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Richmond, Virginia, United States

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Saint Louis, MO, US

• Managing workplace environmental, health, & safety for 4 sites (1 in Maryland and 3 in Wisconsin) and around 500 team members
• Leading safety initiatives in machine shops, paints shops, warehouses, manufacturing areas, high voltage test bays, and outdoor storage yards
• Developing and facilitating key safety trainings like CPR, Arc Flash, Lockout Tagout, Crane, Forklift, New Hire Safety, and Rigging
• Emergency plan management and implementation for Evacuations, Shelter in Place, Active Shooter, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures
• Analyzed safety metrics to identify incident trends and deficiencies to implement mitigation actions which led the Baltimore site to an 81% reduction in recordable injuries from 2023 to 2024
• Using continuous improvement tools like GEMBA, Kaizen, RCCA, 5S, and Risk Assessments to identify and reduce safety risks across all departments.

Seattle, WA, US

• Implemented continuous improvement safety initiatives at a site of 1400 Amazon associates.
• Analyzed safety metrics to identify incident trends and deficiencies and implement mitigation tools which led the site to a 10% reduction in first aid injuries and a 63% reduction in recordable injuries in 2021.
• Currently overseeing 10 Workplace, Health, and Safety Specialists, 2 On-site Medical Representatives, 2 Hazardous Waste Coordinators and their development across 3 sites in Maryland.
• Assisted the Regional Safety Manager with tracking regional wide safety program compliance for 5 sites in the Maryland region.
• Identified trends, patterns, and opportunities for sites in the Maryland region and lead weekly regional discussions with site senior leaders on improvement plans and strategies.
• Partnered with WHS specialist to Launch the site's donations program in 2022. Year to date the site has donated product a total monetary value of $42,000.

Oversee and improve performance of all aspects of guard house, logistical, and yard operations across the designated region including but not limited to:· Lead guard house and yard activities across all sites and shifts within region, including supporting coordination of staff plans and operating schedules as well as setting up processes during new site.

Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, US

Farmville, VA, US