Solutions-focused Safety Manager specializing in analyzing key organizational needs, developing targeted public- / private-sector programs, initiating cost-effective policy improvements, and providing world-class services eager to offer proven leadership and industry training talents toward maximizing an employer s success.

 

 

         Integral leader who excels at conceptualizing, coordinating, and implementing industry safety programs for diverse public- and private-sector organizations, including demonstrating solid skills in program management, emergency response, federal safety enforcement, community relations, government communications, and policy development.

         Top performer who seamlessly interfaces with various staff members, regulatory compliance agencies, executive-level teams, federal program managers, and high-level governing boards to set goals, formulate strategies, and achieve results.

         Ambitious self-starter who contributes superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical abilities.

 

 

Strategic Analysis / Planning   Policy / Procedure Development   Comprehensive Safety Programming

Team Building / Development    Safety / OSHA Standards Compliance    Emergency Operations Management

Environmental Management    Organizational Development    Fiscal Control / Accountability

 

         Enhanced staff safety, reduced project cycle time, and increased productivity by managing public- / private-sector safety programs, determining deficiencies, formulating plans, allocating budgets, coordinating activities, and drafting project reports.

         Trained 1,200 local government-restructured internal responses via the development of OSHA and WMD hazardous materials response programs, including designing interventions, creating materials, and coordinating implementation.

         Improved productivity, enhanced morale, and reduced costs by establishing management controls linked to mission requirements, expanding performance-based training, planning resource allocation, and tightening safety schedules.

         Reorganized and integrated planning, decreased costs, and introduced new technology by conducting needs assessment for critical safety investigation operations, collecting and analyzing data, reporting results, and making recommendations.

         Increased performance, established continuity, promoted legislation, and integrated local government by developing, drafting, and coordinating safety operations, administrative program plans, and mutual aid emergency response procedures.

 

 

 

Watershed Safety Manager Department of Watershed Management

         Utilized broad scope of industry and safety services knowledge to supervise, direct, and evaluate assigned staff handling employee concerns, including prioritizing work assignments, performing disciplining, and completing team appraisals.

         Led occupational safety and health efforts to support services such as personnel training, budget preparation, and administration of all federal, state, and local rules and regulations, along with creating departmental safety and health programs, administering worker s compensation, tracking claims and medical treatment, and conducting key orientations.

         Expertly conducted safety inspections of worksites, including noting hazards, recommending corrective action, and following up on implementation in compliance with OSHA, EPA, EPD, NIOSH, and other state and local requirements.

         Directed and conducted training on confined spaces, bloodborne pathogens, hazardous materials, defensive driving, CDL, and other safety-related programs, along with supervising the collection of data regarding incidents of on-the-job injuries or accidents, as well as analyzing information to determine risk exposure trends.

 

 

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Senior Safety & Training Officer Department of Public Works

         Ensured strict safety compliance while coordinating safety-training programs using Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Code of Federal Regulations, EPA, and EPD standards, including implementing policies and procedures for safety, health, and environmental audit processes for sewer, highways, traffic, sanitation, and wastewater.

         Conducted risk management, safety audits, construction job-site inspections, and accident and incident investigations, along with supporting workers compensation-related issues, maintaining safety center, and coordinating safety-training schedules.

         Delivered 32 targeted safety training classes and assisted in budget preparation where equipment costs were concerned, as well as handling field investigations regarding theft and vandalism by internal and external senior and lower staff.

 

 

Safety Coordinator

         Strategically steered an EH&S department, including maintaining facility air monitoring and wipe sampling programs, supervising hazardous waste technicians and janitorial staff, and developing and implementing all safety programming.

         Directed comprehensive LO / TO, hearing protection, confined space, respiratory protection, and lead compliance plans.

         Conducted new employee and annual OSHA training; created training for a Job Safety Analysis Program; maintained Hazardous Waste Program satellite inspections, manifestation, and coordination of drum disposal and audits; and oversaw a fit testing program, personal protective equipment, recycling program, uniform vendor management, and MSDS database.

         Optimized operations efficiency by directing planned job observations and safety policy audits, including conducting incident investigations, coordinating alternative duty programs, and leading safety committee and communication meetings.

 

 

Environmental Field Technician

         Applied dynamic leadership talents toward training individuals on diverse issues of environmental, health, and safety practices, including conducting indoor air quality assessments and bioaerosal sampling, managing general safety audits and safety committee meetings, and gathering various informative materials for use in solutions-driven safety training classes.

         Interfaced among clientele to perform consultations on safety, health, and industrial hygiene issues, along with supporting the development and implementation of safety programs and procedures as required per client needs.

 

 

Master of Science in Environmental Health & Safety Management

Master of Business Administration in Organizational Leadership

University of Findlay

 

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Safety

University of Central Oklahoma

 

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

Lon Morris College

 

Professional Development & Certifications

Basic Emergency Response Technician • Confined Space Entry Permit Issuer Supervisor

OSHA 40-Hour Workshop • MSA Full Face Respirator Trainer • Certified Safety Training Specialist

First Aid & CPR Certified • Certified Healthcare Safety Professional • Certified Construction Safety Supervisor

OSHA Train-the-Trainer Certified • Certified Traffic Flagger Instructor (DOT) • Hazardous Material Certificate

Certified Forklift Instructor • Defensive Driver Instructor • Certified Traffic Control Supervisor • Commercial Drivers License