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Austin, Tx, Us

We help organizations in complex, high-risk industries turn Risk Management into an enabler of Strategic Vision. By aligning your Risk Management programs, processes and practices with your Organizational Objectives, we help you transform Risk Management into a fundamental contributor the overall success and resilience of your organization.

Malta, Ny, Us

• Conceptualize and implement strategy for enterprise risk management (ERM), business continuity, and corporate insurance programs for a $6B global manufacturing organization with 15K employees.• Oversee multiple direct reports in addition to leading and influencing senior executives in a matrixed environment. • Collaborate with executive leadership team and Board of Directors to build systems to identify, assess, and address potential risks to business objectives.• Manage insurance renewals, including information collection, global marketing efforts with underwriters, and negotiation of insurance structure and pricing. Present proposals to CFO and establish systems upon approval.• Enable business continuity management system for high-risk environments, minimizing impact, risk, and revenue loss across manufacturing and corporate functions.• Strategically partner with operational business leaders across Finance, IT, Sales, HR, Legal, Procurement, and Supply Chain & Logistics to identify, assess, and address risks affecting the organization domestically and globally.• Develop and manage numerous insurance brokers and network of 50+ insurers across 10+ lines of coverage. • Build internal and external Risk Management team to effectively execute insurance and asset protection strategies for corporate insurance programs and systems.Select Achievements• Established strategic ERM initiative, framework, and processes for newly public company.• Successfully managed transition of D&O insurance from private to public company coverage in preparation for IPO. • Procured $50B+ total insurable value (TIV) insurance for domestic and global construction/manufacturing operations and projects.

Malta, Ny, Us

• Managed development and implementation of business continuity (BC), crisis management, and insurance programs, collaborating with stakeholders to facilitate operational resilience, risk, and control practices to achieve business goals. • Built and nurtured relationships with insurance underwriters to effectively execute insurance and asset protection strategies. Delivered long-term value for company, ensuring insurance coverage and mitigation processes in place. • Mobilized cross-functional teams to link functions, processes, and compliance efforts of new and existing activities to deliver a risk intelligent culture in line with business and policy expectations.• Leveraged vast experience and knowledge of business to connect the dotted lines and provide perspective on interdependencies/connectivity; identified issues, risks, and opportunities guiding critical business decisions.• Implemented risk management best practices, fostered risk culture, and aligned employees with organizational objectives. Secured financial strength while driving continuous improvement, and operational excellence.Select Achievements• Established outstanding reputation well known to underwriters within liability insurance.• Developed processes and standards that became the foundation for decisions making company-wide across risk, safety, and loss prevention, ensuring long-term value for company and programs.

Malta, Ny, Us

• Selected to spearheaded global risk & BC programs and planning activities, including identifying critical business functions & strategies to develop policy/procedures for six multibillion-dollar semiconductor manufacturing facilities.• Advised senior and executive management on prioritization of mitigation activities & contingency plan development.• Integrated risk awareness into crisis management pre-planning; authored BC and crisis management messaging for external stakeholders.• Oversaw loss control, risk assessment, and claims management associated with domestic worker’s compensation and general liability risks for manufacturing operations and construction.• Collaborated with global environment, health, and safety (EHS) teams to improve incident investigation processes, identify potential/high risk scenarios, and implement preventative casualty loss procedures. • Facilitated third-party loss prevention surveys across manufacturing facilities. Analyzed data, created detailed loss estimates and risk reports, and used findings to negotiate rates, coverage terms, and conditions with underwriters.• Championed positive insurance adjustments as a claims advocate. Assisted in investigations, data collection, and depositions for liability related claims.Select Achievements• Served as Interim Site Safety Manager for new multibillion dollar semiconductor manufacturing facility during efforts to recruit a full-time manager. o Mentored and developed inexperienced safety and industrial hygiene team while sourcing leadership team. o Developed SOPs, systems, programs, and benchmarks for aggressive manufacturing start-up.• Introduced industry leading practices that were adopted as corporate standards, attributing to a loss free property insurance program through significant growth and expansion of business.

Malta, Ny, Us

• Promoted to manage and supervise design, construction, and implementation of EHS, security, and regulatory compliance programs for new $4.5B+, 300K sq ft semiconductor manufacturing facility campus under construction.• Facilitated integration of loss control objectives, oversaw incident investigations, and maintained responsibility of worker’s compensation, builder’s risk, and general liability claims associated with owner-controlled insurance program (OCIP).• Developed education programs and construction/operational response procedures with local fire, medical, hazardous materials, and technical rescue agencies in the event of major crises. • Monitored performance of general contractor and subcontractors for safety & environmental performance and managed insurance claims/losses related to project activity. Reported performance status updates to stakeholders.• Supported response to construction related emergencies, injuries, fires, environmental incidents.Select Achievements• Successfully extended OCIP for construction activity and benchmark injury rates for $1B+ greenfield construction project.

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Promoted to oversee implementation of EHS programs for $250M, 870K sq ft LEED Gold Certified corporate campus with ~3K personnel.• Developed and directed EHS requirements for construction contracts/specifications; drove regulatory and standards compliance throughout design and construction phases.• Trained management team in site level crisis management and lead team during crisis response as site Crisis Management Team Facilitator.

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Defined response protocols for hazardous materials, medical, fire and confined space rescue while overseeing performance, compensation, and disciplinary action for 100+ ERT members.• Developed and managed site-wide chemical hazard review and approval program. Provided code review and compliance oversight for bulk chemical systems.• Led global team to develop tool for EHS and business impact risk assessments; spearheaded decommissioning/decontamination efforts for 10K sq ft bump fab closure.• Served as EHS representative for construction of 10K sq ft analytical lab.

Austin, Tx, Us