Experience

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  United states air force

  Aug 2005 - now

  Managed the Environmental Safety and Health programs for 26 organizations, 7.5K personnel, 30 combat aircraft, 958 facilities, and $1.7B in resources. • Performed senior staff work, to include Staff Summary Sheets and PowerPoint presentations safety program management. Trained over 300 new supervisors to help manage the Air Force safety program. • Lead 26 Commanders and 75 unit representatives in Air Force, Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Fire Prevention Association compliance. Reduced open inspection discrepancies 112 down to 67. • Conducted incident investigations, identifies cause, and recommends corrective action to prevent recurrence. Efforts resulted a reduction on 80 lost work days and a cost savings $44K from previous year.• Performed inspections and program evaluations of operations to identify mishap potentials and assess integration of risk management, safety equipment, and procedures.• Industrial Program Manager: advises personnel on Confined Space, Risk Management, Traffic Safety, Hazardous Materials, Lockout-Tagout, and Fall Protection Program requirements. • Accomplishments: Commands #1 Safety office of the Year (2013) and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter in April-June 2013. Show less • Managed ground safety program for 194 members who engineer and install command, control, communication and computer systems supporting global DoD Ops. • Installation Commander Staff member/Subject Matter Expert: Advises installation leadership in ground, flight and weapons emergencies, exercises and real world response.• Conducted ground, aviation, and explosive safety inspections in accordance with OSHA, DoD, Air Force regulations. Reduced Air Force Space Command Inspector General Safety findings by 35% from 2009 to 2011. • Oversaw/conducted mishap investigations, authored the installation’s trend analysis, and provided corrective action to senior staff. Reduced on-duty mishaps by 25% in less than a year though identification of high-interest areas. • Base Exercise Evaluation Team member: organized and assessed installation exercises. • Developed training plans to ensure worker qualification and training. Conducted safety education training. Provided safety consultation to commanders, supervisors, and functional managers on technical directives, safety criteria, and operational techniques.• Accomplishments: Commands #1 Safety Professional of the Year (2011), Program Management Evaluation for zero discrepancies (2011). Show less • Executed installation’s occupational safety and health and mishap prevention programs for over 800 personnel.• Conducted occupation safety and health and explosive safety program assessment/inspections. Identified and removed $2K in hazards and deficiencies.• Authored confined space, lockout tagout, and fall protection training programs and trained supervisors on OSHA and Air Force standards applicable to mission and program requirements. • Crisis Action Team Member, assisted in authoring contingency operations for deployments, hurricane evacuations, and terrorist attacks on the installation. • Reviewed base engineering designs and conducted contractor safety briefings.• Supervises the activities of 20 unit safety representatives providing safety leadership for unit commanders.• Accomplishments: Airmen of the Quarter Jul-Sep 2009 Show less • Assisted in management of the installations occupational safety and health and mishap prevention programs for the largest U.S. Air Force activity in NATO’s Southern Region with 10K military and civilian employees. • Advises and makes recommendations to the wing commander and functional managers regarding safety.• Conducts annual, monthly high interest, and no-notice spot inspections reducing $3K industrial hazards • Instructed supervisor safety, traffic safety, motorcycle safety, and local orientation courses.• Analyzed mishap data and reported trends. Efforts helped focus leadership’s attention in the proper direction reducing on-duty mishaps by 40% and off-duty fatalities by 100%• Approved confined space entry, reviewed operating procedures, and validated emergency rescue plan.• Accomplishments: Air Force Chief of Safety Special Achievement Award. Awarded SrA Below of the Zone Show less

  • Wing Safety Superintendent

    Jul 2014 - now

  • Industrial Safety Program Manager

    Jun 2012 - Jul 2014

  • Health and Safety Manager

    May 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Health and Safety Specialist

    May 2008 - May 2010

  • Health and Safety Specialist

    Aug 2005 - May 2008
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  Nucor steel jackson

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2021

  Safety coordinator

  • Manages Health and Safety Programs for two organizations, 270 teammates. Maintains VPP and SHARP programs.• Leads VPP and SHARP recertification efforts, out of two major audits, only one 90 day item found.• Reduced the number of recordable hearing threshold shifts from 10 to zero in two years by managing the baselines of all employees and changing the type of hearing protection used.• Reduced the I & I rate from 3.7 to .70 in two years by focusing on human error and behaviors during incident investigations. This allowed management to learn why the error was made and helped to focus on removing the human element and install fail safes to prevent reoccurance.• Participated in two corporate audit teams for sister divisions. Helped those divisions identify critical compliance and cultural issues. • Implemented a SharePoint business application that tracked teammates training and notified teammates and supervisors via email when training was coming due. Helped maintain 100% compliance for training.• Developed electronic inspection tools for overhead cranes and mobile equipment to accomplish the shift inspections online. Maintenance supervisors were notified via email if any equipment was not inspected or failed inspection.• Installed fire suppression system on fork trucks that were most danger of fire, protected $150K assets.• Helped develop a pipe holder with a vice grip on it so a pusher bar could be help in place during lock out tagout procedures. • Accomplishments: President’s safety award for meeting corporate safety goals two times. Show less

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  Nucor steel tuscaloosa, inc

  Sept 2021 - now

  • Hot Mill Material Handler

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Safety Engineer

    Sept 2021 - Feb 2025