Experience

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  United states air force

  Oct 1995 - Sept 1998

  1lt officer-in-charge, 347th bioenvironmental engineering flight, biomedical corp

  • Developed, implemented, and evaluated environmental protection, industrial hygiene, and radiological health wartime readiness programs for the Wing• Prepared detailed technical reports for environmental and industrial hygiene (IH) surveys for over 90 industrial shops / 270 administrative areas• Sampled / monitored drinking water for water distribution system serving over 5K base personnel• Reviewed and approved base construction plans, spill control, and response plansAwards:• USAF Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service, Oct-95 – Sep-98-- For environmental response to an F-16 crash; creatively implemented filtration device; prevented environmental degradation to sensitive wetlands area; development and implementation of the base’s environmental policies, resulting in no Notices of Violation• USAF HQ ACC ECAMP “Outstanding Environmental Leadership” Award – Apr-98• USAF 347th Medical Group Outstanding Officer of the Quarter, Jan-97 – Mar-97Training:• DoD Nuclear Hazards Training Course (1997)• USAF Bioenvironmental Engineering Course (95 days) (1996) Show less

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  Tennessee army national guard

  Mar 1999 - Jul 2000

  1lt squadron chemical officer - hht 1/278th armored cavalry regiment

  • Special staff officer responsible for supporting the squadron and subordinate troop units in NBC defense and smoke operationsTraining:• USAR Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical Defense Course (2000)

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  Ge energy

  Jun 2000 - Oct 2008

  • Lead EHS and Medical teams (6) to support the Optimization and Control manufacturing, technology, and functional organizations (850)• Developed a facility-wide strategy focused on increasing compliance assurance, community involvement, incident reporting, and risk/hazard recognition; resulting in GE Corporate Environmental Program Site Excellence Award (2006), VPP Star Site Recertification (2007), I&I rate 70% below industry standard (0.77)Training:• GE Crotonville Advance Manager Course (AMC) (2008)• American Society of Safety Engineers – ASSE #010033604• OSHA 30 hr General Industry Course (2005, 2008) Show less • Led team of 50 welders and assemblers; resulting in on-time delivery of fabrications & shipment of over 115 gas turbines while reducing the shop floor injury rate from one accident per month to zero per month (2003)• Managed 25 casing personnel; set shop floor priorities and schedules; resulting in timely assembly of all casing components to support the manufacturing of over 260 gas turbines while continuing to maintain shop floor injury and illness rate of zero (2002)Training:• GE Change Acceleration Process Coach (2002) Show less I supervised the quality & flow testing of 4,600 fuel nozzle assemblies worth over $100 million dollars in materials & man hoursKey Accomplishment:• Reduced defects by over 75% by focusing on root causes and implementing corrective actions; resulted in a 20% increase in productivityAwards:• GE Gas Turbines Combustion COE Six Sigma Project of the Month, Oct-01Training:• GE Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification (2001)• GE Elements of Leadership Effectiveness (2001)• GE Variance Based Thinking & Stable Ops (2001)• GE Statistical Tolerancing (2001)• GE Flow Measurement Concepts - Critical Flow (2001)• GE Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Fundamentals (2000)• GE Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training - DMAIC (2000) Show less

  • Manager, EHS Manufacturing

    Feb 2006 - Oct 2008

  • Manager, EHS Power Generation

    Feb 2004 - Feb 2006

  • Manager, Operations - Fabrication, Prep-To-Ship, & Casings Cells

    Jan 2002 - Feb 2004

  • Product / Sourcing Quality Engineer

    Jun 2000 - Jan 2002
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  United states army reserve

  Jul 2000 - Apr 2005

  • Mobilized and deployed to Kuwait in response to Operation Enduring / Iraqi Freedom from Oct 2002 – Jun 2003.• Received accolades from the US Ambassador of Kuwait for exemplary performance during Operation Iraqi Freedom missile attacks onto Kuwait and for providing NBC hazard prediction, plume modeling, and training to the Kuwaiti military, fire, medical, and police agencies.Awards• USAR Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Jun-03• Certificate of Appreciation; US Ambassador of Kuwait for exemplary performance during Operation Iraqi Freedom, May-03• German Army Shooting Badge – Silver, Dec-02Training:• USAR Chemical Corp Officer Advance Course (2002) Show less

  • CPT Commander - 447th Chemical Detachment

    Jun 2003 - Apr 2005

  • 1LT Executive Officer - 447th Chemical Detachment

    Mar 2002 - Jun 2003

  • 1LT Platoon Leader - 371st Chemical Company

    Jul 2000 - Feb 2002
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  Ge industrial solutions - motors & controls

  Oct 2008 - Feb 2011

  Director, ehs integration / global

  • Led global, indirect team of Site EHS Managers to support 9 manufacturing facilities and distributed work force / services team (3000+) w/ $2MM budget. Supported the divesting of 4 manufacturing facilities and relocation of 2 Transition of Work• In response to negative trending of injuries and severity, changed strategy by focusing team on improved EHS communications, risk reduction projects, and better medical case management: reduced recordable injuries by 11%, DAFW days by 119%, and RWA days by 43%.• Global sites located in United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Malaysia.Training:• IHMM Certified Hazardous Materials Manager – CHMM #15367 (2010)• Essentials of Hazardous Material Management (IHMM, 2010)• Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (AIHA, 2010)• Advance Hazardous Waste Course (Lion Technology, 2009) Show less

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  Ge oil & gas - measurement & control solutions (mcs)

  Feb 2011 - Aug 2012

  Lean six sigma black belt

  • LEAN Six Sigma (LSS) training and project management support for global EHS team of 48 in $4B business w/ 14K employees at 330 locations• Mentored critical thinking w/in MC EHS team, resulting in stronger performance: TRIR 0.39 (-17%V) and 125 Risk Reduction projectsTraining:• GE Think On Your Feet (2012)• GE Strategic Communication for Leaders (2012)• DOT-HMT & IATA Refresher Course (Lion Technology, 2012)• Corporate Safety Management Course (ASSE, 2012)• EHS Professional Development Conference (ASSE, 2012)• Human Performance - Error Management Training (Muschara, 2011)• GE Six Sigma Black Belt Training – DMAIC (2011) Show less

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  Ge oil & gas - measurement & control

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2014

  Director, ehs north america region

  The EHS North America Region Leader for Measurement and Control (M&C), a $4B business unit that is managed under GE Oil and Gas. M&C provides cutting edge technology solutions for customers to leverage the industrial Internet, to diagnose and optimize their industrial assets. Product and service offerings include: inspection, monitoring, diagnostics, control technologies and solutions for critical industrial assets bringing more predictive maintenance and optimizing efficiency for customers, globally.Lead a team of 30 EHS managers and technicians supporting 40 locations, including manufacturing and services operations, across North America consisting of over 5,400 employees. Strong focus on strategy and execution, simplification of processes, risk reduction best practice sharing, and talent building.Training:• EHS Professional Development Conference (ASSE, 2013) Show less

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  T.d. williamson

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2019

  Senior director, global health, safety and environment (hse)

  The Senior Director of Global Heath, Safety and Environment to T.D. Williamson. TDW performs Hot Tapping & Plugging, Pipeline Pigging, Pipeline Integrity and Non-Intrusive Inline Isolation.• Lead global team of 17 HSE Managers and Professionals supporting over 25 manufacturing facilities and service centers consisting of ~1,700 employees while managing a $2.5MM budget.• Over the past three years, we have achieved a 50% reduction in TRIR (1.38 --> 0.69) and 49% reduction in DART (1.38 --> 0.37) by focusing on HSE fundamentals and leadership engagement at all levels. Show less

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  Hollis consulting, llc

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Operational excellence leader

  - Helping businesses solve big problems using Operational Excellence principals and techniques.- Mapping and designing lean operational and functional value streams using Lean Six Sigma methodologies.- Leading accident and incident investigations and facilitating the implementation of strong corrective actions and defenses.

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  Amazon

  Jul 2019 - now

  Amazon Transportation Services (ATS)

  • Sr. Regional WHS Manager, AMXL-DS

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Sr. Regional WHS Manager, AMXL-FC-SC-IXD

    Jun 2020 - Feb 2023

  • EHS Operational Excellence Leader

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020