Field Consultant

Illona W. Wallen

CAREER OBJECTIVE: Challenging position which will utilize my environmental, heath & safety, continuous improvement and people development skills.

CERTIFICATION HAZWOPER 40 hr

Trainer OSHA 501 general industry 10 & 30 hour

EDUCATION Associate of Applied Sciences, Environmental Health and Safety –College of Southern Nevada 1993-1998

WORK HISTORY

Milgard Windows, Henderson, NV

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist 5/06-10/08

 Managed all EH&S functions, including workers compensation, OSHA required training, comprehensive safety audits for both general industry & construction.

 Helped to develop a safety culture that resulted in a reduction on incidents from 52 recordable injuries in 2004 to 6 recordable injuries in 2008.

 Implemented safety improvements to raise Milgard Las Vegas’ Masco safety excellence score from 17% in 2006 to 95.5% in 2008.

 Reduced safety violations from 215 plant wide in 2006 to zero in 2008.

 Developed a behavior-based safety program.

 Created and implemented a new hire training program.

 Facilitated a bi-weekly safety committee meeting.

 Managed a safety budget for personal protective equipment purchases.

 Reduced cost of PPEs from 2007 – 2008 by $21,740.

 Partnered with Travelers Insurance and Concentra medical centers to manage claims and helped reduce costs from 2006 – 2007 by $333,000

 Worked with continuous improvement manager to develop Kaizen (lean manufacturing) events that made significant safety & ergonomic improvements.

 Worked with maintenance to update safety guarding on punches, saws, conveyors and the oven.

 Created and implemented monthly safety trainings to all levels.

 Developed weekly tailgate trainings for both manufacturing and field.

 Coached the safety committee to train their teams.

 Developed and implemented a storm water pollution prevention program.

Automotive Plating & Services, Inc.

Las Vegas, NV

Environmental Health and Safety Manager 4/02 – 5/08

 Managed all EH&S functions, including workers compensation, OSHA required training, comprehensive safety audits for both general industry & construction.

 Implemented a hazardous waste program that was instrumental in reducing the annual hazardous waste inspection with NDEP that resulted in considerable fines to a biannual waste inspection with a 99% efficiency rate.

 Performed site specific health and safety inspections.

 Developed and implemented a health and safety program

 Created and implemented a contingency program for large quantity generator

 Developed and implemented site specific safety training

 Developed and implemented a New hire training program

 Facilitated quarterly safety committee meetings

 Renewed and applied for annual permits required by local, state & federal regulatory agencies.

 Performed daily, weekly and monthly inspections of emergency equipment.

Environmental Health and Safety Manager, continued

 Developed a respiratory protection program

 Performed Qualitative fit testing for North respirators

 Performed Hazard assessments for each job function

 Developed an operation and maintenance plan for decorative chrome electroplating

US Occupational Safety Services, Inc.

Las Vegas, NV Environmental Health & Safety Consultant 4/98 – 4/02

 Performed comprehensive environmental health & safety inspections for both construction and general industry clients.

 Developed and implemented monthly safety meetings for clients

 Created and implemented site specific health and safety programs

 Facilitated quarterly safety committee meeting with clients

 Developed and implemented new hire trainings for clients

 Performed daily dust monitoring for Del Webb Anthem

Land Title of Nevada inc.

Las Vegas, NV

Searcher 8/93-4/98

 Searched real property archives for resale, foreclosure & trusts

 Pulled up personal property tax records from the Clark County Assessors office data base

 Used Microfiche to print out documents pertaining to real property

Warehouse Records

Las Vegas, NV Sales Associate

 Cashier

 Shipping and receiving

 Loss prevention

References and additional information available upon request.

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