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Pembroke, Virginia, United States

• Job duties included oversight for the MVP 303-mile pipeline.• Overseen all spreads for contractors’ safety compliance.• Responsible for all safety reps on all spreads.• Traveled to all spreads in West Virginia and Virginia during the week & attended meetings, conducted field audits, and attended management update meetings.• Reported weekly safety summary for project management.

Weatherford, Texas, United States

• Job duties included reviewing candidates resumes, pre-screening, zoom interviews, and placement for FDR job locations.• Reported directly to the company owner.

Marion, Indiana, United States

• Job duties were oversight of contractors performing work in the stamping plant.• Duties included review of Pre-Task for contractors prior to mobilizing to the project, daily oversight compliance in accordance with General Motors Safety requirements.• Preview of Pre-Task Safety Plans attended weekly progress meetings, managed project budget, reviewed contractor’s incident investigation, and reported to project management.

Wentzville, Missouri, United States

• Job duties were oversight of contractors performing work in the stamping plant.• Duties included review of Pre-Task for contractors prior to mobilizing to the project, daily oversight compliance in accordance with General Motors Safety requirements, review of Pre-Task Safety Plans• Attended weekly progress meetings, managed project budget, reviewed contractor’s incident investigation, and reported to project management.

Toledo, Ohio, United States

• Lead Safety Manager responsible for daily oversight of contractors working at General Motors Toledo, Ohio.• Duties included daily Pre-Task Safety Plans review, daily safety meeting, daily audits, incident investigations, attended weekly management meetings, and field daily audits.

Robinson, Illinois, United States

• Lead Project Safety Manager supporting the Marathon UBE Butane Expansion Project• The expansion project was a total of 400 miles.• My duties included supervising 8 safety professionals on the booster sites from Robinson Illinois to East Sparta Ohio• My daily duties included attending pre-job meetings, daily reporting of sites safety activities, daily audits of contractors, attending daily STA meetings, traveling to all sites, attending management weekly meetings, and daily conference calls with management.• Responsible for overall safety compliance for all contractors• Reported to Marathon HSE Manager.

Catarina, Texas, United States

• ETC/ Eagle Ford Gas Project• Responsible for project safety management on the Energy Transfer Gathering Projects, pipeline new lay consisting of 198 miles.• Attended daily/weekly management meetings, pre-job/contractors’ safety plans, daily STA meetings, weekly site safety meetings, daily site audit, and incident investigations.• Job duties included overall management of the contractor's safety compliance for all contractors.• This included daily field audits, Veriforce Operators Qualifications, incident investigations, weekly safety summaries, and overall site safety management.

Oklahoma & Texas

• Responsible for overall safety compliance for all contractor’s construction 186-mile pipelines• Job duties included compliance to meet client safety requirements, incident investigation, OQ compliance, contractor site orientation, and auditing contractor daily safety performance.• Report to the HS&E Manager for Sunoco.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Assumed total responsibility for audits of on-site safety program compliance of the Pipeline Project Phase 8 Expansion• Managed field audits and weekly safety summaries• Participated in incident investigations to determine the root cause and directly reported to the client Safety Manager.

Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas & Oklahoma

• Responsible for project safety management of KXL, Phase II, and Cushing Extension• This included incidents, field auditing of the contractor, tap root accident investigations, and weekly safety summaries.• Reported to the client safety team.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Accountable for project safety management on the Phoenix Expansion Project• Job duties included development of a project safety plan, auditing subcontractors, conducting weekly safety summaries for project management.• Assured proper PPE was utilized and detailed JSA for each job task, excavation permit, and confined space was properly completed.• Compiled detailed reports of all accidents, near-misses, and incidents.• Supervised three Safety Specialists and reported to Pipeline Corporate Safety.

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

• Managed the Boardwalk Project to include all safety inspections for Boardwalk Pipeline Partners on 350 miles of 42" natural gas pipeline.

Beaumont, Texas, United States

• Responsible for reviewing, revising, and development of operating procedures.• Managed the HS&E activities, development of the site safety plan for all contractors, daily coordination of safety audits, and OSHA compliance standards.• Interfaced daily with clients on safety programs such as leading indicators of subcontractors' safety performance.• Reporting directly to Corporate Safety.

Sweeny, Texas, United States

• Responsible for all safety related aspects of maintenance and construction of pipelines and terminals for the refinery and chemical plant• Duties included maintaining compliance of DOT, OSHA and client required regulations.• Managed the daily interfacing with client on safety programs, i.e.: leading indicators, and subcontractors' safety forms.• Reported directly to Corporate Safety.

Beaumont, Texas, United States

• Responsible for formatting the on-site safety and medical programs for the client and subcontractors.• Coordinated pre-employment drug screening, physicals, OSHA, and client safety standards.• Trained contractor employees for Respiratory Protection, Hazzwoper, Hearing Conservation, and Fall Protection.

Baytown, Texas, United States

• Responsible for the management of all HS&E activities for the client as well as the HS&E departments during the grassroots DNT/SAC project• Implemented behavioral-based safety process system to contractor workforce.• Trained and monitored safety site-specific standards.• Served as a resource to client, contractors, and inspectors on HS&E issues.• Managed Worker's Compensation, OSHA safety standards and documentation.

Deer Park, Texas, United States

• Responsible for site orientations, daily and weekly safety observations, and inspections• Supervised safety training, development of a safety incentives program for employees, medical, first aid, and drug screens for the project• Managed Worker's Compensation and OSHA safety standards and documentation.

Greenville, Mississippi, United States

Laverne, Tennessee, United States

• Supervised safety training for employees• Responsible for accident investigations and tracking trends of unsafe acts and accidents, accident prevention intervention methods, safe practices awareness programs, site orientations, daily and weekly safety observations, and inspections.• Managed worker's compensation as well as OSHA safety standards and documentation.

Baytown, Texas, United States

• Responsible for the coordination of the overall safety program with the client, contractors, and Subcontractor• Administered medical and first aid-response.• Responsible for safety and HS&E activity for the jobsite• Coordinated training for contractors and subcontractors.

Mckinney, Texas, United States

• Responsible for contract management of the HS&E activities on the project and documentation of the overall safety program• Performed safety audits and OSHA compliance standards.• Coordinated pre-employment drug screening and random drug screens.

Laurel, Montana, United States

• Responsible for grassroots construction management of HS&E activities for subcontractors• Coordinated safety program in accordance with OSHA and state regulatory guidelines.• Reported to project manager

Saudi Arabia

• Responsible for the development of a responsive emergency medical system for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia• Duties included extensive training of expatriate and Saudi nationals EMT's and Paramedics• Responsible for budget and requisition of all necessary equipment• Coordinated and conducted all levels of emergency training within the hospital setting.• Established a triage system for the hospital and EMS.• Developed an emergency response dispatch system for the hospital and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia• Reported directly to the hospital administrator and the teaching staff.

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