John Walsh

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2018

  LCDR
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  USS OGDEN

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Propulsion Officer

  Propulsion Officer, responsible for a main engine room and boiler room along with 33 enlisted personnel including two Chief Petty Officers.

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  USS PELICAN

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Operations Officer

  Operations Officer, USS PELICAN (MHC 53), responsible for all shipboard operations and a department with 12 sailors and two Chief Petty Officers.

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  Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast

  Jul 2004 - Feb 2007

  Project Officer

  Project Officer, USS NEW ORLEANS, responsible for performing Contract Administration Services (CAS) for all DoD contracts awarded to assigned contractors in the Gulf Coast region. Enforced contract requirements, ensuring contractors and the government satisfied their contractual obligations. Worked with contractors and government activities to facilitate greater quality and economy in the products and services being procured. Managed the complexities and unique demands of ship construction by performing the following non-CAS functions for Navy Program Executives Offices (PEOs), the Fleet, and NAVSEA headquarters: Project Management, Technical Authority, Contract Planning. Show less

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  NOLA Development

  Feb 2007 - Nov 2007

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for NOLA Development, New Orleans, Louisiana. Managed construction and renovation projects in the New Orleans area.

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  Otis Elevator Co.

  Nov 2007 - May 2009

  New Equipment Project Manager

  New Equipment Project Manager, responsible for the coordination and installation of new elevator units in the State of Colorado.

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  U.S. Department of Labor

  Aug 2009 - now

  Provides advice and assistance to businesses, particularly small business employers, local labor affiliates and other stakeholders, thus helping to achieve OSHA's compliance assistance goals through the medium of effective outreach, training, education, and information sharing, as delineated in the OSHA Strategic Plan. Provide expert level advice and training on regulations and OSHA programs, primarily in response to requests by employers and employees, will comprise the bulk of the work of the position. Coordinate compliance assistance work with the Area Office team leaders and the Area Director, supporting team initiatives in such areas, for example, as external and internal training programs and the identification of small business needs and concerns. Coordinate closely with regional office managers and subject matter specialists to assure that work efforts/products are consistent with agency and regional policy and perspectives, and to preclude duplication of effort. Plans, develops and implements the Area Office external training and education program, providing for or personally conducting outreach sessions on new standards, directives, and other topics of current interest, both independently and in conjunction with stakeholders. Describes and explains OSHA national programs and policies to the general public, associations, etc. Promotes voluntary compliance; keeps public aware of changes in the safety and occupational health field; makes speeches, serves on panels of seminars, conferences, and safety and health council meetings. Fosters creative partnerships with workers, employers, other federal agencies, insurance companies, safety and health professional groups, trade associations, and others interested in improving workplace conditions, in promoting safety and occupational health programs, identifying hazards and developing sources of data for hazard identification. Show less Conduct Safety and Health Inspections at factories, plants, establishments, construction sites, and other areas, workplaces or environments where work is performed by an employee of an employer under CFR 1903.3(a). Inspections and investigations include all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment and materials therein. Private questioning of any employer, owner, operator, agent or employee and reviews of records required by the Act and regulations published in this chapter, and other records which are directly related to the purpose of the inspection. Show less

  • Compliance Assistance Specialist

    Jul 2018 - now

  • OSHA-Safety Inspector

    Aug 2009 - Jul 2018