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• 2015 National Safety Councils Rising Star Award• Received National Safety Council Significant Improvement Award for 2014 performance• Responsible for implementing Health, Safety and Continuous Improvement initiatives• Ensure optimum performance of the siteo Reduced safety issue resolution time by 10 days as Safety and Health Manager o Created hazard mapping process for the facility o Identified externally and internally as a safety best practice• Management Representative for the OHSAS 18001 programo No major findings during external surveillance audit as management representative• Facilitate the training needs of the organizationo Located and approved subject matter experts to improve local skill setso Created first annual training plan covering all aspects of plant operationso Authorized training provider for OSHA and the National Safety Council• Conducted OSHA training at multiple North America plants• Developed and implemented calibration training protocol for the company• Managed the review of 372 documents, 8 audits and 404 employee inspections in 2014• Gathered and analyzed company metrics monthly and complied the site report for executiveso Aggressively pursued Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats

Responsible for up to 35 direct reportsLead five distinct manufacturing departments to achieve departmental and company goalsApproval of purchase requisitions to ensure proper materials are availableScheduling of manufacturing personnel to ensure customer commitments are metSAP Superuser

Responsible for the overall maintenance and appearance of the facilityOversee all contractors on siteProvided project management thru all stages of facility remodel worth $200,000 (Planning, design, permits, construction, inspections ,payments) Supervision and planning of maintenance employeesPlan and implementation of department budgetCreated forklift training program and video.Establish, formulate and audit the QA, EMS and OSHAS procedures Assist in revising, upgrading & maintaining the QEH&S Manual Communicate and negotiate with the company’s customers quality representatives on QA matters.Liaison with Engineering, Procurement, Production, Marketing and other company groups on QA, environmental and safety matters.Overseeing of the maintenance and calibration of all inspection equipment, random inspection of in-process and finished assemblies, disposition of all non-conforming materials, Incoming & Outgoing inspections.Verify that equipment supplied by our non-US subsidiaries meet US Safety Standards.Coordinate the health and safety committee to ensure committee objectives are met.Established an environmental committee Reviewed monthly department inspections and assigned corrective actions.Ensure company corrective actions are assigned, completed, verified and closed in a timely manner.Coordination of the company’s contractor management program.Conduct safety awareness training at company levelTrack safety metrics

Oversaw daily production operations of HPGe Department ensuring department goals are met for Safety, Quality, Cost and DeliveryWrote and updated procedures and Job Hazard Analysis for the departmentInspection and sign off of final quality inspection prior to shipment of High Purity GermaniumMember of the safety committeeSafety, Quality and Environmental Management System AuditorRewrote company level lock out tag out programMechanical and chemical processing

Tennessee Department of Conservation Storm Water TrainingTennessee Tourism TrainingReview variance requestReview and Recommend Updates Planning OrdinancesReview and Approve Proposed Site Plans

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