Leading safety strategies and initiatives for a dynamic civil infrastructure restoration company, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and promoting a culture of safety excellence. Responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive safety programs, training, risk management, and incident prevention across multiple projects and sites. Collaborates with leadership and operational teams to continuously improve safety performance, reduce risks, and ensure the health and well-being of all employees.

Developed and delivered workplace safety and health training and consulting services to members and other organizations. Advised and assisted members to meet workplace safety and health needs. As a member of the Continuing Education team, worked closely with workplace safety and health program coordinators and staff; other staff and contract consultants; and member services staff. Communicated frequently with experts in workplace safety and health; maintains good working relationships with professionals in the field; maintains strong relationship with members and partner organizations. Liaised regularly with appropriate federal, state and local regulatory agencies as well as other organizations involved in workplace safety and health.

Implemented programs that resulted reduction in total recordable injury and severity rates. Initiated Return to Work Programs; reduced employee lost time and restricted duty days. Mitigated work comp costs for four consecutive years saving company in claim costs. Lowered workers compensation insurance premium factors; saved in annual premiums. Received MN State Safety Grant; purchased industrial hygiene testing equipment at reduced cost. Award Winner - MN Governor's Safety awards; five consecutive years of increased safety recognition.Specialization Areas:Safety, Health, and Environmental ManagementIndustrial Hygiene ManagementLoss Prevention and Risk ManagementInjury Prevention and ManagementClaims Management (Workers Compensation, General Liability, Auto)Return to Work Program ManagementOSHA Records ManagementFacility ManagementTraining Management

Expertly managed Squadron Safety and Environmental programs for 700 personnel in 30 facilities, protecting $80M in assets; received consecutive “Excellent” annual ratings for two years. Monitored safety / quality performance indicators; performed trend analysis to cut mishaps by 20%. Rated "Top Performer" from no notice Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health, Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ESOHCAMP) Inspection Team. Led Multi-Service Readiness Program across four uniformed services, Guard, and Reserve components; delivered “1st Class” deployment support to 10K+ members; program ‘benchmarked’. Lead project manager for several family initiatives; advocated funding & resource support from upper levels of management; provided unique, educational experiences to over 7K family members. Developed and administered annual $1.2M budget; tracked $200K in purchase card spending & monitored contracts; eliminated wasteful spending and ensured strict purchasing compliance. Identified deficient post-deployment personnel processing; rectified process by coordinating 12 agencies & establishing a streamlined new program; personnel processing times reduced by 25%.

Orchestrated detailed annual inspections, surveillance, safety spot inspections, quality control & management assessments; earned best weapons performance rates in the command, 99.6%. Led and trained a 50 member division; directed daily aircraft maintenance operations; ensured secure loading operations to safeguard 39 mission critical aircraft valued at over $500M. Instituted lean measures and led 5S development in multiple sections; decreased maintenance delays by 40% and cut product inspection times by 15%; increased aircraft availability for pilots. Mentored newly assigned employees early; set duty expectations early to avoid performance ambiguity. Planned, organized, and directed aircraft armament systems maintenance activities. Established and evaluated performance and training standards, maintenance controls, and procedures. Checked methods and techniques used to load and unload munitions on aircraft, to repair and maintain aircraft release and gun systems, and to maintain, repair, and modify associated equipment. Ensured compliance with policies, directives, and safety procedures. Analyzed productivity and work quality. Evaluated operational efficiency of aircraft guns and munitions systems, and recommended modification. Examined armament systems for visual defects and proper installation of systems components to include: ejector racks, loading and suspension devices, shackles, rocket pods, pylons, aircraft ammunition, boosters, and feed chutes. Boresighted/performed after-firing inspection of aircraft guns. Analyzed malfunctions of munitions launch, release, suspension, and monitor systems, and associated handling and loading equipment. Disassembled, repaired, or replaced mechanical, electrical, electronic, and pneudraulic mechanisms of launch and release systems, and aircraft gun systems. Removed, disassembled, and inspected parts and subassemblies for damage, rust, corrosion, or acceptable clearances and tolerances.

Lead Weapons Systems Instructor/Subject Matter Expert for 300 aircraft, 1000+ personnel; certified five new courses that delivered cutting edge instruction Air Force wide; reduced student backlog by 33%. Volunteered to deploy to austere duty location in order to improve training capacity; qualified new instructors, taught advanced curriculum; boosted installation’s training capacity by 40%. Earned "Master Instructor" Status and received two Instructional Achievement Awards for instructing over 1000 hours per year for five years. Developed A-10 aircraft weapons system training curriculum in support of training objectives. Provided classroom instruction to A-10 Weapons students. Supported formal training syllabi, scheduled events, and unscheduled events as directed. Conducted quality training instruction both on weapons trainers and attack aircraft. Evaluated and recorded student academic performance. Conducted remedial student training when required.

Supervised worker productivity on aircraft critical “last look” pre-flight assurance inspections; safely launched and recovered 80+ aircraft daily. Ensured strict compliance with live armament procedures & airfield operations. Directed and performed “safing” of hung stores/hot gun clearing procedures.

Loaded/unloaded nuclear/nonnuclear munitions, explosives, and propellant devices on aircraft. Managed, controled, maintained, and installed aircraft bomb, rocket, and missile release, launch, suspension, and monitored systems; guns and gun mounts; and related munitions handing, loading, and test equipment.