associated negotiations and litigation, and use of computer programs to include Word Excel, Power Point, etc. A vital part of my job was to complete environmental compliance audits and assessments, facilitate, assist, and communicate safety regulations and safety best practices to top management, then to all levels of the organization. Interaction required assisting in incident investigations, trouble shooting, facilitating policies and procedures, communicating, auditing, training, and resolving disputed issues.

Textron Automotive Company, Evart, Michigan (June 1996 – September 1999)

Health and Safety Engineer reporting to Environmental Manager. Direct supervision of workers’ compensation, medical, lost prevention, and security. My duties included developing policies and programs for Health, Safety, Medical, Workers’ Compensation and legal defense for 1350 plus employees (UAW Facility) in a 450,000 square foot plastic injection molding automotive facility. At times, I was charged with the environmental functions relating to Air Permitting, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Permit Compliance and training. Fully competent in OSHA, MIOSHA, NFPA, EPA and DNR Regulations and associated litigation’s and negotiations. A critical part of the position was interacting with employees and management at all levels both internal and external to the company. This interaction involved investigations, trouble shooting, communicating, and resolving disputed issues. Responsibilities included loss prevention, litigation, inspection, record keeping, and reporting to government, insurance, and corporate offices.

AlliedSignal Automotive, St Clair Shores, Michigan (January 1995 – June 1996), Aerospace Guidance Systems, Boyne City, Michigan (February 1990 – January 1995)

Health, Safety and Environmental Manager reporting directly to the General Manager. My duties and functions included administering Health, Safety, Environmental, Medical, and Workers’ Compensation policies and programs for a facility of 900 employees in both union and non-union environments and multiple facilities. The position required proficiently understanding OSHA, MIOSHA, NFPA, EPA, and DNR regulations and recommendations. The facilities in St. Clair Shores manufactured automotive seat belt assemblies and plastic injection molding for seat belt assembly and consisted of 7 individual plants. Although my duties in Aerospace were similar to those in Automotive, I had two facilities with a large Plating Operation, which required Air Permitting, City Water Permits, Non-Contact Cooling Water Permitting and Large Quantity Waste Generation, which meant that I had to follow all permitting compliance.

A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Decatur, Illinois. (August 1975 – February 1990)

Supervisor Plant Protection and Emergency Services – reporting to manager of Plant Protection. Servicing six plants with over 1300 employees, directly supervising twelve to fourteen security personnel and four professional personnel. Directly supervised and assigned staff regarding mitigation and stabilization of hazardous situations and incidents involving fire, explosion, and environmental releases. Administration responsibilities included total budget responsibility, departmental purchasing, record keeping for all personnel, equipment and finances, set up of programs on IBM personal computers for budget, and personnel management. This was a corn and soybean manufacturing facility with over 1000 employees and 100 buildings. Manufacturing consisted of corn syrup, cornstarch, soybean oils, sweeteners and grain receiving facilities.

EDUCATION

2008 University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Working towards a Ph.D. in

Education (GPA of 3.87)

2002 Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan. MS in Technical

Occupational Education (GPA of 4.0)

1992 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. BS – Applied Science in Environmental, Health and Safety

1977 Richland Community College, Decatur, Illinois. A.A.S. – Applied Science

in Law Enforcement/Security

SKILLS, CERTIFICATES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2005 Completed commercial truck driver training through Richland Community College – Class A License

1999 E.I. DuPont, Managing Safety for Operations and Managing Safety for Line Supervisors and Train-The-Trainer

Arthur D. Little, Health, Safety and Environmental Auditing for Health and Safety Professionals

1997 Textron Corporate, Workers’ Compensation Boot Camp (fundamentals of Workers’ Compensation)

1995 State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources, Storm Water Management Certification

1978 American Red Cross - First Aid and CPR Instructor

1990 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

1987 University of Illinois, Hazardous Material Technician (80 hr. Course)

REFERENCES

Furnished Upon Request

MILITARY

June 1969 – June 1971 United States Army, The Presidio, San Francisco, California, SP4, Combat Medical Corpsman.

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