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Paducah, Ky, Us

Paducah, Ky

Paducah, Ky

Paducah, Ky

• Managed day-to-day operations of a regional construction office• Responsible for risk management to include participation in captive risk management functions, insurance programs, claims management, safety and health programs and training, contract reviews and negotiations, resource allocation, and staffing• Performed job site audits to ensure compliance with corporate risk management, safety, and quality control policies and programs• Ensured positive working relationships with DOD customers to include Army, NAVFAC, and Army Corps of Engineers

Paducah, Ky

• Developed all written safety and health programs to include the Corporate Safety and Health Plan, site-specific Accident Prevention Plans, and task-specific Activity Hazard Analyses.• Performed site safety and health audits to ensure compliance with company and customers’ safety and health standards. • Trained management, hourly personnel, and subcontractors on safety and health practices to include OSHA 10 & 30 hour, fall protection, scaffolding, confined space, PPE, trenching/excavating, equipment operations, global harmonization system, crisis management, and hazard identification.• Responsible for allocating sufficient financial resources to ensure Vanguard’s Zero Incident goals are achieved. This included developing the annual safety and health budget to allocate dollars for staffing, the purchase of safety and health supplies, and training. • Responsible for the adequate staffing of safety and health personnel. This includes the hiring of staff, developing performance goals and objectives, assigning personnel to projects, and ensuring personnel maintain adequate safety and professional development training. • Performed accident and near miss investigations to determine root causes.• Reviewed and analyzed accident investigation data, near miss reports, and insurance loss runs to identify incident trends and root causes and implement corrective measures to mitigate recurrences.• Anticipated, identified, and managed corporate risks to include insurance claims, litigation, contract compliance, and contract and subcontract negotiations.• Managed company’s primary insurance programs to include worker compensation, auto liability, general liability, professional liability, and property insurance.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Evaluated the overall risk of customer’s operations and communicated to underwriting for their consideration when determining insurance premiums. • Conducted safety and health audits of clients’ operations to identify hazards and non-compliance issues and make recommendations on corrective measures.• Assisted clients in establishing formal safety and health programs to include written plans, hazard identification, and training programs.• Performed safety and health training for customers to include hazard communication, PPE selection and use, fall protection, forklift operation, and defensive driving.

Master'S Degree, Occupational Safety And Health

Master's - Occupational Safety and Health

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science

Bachelor of Science - Political Science Minor - Business Administration