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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Helping organizations achieve high performance by transforming their leaders. Author and facilitator of the inspirational and evidence-based Care2Lead leadership development program.Providing various consulting services primarily in the occupational health and safety space including audits, culture transformation, strategy development, and incident investigation.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Led the immersive training design in VR and PC for this revolutionary start-up company from its inception in 2019. Provided strategic direction to the founder and was the client-facing representative for everything relating to technical sales and content. Helped grow the company from scratch to become a market leader in the safety training space trusted by major brands such as BP, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, L'Oreal, ADNOC and GE, among many others.

British Columbia, Canada

Responsible for heading the HSE function for BC Works, Rio Tinto's operations in British Columbia, which include the Kitimat aluminum smelter that is serviced by a wharf and rail, and the Kemano Powerhouse, a hydropower facility supplied by the Nechako reservoir. Among other things, the scope of work includes leading a Team of 25+ Safety, Environment, and Health & Hygiene professionals for a workforce of 1200 employees and 500+ contractors, overseeing HSE for operations and major projects… Show more Responsible for heading the HSE function for BC Works, Rio Tinto's operations in British Columbia, which include the Kitimat aluminum smelter that is serviced by a wharf and rail, and the Kemano Powerhouse, a hydropower facility supplied by the Nechako reservoir. Among other things, the scope of work includes leading a Team of 25+ Safety, Environment, and Health & Hygiene professionals for a workforce of 1200 employees and 500+ contractors, overseeing HSE for operations and major projects, managing relationships and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders including First Nations Groups, the bargaining unit, and federal and provincial government agencies (WorkSafeBC, Ministry of Environment, Northern Health, DFO, etc.), and defining and driving the HSE strategy as part of an overall culture change initiative and plant restart program prompted by a union strike after negotiations failed to reach a new collective labour agreement. Show less

United Arab Emirates

Responsible for managing the SSHE department of WEIR across EMEA covering both manufacturing facilities and field operations on client rigs. Managed a team of >20 SSHE professionals of diverse nationalities and contributed to improving the TIR from 0.14 (2019) to 0.

Following the split of Fortive and Danaher, I was assigned to manage Fortive’s HSE department in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Companies falling under the Fortive umbrella in this region include Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Fluke, Qualitrol, Tektronix and Industrial Scientific. In addition to ensuring active conformance with Fortive’s HSE standards for 34 distributors across MENA-T, I was also responsible for leading the HSE integration of Fortive’s recent acquisitions in Romania and… Show more Following the split of Fortive and Danaher, I was assigned to manage Fortive’s HSE department in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Companies falling under the Fortive umbrella in this region include Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Fluke, Qualitrol, Tektronix and Industrial Scientific. In addition to ensuring active conformance with Fortive’s HSE standards for 34 distributors across MENA-T, I was also responsible for leading the HSE integration of Fortive’s recent acquisitions in Romania and Turkey. I also successfully developed and implemented a business plan to become the first accredited training provider of the UKPIA safety passport course in the region as part of an overall strategy to spearhead the creation of a region-specific industry standard in partnership with national and regional oil companies. Improved entity’s LTI frequency rate from 13 in 2015 to 0 in 2016-2019. Awarded the ExxonMobil 2017 award for solid HSE performance Show less

United Arab Emirates

Successfully developed, implemented and maintained a practical and comprehensive integrated management system for the company in line with Rio Tinto’s rigorous HSEQ MS requirements and certified to ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001 international standards. Responsible for managing the company’s HSEQ department in the Middle East region, including offering HSE support to the Rio Tinto Alcan team mobilized for the Emirates Global Aluminum refinery project in Abu Dhabi. Maintained an All Injury… Show more Successfully developed, implemented and maintained a practical and comprehensive integrated management system for the company in line with Rio Tinto’s rigorous HSEQ MS requirements and certified to ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001 international standards. Responsible for managing the company’s HSEQ department in the Middle East region, including offering HSE support to the Rio Tinto Alcan team mobilized for the Emirates Global Aluminum refinery project in Abu Dhabi. Maintained an All Injury Frequency Rate of 0 during my 5-year tenure with the company and received awards and letters of appreciation for exemplary HSE performance from Rio Tinto corporate as well as clients such as DUBAL, EMAL and Emirates Airlines Show less

United Arab Emirates

Site HSE Manager for a $100 million turnkey project involving the construction of Emirates Aluminum’s anode rodding shop and hot bath removal facility. The scope included civil, structural and electrical works, mechanical installation and equipment commissioning. The project consisted of 5 subcontractors on 2 sites and a peak workforce of 650 employees working 3 eight hour shifts. Awarded EMAL contractor HSE award for HSE excellence

United Arab Emirates

Hired to fill the first environmental position offered by the company. Responsibilities included laying the foundations for the ISO 14001-compliant environmental management system and addressing all project-related environmental requirements and concerns. Also sent to numerous project sites for clients such as ADNOC, BOROUGE and ADGAS (Das Island) to assist with HSE implementation.

United Arab Emirates

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Organisational Health And Well-Being (Faculty Of Health & Medicine)

Specializing in safety leadership and organizational culture.

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Environmental Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering

Minor, Management

Diploma, Nebosh International Diploma In Occupational Health & Safety