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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Aurora, Co, Us

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. Effectively manages Environmental Health, Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness programs in compliance with regulatory standards. Serves as a subject matter expert on safety and emergency preparedness for departments across the medical campus. Sets organizational goals and standards and meets or exceeds them. Conducts risk analysis and presents findings to senior leadership.ANALYSIS AND REPORTING. Reports metrics to hospital board of directors. Consults with other program managers in radiation safety, regulatory management, infection control, and industrial hygiene to mitigate exposures to employees. Manages OSHA 300 Log with Travelers database: 4.8/100 FTEs.COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT. Leads Emergency Preparedness Committee along with community partners through an evaluation and assessment of the facility Hazard Vulnerability Assessment. Served as Chairperson for Environment of Care (EOC) Committee meetings.FIRE SAFETY. Performs and/or coordinates repairs on safety-related infrastructure, including smoke and fire barriers, sprinkler systems, fire pumps, fire doors, eyewash stations, safety equipment, alarms systems and other devices. SAFETY DRILLS. Serves as administrator for campus safety in AMP Tracers. Creates fire drill and hazardous surveillance tracer and ensures compliance of data. Recommends corrective action as needed.HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT. Oversees facility’s small quantity generator hazardous waste management program. Performs annual re-certification of Waste Information Profiles with contracted vendor.REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. Conducts weekly small quantity generator checks and annual self-certification per the state public health and environment guidelines. Created illicit drug room contamination workflow to meet state regulation threshold.SAFETY AWARENESS AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING. Directs the development and delivery of customized training around safety awareness and emergency preparedness.

Aurora, Co, Us

SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Organized annual review of safety and emergency preparedness management plans. Implemented performance measures and improvement goals. Led 160 safety coordinators by spearheading quarterly safety meeting. Guided objectives of the overall safety program. Developed checklist and initiated bi-weekly basement corridor walks to ensure corridor clearance for safe patient, visitor, and worker egress. Reviewed safety deficiencies to eliminate unsafe work practices and completion of work orders.COVID 19 PREPAREDNESS. Collaborated with Emergency Room staff to increase overflow capacity using non-hospital space for patient care per CMS waiver while promoting suitable housing of COVID-19 patients. Researched and provided donning and doffing protocols for COVID-19 drive through testing team and created a fire response plan. SAFETY DRILLS. Served as administrator for campus safety in AMP Tracers. Created fire drill and hazardous surveillance tracer and ensured compliance of data. Recommended corrective action as needed.WATER TESTING. Coordinated with contracted vendor to conduct legionella water testing. Verified results and conducted quarterly water safety meetings.HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT. Oversaw facility’s small quantity generator hazardous waste management program, including the handling, storage, inspections, and shipping of items. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. Coordinated and conducted weekly construction rounds with infection control to monitor contractor compliance. Conducted weekly small quantity generator checks and annual self-certification per the state public health and environment guidelines. Created Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) for all construction projects in accordance with NFPA Life Safety and OSHA standards.COLLABORATION. Partnered with all departments by advising, planning, and providing solutions for operations to maintain, sustain and operate safely in a 3.2 million square foot facility.

Washington, Dc, Us

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Completed two-year Veteran Administration Safety Internship that focused on fire, life and construction safety. Entrusted to oversee Industrial Hygiene surveys, Green Environmental Management System inspections and Safety Department during a 6-month search to hire a Safety Manager. JOINT COMMISSION INSPECTIONS. Successfully prepared for and passed national inspections. In the process, identified 12 low and limited life safety findings which were corrected the same day with no condition level findings. PERFORMED INSPECTIONS. Led weekly Environment of Care inspections. Documented deficiencies and recommended corrective measures to eliminate unsafe work practices. Conducted safety and health inspections to determine safety hazards for community residential care and programs, nursing homes and war veteran homes annually in accordance with VHA Handbook and NFPA 101. Organized weekly Construction Safety Rounds identifying construction deficiencies for life safety and OSHA compliance. Made on the spot corrections and coordinated action plans for deficiencies noted.FIRE SAFETY. Developed and briefed fire safety, Environment of Care attendance/inspection reports and Occupational Safety and Health report to the Environment of Care Board keeping them apprised of safety status and Joint Commission compliance concerns. Implemented Interim Life Safety Measures during installation of a new fire alarm system and directed contractor through scheduled monthly preventive maintenance of the medical facility fire system. Directed fire drills appropriate to the specific building category (e.g., hospital, business occupancy or construction site) on all the shifts for the building category in accordance with regulatory requirements.ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. Investigated accidents and near misses to determine cause and corrective action required. Analyzed and prepared reports documenting injuries and hazard surveillance inspections for trending patterns.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

SAFETY AWARENESS. Served as project manager for developing internal and external communications (e.g., presentations, newsletter articles, safety-minutes, and e-mail messages) to promote safety awareness. Developed, implemented, and evaluated a broad range of initiatives and strategies to measure and improve the work center safety culture. Developed, coordinated, and reviewed center safety programs.INSPECTIONS. Conducted occupational health shop visits annually that evaluated personal protection equipment standards, workshop safety and workers’ health. Managed aspects of the mandatory work site inspection program including safety and fire protection inspection, checks fire lanes, exits, signage, and other areas for possible unsafe conditions.ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS. Responded to three aircraft mishaps. Conducted search and rescue of aircrew. Supported Safety Investigation Board with medical investigation of aircrew and maintenance personnel.TRAINING. Developed curriculum, training materials and delivered required safety training courses, including but not limited to Job Hazard Analysis, Fall Protection, Confined Space, and Hazard Communication. Directed Hazard Communication training binder reviews and cut HAZCOM training time by two hours for 75 industrial shops supervisors while ensuring Air Force Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance standards.PERSONNEL SUPERVISION. Supervised three contracting officer representative employees. Provided supervisory feedback, set goals and expectations, monitored and validated accuracy of timecards. Selected as Aerospace Medicine Superintendent and Medical Group 1st Sergeant as Human Resources Manager. Coordinated disciplinary action for personnel who exhibited conduct considered detrimental in the workplace.PUBLIC RELATIONS. Collaborated to identify community issues and provided resolution in the form of programs, activities, and events that enhanced community resilience, knowledge, and safety.

Bachelor Of Science Homeland Security, Homeland Security

Associate'S Degree, Public Health