Michael Gresham Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Virginia, Us

Subject matter expert for the agency on mental wellness and resiliency. Instruction on wellness and resiliency in the basic training academy as well as in service. Coordinator of the CISM/peer support team. Responding to critical incidents and facilitating critical incident, debriefs and utilizing my therapy dog to lower the stigma and help lead employees towards wellness.

Bluemont, Virginia, Us

Helping guide warriors through Post Traumatic Growth via the Struggle Well training course.

Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Focusing on mindfulness, mental wellness and resiliency. CISM/ Peer Support Team Coordinator. Working to shift towards a culture of optimism, gratitude and resiliency. Presenting training programs to all employees, including teaching recruits in the Academy to improve retention, job performance, and quality of life. Responding to officers in crisis and providing direction towards appropriate resources as well as participation in critical incident debriefs for officers on a regional basis.

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Providing consulting services designed to reduce the cost of risk for clients through the identification, analysis and evaluations of conditions and practices. Identifying, analyzing and evaluating conditions and practices including incident analysis, program audits and reviews and regulatory and legal compliance issues. Developing risk control programs and procedures to include development of policy, standards, procedures, risk reduction strategies, training and application of safety service vendors. Communicating information to include loss reports, presentations, analysis and interpretations, and advice and counsel. Systematically measures and evaluate risk through cost benefit analysis, statistics, audits and project management. Assisting in the development of new business products and client retention.

Risk Management & Loss Control consulting for all lines of Property & Casualty. Government affairs and regulations consulting. Emergency, business continuity and succession plans, and Enterprise Risk Management.

Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Serving on the executive team, directing east coast operations as well as Business Development and client services.

Dallas, Us

Identification, evaluation and control to minimize the company's exposure to loss or damage to physical assets, employee accidents or injuries, fidelity losses and losses from liability claims. Development and administration of risk-management training and awareness programs. By serving as a strategic partner within the company, I provided expert guidance/consulting and lead the overall risk management function including insurance, claims management, loss control and safety. I developed and oversaw the costs of risk including premiums and fees for use of brokers and the broker relationship and saved the company over $300,000 in my first year . I chaired the safety committee and served on the cyber response team and technology committee as well as the disaster/crisis management team.

Kingwood, Texas, Us

Supervised and Managed Risk Management/Client Services Field Operations and field staff nationwide to reduce business risk, improve operations and maintain a safe work environment. Myself and my team were the front line consultants to our business clients in 44 states to work on issues such as employee turnover reduction, improving hiring, reducing employee injuries, customer relations issues and various business profit issues. We conducted loss control surveys, accident investigations and prevention strategies as well as client services. I also did business development and client retention.

I have worked full and part time in law enforcement for county and state level agencies. Graduated #1 in my class at the Oklahoma Basic Police Academy. I have worked in patrol, detective/investigations , training, narcotics and as Chief Negotiator on a SWAT Team. I was the director of a regional police academy and have hundreds of hours of advanced training and have instructed in basic police academies as well as designing and instructing advanced training courses. Served as a Florida Probation and Parole officer and a classification specialist as well.

Risk Management, loss control, investigations ,loss prevention, and safety consulting for various businesses, government agencies and industry. Developed strategies to deal with liability issues as well as crisis consulting. Developed employee mental wellness programs and training and have conducted employee relations investigations and compliance programs, training and consulting to include sexual harassment, hostile work environment, employee morale and engagement and lawsuit consulting. Solved a myriad of issues and problems that arise for many types of clients related to employment risk on a highly confidential basis including multi -billion dollar private and publicly traded companies.

Founded and operated a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that operated in four states-Developed the business from a start up through an out of state acquisition in less than two years-Outsourcing of payroll, HR, safety and benefits functions for various businesses -Direct sales of 65 million in PEO services and development of outside brokers-EEOC, OSHA, FLSA, ADA, COBRA, FMLA compliance-Total outsourced human resources department for clients-Consulting with clients on employee relations issues and HR matters-Underwriting of prospective clients and pricing -Management of workers compensation policy and carrier relationship-Directed all sales, client services,marketing, risk management and HR functions

Bachelors, Communication Consultantcy

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