Experienced Health and Safety Professional

Gerald H. DeRego

P.O. Box **

Penn Valley, CA *5946

Home 530-***-****, Mobile 530-***-****,

*******@*******.***

www.geraldderego.com

SUMMARY

Highly Experienced, Hands On and Dynamic Safety Professional

I have the proven ability to create a Safety/ Environmental program from scratch or bring existing programs into compliance. Able to work at all levels in a company to create an effective safety culture. Using my broad knowledge of environmental compliance and waste management, I can ensure environmental compliance. Competent in Worker’s Compensation claims management.

Strengths include:

- Extensive knowledge of safety principles and the ability to apply them.

- Understanding of personnel motivation principles and team building strategies.

- Expert safety trainer and accomplished public speaker.

- Extensive experience in ergonomics issues in call center and industrial environments.

- Experienced dealing with Liability and Worker’s compensation claims and return-to-work programs.

- Thorough understanding of environmental compliance issues; waste disposal, permitting, storage.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Volunteer work, Safety consulting, Job search, 1/2009 - Present

 Created safety plans and training programs for clients,

 Serving on church building commission, contractor selection chairman

 Head Chef for church dinners and fund raising events.

Safety, Environmental & Quality Manager, Western Engineering Contractors, Loomis, CA, 6/2008 -1/2009

 Revitalized safety program and brought it into compliance, updated documentation and plans.

 Created several new safety programs required by company’s business operations: Confined spaces, Trenching and shoring, Asbestos materials handling, and Hazardous Materials Plans.

 Wrote company Ethics Policy and Business Integrity Programs - Received NSA excellence award.

 Created professional Weekly Safety training topics and monthly Safety Awareness News Letters.

 Performed safety and compliance inspections at numerous job sites each week verifying compliance.

Regional Environmental, Health and Safety Manager, Comcast Cable, Sacramento, CA 7/2001- 4/2008

 Executed complete consolidation of the safety programs of several smaller cable companies.

 Created emergency response plan for 400 person call center. Created and trained emergency response team, procured equipment and conducted training drills.

 Created a safety culture that resulted in an accident rate of 3.5 that was well below the telecommunications industry overall average.

 Region was awarded the Society of Cable Engineers Gold and Silver awards for outstanding safety performance. Criteria based on sustaining injury rates well below the cable industry averages.

 Injury rate decrease brought Insurance costs for losses to more than $400,000 under budget.

 Conducted safety training throughout the Central Region, focusing on new employee orientation.

 Created a new driver education program, resulting in a 35% reduction in vehicle losses.

 Wrote monthly safety training topics for distribution throughout Central Region. Authored a Monthly Safety News Letter which was requested by other regions in Comcast to augment their programs.

 Created return to work programs with HR. Visited multiple clinics to establish treatment protocols to ensure treatment “dovetailed” with our claims management practices and early return to work objectives. Reduced lost time days by approximately 40%.

 Utilized a “hands on” approach to building a successful safety culture resulting in a partnership with employees in safety management: Region consistently in Comcast’s top ten regions for safety.

Risk and Safety Manager, Holt of California Caterpillar, Sacramento, CA 9/1993 – 7/2001

 Revamped an outdated and non-compliant Injury and Illness Prevention Program. New program was recognized by an OSHA inspector as one of the best she had evaluated.

 Created an innovative management accountability program tied to actual workers compensation expenses and internal inspection results. Program lowered experience modifier by 10% the first year and continued the downward trend.

 Developed comprehensive training materials for distribution to operating location supervisors.

 Created hazardous waste management program for several waste streams associated with heavy equipment maintenance at multiple company sites. Realized substantial savings by analyzing waste streams, optimizing disposal methods and introducing recycling where possible.

 Created emergency action plans for six operating locations. General emergency response, hazardous waste accidents, natural emergencies, and serious injury response.

 Managed all workers compensation, general liability, and business insurance programs. Completed several policy renewals, explored new ideas with various carriers and agents. Result was a decrease of approximately $170,000+ in total premiums.

 Teamed with HR to improve management of Worker’s Comp. claims. Visited occupational medical clinics to establish correct treatment protocols and effective return to work guide lines.

 Managed all phases of a 100+ light service and heavy vehicle fleet, resulting in 100% successful CHP BIT inspections. Realized a 20% savings in procurement/disposal costs with better acquisition programs and tracking spikes in vehicle expenses to determine best disposal intervals.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Senior Staff Officer, U.S. Air Force, Multiple Locations

 Squadron flight safety officer

 Director of planning of world-wide air reconnaissance operations and exercises.

 Conducted briefings to the most senior Air Force officers on planned and completed operations.

 Received numerous commendations and awards for meritorious service.

EDUCATION and TRAINING

Master of Science, Aeronautical Science-Embry-Riddle University, European Campus, England

Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Chemistry minor, Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA

Certificate of Professional Safety Management, Safety Center, Sacramento, CA

OSHA 10 Hour Compliance certificate

Competent Person training: Excavations

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Utilities Safety Administrator (CUSA), National Safety Council, Utilities Division

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Safety Council, member

American Society of Safety Engineers, member

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